Friday 22 November 2013

Grade 6 Arts Education

The Grade 6 AE classes are exploring Pop Art and the artist James Rizzi.
Students are trying their hand at personifying buildings and water colour painting using complementary & triad colour schemes.

Grade 6 Practical Arts - The Quillow

Learning how to sew is not easy...but really fun once you figure out how it all works!
Grade 6 PA does some basic sewing of squares and rectangles, top stitching and hand sewing to close the blanket opening.


Thursday 21 November 2013

Monday 18 November 2013

Grade 7 Arts Ed - Totem Poles

As part of our study of the Canadian Group of Seven Artists, we looked specifically at Emily Carr and her fascination with the totem poles she found in the villages of British Columbia.
Each student chose three animals whose totem symbols best represented their own personality and interests...





Saturday 9 November 2013

New PA term coming up!

For the Grade 6's moving into Home Ec. and sewing in term 2, here is your supply list:

2.5 meters flannel or flannelette fabric, 250 meters matching thread (Coats or Gutermann) and one box of extra long pins with beads.

Good places to shop are Northwest Fabrics on Berry St. or Fabricland with a 10% student discount.


Friday 8 November 2013

How to draw a one point perspective...
First draw the horizon line and mark a point anywhere along that horizontal line.
The road and the fence converge and meet at that point on the horizon.
The trick to making it look realistic is that the fence posts and trees have to be vertical in comparison to your angled lines.
The size of objects must also get smaller as they get closer the your vanishing point.


This blog will include information regarding what's happening in Home Ec. Practical Arts and Arts Education.
Look for pictures and videos showing the students in action!
Please feel free to comment and share ideas for art projects or topics.
I am always in need any extra fabric you might have lying around and right now I am collecting paper towel or toilet paper tubes for a 3D Totem Pole project.
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