Clay masks

As much as I did not want to do an African masks project (I felt it was a bit too standard), it was perfect for this project. It was 4th grade's turn for clay and it was our African unit, so it fit right in. We looked at traditional African features in art and created our own masks.

PowerPoint

Eakin Art Show

the art show is tonight! You should all be there...but here are some pictures from the displays. :)

4th Grade's Macchia with complementary colors.

1st Grade's Cylinder Paintings

2nd Grade's Macchia paintings

 

5th Grade's clay cylinders

4th Grade's Fiori bottles

4th Grade's Tower & Chandelier display

3rd Grade's Chihuly paintings

Fire & Ice Sculpture

Two 4th grade classes collaborated on this project. These will also be online lessons, but I've been super busy...so not today....will tag later. For this, one class painted plastic bottles in warm colors and the other in cool colors. The warm color class cut their bottles into a spiky shape and the cool color class cut theirs into spirals. Then I made a chicken wire cylinder as a frame. The necks of the bottles fit perfectly into the chicken wire holes. Then our music teacher's father-in-law made the perfect frame to hang it from (Thanks!). I painted it black and ta-da! I am so proud of this, it is so nice! The kids did a great job. :)