tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50421471166798693672024-03-06T00:45:13.637-05:00Art with Mrs. KennedyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00331116396047501243noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042147116679869367.post-81100121210522722672016-11-10T16:43:00.000-05:002016-11-10T16:43:36.161-05:00DoDo Bird lessonIn a recent post on Facebook, some art teachers were looking for a DoDo bird lesson that was done by many of the elementary art teachers in my district. I actually taught the lesson my first year teaching when I taught elementary. I typed up a basic lesson plan in an effort to help the art teachers who were requesting it and started emailing it. The emailing has gotten out of control so in an Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00331116396047501243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042147116679869367.post-37271369860040605622015-11-11T10:45:00.000-05:002015-11-11T12:31:47.159-05:00Art Club: Stop Motion Videos
This year, art club received a grant from the Olentangy Education Foundation and received 10 iPad mini's. This was the third year that I submitted a grant application and was waiting for the rejection letter to arrive in the mail. I followed the directions for submitting the application perfectly this year and requested less than what I had in the past and it FINALLY paid off. I was so excitedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042147116679869367.post-77550735398438258912015-10-28T09:58:00.000-04:002015-11-11T14:56:02.736-05:007th Grade 3D- Henry Moore Sculpture
So last year, I tried this project with my class and it was a disaster. A few kids got it but most of the projects were a hot mess. I told the kids to just start carving and to think about the overall shape they were leaving behind. They had to focus on the positive space, not the negative space that they were removing, even though those holes were going to be important. What I ended up with wasUnknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042147116679869367.post-13427441897706953052014-12-09T14:35:00.001-05:002015-11-11T14:56:02.711-05:007th Grade 3-D: Sugar SkullsMy 7th grade 3-D class completed this project just before Dia de los Muertos. Every 6 weeks, I do one clay project with them and one project that is another material, usually plaster. I had been waning to do a Sugar Skull project for a few years and it just happened to work out well this time. We started by reading this article and this article about Sugar Skulls and Day of the Dead.
Next, the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042147116679869367.post-30807663646963179942014-12-02T10:40:00.001-05:002015-10-28T09:53:37.457-04:00What's Happening in the Art Room?Well I was trying to think of something new and cool to post about today but everything that we are doing in my classes right now are things I have done before. So I thought I would fill you in on what we are doing and share a few things that I have done earlier this year.
My 7th grade 3-D class is currently working on the Rodin Hands project that you can read about here.
They have come up with Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042147116679869367.post-26591673982430371232014-11-23T11:23:00.005-05:002015-10-28T09:54:12.532-04:00ALICE drillIt makes me sad thinking about our lockdown drills. What has this world come to that we must practice what to do in the event of an active shooter? I was in middle school when Columbine happened and since then, more and more incidents have happened. I feel like there is always something in the news about people going into schools/colleges/movie theaters and shooting innocent, unarmed victimsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042147116679869367.post-77042647520980837742014-11-20T20:05:00.001-05:002015-11-11T14:55:30.213-05:00screen printing-100 Ms. Lloyd-2I am giving myself one point for finally figuring out how to make the screens and making 7 today and one point for making myself a pretty awesome t-shirt that I am pumped to wear to school tomorrow.
Other than that, everything else with this project was a disaster and screen printing totally won the battle. Most of my issues were my fault. I planned, I prepared, I thought I was ready to go.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042147116679869367.post-81598806576686019972014-11-18T10:21:00.001-05:002015-11-11T14:55:30.217-05:00Screen Printing...many failures that eventually led to SUCCESS!Well let's just say it's a good thing I started my attempts at screen printing early. I decided this year that my middle school art club kids would screen print their own t-shirts. I LOVED printmaking in college but never did screen printing. I took a workshop once with a fellow art teacher but did not actually make the screens, we just got to pull the print in the end. This was also 5 years ago.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042147116679869367.post-35410674704592491322014-11-05T12:24:00.001-05:002014-11-05T12:24:54.443-05:00Need new ideas!Do you ever find yourself frantically looking for new ideas, pinning your heart out with the intentions of trying new projects only to end up doing the same things you have done in the past? I feel like I am stuck in a rut right now. I really want to do new things but either I can't get it figured out in time or the kids beg me to do the projects they have seen in the past. It makes me feel good Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042147116679869367.post-58226447141054708102014-10-28T09:52:00.001-04:002015-10-28T09:55:15.239-04:00A promise to start posting again!Good morning friends! I apologize that I haven't posted in FOREVER! Like seriously...it's been over a year since my last post. Life has been a little crazy. I started my own business, an art studio that taught wine and painting classes and then sold the studio this summer, got my 2nd masters and I am now going through a divorce. My dad is in the hospital with heart problems and my only two livingUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042147116679869367.post-33689619329363889662013-05-21T13:26:00.002-04:002015-11-11T14:55:30.189-05:007th grade 2-D: Printmaking!!!Can you believe we only have 8 days of school left? Where did this year go? Looking back on all of the projects that we completed, I am very pleased with the quality and quantity of work that my students produced. I truly believe that I have the most talented, wonderfully amazing students in the world!
