Art

Art Update- June 17th

For the Documenting Histories unit the Prep children worked on maps of the world and of the universe, both individually and in groups. When the parents came in for student led conferences the children led their parents to the art room, where they added notes and drawings pertinent to places they had been or that they felt connected to.  In Art class the prep children have been working hard on the sets and costumes for their final plays as a conclusion to their Stories unit. They painted a large back drop of the sky and sea , a cardboard castle, the classroom, and underwater homes. They worked on their animal costumes and made swords, armours, and crowns . The prep children really collaborated nicely on this final project. It was a great way to end a fantastic year!

Art Update- May 16th

For these past weeks the Prep children have been working hard on the yurta we built in the downstairs garden with the help of our special guests Nadia and Andrea. The yurta is built out of hazel wood following a Native American design, it serves as a play house for the children who have been decorating it with the weaving techniques they have learned on their looms. We have also continued working on looms as well as with clay which is an all time favourite for the Prep children.

Art Update- April 15th

In the past weeks the Prep children have learned how to weave on small wooden and cardboard looms. The children have also continued making 3D objects for the Construction Unit. This time they made cardboard sculptures and painted them with black, gold and silver paint as well as glitter. The sculptures are decorating the school walls. We went on a field trip to Villa Pamphilij and the children applied the building techniques they have learned in the classroom and during Art to making small shelters, a chair, little homes and other constructions with materials found in nature, such as sticks, grass and rocks.

Art Update- March 4th
So much has been going on in Art class these past weeks. The Prep children painted their clay animals, they were fired and the results are amazing! The children improvised a musical performance during music class with Ms. Giovanna wearing the animal masks they had made in Art. For the Storytelling unit, which will be ongoing throughout the year the children made little books in Art class and the classroom teachers are recording their ‘stories’ in what will be a special little book project. We have also began the constructions unit and the children have had lots of fun building and painting cityscapes, homes, playgrounds and all sorts of things with pre-cut shapes.

Art Update- January 25th
The much loved Animal Unit continues and the Prep children started the year by making masks of a favourite animal. They worked with markers and crayons to create their unique animal.  We will work with the masks to create an animal story.  We had a special guest come in, Ms. Nicoletta who teaches ceramics as an after school activity, she helped the children make clay animals that she will fire in her kiln and bring back next week for the children to paint. The children will follow the process of clay making from sculpting to glazing.

 

Art Update- Dec 17th

Last week in art class the children Prep decorated hula hoops for the theater. Choices for the Unit Prep the children sono stati investigating the deep relations between animals and humans. The children have Begun doing so by looking at superheroes That have animal qualities and by drawing masks of Their favorite superhero or invented. They then moved on to the design of Their Own imaginary animal, with pencil and watercolors and started thinking about its habitat and needs. Next week we will work on the habitat of the imaginary animals as well as use clay and other media to find new ways of expressing our relations with living things.

Art Update- November 30th

In These final weeks of the Systems unit the Prep children have become confident with the art room and its' systems. We are now working on making the art room as a study space with stations in cui the children can experiment with the different materials That they sono stati exposed to since the beginning of the school year, as well as carry out Their weekly assignments. Prep The children worked in groups on large clay sculptures and they loved working with clay so much That We agreed to always having clay available in the room as a free choice option. Their anche sketchbooks are always available on a shelf and there is a special table with pastels, pencils and markers for working on them. We also made covers for the Prep recipe books with paint, collage and glitter.

Art Update- November 15th
In the past few weeks for the Systems unit the Prep children have continued working on understanding systems used in art class as well as in art Realizing That, systems can be turned around, re-invented, thrown out and re-shaped as each child Creates his and her own individual and unique art work. We have done colored pop-ups, transforming a 2D surface into a 3D art piece with the help of glue, scissors and staplers. The prep children Looked at Aboriginal bark paintings for inspiration for Their Own dot paintings on bark. We used Q-tips and paint to make patterns on bark, Which the children Recognized As an organic material. The Prep Their children continued inquiry into systems by playing with some keywords That Are Used in the classroom, such as caring, principled, balanced or risk taker. We discussed the meaning of the words and had fun using the letters freely to create an artwork on round colored paper, using some of the techniques the children had just learned, such as painting with dots.

   

Art Update- October 23rd

For the From Farm to Table Unit we sono stati reinforcing the systems we use in the classroom to create art in a safe and effective way. The children started off to the Unit by making a mixed-media collage That Involved the use of letters. We Looked at how some artists have used letters in Their art work, the children were ENCOURAGED to use letters freely, Recognizing shapes such as circles and triangles Within the letters. We Introduced clay as an organic material. We also started an investigation into the origins of color. Where do colors come from? What can we make out of colors? The children experimented in painting with organic materials such as: blueberries, coffee, tea, turmeric, clay, mud, clay, flowers and leaves. The children have Begun to spot the differences between organic colors found in nature and colors That are chemically created.