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Preschool: Brush Your Teeth

Posted on April 18, 2012 by godfreyl

Preschool artists discussed shapes and teeth. They first drew imaginary mouths then brushed them using paint and toothbrushes. The stories that came from this activity were amazing! Click the pictures and read about all of our different mouths.

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Kindergarten: Designing Chairs

Posted on April 18, 2012 by godfreyl

Kinder artists are working on designing and making model chairs. What if you were to invent a new chair? What would it be used for?

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Grade 4: Stop Motion

Posted on April 18, 2012 by godfreyl

How do we make meaning from what we see? This week, Grade 4 students started to explore photography and stop motion using IPads. They viewed the film The Little Imp by George Melies and discovered the magic of stop motion. … Continue reading →

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Kindergarten and Grade One: Student Led Conferences

Posted on March 15, 2012 by godfreyl

Kindergarten and Grade One Artists had the opportunity to come and teach their parents about their art experiences. We had 4 stations: Contour Line Portraits Portrait Mood Paintings Drawing from Observation: Portraits Backgrounds and Landscapes Parents were encouraged to ask … Continue reading →

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Grade Four: Masks and Creative Process

Posted on March 5, 2012 by godfreyl

We asked our Grade 4 Artists to think about the ‘creative process’ that an artist goes through to make meaningful art work. Students answered planning, researching, being inspired, trial and error, playing with material…and the list went on. We asked … Continue reading →

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Grade One: Portraits and Print Making

Posted on March 5, 2012 by godfreyl

Grade one has been exploring print making. They have used both paint and ink to study the process of mono printing. They discussed color and moods and made these fabulous self-portrait mono prints. What do you think the person in … Continue reading →

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Preschool: Shadow Play

Posted on March 5, 2012 by godfreyl

Preschool artists played with shadows in art last semester and the pictures are too beautiful not to post! They used team work drawing each other’s shadows and stacking blocks to make new shadows. They investigated being close to the light … Continue reading →

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Kindergarten: Self-portraits and color

Posted on February 29, 2012 by godfreyl

Kindergarten has studied color fields and Mark Rothko’s work. They transferred their knowledge about mood and color to create these beautiful self-portraits. They were expressing emotion and feeling through color. We had a lot of giggles and fun making our … Continue reading →

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Grade 4: Inspiration

Posted on February 22, 2012 by godfreyl

Focusing on using the elements of art, Grade 4 artists explored how artists generate ideas and build on their ideas to create unique works of art. Grade 4 artists wondered about inspiration and how artists are inspired. We began by … Continue reading →

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Preschool: Abstract painting with balloons

Posted on February 22, 2012 by godfreyl

Preschool students explored a new way to paint! The true beauty of this art was the process. Our friends used a funnel to fill balloons with different materials (sparkles, sand, shells, beads), blew them up, then dipped them into paint … Continue reading →

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