South Bay Hands on Art 2009-1010

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Myth and Mystery art example

DAPPLED SUNLIGHT

October 2010

Children will create a sun and trees using "pointillism", a form of painting in which tiny dots of colors are used to generate secondary colors.

The Color of Snow art example

WEAVING AT THE BAUHAUS

November 2010

Bauhaus was a school of design in Germany between the World Wars. It had workshops for architecture, typography, pottery, woodcarving, metal work and other specific fields.
We'll be looking at the weaving workshop in this project.

Pastel Wolf art example

WATERCOLOR SKY

January 2011

We'll be learning a waterclor technique using three colors to visualize and create clouds and the colors of the sky.

Mandala art example

CHILDREN at the SEASHORE

February 2011

This is a step-by-step chalk pastel drawing based on impressionist painter Mary Cassatt's famous painting, "Children At The Seashore".

The Poetry of Iron art example

KOI FISH SILK PAINTING

March 2011

Students will learn the art of painting Japanese Koi Fish on silk material. This technique involves, silk material, silk paints, salt and resist.

WIld Things art example

SAND SCULPTURE

May 2011

This project is based on artist & sculptor Damon Farmer. We'll be mixing sand & modge podge, then a clay base to create our own sea creatures and other sand sculptures.

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