While looking back over all of the projects, I was shocked and a little upset with myselfUnknownnoreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042147116679869367.post-57275134649390648822013-04-16T09:07:00.002-04:002015-11-11T14:56:02.728-05:008th grade sculpture- Eric Carle Relief TilesThe 8th grade sculpture class looked at the artwork of one of my favorite children's author/illustrator, Eric Carle. I love his playful use of color and texture. One of my favorite lessons when I taught elementary was The Very Hungry Caterpillar. For this clay project, students learned about relief. They had to create a tile using high relief, low relief and sunken relief. The subject matter was Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042147116679869367.post-91130271738979087822013-04-15T10:03:00.001-04:002015-10-28T09:55:32.316-04:00Sorry for my absence!Hi friends! Long time, no see! I apologize for my absence! It's been a crazy six weeks here at Berkshire. Between testing, added duties, art shows, and new classes, it's been nuts around here. I am also in the process of opening my own art studio to teach kid's classes so between all of that, I haven't had a lot of free time. We had our district art show yesterday. It was a great show. We went toUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042147116679869367.post-27621285149736761572013-03-01T13:35:00.002-05:002015-11-11T14:56:02.719-05:00Finished Romero Britto SculpturesI think next time I teach this, I am going to make the kids choose a color scheme. Some of the students got a bit carried away with the paint. Overall, I am happy with the results!
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042147116679869367.post-36531147005473651212013-03-01T13:31:00.001-05:002015-11-11T14:56:16.124-05:00Finished Pop Art PortraitsHere are some of the finished Pop Art Portraits. Next 6 weeks, we are going to work a little smaller and paint pets in the style of Slade Roberts. I am hoping that working a bit smaller will allow us more time to spend working with watercolors.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042147116679869367.post-81056699205501208102013-02-28T09:27:00.001-05:002015-11-11T14:56:02.743-05:00The cupcakes are finished!!
Overall, I am happy with how they turned out. When I do this project again, I am going to have the kids score and slip their base on to their cupcake top because they aren't sitting very well. I am also going to make everyone glaze because for the most part, the glazed cupcakes look a lot nicer. Here are some of the finished cupcakes!
And voting has begunUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042147116679869367.post-20448291294204516982013-02-18T08:41:00.001-05:002015-11-11T14:56:02.715-05:007th grade 3D- Romero Britto Animal Sculpture
7th grade 3-D students finished up their clay cupcakes and were eager to begin their next project. We looked at the artwork of pop artist, Romero Britto. Britto is a painter and sculptor from Brazil who creates light-hearted, happy artwork using simple shapes, bright colors and lots of patterns. He took inspiration from Matisse and Picasso.
Students looked at his artwork of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042147116679869367.post-86328169383242905552013-02-12T19:59:00.002-05:002015-11-11T14:56:02.747-05:00Packing tape sculptures...the finished product!OMG I am so excited about how these turned out! Check it out for yourself!
The students at school loved them today, too! Although, I did have to yell at a few kids for touching them. I am so happy with how these turned out! Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions!
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042147116679869367.post-46711597962266788192013-02-05T13:27:00.000-05:002015-11-11T14:55:30.197-05:008th Grade Painting- Pop Art Portraits
For the first time this year, I am teaching painting. I absolutely love painting. It is one of my favorite mediums to work in! I had a lot of apprehensive students coming in to start the 6 weeks because they were worried about their drawing skills but I assured them they would be fine. So far, everyone is VERY successful in their work!
The first project we are doing is a Pop Art PortraitUnknownnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042147116679869367.post-80472374276190851412013-02-05T07:35:00.000-05:002015-11-11T14:56:02.739-05:00Art Club- Packing Tape Sculptures
I'm sure many of you have seen the packing tape sculpture craze all over Pinterest. As soon as I saw it at the beginning of the school year, I knew it was something I had to try with my art club kids. We looked at the artwork of Mark Jenkins. Jenkins is an American artist who creates packing tape installations. The kids loved his work. It was so fun and unexpected.
To start, the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042147116679869367.post-18780156238467993432013-01-30T11:49:00.002-05:002015-11-11T14:56:40.755-05:007th Grade 3D- Cupcake WarsMy 7th grade 3-D class is trying out a new project this 6 weeks. Taken from the reality TV show, Cupcake Wars, students learned about pop artists, Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg. Andy Warhol is a famous artist who is known for creating artwork of "popular" objects such as advertisements and famous people. Oldenburg is most famous for his large food sculptures.
Artwork by Oldenburg
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042147116679869367.post-75545682588724335612012-11-29T11:51:00.001-05:002015-11-11T14:56:56.296-05:007th Grade 2D- Pointillism Collage
7th grade 2-D students studied the word of Seurat and his use of many colors of painted dots to create a work of art. They learned about pointillism and how the eye will blend various colors together. Students then drew a cartoon or comic book character using the grid method to enlarge and begin using hole punches to make the little dots. Students also discussed collage and learned that a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042147116679869367.post-66541105138704140902012-10-31T12:28:00.001-04:002015-11-11T14:56:40.775-05:00But it's not perfect...or pretty...I am currently really struggling with getting my students to understand that artwork doesn't always have to be pretty and perfect. It's ok for it to be organic and messy and have some character! I don't understand where this desire for perfection comes from. Is it just our district because these kids strive for perfection in everything they do? Or is it coming from their elementary art teachers? Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042147116679869367.post-73148168974092992932012-10-24T13:39:00.002-04:002015-11-11T14:56:56.292-05:00Art club- ceiling tilesWhen I started this project with art club, I had no idea it would take off the way it did. The kids are painting ceiling tiles for the classrooms. I wanted to get one for each classroom over the next few years but the teachers love them so much, we pretty much have to do one for each teacher within the next few weeks. Teachers were stopping me in the hallway and emailing me to ask if they could Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042147116679869367.post-19626511270126192312012-10-24T13:34:00.001-04:002015-11-11T14:56:40.759-05:008th Grade Ceramics- "Piggy" BanksI decided to switch things up with my 8th grade ceramics class this 6 weeks. We decided to give piggy banks a shot. The kids have had a lot of fun making these.
To make them, start with 2 similar sized balls of clay and make 2 pinch pots. Attach the 2 pinch pots together. Next, add the facial features, a head if desired, and any other important objects to give the "piggy" bank life and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5