Molas are a Central and South American art form originating in Panama as a traditional clothing art of the Kuna women. Molas are created by layering fabric in a subtractive method where the next layer is placed behind the first and it shows through the shapes that are cut away from the first layer. Then the process is repeated as the shapes are cut away. It is a very tedious process! The 3rd grade students imitated this process using paper and layers smaller shapes on top of larger shapes. We used, reused and reused again to eliminate paper waste! The results are beautiful!
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We finished up the end of the year with the chilly continent of Antarctica. With no permanent human inhabitants, we concentrated on the animals and landscapes of this Southern-most continent. Kindergarten and 1st Grade - Snowflake Prints
2nd Grade Penguins at Play2nd Grade created tints by adding white to blue to create these icy, Arctic landscapes. And what Antarctic landscape would be complete without a few penguins?! 3rd Grade grey-scale Empire penguin baby3rd grade created a simple grey scale painting with these baby penguins. A value scale is the different hues of a color from light to dark.
2nd Grade loved learning about the Vikings! These seafaring people traveled around Europe on their longships, and the Viking Age lasted about 300 years. We borrowed this project idea from Cassie Stevens's blogspot, and adopted her technique of collage with painted paper to create realistic waves!
Our Kinder students traveled to the "Emerald Isle" to learn about tinting the color green. We added a little bit of white to create different tints of green for their Irish hills. The story Three Bags Full was a perfect addition to this lesson. Mixed-up Millie gives away all her wool right before winter!
1st grade began by creating tints of blue - adding white to a color is called tinting. This created our glowing moon effect. When the students returned the following week, we discussed the mysterious sculpture formation of Stonehenge in England. Who built it? Why did they build it? How did they build it?!
2nd grade learned that some European countries like England have a monarchy, a king or queen instead of a president. The students painted their skin tone and hair from a neutral palette: white, orange, brown and yellow. Their background was completed separately using analogous colors. The face is drawn in pencil, outlined with sharpie, then colored with oil pastel to ensure neatness! These royals added their crowns and clothing last to complete the look!
The students painted a white sheet of paper and the following week, traced a circle and used the rest of their paper to create the rays of the sun. They needed to cut out circles for the eyes, but some students chose to add more. The finishing touches were added with sharpie, like always!
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AuthorHello! I'm Ms. Trapani and I have been teaching art at Lindemann since 2010. This blog is to share all the wonderful things that happen in the Lindemann art room! Archives
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