Mixed Media Lions

These 1st grade mixed media lions turned out great! We used different shapes to make up the lion head and then different lines to create the lion's mane. A lot of hard work went into these guys, love it, 1st grade!

5th Grade and Louise Nevelson

Louise Nevelson inspired our final 5th grade project. Nevelson is a sculptor who creates monochromatic 3-D sculptures, which is exactly what these 5th graders did! The supplies for this project included 'dead' supplies (dried up markers, empty glue bottles) and toys that were left behind throughout the year. We glued all the objects into a tissue box using Elmer's and hot glue. When everyone was ready, we took the projects outside and spray painted them all one color.

4th Grade Candy Shop

We studied the artist Wayne Theibaud in this mixed media project. We started with an activity that introduced the class to Pop art and the idea behind the popularity of everyday objects and why artists turned them into art. Each of the 4th graders drew images of candy bars using colored pencil. We talked about layering the colored pencil to give the image more depth and to make it more interesting. We designed our gumball machine next, then cut everything out and pasted it on a black background. The final step was to add another element to our image. We used the bottoms of pop bottles to make the gumball machines 3-D. The even have mini gumballs inside!

Bento Boxes

Enchilada robots anyone? I was so impressed with the creative ideas the 3rd graders had during this project. We looked at examples of Bento Boxes and talked about why people would spend so much time preparing lunch and the importance of art in all cultures. We used scrap paper and other materials I found in the art supply closet. Love, love how these turned out!

Original lesson plan found at:
http://www.dentonisd.org/51235103105048/lib/51235103105048/Bento_boxesPDF.pdf