Kindergarten Collage Snowmen

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow... here at SJV! Wintertime in Western New York means snowy fun! There were a few different projects done in the recent months that depicts the snowy excitement of winter.

For Kindergarten, students created their own cut paper collages of silly snowmen! Students did such a fantastic job using various recycled papers to create unique and playful snowmen! Each snowman has different scarf... it's fantastic! Our snowmen are looking up towards the snowy skies!

Wonderful job, creative Kindergarten! Have you built a snowman yet?

8th grade Civil War Memorial Collages!

In their Social Studies class, 8th graders were hard at work learning about the Civil War. In their class, they were to focus on a particular General (North or South) and create a write up about them in Computers.

In an interdisciplinary lesson connecting Social Studies with Art, students created a memorial honoring their Civil War General using collage materials (texture papers, magazine images, etc.)! Students learned about different types of memorials, collage art, and watercolor techniques!

These came out so wonderfully. Take a look:
 

 

Excellent work, 8th grade!

6th Grade Egyptian Sarcophagi!

In a lesson connecting to a Social Studies unit, 6th graders created sarcophagi! In Art, we studied the intricate designs, gold details, and use of hieroglyphics on the ancient sarcophagi of Egyptian royalty.

Students created their own unique symmetrical sarcophagus using various color pencil techniques, 'royal' paint (gold, silver, & bronze), and gem sticker details. Students also added their own hieroglyphics to their sarcophagus!

Students did such a fantastic job on this project! Great job 6th grade!

3rd Grade Modern Silhouettes

Can you guess which third graders these are?

This quarter, 3rd graders created beautiful silhouettes with a modern twist! Students filled their silhouettes with meaningful images that reflected their interests and personalities! Students used watercolor pencils to fill their pictures with awesome bright colors! These are so fun and reflect each student wonderfully!

 Here are some close up details of the student work:

 Third grade worked so hard on this project. Even though the images were large and there was a lot of space on the silhouettes, students filled their silhouettes with images and beautiful colors! Excellent job 3rd grade!

 

Here is another project we did for fun. Using complementary colors we created a Pop Art masterpiece! It's Quack-tast-ic!

Pre-K Picasso Inspired Collage

Pre-K students learned about Pablo Picasso and Cubism.

Picasso loved creating art using shapes. He loved to draw, paint, and create collages. A collage is an artwork made up of different materials. We used construction paper and recycled wallpaper!

In a connection to music, we studied a painting by Picasso titled The Three Musicians. This painting contains tons of shapes and colors to make up a picture of three people playing different instruments!

PreK musicians were hung in sets of three, like Picasso's artwork. Each band was made up of one clarinet, one drum, and one guitar! These were so much fun to create!

7th Grade Abstract Expressionist Sculptures

In this unit, students learned about different Abstract Expressionist artists such as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko. They first began painting different types of papers using abstract tools (no paintbrushes... instead they used toothbrushes, sticks, straws, sponges, etc.). Students were able to create beautiful and colorful abstract paintings!

After painting, students learned about artist Frank Stella, who creates 3D sculptural reliefs which are abstract and contain various lines, shapes, and movement. Taking their abstract paintings, students cut out various shapes and assembled them together to create their own sculptures!

These came out so colorful and fun!

Great job 7th grade!

8th Grade Name Paintings

8th graders created personalized name paintings in early October.

Learning about font creation and different painting techniques, students created these wonderful representational paintings!

 

Great work 8th grade!

6th Grade Recycled Folktale Masks!

6th graders had so much fun with this colorful and exciting recycling project!
Students learned about traditional masks from around the world and their purposes in different cultures. Some masks are used in ceremonies while other masks are used for fashion. Some masks even have various meanings, might represent animals, or have a special folktale behind it.

In this unit, 6th graders created their own mask using recycled materials. Their mask had to have a special meaning about it (special power, folktale, etc.) and needed to be symmetrical.

Students did such a fantastic job! The SJV 6th graders are very creative! Take a look!

These all came out so colorful and unique! Fantastic job!