3rd grade Collograph prints

3rd grade learned about printmaking and various forms. We are concentrating on collograph. Collagraphy (sometimes spelled collography) is aprintmaking process in which materials are applied to a rigid substrate (such as paperboard or wood). The word is derived from the Greek word koll or kolla, meaning glue, and graph, meaning the activity of drawing. Ink or pigment is applied to the resulting collage, and the board is used to print onto paper or another material using either a printing press or various hand tools. The resulting print is termed a collagraph. Here are some examples:

Kindergarten pinch pots

We learned about clay and where it comes from and how we fire it in an electric kiln.  We also talked about glazing and how it serves a function as well as an aesthetic. Here are some photos of our glazed pots ready to be fired in the kiln.

2nd Grade Lunar New Year Prints

Students were introduced to printmaking.  During 2nd grade students learn about China and they recently celebrated the Lunar New Year. They each chose an animal from the Chinese Zodiac to draw and then transfer to a foam plate to then print.

More linocut prints!

These amazing prints are from Ms. Sandstrom's class

4th grade printing

Fourth graders started printing today.  We used foam board to create relief prints. The focus is on line, shape and pattern.

Ms. Jessica's example

5th graders begin printing their linocuts

Here are a few from Ms. Shea-Bower's class:

Kindergarten Year of the Sheep drawings

We talked about the up coming Chinese New Year and the Chinese Zodiac.  Students learned about how the Chinese celebrate the Lunar New Year.  Thursday, February 19 we will be leaving the Year of the Horse and moving into the Year of the Sheep or Goat.  Students learned how to draw a sheep, goat and ram  and we talked about using line to create texture.  Children also learned the Chinese character for the word sheep, which some students included on their year of the sheep drawings.

4th Grade "fauxdermy"

NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THESE WORKS OF ART.

4th Grade learned about taxidermy. We looked at the secret art of Dr. Seuss, Theodor Geisel Seuss. He created faux taxidermy of imaginary creatures. Students chose to create an endangered animal to build more awareness regarding the animal's plight.  Other students created an imaginary animal. Students used recycled materials to create the armature and then used paper mache to cover their sculpted "trophy" heads.  Children painted them and then cut out a cardboard backing to create their faux taxidermy trophy.

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