Kindergarten Spiderwebs

This was a two day art project. On the first day, we used glue to draw spiderwebs on large pieces of black construction paper. The following art class we used chalk pastels to color the webs with bright colors. I kept a damp rag in the center of each table for artists to wipe their fingers off between colors. We read a Spider book and sang the Eensy Weensy Spider in English and Spanish.

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Inspired by Andy Goldsworthy

Third and fourth grade students looked at the art of Andy Goldsworthy. He is an artist from the UK who makes his work using all natural materials. We watched portions of the beautiful film "Rivers and Tides," about Goldsworthy's work. Students were in awe of Andy Goldsworthy's work and his patience. They loved the opportunity to get outside and work with sticks and leaves and rocks. We talked about how this type of art made us aware and appreciative of the natural beauty of where we live.

Inspired by Jasper Johns

First and second grade artists looked at the work of pop artist Jasper Johns. We learned that Johns makes artwork that shows everyday symbols and objects, like letters and numbers. We made artwork in the style of Jasper Johns by using letters and numbers and bright colors.

Inspired by Picasso's Flowers and Hands painting

Kindergarten artists looked at Picasso's famous painting of friends sharing a bouquet of flowers. We used oil pastels for the stems, tempera paint for the flowers and construction paper for the hands, which some artists chose to leave out. We created these pieces for our Original Works fundraiser.