3rd grade: Dale Chihuy 3D Paper

Metal pie tins, and scrap paper, and glue. Oh my! 

My scrap paper bin was over-flowing, what to do? Lets do paper-mache! 

Third graders had a blast getting their hands messy creating these paper sculptures inspired by the glass artist, Dale Chihuly. We dipped our paper strips into a mixer of glue and water then laid them in a metal pie tins, which we were using as our forms. It took awhile for them to dry, but it was worth the wait!  3-4 layers of crisscross paper are best, 1 layer will fall apart. Our mixer was more glue than water. Remove any excess mixture. Do this by lightly sliding two fingers from the top to the bottom of the strip of paper. Hold it over the bowl so it drips back into the container. 

My paper scrap bin in now empty. lol

Day of the Dead: More art!

We have been so busy getting ready for Day of the Dead! Here are some more projects my kids have been working on.

Tin art Calavera by 7th grade:

 Paint and oil pastel Sugar Skulls by 8th grade:

Bones in Action by 2nd grade:

Can you guess what they are up to?

Rock Sugar Skulls by 3rd grade:

Op-Art

We have been working very hard on the Op-Art Movement in grades 2nd, 3rd, and 5th. We have learned that Op-Art, also know as optical art, is a style of visual art that uses optical illusions. Op artworks are abstract, with  many known pieces in black and white.Typically, the give the viewer the impression of movement, hidden images, flashing and vibrating patterns, or sense of swelling or warping.