Projects across the grade levels...

6th Graders have finished their scratch art projects based on the illustrations of artist Beth Krommes who did the artwork for the books "The House in the Night." 

We have contacted Beth Krommes and pictures of our artworks have been sent to her along with a list of questions that the students had for her.  We are anxiously waiting for her response!! 

Here are some of the students final projects: 

5th Graders have completed their cross-curricular project (Language Arts and Art).  Students created fall poems with Mrs. Behrens and we used the poems that they created to make beautiful leaf books in art class.  Here is a sample of some of their work:

4th Graders have just completed their multi-media Valentine's Day Project.  They are so happy and bright.  I can't wait to see these all hanging up in the hallways.

7th grade ceramic and glass angels are out of the kiln!  Students made a ceramic angel and then filled the body of the angel with frit which when fired turned to glass.  Here are some samples of them:

Favela Project

For the last two art classes, 8th graders have begun work on their individual house that will become a part of a larger installation of all of the 8th grade houses to build one large favela.  The favela's are made out of all found materials, just like a lot of the actual favela's in Brazil are made out of.

To make the project even more dynamic, we are working closely with artist, Eric Cremers, who lives all the way across the world on the small dutch island of Bonaire.  His current work is based on creating large favela works out of found materials.  More about his work can be found at www.ericcremers.exto.org.  We have created a dialogue by sending Mr. Cremers weekly emails with questions that the students have about a process, their process, his artwork, etc.  Each week we have been reading his email response and replying with new questions for him.  It has been an amazing experience to say the least to have an internationally known artist acting as a mentor to all of our 8th grade students.

The enthusiasm in the classroom has been palpable the past few weeks as the students have been building their houses.  The creativity and engineering that the students are doing is remarkable.

Here are some pictures and videos of the work the students have been doing.  We have a lot more work to do.  Enjoy!

Response from Mr. Cremers

Response from Mr. Cremers

Response from Mr. Cremers

6th-8th Grade Sketchbook Due Next Week

6th-8th grade sketchbooks are due next week in art class on the day that they are regularly scheduled for art class. 

Items for 8th Grade Favela Project

8th graders will be making 3-dimensional favelas (Brazilian slums) using found materials.  We will be studying the artwork of Eric Cremers and will be corresponding and skyping with Mr. Cremers as the students work on their artworks!!!!  The favelas will be a collaborative project with each student making 2-3 individual houses that will be stacked with their classmates houses to create a large favela.

Work by Eric Cremers:

More information and amazing artworks by Eric Cremers can be found at this link:  http://www.ericcremers.nl/kunstwerken/16517861_Habitats.html#.WGyBfDKZNAY

I will now be collecting these below mentioned items in the art room.  If you happen to have or find any of these materials or similar around the house, please hold on to them for our 8th grade art classes. Thank you ahead of time.
We are looking for any materials that could be used to create these individual houses:

-Old computer/phone mother board
-Miscellaneous cardboard
-Cereal boxes
-Wood scraps
-Burlap scraps
-Twine/Ribbons
-Wires
-Interesting packaging materials
-Sandpaper
-Saw dust
-Found natural materials (leaves, grasses, palm fronds, rocks, etc...)
-Miscellaneous metal components (washers, nuts/bolts, etc..)
-Spaghetti noodles
-Metal sheeting
-Plexiglass
-Shoe boxes

-Any other random found materials that you think would make an interesting structural form

Items to Collect

When we return from break, 8th graders will be working on a project that we will need found materials for (more about this project will be divulged after the holiday break!!!).  If you happen to have or find any of these materials or similar around the house, please hold on to them for our 8th grade art classes.  I will happily collect these materials at school after the break.  Thank you ahead of time.

-Old computer/phone mother board
-Miscellaneous cardboard
-Wood scraps
-Burlap scraps
-Twine/Ribbons
-Wires
-Interesting packaging materials
-Sandpaper
-Saw dust
-Found natural materials (leaves, pine cones, grasses, palm fronds, etc...)
-Miscellaneous metal components (washers, nuts/bolts, etc..)
-Spaghetti noodles

-Any other random found materials that you think would make an interesting structural form