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Ms. Stone’s Art Room + February/March 2016 Current Projects Spring Fever Y5 K The artists at Rogers have been enjoying the warm weather and spring fever is taking over the art room. With the end of February came the last of the winter art while March brought in fresh spring projects. April will bring recycled/environmental art for some grades. Stay tuned for new projects! Right: Connoisseur by Norman Rockwell In the Art Room Busy! Busy! Busy! We have been very busy in the art room studying new artists, learning new techniques, talking about color theory, drawing, painting, and problem solving! I emphasize problem solving because so many artists in our classes strive for perfection on the first try. We are learning how to handle mistakes – sometimes they become “happy accidents” and other times they end up starting over. Either way, students are actively learning. The overall process is what I have been emphasizing as we work through the various assignments. We all start at the same point whether it is learning a new technique or studying a new artist. We have an end point in mind (the assignment) and the middle “work” is where the bulk of our problem solving skills are tested and growing this year. I consistently say, “We are artists so we are problem solvers.” The idea of problem solving is what helps build a growth mindset and develops creative thinking skills in all areas of our lives. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. I am at school Monday through Thursday and can be reached at [email protected] or (248) 837-8816. Help! Donations for upper elementary Our artists are quite prolific and we love to show off our hard work. If As we head into spring, we are going to start tackling some environmental/recycled art. If you can donate any of the following, please send them my way: you can help hang artwork during the day, please let me know. I am at Rogers Monday – Thursday. We appreciate your help! rd - 3 grade: cereal boxes - 4th grade: water bottles with caps (16 oz size - clean & dry) - 5th grade: tin cans (15-20 oz size – clean & dry) Mondrian Using a straight edge (ruler), artists created at least 10 rectangles on a paper. They then used black crayons to create a wax resist and painted the squares using tempera in primary colors, black, and white. 1st The Connoisseur Norman Rockwell painted an image of himself observing a Jackson Pollock painting. Artists used marbles to create an “action painting” and finished the image in the style of Rockwell. 2nd Notan After completing our Alexander Calderinspired mobiles, second grade artists have begun working on Notan, a Japanese style of art based on paper cutting to emphasize positive and negative space. 3rd Pop Art Artists have just completed their Wayne Thiebaud-inspired cakes that focus on drawing and shading cylinders. This week we started our Keith Haring dancing people. 4th Op Art Using line and shading techniques, artists are creating the optical illusion of a hand coming off the page. 5th Ringgold/Repoussé Artists will be embossing a memory on copper foil. This will become the centerpiece to their “story quilt” that will be finished with fabric and oil pastels.