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FUN PROJECT FOR CREATING A 100 DAYS OF SCHOOL T-sHIRT!
Mrs. Golemi,
I had so much fun working with Lila to create a 100 days of school t-shirt! She used what she has learned,to date, about the elements of art. (color, lines, shape, patterns and texture) She tried to make designs like Artist Paul Klee on the front
(Castles in the Sun) because she loves the story about his cat. On the back of the shirt she did her own design trying to be like Klee. We stared at a blank canvas for a long time! My contribution was a hexagon flower--because I quilt. It's all I had! Lila made ice cream cones, what looks like a fox on one sleeve, a flower and a house. I was most amazed at her caterpillar! Because, she made the connection with Klee's Cat! I drew the faces for her because drawing on the cut fabric was hard to do. Such a fun project that reinforced her art lessons while we spent some time together!
Thank you for all you do for the children of Liberty Hill Elementary!
I had so much fun working with Lila to create a 100 days of school t-shirt! She used what she has learned,to date, about the elements of art. (color, lines, shape, patterns and texture) She tried to make designs like Artist Paul Klee on the front
(Castles in the Sun) because she loves the story about his cat. On the back of the shirt she did her own design trying to be like Klee. We stared at a blank canvas for a long time! My contribution was a hexagon flower--because I quilt. It's all I had! Lila made ice cream cones, what looks like a fox on one sleeve, a flower and a house. I was most amazed at her caterpillar! Because, she made the connection with Klee's Cat! I drew the faces for her because drawing on the cut fabric was hard to do. Such a fun project that reinforced her art lessons while we spent some time together!
Thank you for all you do for the children of Liberty Hill Elementary!
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As a part of our lesson on patterns, we will be doing some paper weaving in November. Below is a great website to learn more about this fun project. Perhaps you could experiment with paper weaving at home!
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IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ART AND CRAFTING?
YES!
- Art is a form of work that expresses emotions and expressions. Craft is a form of work, which has a physical form just like in moulding and carving.
- While Craft is quantified, Art seldom is.
- One can create duplicate craft forms, which is not possible with art.
- Art forms move people emotionally, whereas crafts attract people.
- Unlike craft, art is known to come out of the heart and soul. Crafts are a product of the mind.
- In art, it is the emotions that flow out whereas in craft no emotion is involved.
- Art comes out from a person’s innate talents whereas craft is the result of experience.
COLOR WHEELS
Students love learning about the color wheel~~ Why? Because visually the colors are perfect. That's why we all enjoy seeing a rainbow.
The three primary hues -- yellow, red, and blue -- are the basic building blocks of color. All other colors are derived from these three. The three secondary hues -- orange, violet, an green -- made of primary colors. And then the six tertiary hues -- yellow-orange, red-orange, red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green, and yellow-green. The color wheel has a total of twelve hues, arranged like the numbers on the face of a clock.
Color Fun Facts - Did you know?
The three primary hues -- yellow, red, and blue -- are the basic building blocks of color. All other colors are derived from these three. The three secondary hues -- orange, violet, an green -- made of primary colors. And then the six tertiary hues -- yellow-orange, red-orange, red-violet, blue-violet, blue-green, and yellow-green. The color wheel has a total of twelve hues, arranged like the numbers on the face of a clock.
Color Fun Facts - Did you know?
- Yellow surroundings seem to enhance the performance of school children.
- The color orange had no name in Europe until the fruit arrived from Asia.
- For three centuries a rich dark pigment known as Mummy was very popular with artists. It was, in fact, made from grinding the remains of Egyptian mummies.
- Blue has always been a very expensive color to obtain. During the later middle ages the Vatican was about the only sure source of supply of blue pigment.
- In the United States one would most likely be horrified if a bride wore a red wedding gown. However, in China this is expected.
The seven elements of art are:
- line
- shape
- form
- space
- texture
- value
- color
Artists use these elements to create art. The elements are significant because it's impossible to create art without using at least a few of them. Also, knowing what the elements of art are enables us to (1) describe what an artist has done, (2) study what is happening on/in a specific piece and, (3) communicate our thoughts using a common language.
Can't think of what to say when looking at a piece of art? Try this, "The artist's use of __________ (insert element here) is interesting." This is a safer than saying something unflattering (perhaps the student or his/her parent is standing nearby.)