Click on the link below to see our RBE Virtual Art Gallery on the Artsonia RBE page. The entire video is long... nearly one hour, and includes only SOME of the artworks created by Kindergarten through Fifth Grade Artists this school year. It is bittersweet to watch because some of the artworks are unfinished. I wanted to include them anyway, to showcase everyone's hard work and vision in art class this year. I hope that many of you will finish these artworks once you get them back at our school pick-up this week. If you do, take a picture and send it to me!
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Keep these things in mind...Boys and Girls, when you are at home working, remember to keep these really great habits in mind. It can be tough for all of us when we're learning new things, in new ways, and in new (...kinda) spaces. Take a deep breath, remember and practice these habits if you feel overwhelmed, and don't forget that we're all in this together. We really can turn these lemons into lemonade if we all realize our different strengths and work together to help each other out. Read them over. Tell me what you think! Studio Habits of MindNow, let's think about habits of mind when we're working as artists in the art studio. Artists really like to practice these things to help us become better artists. It's important that we develop our craft by learning how to use different tools and materials and processes, understand the art world by learning about art history and the art community, envision our artwork and figure out how we make that happen, observe, look closely, and notice new things, engage and persist through problems and mistakes to find solutions, stretch and explore by challenging yourself and trying new things, think about and reflect on your work and the work of others, and express yourself and your ideas through communicating, art making, and connecting to others. Did you notice some things that both lists have in common? How might you apply these ideas as you're working at home? How might you apply these ideas when we come back to school to learn and create?
Read them over. Tell me what you think! Here is our RBE Virtual Art Gallery where you can see a variety of artworks that our RBE Artists have been sending in. These are works that students are making at home during our quarantine. Please keep making great art and sending it to me so that I can post it here for all to enjoy. Art making can be very joyous and therapeutic. Make art to feel good, make art to tell a story, make art to share your perspective and experiences, make art to inspire others! Art truly does help make our world a better place!!
RBE 5th Graders have been working to create their own Book Characters. They watched some of Mo Willems LUNCH DOODLES and began thinking about their Creative Work Space at home. Where do you like to get creative in your home? Some students like to work at their Kitchen tables, others like to work outside on their porch, or in their bedroom at a desk. Now that we are spending our time at home, start thinking about a comfortable space that makes you feel creative. Get out your art supplies and keep them handy so that when an idea sparks, you've got what you need to start creating. If you could create a book that tells a story, shares your personal philosophies and ideas, and might help others learn a great lesson, what would it be about? How might you create different characters to help tell your story? What would your story be about? Think about the BIG IDEAS in Art to help you structure your story. Here are some of those BIG IDEAS that we work from in our RBE Art classes. This might help you get started, but if you've got a BIG IDEA that's not on this list, AWESOME! Use it!! These are only some of the many BIG IDEAS in Art. There are so many more that you could consider. After spending some time brainstorming your ideas, dive right in and start creating. Email any Character Doodles that you create to me so I can share them here on our Art Blog, too. Take a look at some of the Book Characters that 5th graders have been working to create:
Found Object Color Wheels. The 5th Grade Artists have been working to create their Found Object Color Wheels. They are super fun and made with objects that you can find around your house. If you want to try one yourself, here are the steps: 1. Find objects in the Primary Colors 2. Find objects in the Secondary Colors 3. Try to find as many things as you can in the Tertiary Colors (i.e. blue-green, red-violet, yellow-orange, etc.) 4. Arrange them in order of the Color Wheel on a Neutral Colored Background in a wheel shape, or any arrangement that you think looks aesthetically pleasing 5. Take a photo (ideally, from above) and crop out anything that's unwanted around the edges. Make sure your color wheel is well-lit in your photo. 6. Send it to Mrs. Clark at [email protected] so that I can share it here on the blog for everyone to enjoy Here is a Stop-Motion Animated video I made to remind us all about different Color Schemes. Most of you will remember seeing this in Art class. It's called Color Adventures: Here is our Found Object Color Wheel Gallery so far. Please send me yours so that I can post it here for everyone to enjoy: Hello Artists and Families! Let me start by saying that I miss my RBE Artists terribly, and I hope that you are all finding peace and respite during this unprecedented time. I decided that I would set up a Weebly Blog to keep in touch with you all while we are hunkered down in our homes. I will plan to continue posting updates, photos, lessons, and activities here throughout our time working from home, and beyond. This will be a place where we can all keep in touch and see what our artists are creating and learning. Please, please, please let me know your thoughts and ideas by commenting on anything that I post here. I want to hear from you all and I value your feedback more than you know. You'll notice that each grade level has it's own page. You'll be able to click on your grade level to gather information, and you can also check out what the other grade levels are up to as well. I will post general information in this section, the BLOG. I plan to work all Spring Break to get each section and grade level set up. I will post all sorts of things here including photos, video, lessons, and activities that you can do from home. My first post in each grade level page will be an image of an artwork that we can all VTS together, virtually, or with you can VTS together with your household. VTS, which stands for Visual Thinking Strategies, is a student-centered facilitation method designed by Philip Yenawine and Abigail Housen to engage learners in active-looking and listening, in an effort to participate in collaborative, community-building, inclusive dialogue about art. It allows students (and learners of all ages) to look carefully at artworks, talk about what they see, and support their ideas with evidence. It encourages learners to listen to the ideas and contributions of their peers, allows them to be informed by the views of each other, and helps them realize the possibility of holding more than one interpretation at a time. It is less about settling in on one conclusion, and more about being open to the idea of exploring many possibilities. It lets us interact with artworks throughout time and space, and gives us "permission to wonder" about what we think is going on in the artwork. With VTS, we look at an artwork and ask 3 questions:
You can learn more about VTS here: https://vtshome.org About Visual Thinking Strategies | VTSFamilies, here is a video you can watch to learn a little more about how VTS discussions works: |
AuthorMy name is Lydia Clark and I am an Artist, Researcher, Teacher in Columbia, Missouri. I am the K-5 Art Specialist at Rock Bridge Elementary and a graduate student at the University of Missouri, getting my Masters Degree in Art Education. I am a mom to two sons, Finn, a Sophomore at Mizzou, and Desmond, a Sophomore at Rock Bridge High School. My husband, Brian, is a professor at the Truman School of Public Affairs at Mizzou. ArchivesCategories |