1st and 2nd Grade Art

Each student has glazed their bird nest sculptures and are waiting for their turn in the kiln to view the final project. I am excited to see the results as well! While we are waiting for the completion of the clay unit, we have been working on portraits and collaging. We had a one week magazine portrait project using unusual imagery to create a face. This was a good introduction for building the biography subjects. Each student is researching a historical figure in their main classroom and writing a research paper on their choice. In art, we are "building" and creating the person using various materials. We began with the construction of the head and facial features, drawing and collaging the features, building elements 3 dimensionally when possible. I enjoy seeing the creative solutions of the students and look forward to seeing the project grow as each class works on their piece. Each portrait will have moveable arms and hands so the subject can hold their individual biography. I think the results will be great and the students are learning so much about their subject choice. 

Magazine collage portraits

The beginning phase of building George Washington