Eric Carle Style Collage

1st and 2nd graders have been enjoying the freedom of this medium.  The simplicity of the paper cut-outs offer a care free art form without being overly technical and potentially intimidating.  The biggest focus on this project was to create something original.  It is easy to glob onto others ideas and copy, so I stressed the need to be secretive with their intellectual property.

Step 1: Create a grid of 4 crayon texture drawings.

Step 2: Paint grid by mixing two colors together with a thin wash.

Step 3:  Cut out and glue to make a unique subject.

Here are some examples from our students...

After School Enrichment

If anyone is in my Claymation class, and need the web address for our videos here it is. http://www.youtube.com/user/MrCasbarian?feature=mhee

5th Grade Shadow Puppet Shows Online

We have begun performing the long awaited Character Counts shadow puppet shows in 5th Grade.  Thank you Mrs. Smith's Class for doing such a wonderful job yesterday.  I've posted your puppet shows on youtube. Today 5J will be performing and these can be seen on the HC Storm Art youtube channel later today here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/MrCasbarian?feature=mhee

Make sure that students view this with parental permission as always.

Color Studies 2-3 Grade

We are just finishing up some Wassily Kandinsky inspired color studies this week.  This was a great review of the color wheel, warm (red,yellow, orange) and cool (blue, green, violet) colors, and some practice in third grade with complementary colors (opposites).  These are tempra paint on paper.