Clay Monsters

5th grade had a great time working with clay to create their monsters.  The students started by learning how to make a pinch pot, then used their creative imaginations to turn that pinch pot into a monster.  Some were silly, some were funny, some were scary, but all were different and unique.  After firing in the kiln, they got to choose from 24 different colors of glaze to further individualize their monsters.  After firing again, the monsters came out of the kiln with shiny bright colors.  They were awesome!

Landscape & Still Life

3rd grade has been busy going from chalk landscapes to a tempera still life.  We started our landscape study using Ted Harrison's artworks as our inspiration.  We learned about the people, weather and landscapes of the Yukon.  The students drew their landscape on black paper then covered those lines in glue.  After the glue dried they filled the spaces with chalk pastels, blending to creating different shades/values of their colors.  We also learned about the stone symbols left behind by the Inuit Native Americans of the Yukon, called Inukshuk.  The students created their own Inukshuk and added them to their chalk landscapes.  After our landscape study we moved to an ornament still life.  Students created layered circles, then added shading, cross hatching, details and reflections to create the illusion of form.  They used tempera cakes, which was a new medium for them.  Both artworks were so original and beautiful.