Yesterday was a good day in the art room. I got to watch and assist the third grade class in making explosive volcanoes with charcoal and paint. Nothing like a good bit of creative mess to start out the day- a few of these kiddos are bound to be artists! I received some confidence boosting words of encouragement from fellow staff that I am doing good work with the students, which I doubt at times. I also finished a few projects with classes and had to find new spaces to hang them.
It is a problem to run out of gallery space as an art teacher!
I attempted wire drawing with high school again, as I think it is a great beginning exercise for using line to create space. This time, I decided to hang the pieces instead of having them stand as sculptures. They may look like ordinary line drawings, but this way we can see the beautiful shadows behind!
The sixth graders have been learning about colour and painted some very expressive, abstract paintings using a variety of lines, organic and geometric shapes.
Gateway Art 