Tape and Cakes

 4th and 5th grade students have started their African masks. We watched a video of the Dogon tribe in West Africa doing a ceremonial weather dance to gain inspiration for our artwork. After doing some sketching, we started putting recycled materials together to create the skeleton for our masks. Since American's use about 52 million tons of trash a year, and only recycle about 34 percent of that trash, we thought it would be a great idea to reuse some items from home! 

Tape, tape, and more tape...

Wayne Thiebaud, Cakes, 1963



In second and third grade, we were looking at artists Wayne Thiebaud and Claus Oldenburg for inspiration. We talked about the difference between a painting and a sculpture, 2D and 3D art, and how Pop Art was all about using everyday objects and making them really "POP" in art!
The kids got to use model magic clay to form their own designed cake. They loved this process, and the cakes turned out awesome!
We will be adding a few final touches once the clay sets.

First graders have been working on a collaborative project. First, we read 'The Dot' by Peter Reynolds. Then, each student created a Kandinsky circle with oil pastels, and we combined them to create one awesome classwork! (ps. You might just see these later in the year at our annual PTA Art Auction!)