Lines in Motion

Line is one of the seven elements of art. Students in fourth and fifth grade brainstormed a list of lines including spiral, straight, dotted, zig-zag, curved, wavy and dashed. We also discussed silhouettes and symmetry. Students were asked to cut a symmetrical shape of a flying creature or object from black paper and then imagine if they could see the wind behind the flying creature or object, what would it look like? Student used pencil, sharpie and craypas to create the wind behind their silhouettes. One bird (above) apparently hit his head, resulting in a looping, crazy line design!
This lesson was inspired by an image on the art education site Artsonia.

Beach Treasure Relief Sculptures

In October the entire school and staff went on a field trip to Totman Cove. Students spent the day doing yoga, having writing workshops and exploring the beach. During their explorations students gathered materials to use in an art project. Students were offered a variety of materials, including oil pastels and tempera paint, to create relief sculptures. Students could use any subject matter, make an actual scene or create an abstract design. Some objects were adhered with glue, while others required the use of a glue gun. Glue guns are adult only and I managed to only burn myself once! The results had a lot variety and imagination!