Earle Elementary 1st Annual Art Show

Ink Monsters

As a imagination booster Kinders-3rd graders creates monsters out of "spilled ink". Students watched multiple videos from artist Stephan Bucher who created Daily Monster. Students then used India Ink and straws to create their ink blot. Once they had their unique ink blot to work with they had different drawing materials available to work with (markers, colored pencils, crayons, etc.)

K

2nd grade

3rd grade

Ode to Oldenburg

2nd graders studied Claus Oldenburg and specifically his sculpture "Two Cheeseburgers with Everything". Students definitely got the humor of Oldenburgs work and enjoyed analyzing his art. Students then used the medium of collage to create their cheeseburgers with everything.

Mola

3rd and 4th graders studied the art of the Mola. This was a great way to combine social studies with art since we were learning about art from Panama. Students watched a video on Panama and the Mola. Students then used paper, scissors, felts and glue to create their own Molas.

3rd grade

4th grade

Alberto Giacometti Recycled Sculptures

5th and 6th graders learned about the artists Alberto Giacometti through their recycled sculptures. Students used pipe cleaners, recycled cardboard and aluminum foil to create these sculptures. Students analyzed "The Walking Man" and got inspired to create their own version. The first week my students looked at art history and completed gesture drawings to warm up their imaginations with different poses for their sculptures.

Observational Drawings

My students in Earle had never been asked to draw from real life before. This was the first time they had ever drawn from observation and I am super proud of their hard work and drive to "draw what you see and not what you know". This was a huge challenge for my students and they certainly failed in many ways. Failure is important to the creative process because every work of art is not always successful the first time. The beauty was that my students never gave up even when they failed the first time. I had many students coming in during recess to try and try and try. I love and admire my students for never giving up. Here is some of their work.



4th grade

5th grade

6th grade

Pinch Pots

Kindergartners and 1st graders used clay for the first time! They created simple pinch pots and added texture with different objects. Each pinch pot came out super unique. Students used tempera cakes to mix their own colors and paint designs on their pots.

Knee Mask

6th graders studied an Israel artist named Boris Katz. He make super funky characters which the kids enjoyed critiquing. They used a slab of clay that get molded to their knee to create the mask shape. Students then used the scratch and attach to add features. Students were allowed to make any character and paint their character however they wanted.