Back to the Art Studio

 It has been just a few years since I have been in the Art Studio! I AM BACK!! I am teaching K-6 art once again with a goal of exposing young artists to as many different mediums through out the year as possible. We have started with drawing and painting. Here are a few photos of us at work:

       

Utah Animal Bobble Heads

Students will choose a Utah animal to turn into a clay bobble head including some of the adaptations that these animals may have that helps them survive our harsh climate.

Here is how we will make our bobble heads.

Liberty Mugs

Students will create a mug using slab techniques in clay.  They will add a quote from The US Constitution or Declaration of Independence to add to their mug and create a design to complement the quote. 



Here is how we will create our mug.

Quotable Mugs

Artists will create a mug from clay using different techniques safely and responsibly.  Artists will add a quote to their mug too.

  

Here is how we will make our mugs.

Face Mugs

Artists will use tools appropriately as they create a pinch pot face mug.

To plan out our faces, we will use cut paper to create some shapes that we can build in the clay.
Picasso was a famous artist who made some crazy faces.

   

   

What will your faces look like?  Here is mine...

Are we ready for clay?
Here is the how to video...

Tiki Mugs

Students will create a ceramic mug in the style of Polynesian Tiki Masks using a slab for the mug and coils and spheres for the facial features.
Here is some information about Tiki Masks.
The Art of Polynesia
Here are some Tiki Mask samples.


We will start out by drawing our Tiki Mask Faces to be prepared when we have our clay. 

Next, we will sculpt our mug using a slab.  Like this...

And then add our Tiki's Facial features.  Like this...

Weaving a pouch in 4th grade

Here are a couple websites and videos to help you keep going.

Cassie Stephens helps us out with tutorials

Here is Ms. Stephens again, with the weaving of the cord.

Check out this video to add designs to your pouch.