Crepe Painting

For these we took crepe and tissue paper and ripped it into tiny pieces. I showed the kids many images of landscape and either let them choose one they liked or provided them with an image which was graphite transferred onto water colour paper before their arrival the next day. on day 2 they started to lay the strips of ripped paper onto their pictures using a soft brush and water. The water causes the dye from the paper to bleed out and after a few moments they would remove the tissue paper revealing an interesting watercolour like finish made by the leftover dyes. This was then left to dry overnight and was completed over a  few days.

 

here you can see the layers of tissue sitting on the "grassy" part of the page.

 

Super fun - and some beautiful images. Many of the kids were really proud!

Collaborative project 2k15

Here we go again! In the ongoing series of really successful collaborations, this year's group has chosen the most dynamic image yet. This is going to be fantastic. The printed image given them was 15x24 cm broken into 18 4x5 cm rectangles - they are each taking responsibility to blow one of those up to an 8x10 inch canvas I have provided them. The overall structural integrity and alignment of the image must be maintained, but the surface treatments, colours etc. are completely up to the individual student!  Cant wait to see this come together.

Students - check the collaboration tag to see your rubric.

Birdcrafting

Didn't really know what to call this - I picked up some wooden wall hangar pieces at the dollar store and thought it might be a good project for the Dev class to take on :)

We took the wooden pieces and painted them with a combination of black acrylic and matte medium to give it a great super flat look. We then tore up an old library discard book (the kids thought this was both shocking and hilarious! I let them tear their own pages....) and gloss podged them onto the outer frame.

We then used a bit more podge to add coloured glitter onto the birds. The glitter and gloss podge finish made great contrasts as did the textures of smooth background against the torn text and tiny glitter.

Brushwork, tactile work, glitter - whats not to like? Really a fun, easy project finished over three classes that gives them something nice to take home and hang!

Let 'em dry and brush off the excess glitter :) Good to go!

Miro with Mixed Media! Day 1

First we watched a video/slideshow of works by Joan Miro. Here is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYLZQFOD1BE

We emphasized the colour, contrast of bright and dark, fun shapes, what kind of images they see in the pictures (look a cat!)

Once we finished this we did something akin to an "exquisite corpse" where each student would draw a shape on a page and then hand it on so that several complex and interesting overlapping shapes would eventually result.

These were then cut and divided into one envelope for each student. I had some of the students work as helpers to do the collecting - going from station to station so that each envelope had at least 2 random pieces of each colour.

Here are some of the cut outs and pages:

 

Students then were instructed to use oil pastels on heavy watercolour paper. They had to choose three colours and were asked to use both solid areas of colour and lines, leaving some white spaces too. I demonstrated first and then shared my page with one student who has limited fine motor ability so that she could have more variety of marks on her page.
Here are some of the resulting pages The one on the right is the combined teacher/student effort :

We then cleaned up.
Up to this point took one full period.

Here are a few more fun Miro images :)

Collaborative Composition Rubric

Collaborative Composition Rubric
	4	3	2	1
Creativity,  Originality and adaptability of design.	Original design showing unique artist-driven vision. The student thinks reflectively and creatively to evaluate concepts and solve design problems. Canvas works exceptionally well as both a singular surface and as a part of the whole.	Creates original design or original and personal interpretations of an existing design. Shows engagement with the creative process. Connects to prior knowledge and developing personal style. Canvas is notably better as either a singular piece or as a part of the whole but still functions on both levels.	Doesn’t come up with original ideas. Design seems derivative with minimal adaptations made to personalize. Canvas does not hold up compositionally outside of the collective whole.	Design is poorly planned and lacks both cohesion and personalization.
Design – Contrast/Emphasis, Shape, Line and Unity	This complex design shows excellent use contrast and emphasis to create multiple focal points or “attention grabbing moments” in the design. Painting has a clear, instantly readable and recognizable visual presentation	Emphasis is utilized in order to create a single strong focal point. Shape and line combine to make connections between readily recognizable subjects. Cohesive visual presentation.	Focal point present but shapes/forms are not developed to a point where the subject is readily recognizable understood. Design is not cohesive and lacks unity.	Homogenous finish with little or no clear emphasis. Unclear subject due to limited contrast and underdeveloped forms. Confusing visual presentation.
Surface Finishes (Application of Media techniques)	All surfaces have been finished with great technical skill and consistency.  Skillfully employs multiple techniques and mixes media in a manner which is appropriate to the project concept.	A well-developed surface that shows evidence of competent technique  and proper control of at least one media .  Equal treatment of all surfaces in a single media or inclusion of a second media with less technical acuity.	Inconsistent surfaces that show some evidence of attempts to control chosen media through addressing challenges surface control and/or consistency.   Completed with some areas being more developed than others.	Fails to create a surface that exhibits an understanding of chosen media. Limited evidence of technical refinement or control. Pieces are unfinished and/or surfaces are underdeveloped.
Use of Colour (in the case of non colour treatments substitute "value" for the term "colour"  in descriptors)	Shows a thorough understanding of the role of colour actively exploits colour theory, saturation, contrast, variation and/or temperature to enhance design.	Uses color as a meaningful element of design. Makes clear use of complimentary colours and/or analogous colour contrasts	Begins to consider the role of color as a meaningful element in design. Little or no colour mixing evident. Limited use of the colour wheel evident.	Fails to consider the role of color as a meaningful element in design.
Effort/Perseverance	The project was continued until it was complete as the student could make it; gave it effort far beyond that required and took pride in going well beyond the requirement. Flawless alignment to all adjoining images.	The student finished the project and met expectations for effort and commitment to developing their surfaces and techniques. Sections line up properly to all adjoining images.	Project completed. Image aligns reasonably well with most portions of adjoining canvases.	The project was completed with indifference and minimum collaborative effort. Misaligned in several obvious places.

Wolfgang - Collaborative Portrait Project

AVI2O CCA - Handscapes

Handscape Project

NAC1O - CCA - Mixed Media with a message

Mixed Media with a Message

Grade 11 - Book Cover Project

Grade 11 Book Cover Project