Art Gallery

Here is my pinch pot that I created for my lesson. This clay piece is a frog. I made the frog by using air dry clay. My first steps when making my pinch pot were wedging the clay to extract all the air bubbles. I then rolled the clay into a ball and used my thumbs to evenly make a hold in the middle of the clay ball. This created a bowl like form that I then used to begin shaping my frog. In this specific piece, I created the mouth to form a bowl like shape. I then added and subtracted clay to complete my frog using tools and slipping and scoring. I added on eyes and a tongue, as well as subtracted texture or holes on the back of the frog. After forming my frog the way I wanted, I used tools and my finger with water to blend the clay evenly throughout my piece. An extension activity I would do with clay would include working with students in 1st grade and up. Clay is a great sensory manipulative to work with for children. Not only can it help them be creative, but it can be calm...

Here is my display case for my clay presentation. My partner and I displayed the class's pinch pots. We also displayed the case using black construction paper and colorful "paint splatters" with each student's name. The theme of the display is "Clay'rative Creatures." I would use a display like this one for my class after working with clay as well. I would use this when presenting my class monsters after reading the book "Where the Wild Things Are." Therefore, the entire school would be able to view the class project.

Here is my "Oh, the Places You'll Go" 3D hot air balloon. I made this project out of construction paper. After reading the book "Oh, the Places You'll Go" by Dr. Seuss, the class created their own hot air balloons that included the places you'd like to potentially go in your life. The places I chose included: Paris, Los Angeles, New York City, and Egypt. After drawing these places on my balloon, I put the project together with string. An extension activity I would do with this project involves a 3rd grade classroom or higher. I would do this activity to go along with a social studies lesson. After reviewing the history of a specific location, such as Africa, the students would draw historical information or areas that they learned about from the lesson. After drawing their historical material on their construction paper, they would cut their pieces out to create a hot air balloon like the one shown above. As the teacher, I would then have students d...

This is my symmetrical drawing. I drew this picture upside down, focusing on the details that were provided using half of his face. I focused on blending to highlight and darken certain areas of his face to make it more realistic. For this piece, I would come up with an extension activity for higher elementary or middle school students. The details of blending and highlighting in drawing can be difficult and take time, however, it is important to let students express their creativity. I would do this with my students after completing a history lesson on a famous individual. For example, I would teach a lesson on Christopher Columbus and have the students do their best to complete the other half of his face. One thing I would maybe do differently is have the students change a few things, such as draw him as they view him. For example, after looking at a drawing of his actual face, the student may draw the other side of his face using symmetry but adding in their own perspective, s...

Here is my Pablo Picasso piece. In this painting, I used watercolor paint and oil pastels. Specifically, this painting turned out very colorful due to the fact that watercolors and oil pastels do not mix, therefore, I was able to outline the paining in oil pastels and paint the rest of the picture. I also used complementary colors to make the painting stand out. Pablo Picasso was a famous painter who drew odd looking people to express the way he was feeling. In this picture, I used dice to roll specific pieces to add to my painting. For example, I rolled a two and had to draw my eye a certain way. This allowed for my piece to be creative, such as Pablo Picasso. An extension activity that would go along with this piece would work with a kindergarten classroom. I would introduce the students to watercolor paints and oil pastels. After introducing the alphabet and each letter sound, I would assign each student a letter to the alphabet. Then, once a student receives their letter, they ...

This is my "Ocean" piece made out of paper mache. I cut out the outline of the picture, as well as the sea creatures with black construction paper. Then, I tore pieces of paper mache and put them on a piece of sticky paper. I liked this piece of artwork specifically because it looks very bright and unique when hung-up in a window which allows for light to shine through. An extension activity for this project would include working with kindergarteners. I would use paper mache after working with shapes. After reviewing specific shapes, I would have the students cut out a pre-outlined shape of their choice. Then, I would have them cut or rip pieces or paper mache of sorts of colors and stick them onto the sticky paper. I would then hang these pieces of shapes in the window to brighten the classroom!