African Art!

This week kindergarten through 5th grades have been working hard on African art projects.  Especially exciting to see are 2nd grades' folk art face vessels.  Here is Wyatt making an awesome looking face on his clay vessel!!

WEST AFRICA!!

Last week we began our study of the continent of Africa. This week we are playing African instruments and listening to ceremonial African music.

Student Show at the Ice House

This Sunday afternoon was a day of art, food, and fun as students and their families throughout Graves County attended the first ever district-wide student art show at the Ice House.  What a blast!!  Students got to view others' art pieces, purchase art, eat, and enjoy fellowship with other artists in our district.  It was a good time held by all, and what a worthy cause - the Art Guild was able to raise $400 as a charitable contribution by Graves County student artists and their families!!

 

I've Got Rhythm!!

Today, 2nd grade had a wonderful time playing rhythm sticks to the African American spiritual "Michael, Row the Boat Ashore."  Look at what fun they had!!

First week back from break!

Well.....are the rest of you kind of like me, and didn't know if we'd ever be back in school with all the snow days we've missed???  This week has been a "catch-up" week for the students in fine arts.  We have finished our Native American projects (FINALLY!), and completed peer reviews today.  Below are pictures of some of the students critiquing their peers.  Students (working as groups) created the rubrics, switched table groups, and judged their fellow classmate's artwork based on the scoring rubric.

Masterpiece of the Month for December

This month our Masterpiece of the Month winners are Jacob Mills and Hannah Looper.  Artworks are chosen based upon originality / creativity, neatness, and adherence to the topic requirements.  Jacob did a self-portrait using only his own fingerprints. Hannah designed a watercolor Impressionistic painting based on Claude Monet's Water Lillies landscape painting.

Native American Art

The last couple of weeks we have been creating Native American-style artworks.This is all part of our culturally diverse curriculum.
Some of us created Native American-style bowls with patterns, as you can see below.

Others of us created a beaded pattern on Native American-style bracelets, with each color representing a characteristic about our own personalities.

As you can see, we are having a blast learning about the Native American culture!