Cubist People Collages: 2nd Grade

This has to be one of my favorite ones..mainly because it fits the student's personality perfectly!

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We have been looking at the work of Pablo Picasso...including watching the Dropping In On... video.  The students really love his work.  We focused on The Three Musicians.  One of the requirements was that the person be in motion somehow some way.  We discussed the joints of the body and how they moved.  Students demonstrated poses that they could represent in their work.  I also asked that they create an environment & have interesting details.  

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It is hard to see, but the layering on this one is AMAZING!!!

CLASSY!

I'm not a fan of blood & such in kids art, but this was so clever...I had to share it!  The person fell through the window head first and cracked their head!  I'm not sure if that is blood or their brain on the floor, but I gotta say....I asked for details....and I got them!!!!

Tulip Grove Annual Art Show 2012: A Yummy Night of Art

Food Themed All School Art Show

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Every year I'm amazed!  I know that sounds strange coming from the person that witnesses the art at every stage of development.  At times, the work can not truly be appreciated until it is seen from a distance or as a part of a collection of work.  Even as I'm hanging the pieces....I'm not truly experiencing the impact of the art.  When the last piece is hung...and I'm able to stand back...that is when it hits me.  I HAVE AN AMAZING JOB....AN AMAZING CALLING!!!  As much as I inform, inspire, encourage, and challenge....I AM INSPIRED.  How can you not be when you see something like this?!?!  

So the nuts & bolts of the art show.  We have around 550 students...and there is a piece for almost every student (maybe 5 or 6 do not have a piece because of extreme absences or they are new to our school).  Time is taken to go through each class to make sure there is at least one piece per child, each piece is cut down a bit smaller, mounted on black construction paper, 4 pieces of tape placed on the back to prevent oil marks, and 4 pieces of blue wall tacky putty placed on the tape(something in this product makes oily marks on the paper if you don't place tape on the back). There is also the time to hang it up...and create the teacher name plates, and other decorations.  I bring down a bunch of props as well to set the mood(giant crayons/pencils...fake trees/plants...and music!)  If you have never done an all school show...be prepared for a lot of work.  HOWEVER....also be prepared for amazing joy, pride in your students, and a sense of accomplishment when it is all said and done!!!!  All the work is worth it!!!   

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3rd Grade 

 4th Grade

COOKIE TABLE

( I ask teachers to bring in a box of cookies for the art show..I always have more than enough)

 2nd Grade

1st Grade

 Kindergarten

(1st grade helped me make these)

The past two years I've had an activity center at my art show.  This asked  guests to the art show to share their favorite foods.  I had a small table with markers & crayons set up beside the butcher paper.  I honestly think at least 50 % of the those attending took the time share!

Mayor's Art Show Selections 2012

The Mayor's Art Show is an annual event at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in downtown Nashville, TN.  We are allowed to select 2 pieces of art from each grade level.  Here are the selections for this year's show!

Overlapping Donuts - Kindergarten

Crayons & Glitter Glue

Cat with Fish Toay - Kindergarten

Collage

Dino & Design - 1st Grade

Sharpie & Watercolor

 Interior Space with Cat - 1st Grade

Watercolor & Sharpie

 Still Life- 2nd Grade

Colored Pencils

 Abstract Expressionism - 2nd Grade

Tempera Paint

 Under the Sea - 3rd Grade

Paper Weaving, Collagraph Print, Collage

Pacific Northwest Fish - 3rd Grade

Tempera Paint

Pepper - 4th Grade

Watercolor Pencil

Banana - 4th Grade

Watercolor Pencil

Art Show Prep: Bottle Cap Decorations

These are truly only temporary bottle cap decorations!  I'm going to place them around the art show to add to the foodie yum yum theme!! :) ha ha  I'll pop the caps off the painted cardboard after the show and reuse them.  They are attached with only Elmer's..which I would never recommend because they do not stay attached! Elmer's dries very hard/dry/brittle....so the POP off if you bump or bend the board.  This is fine for what I'm using them for..and will make reclaiming them extremely easy! If I wanted them to stick a bit better to the cardboard...I would have had the students use tacky/craft glue.  It tries with a more plasticy/rubbery texture..which gives a bit when the board is bumped or bent.   I gotta tell ya....my 1st graders had SOOOOOOO much fun doing these.  Next year when we redo the outdoor bottle cap mural...I'll be sure to include the younger grades in on the fun!