deconstructing the landscape

New color and landscape formats 
were created by cutting an 
original work.
Students created a landscape 
image on paper using colored 
pencils and markers.  
They cut and then repositioned 
the sections into a new format on 
another paper.

monoprinting

4th grade students used finger 
paint to create an image using 
foreground, middleground, and 
background.  They reversed the 
image by pressing the paint to 
another surface.  They 
embellished their work using 
tempera cakes of color.

tessellating shapes

Students in 4th grade used a 
square shape.  They cut a small 
area from one side and taped it 
to the opposite, (parallel) side 
of the square.  They repeated 
this step on another side of the 
same square.

They found an interlocking 
pattern which they enhanced with 
their own creative image idea.

clay sculpture coils/slabs

5th graders used coils and slabs 
that were wrapped around an 
armature and then released.  The 
sculpture stayed together, 
without collapsing, due to the 
armature use.

Under glazes were used along with 
a clear liquid glaze for 
completion.

self-portrait 4th grade

Students used mirrors and 
observed all the lines and shapes 
in the mirror.  They used a fine 
tipped black marker to find the 
lines  representing their face.

figure drawing and painting

Fifth grade students drew two 
students that posed for them.  
They used paint for pattern, 
illusion of texture, and color.

winter, illusion of depth

Students used black pen on a dark 
surface color paper.  Lines and 
shapes represented their work 
showing foreground, middle 
ground, and background. They used 
white tempera to fill in areas 
that would represent snow.

cut paper collage

Students in 4th grade cut paper 
and placed in areas that created 
pattern and focus in an area.