Friday, November 19, 2010

Self Portraits

self portraits
Self portraits starts with a guided lesson on drawing and proportions.
self portraits
then comes collage with construction paper and glue sticks.
self portraits
self portraits
self portraits
self portraits
self portraits
self portraits
self portraits
self portraits
and yes, they could choose any hair color they wished
self portraits
self portraits

and then, some time to make cootie catchers AKA fortune tellers. Janice show the others how to fold them.
self portraits
self portraits
fold this way...
self portraits
add the numbers, then write the fortunes!

Friday, November 12, 2010

Art inspired by a museum visit

museum visit Wes Bruce Fort ~ Thursday Kids
The kids and I and Amy had a field trip to California Center for the Arts Esconidido Art Museum to see the fabulous installation by Wes Bruce.

shoebox fort materials!
When we returned to the studio, each kid selected a shoe box. We'd gathered  materials for them to construct whatever they wanted. Some of the materials were: shells, acorns, bells, spools, wooden sticks, fabric, glue, construction paper....I showed the kids how to add a wall, inside their shoebox, using a piece of construction paper, and let them do whatever they wanted.

shoebox fort

shoebox fort

shoebox fort
Everyone's was unique and original. Some approached it from the architectural point of view, constructing floors, stairs, patios, while others when straight to the decor, wall paper and objet d'art.
shoebox fort
shoebox fort
shoebox fort

shoebox fort

shoebox fort

A visit to the Art Museum