Week 13

1st Grade - All first graders are studying the clay artist Lucy Lewis.  She was a Native American potter who lived in New Mexico.  She made coil pots with images of deer and zig zag designs.  We are making our own pots called pinch pots.  They are made by pinching the clay into a bowl shape.  After we pinched our pots we created designs on the outside.  Here are some student examples of the work!

2nd Grade - All second graders are still working on their Peter Max project.  Last week, we started creating leaves.  This week we are painting wet-on-wet.  This means that we get our paper wet and then use watercolors to paint on it.  Doing this helps things blend together.  When one color blends into another color this is called gradation.  The students did a great job!

3rd Grade - All third graders are working on coil pots.  Students studied artist Lucy Lewis and her coil pots.  We looked at several pots with different designs on it.   Lucy was a Native American potter.  This week students watched a demonstration and practiced building coils.  Next week, we'll start building our pots!

4th Grade - Fourth grade is working on a clay maraca.  Archaeologists have found that ancient Mayan people made clay maracas.  These students watched a demonstration and started some sketches of different ideas that they had. 



Kiwanis Christmas Artwork Contest

Kiwanis Club of Danville

The Kiwanis Club of Danville is sponsoring its fourth annual Christmas artwork design contest. This art contest is open to any student that lives in the Danville Community School Corporation school district, but shall exclude Kiwanis family members. Four pieces of artwork will be selected from each one of the following age categories:

(1)  Kindergarten thru Second grade

(2)  Third and Fourth Grade

(3)  Middle School—Fifth thru Eighth

(4)  High School

Prizes/ Gift Certificates will be awarded accordingly, as well as recognition in the newspaper with the student’s picture and picture of the artwork. The artwork will also be displayed in the Art Gallery on the Square in Danville for the month of December.

Artwork should be designed by the child with no direct assistance of an adult. Drawings can be in pencil, crayon, paint (water or oil), mixed media. All work must be original and can not include trademark names of a product.

        Rules

1)     Student must live in the Danville Community School District

2)     Work must be original

3)     Work must have a Christmas related theme

4)     Work must be flat (not 3 dimensional)

5)     Drawings can be in pencil, crayon, paint (water or oil), mixed media

6)     Work can be no larger than 8 ½ x11 in. white paper

7)     Work becomes the property of Kiwanis Club of Danville

8)     Prizes/ Gift Certificates will be awarded in each category.

9)     Awards will be announced before December 17, 2010.

10)  Deadline for entries will be December 3, 2010

Please send entries to: (Do not fold or bend)

You may also return to your art teacher OR Danville Public Library

Kiwanis Club of Danville

P.O. Box 213

Danville, In. 46122

Please send entries to: (Do not fold or bend)

Kiwanis Club of Danville

P.O. Box 213

Danville, In. 46122

You may also return to your art teacher OR Danville Public Library

Student Information:

Student Name: _____________________________________Age: ___

Address: ______________________________City_______________State_____Zip________

School: _________________________________

Art Teacher: ___________________________

Parental Consent: 

I give permission for my child to submit the attached artwork and for Kiwanis Club of Danville to use my child's name and/or school in this contest and other media material which would identify him/her as a student.

Neither my child nor I will receive any monetary benefit from this contest. My child may receive modest rewards if selected. The artwork is original and is not copyrighted. The artwork becomes the property of the Kiwanis Club of Danville upon submission. I agree to all the rules as stated in this entry form and the contest rules.  All entries must be received by December 3, 2010

Rules

1)    Student must live in the Danville Community School District

2)    Work must be original

3)    Work must have a Christmas related theme

4)    Work must be flat (not 3 dimensional)

5)    Drawings can be in pencil, crayon, paint (water or oil), mixed media

6)    Work can be no larger than 8 ½ x11 in. white paper

7)    Work becomes the property of Kiwanis Club of Danville

8)    Prizes/ Gift Certificates will be awarded in each category.

9)    Awards will be announced before December 17, 2010.

10)  Deadline for entries will be December 3, 2010. 

Parent Signature: _____________________________________Date:___________________

Week 12

1st Grade - Boo!  Watch out for those first graders they might just scare you.  After studying how Pablo Picasso liked African masks, we made our own crazy mask.  Using colored construction paper, we drew and cut eyes along with creating a shape for our mask.  After getting the basic mask done, we flipped it over and started creating our designs.

2nd Grade - Groovy Gradation!  All second graders are studying Peter Max and how he used gradation.  Gradation means to gradually move from one color to another.  It looks very smooth through blending.  We connected gradation with what is happening with the leaves outside.  After looking at a couple pieces of Peter Max's artwork, we started creating our own leaves.  Some students drew realistic leaves, while others made up their own creative leaves.  Next week we will be painting our leaves with a new watercolor technique!

3rd and 4th Grades - After working on our masks for the last month, we have finished them!!!  This week I will be hanging up several artworks from each class for the "Scare Away Drugs" contest.  During art class this week, we will have an 'Artist' day.  This means the students can choose what kind of artwork they want to make and how they will make it.  This is very rewarding after such a long project like mask making!

Week 11

Have a safe and enjoyable fall break!

Week 10

1st Grade - All first graders are finishing their Jasper Johns painting this week.  We have been practicing painting with stencils.  The students first picked out a colored paper and a stencil and went to it.   Some are writing their names and others are just using different colors to create a "mess." (as one student called it)

2nd Grade - All second graders will have an 'artist' week.  After finishing their Chuck Close painting, many are learning about tempera paints and how to use them.  This "artist" week students will be able to practice their skills more with a project of their own. 

3rd and 4th Grade -  All of South has been working on their Red Ribbon Week "Scare Away Drugs" masks.  This week we are finishing up coloring our paper plates and we'll start decorating the mask with yarn, beads, etc.  If you have any of these things at home make sure to bring them in!

Week 9

1st - All first graders are studying the artist Jasper Johns.  Jasper Johns was a painter who used lots of letters and numbers in his artwork.  This week we are exploring art through using stencils.  Using tempera paint, we place a stencil on our paper and begin to create.  Some students are creating their names, other students are using numbers, and a few are making the whole alphabet!

2nd - In second grade we are finishing up our project where we studied Chuck Close.  Last week we learned that Chuck Close created a portrait by using his fingerprints.  We started painting with our fingerprints.  The students had a blast!

3rd  and 4th - All of South Elementary is working on their Red Ribbon Week masks.   Last week we started designing our masks.  This week we are starting to put them together.  Most students got their mask colored with marker, crayon, or colored pencil.  Next week students will be adding decorations to their mask.   If you have any decorations that your child could use please send it with them!