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Friday, January 20, 2012

A snowy day...

While it was snowing outside......
.....second graders painted winter landscapes.
Landscapes showed the art concepts of foreground and background.


Thursday, January 12, 2012

Futabakai students visit Ivy Hill!

5th grade students designed Robots.

Futabakai students enjoyed having art with Ms. Papadimitriou's 5th graders.

The possibilities were endless....
Robots were created in a collage style...gluing paper and found objects
to a flat surface.

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Designing a backdrop...

Students painting on fabric to be used during morning announcements.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Kenya Animals

The most famous Kenya animals are known as "The Big 5"
5th graders used markers, oil pastels and watercolors to create their animals.

Lion
Rhinoceros
Leopard
Elephant
Buffalo

Friday, December 9, 2011

4th graders working on Native American art projects!

Designing a blanket pattern showing geometric shapes.

Creating what a buffalo hide design would look like.

Making a paper mask, showing symmetry.

Designing masks.

Making a totem pole.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Making roosters in a painted collage style!


Students practiced the technique of collage.

Second graders used overlapping, layering and attention to detail
to create colorful feathers.



Friday, November 18, 2011

5th graders being very creative!

Turning an old CD into a Dolphin!

Into a Sea Turtle!

 Into a Whale!