Hidden Safari

This activity that we did was called the, "Hidden Safari". For this activity we tried a different style of drawing; upside drawing. The point to drawing upside down was to get us to focus on the indidivual aspects of drawing instead of looking at it as a whole. In this activity we had to draw an animal of our choice upside down. We had to drawn our animal in a light blue, because another learning aspect of this lesson was learnig about warm and cool colors(blues, greens, and violets). Once we had drawn our upside down animals in light blue we were able to turn them right side up. After this we had to draw warm colors(yellows, reds, and oranges) to drawn patterns on top of our animals. We had to draw enought patterns so that our animals were completely hidden. We framed these drawings and then put them aside for awhile. The next thing we did in this activity was make ruby red glasses. These glasses were made out of red cellophane for the lens and construction paper for the frames. We were then told to put them on and look at our drawings. When we put on our ruby red glasses we were then able to see our light blue animals that had been covered up with warm colors patterns before. We were only able to see the light blue when we put on our glasses because since the glasses were red the were cancelling out the warm colors on the pictures and so that in return made the light blue(cool color) stand out.

For my activity I drew a elephant and had flowers, polka dots and swirled lines as my patterns. I think this is a great activity to do with younger grades, because they love animals and would think it was magic to put on those glasses and see a hidden picture.

An extension activity I would do for this project would be to involve this with math. If the students were learning about different formulas you could have the answers to them be hidden and they could only put on the glasses to see the correct answers once they had completed all the steps of that formula. I think this activity could add some fun and art to many subjects.

Eric Carle Collage

In this activity we had to make a page of a storybook using Eric Carle’s techniques. For this activity we used paint, paper, and paint brushes. The first thing we did was paint 2 or more pieces of paper any different color we wanted. We painted the whole paper and mixed and used lots of different colors. We then put them aside to dry. While they were drying, we sketched a design on another piece of paper of what we wanted our page of a book to look like. Once the painted pages were finished drying we traced and cut out pieces onto the certain areas of our sketched design. We then put those pieces on top of the areas we wanted and glued them. The idea of this activity is to have the picture be made up of different color strips to add a unique design to the landscape.

For my page I decided to do a lake with some fish and a dock and a sunset. I used a variety of strips of blues and greens to give my lake a colorful affect. Some of the strips had designs on them to, which added to the look. The dock on my page is a brown but has reds, purples, and a little green in it. My fish were mainly green, but one was orange with spots because my picture was about a fish that didn’t fit in with the rest. My sun in my sunset was made with orange and yellow strips and the sunset was a mixture of pink, orange, and yellow. You can see from my page that adding all those different strips adds so much more detail, movement, and color to what could’ve just been a boring old blue water, pink sky, yellow sun, and brown dock. 

Since I am planning to teach the younger grades, for my extension activity to this lesson I would have the students do each season using the Eric Carle technique and design. I think it be fun way for students to learn about the different seasons. I think by using Eric Carle's techniques and designs the students would get a better understanding of all the colors that are apart of each season.

Van Gogh Tissue Paper Landscape

For this art activity we made our own versions of Van Gogh's "starry night." We used tissue paper, glue, construction paper, sharpie markers, paint brush, gel medium, scissors, and oil pastels. The first thing you do is cut the tissue paper into whatever shape you want.You then place them where you want with glue and cover all the tissue paper with gel medium. While the gel medium is drying you can cut out the construction paper landscape. Once the gel medium is dried you can draw signs of movement onto your picture with the marker sharpies. Finally, you will glue the construction paper landscape on top of the tissue paper.

 

For my landscape, I created a underwater sea with lots of blues and greens for the water colors. I drew a castle and broken ship to create the bottom of a sea landscape. The marker sharpies helped me create a look of movement throughout the landscape.

An extension on this activity could be to have the students each pick a place in the world and have them look up information on it and research what times of landscape they have. They could choose which landscape they liked best and then make their own representation of it. That way they would learn about different landscapes throughout the world and express how they picture it.

The art history implemention idea I liked best was the one relating to social studies. When you're learning about world culture and how it has changed throughout time, you can definitely implement art into it. Art is a huge way that people have expressed their cultures throughout the years. Depending on what country you are learning about, you can have the students do different art projects. Italy for example, you could have the students make mosaics and teach them what that meant in their culture.

Elements of art and principles of desgin

 

For this activity we had a scavenger hunt and you were to take your camera and find photos in your enviroment of the elements and principles. This activity is used to encourage students to find and become aware of all the elements and principles in our surrounding enviroments.

 

  Unitity: This piece of wrapping paper shows the hearts having similarity that completes one another

Pattern/Repition: These stair railings display a pattern by repeating themselves.

Texture: This is a close up texture of a wall that displays all of its bumps and rough look.

 

 

Color: This photo of a house displays the primary colors and black and white.

 

 

        

      Movement: The wind blowing the flag displays a repeated movement.