1st Grade Self-Portraits

The first graders completed very vibrant self-portraits in oil pastel. We talked about dark black outlines to make things stand out as well as facial proportions, details and craftsmanship. Each one is unique just like the student who made it!

2nd Grade Weavings

2nd graders explored warm and cool colors in this project. They used warm colors to create one sheet of paper and cool colors for the other. Each student chose one color scheme to be cut up. They set up their papers as a loom and weaved the cut up strips into it. The results are stunning!

4th Grade Clay Faces

The 4th graders looked at artist Kimmy Cantrell and together we described his style of work. We talked about relief artwork and what relief means. The students were then given the assignment of making a clay relief face inspired by the artist. After the clay was fired, they used oil pastel to color directly on the clay. To finish the piece they covered the whole thing in black paint and rinsed it off. This is a technique that I had never tried before and I think they turned out great!