Last Flex for 3 Weeks!

Because of SOL testing we will NOT be having our 

Open Studio during flex for the next few weeks!

If a student needs to do any make-up work, they will need to schedule a time after school with Ms. Czaplicki!

Good luck testing!

(How adorable is this hedgehog?! Look at the detail! Incredible)

Czaplicki Art 6 B1, A3 & B3 Masks

Students are creating masks out of clay based off of a 'fear' that they have identified.

STudents have discussed how we become afraid. How fears and monsters can differ from culture to culture.

We created drape molds and have been using hand building techniques to create these masterpieces.

Art 6 1-Point Perspective

Art 6 Research

Students research birds- just the way John James Audobon would!

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From this research we will create our own bird drawings.

Czaplicki Staying After School

Remember!  For Ms. Czaplicki with a note/e-mail and 24 hours notice- your student can stay after till 4:45 Mon-Thur! A great time to make-up work or get caught up! 

Czaplicki All Classes

Czaplicki B1 Georgia O'Keefe

Some phenomenal work from these students in capturing the essence of Georgia O'Keefe.

Georgia focused her work on flowers, seashells, and animal bones.

She painted very large, and cropped the objects in interesting ways.

She used bright colorful backgrounds.

And pinpoint detailing.

Czaplicki B1 Georgia O'Keefe Pastel

Our 6th graders are working hard in pastel to create realistic but large drawings in oil pastels. 

Below a student practices the different techniques for oil pastels: scumbling, gradient, hatching, cross hatching, pointillism, and sgriaffito.

B1 Czaplicki Drawing Like Georgia

Czaplicki A3 & B1 Georgia O'Keefe

Meet Frank! He's visiting in the art room for a few days as our artist's get ready to emulate the great Georgia O'Keefe. Georgia is famous for using skulls, flowers, and seashells in her work. The next two classes we will draw these objects and then using pastels to color them in. 

Happy Halloween! Czaplicki A3 B1

Don't you wish you had these cool, homemade spooky masks?  I know I would buy these over any other pre-made mask. SUPER COOL!

May you and your "boo" have a very Happy Halloween! 

Czaplicki B1 Sketchbook and Masks

Today after our sketchbook we did an informal critque of our drawings. We talked about "glows" and "grows." Each student chose another student's sketchbook  and gave one succesful part of their drawing. Then we gave a grow- or something that the artist could work on. We worked on constructive criticism. Critiquing is a great way to work on our analytical skills. We have to evaluate the artwork, make decisions about the quality, and express it elequently. 

Our masks are almost done. We based these off of fear. See if you can figure out who is afraid of spiders, who is afraid of chickens, who is afraid of snakes, and who is afraid of mythical creatures!

Now we're going to paint them with acrylic paint! THEN we'll critique them!

Czaplicki B1 Art 6 Masks

I have some of the best (goofiest) students in the world. Look at these awesome (in process) masks!

Czaplicki B1 Sketchbook Shoes

We're really working hard on our drawing skills. Practice makes perfect! We got so invovled in our other paper mache project, I didn't snap any pictures! Enjoy these two snippits of our 10 minute drawing warm up!