5th grade radial symmetrical name art

Y'all....I'm so proud of these 5th graders! They're my first class of the day, and have been a joy to have in the morning. These past few weeks, we've been working on a project that I haven't tried in a few years, but I'm glad we visited it again! Thanks for the idea Mrs. Rogers! The students take their name, or name of choice, write it once and trace it 7 more times to create this neat and unique work of art! Here's how we created ours! 

3rd grade James Rizzi Cities!

Last week, 3rd grade started their first art project of the year, and they did a great job! We created our own version of James Rizzi's cities! I was first introduced to the art of James Rizzi through the amazing art teacher, Cassie Stephens. She has her own James Rizzi lesson here. James Rizzi was an artist who lived in New York City, and was inspired by the city and people around him. You can view more of his art by clicking on his name!

Here's how we created our works of art!

Art on a cart!

Welcome back friends! I hope your year is off to a good start! Mine got off to a bumpy start, but I'm not going to let it get me down! Long story short, my portable is still under construction so I'm traveling around from class to class for the time being! I found this out, shortly before school started, but with the power of prayer, I'm making it through! This is my 15th year teaching and I've always had an art room, so it's been a bit of an adjustment. Because of that, we're doing a little more simpler things than we're used to, but the kids are still creating and having fun, and that's what matters! 

Here's what we've been up to!

K-1st day of art self-portraits and The Art of Ed's Shape people

1st-Self portraits pre and post instruction

2nd-Same self portraits pre and post instructoin

3rd-James Rizzi inspired cities

4th-Deep Space Sparkle inspired cityscapes

5th- Art is Basic Radial name symmetry squares

I'll keep you all posted on how it's going and post artwork soon! Have a great school year! 

Kindergarten Crayons!

These crayon cuties were created a couple of weeks ago, by Kindergarten! I found the idea on Instagram, from @artfunwithms.c. Here's how we created them!

5th grade 1 point perspective rooms

For the past few weeks, 5th grade has been working on one of their last projects as 5th graders! (& it's taking for-ev-er btw...) They're doing a great job on this tricky skill though. Here's how we created them! 

& Sorry I haven't posted much here lately! April and May are super stressful around here! At least state testing is finally over!  I'm in the middle of art show prep and trying to get my evaluation portfolio complete. That means I'm mounting and labeling 28 classes worth of art, and each child has 1-3 pieces of art that will be on display! Whew, that's over 1,120 pieces of art! Shew! It'll be worth it though. These kids get so excited to show their art off, and the halls will be filled with color! 

4th grade Robin Mead Landscapes

This week 4th grade is starting their Robin Mead inspired landscapes! She's a contemporary artist from Georgia, and you can check out her work on her website here! I was also inspired by the awesome art teacher, Lauralee Chambers, from her beautiful student examples on Instagram! Here's Robin Mead's Instagram too :) She has a Youtube channel too!

Here's how we created ours!

1st grade Catherine Rayner Crocodiles

The past couple of weeks, 1st grade has been working on their Solomons, which are inspired by the author and illustrator, Catherine Rayner, and her book, Solomon the Crocodile. I originally found this idea on Art Room Britt's blog! Here's how we created our own!