Czaplicki Bad Hair Day Project

Kluender B4 Art78

Some of our finished cereal box paintings!

Kluender B4 art 78

Ta-Da! Our very first finished cereal box canvas painting! Great colors....

Kluender B day classes

Remember to check my white board for due dates and info on what were working on in class.

Kluender B4 Art 78

When students are in between projects, they are working on their "semester project". For Art 78, students chose a phot that we printed 8x10 inches. They used a grid to enlarge the image to a 16x20 inch drawing. Students then have the option to complete the artwork in the material (s) of their choice. These are due in January.

Here are a few that are already done! Way to go guys! :)

This student colored her fish in colored pencil and handcolored paper for the seaweed, rocks and coral. The background is dyed with bleeding tissue paper. The objects were cut out and mounted on 3D-Os to make them pop off the page!@

This student painted her elephant with neon paint. Then she created a mosaic background using cut up pices from magazines!

Art is Thinking

One common misconception that art class is not a "real" class. In reality art class is one of the most important classes your child takes. They have to be able to analyze, evaluate, and create. These are all higher level thinking skills. One way we check for understanding is with a "Critique Sheet." Students have to answer questions and justify their opinion using complete sentences. Here is a great sample of a child demonstrating their knowledge.  

Czaplicki & Kluender Open Studio Time

On Mondays, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday Ms. Kleunder and Czaplicki hold "Open Studio" time during Flex. This gives students an opportunity to come and finish incomplete work, catch up if they're behind, or make sure that they are going ABOVE and BEYOND to get that "A!"

It also gives them a time to get some more individual attention if they are having trouble!

Kluender B4 art 7/8

Art 7/8 students are beginning to add color to their warm vs. cool drawings.

Kluender B4 art 78

 

Just a few examples of Art 7/8 finished typography posters.