A whole heap of projects in one post!!!

Ok, here goes. I don't get around to posting projects as often as I would like. So, I am going to attempt to put up most of the projects I have done this term. I have a different focus each term and in Term 1, it is usually 'Skills and Processes'. Its a great way to see where kids are - especially my Year 1's and any new students to the school. Projects: - Dragon Eyes: Grade 3/4 - Handprint Peacocks: Grade 3 - Colour Theory Cupcakes: Pre-primary - Pop Art Hearts: Grade 3 - Sunsets and Silhouettes: Grade 4 - Patterned Treefrogs: Grade 3/4 - Diving Whales: Grade 3/4 - Air Dry Clay Penguins and Printed polar bears: Grade 1 - Endeavour Boats: Grade 4 - Underwater Divers: Grade 3

Van Gogh Chairs

Materials:
Card (this could be a piece of recycled card or the back of a cereal box), Pencil, Colours (felt pen, coloured pencils, sharpies etc), Tape, Craft Knife (with adult supervision).

Watch the YouTube demo video and create your very own 3D Van Gogh Chair!

Student Samples

Kandinsky and Klimt inspired trees

This project was done by one of my Year 3 classes. We took our inspiration from Kandinsky, Klimt and the beautiful sunset colours of the Australia outback.

Fleur Schell inspired Clay Figures

I have just recently completed this project with an arts extension group of Year 5's and 6's. It was hugely popular with the kids and I'm so proud of their creations! I have also presented this project as a professional development workshop for some fellow teachers. Below are some student examples and the step by step photos of the process we use to create the figures.

Jimmy Pike inspired designs

Jimmy Pike was an Indigenous Australian artist who became well known for his use of bold lines and non-traditional colours. These designs were done by a Year 3/4 class of ESL students and I think they are simply stunning!

Art Teacher Workshop - ArtEdWA

I was very pleased to be invited to run a presentation/workshop for some fellow art teachers for the Art Education Association of Western Australia recently. I spoke about how I use artists as inspiration in my art room (both local and international artists as well as current and historical). Such a great opportunity to meet other inspiring teachers and get a chance to do some creating ourselves!! I chose three of my favorite artists to focus on (Shaun Tan, Gustav Klimt and Stormie Mills). Some of the results are below!

A very overdue update for 2015!

I have been very remiss in not posting regularly!! I have been posting much more on my Instagram. If any of you would like to see the latest projects, just look up 'Primary School Art' These are a few images of some of the creations from my art room this term. My focus is Art and Literacy Connections.The projects below are 1. Bunyips 2. Character Collographs 3. Photo inspired Collages 4. There Was an Old Woman Who swallowed a Fly 5. The Tiny Seed - Eric Carle.:-)