Scratch Art and Clay

Over that last few weeks, we have been working on clay in art class.  The art room is never as messy as it is when we do clay! So, finishing up our art club projects were a bit of a challenge.  Fourth grade finished up their scratch art on the floor (tables were too messy!).  Here are a few photos:

 After finishing up the projects we already started, the students made a small project out of clay.  Third grade made an assortment of small pots and other ceramic goodies and fourth grade made some awesome animal pots.  I only have a few photos now.  I can't wait to post what they will look like after the glaze firing!

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Art club students and parents!  I just realized that if I changed a setting on the blog, that anyone can comment even if you don't have a google account.  So, please comment away (school appropriate, of course!).  It should work for anyone now.  Let art club know what you think of their work!

3-D Snowflakes by Third Grade

Since coming back from Christmas break, I seem to have forgotten how to use my camera! ;)  I keep forgetting to take pictures during art club.  I think it just because we have been so busy. 
My busy new group of fabulous third graders have been working diligently on 3-D snowflakes.  We watched a video on youtube and then set to work.  We discovered they weren't quite as easy as they looked, but that was partly because we used art paper.  These lovely snowflakes would have been much easier if we used thin copy paper.  Lesson learned! 

We just finished these up to today and I hung them in the school between the computer lab and the library.  They are already wowing the teachers and students walking by.  Well done third grade art clubbers!

Next up, clay.  We will see if I can remember to use my camera on those days!

3rd Grade Tissue Vases

In third grade art club, we attempted to make tissue paper collaged vases as our last project.  It turned out to be quite difficult to do the short period we have for art club.  However, the kids continue to amaze me with some amazing results in a short amount of time.  This is yet another technique that could garnish some really fantastic results with more time.  Next time, tissue paper vases and acrylic skins will have to be tackled when more time is available!

Sadly, my fall art club has come to an end.  For my third graders, we will have a new group of students meeting for the spring.  It will be exciting to see what my next group creates!  I hope my fall group had a great time in art club.

4th Grade- Acrylic Skins Completed

So, we used the acrylic skins we made to make mini collages.  We cut up the skins, placed them on a disposable palette and covered them with gloss medium.  After a day or two of drying, we peeled them up and they were ready to go!  Awesome technique, just wish we had more time in art club to really explore this technique.

Acrylic Skins

During 4th grade art club last week, we made a bunch of acrylic skins.  This is the how to video:

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Next art club, we will be making our skins into a piece of art.  You will see from the video there are lot of things you can do with the skins!

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