Native American Heritage Month

November is Native American Heritage Month and my students created art to celebrate. Some of my 8^th grade students are of Native American ancestry and they enjoyed this project. Over twenty frames were recently donated to the art program and I changed out the exhibit in our main hall today. It was an optional work day today so I worked and got the art ready for November. I also enjoy this annual celebration. My father’s side of our family has connections to the Choctaw.

Locker Shocker

It is getting close to Halloween so 8th grade students were required to create art that looked similar to their lockers.  They were encouraged to consider what would be shocking to find inside a locker.  It might be scary or perhaps it might be a pleasant surprise.  Art was created on the folding door of the locker as well as inside the paper.  Students enjoyed seeing what their classmates created and this image displays only a few of the fifty that were created.  There are more on exhibit throughout the school and viewers are encouraged to stop and open the paper lockers.

Color Theory

I like to start the semester off with a lesson on color. We talk about Sir Isaac Newton's original color "circle" that he designed as well as the year and century that he made it. Students then create an interesting and accurate color wheel. A pre and post test is also given and that can be downloaded free here.