John Harris Elementary Student art work was on display last Tuesday as students showcased over 1,400 pieces of their art! Each student chose two pieces that were displayed for all to see during the show. The event even had an ice cream social! Thank you to our amazing art teachers (Miss Levisay and Mrs. Wilson) for their incredible hard work, our amazing students, and all of the volunteers who donated for the ice cream social or their time setting up/taking down and serving. It was an amazing event! There is a description of the artwork below each set of pictures!
Learning Adventures Preschool:
(Created with Ms. Sami)
Eric Carle Butterflies: Students learned about illustrator Eric Carle and created artwork inspired by his stories.
Self-Portraits: Students created a portrait of themselves.
Kindergarten:
Texture Alphabets: Students learned about texture and used texture plates to create a painting inspired by artist Jasper Johns.
Pop Art Printmaking: Students used basic printmaking techniques to create artwork inspired by Pop Artist Andy Warhol.
Color Mixing Pumpkins: Students mixed the primary colors to create the secondary colors and then turned their painted papers into pumpkins inspired by the artist Yayoi Kusama.
3 Fish: Students used a variety of media and created an artwork with multiple layers (drawing, coloring, painting, collage) exploring the elements of lines, shape, color and texture.
Shape Cities: Students built on shape knowledge and used art thinking strategies to design a shape city.
Primary Color Paintings: Students explored mixing the primary colors into secondary colors and practiced painting techniques.
Shape People: Students connected emotion to art making, exploring a variety of feelings
First Grade:
Bubble Wrap Printmaking: Students used stamps and bubble wrap to explore basic printmaking techniques.
Pattern Llamas: Students practiced their drawing skills while using knowledge of lines and shapes to create patterns.
Flower Color Wheels: Students learned how to mix the primary colors to create the secondary colors and assemble a color wheel.
Texture Monsters: Students created original and complex designs by using simple lines and shapes and explored visual texture through repetition and printed textures.
Primary Flowers: Students combined primary and secondary color exploration through painting, drawing and collage techniques.
Shape Creations: Students investigated shape attributes and used shape knowledge to create unique designs.
Collage Turtles: Students researched turtles and explored the art of Mono printing, paper manipulation and artistic choice to create a distinctive turtle.
2nd Grade:
Color Mixing: Students were inspired by the book "Colors Blocked" by Ashley Sorenson and created art using color mixing.
Gyotaku Printmaking: Students learned about and created art inspired by Gyotaku Printmaking, the Asian Art of fish printing.
Space/Depth Landscapes: Students learned how to use space in an artwork to create depth by making a landscape inspired by artist Jen Aranyi.
Warm Suns and Cool Moons: Students applied warm and cool color knowledge in original compositions.
Texture Monsters: Students created original and complex designs by using simple lines and shapes and explored visual texture through repetition and printed textures.
Collage Turtles: Students researched turtles and explored the art of Mono printing, paper manipulation and artistic choice to create a distinctive turtle.
Painted Turtles: Students explored a variety of media and engaged in painting procedures, pattern exploration, and art thinking strategies.
3rd Grade:
Nature Art/Watercolor Techniques: Students learned various watercolor techniques while creating a painting inspired by Nature Art.
12 Hue Color Wheels: Students learned how to mix Intermediate Colors and create a full 12 Hue Color Wheel.
4th Grade:
African Safari Animals: Students studied the theme of animals in African Art and created animals using drawing, watercolor, and pattern making techniques.
Printmaking: Students used advanced printmaking techniques and knowledge of pattern making to create a Styrofoam printing plate and pull four prints to create a radial design.
Complementary Snowflakes- Students implemented complementary color knowledge through paper manipulation and collage.
Extreme Foreground Snowpeople- Students designed and illustrated the element of space in an artwork, explored oil pastel techniques and reflected on personal craftsmanship.
Neon Sunflowers- Students combined the art of printmaking, art history (inspiration from Van Gogh's Sunflowers) and a planned composition in an original artwork.
5th Grade:
Monochromatic Color Scheme Paintings: Students learned how to mix tints and shades and used them to create a painting using a monochromatic color scheme.
Impressionism Landscapes: Students learned about Impressionist Claude Monet and created art inspired by him and the Impressionist Art movement.
Foil Relief Sculptures: Students learned about Meso-American Relief Sculptures and used aluminum tooling techniques to create their own relief sculptures.
Glow Gallery:
3rd Grade Symmetrical Butterflies: Students used contour lines and printmaking techniques to create a butterfly that has symmetry.
4th Grade Color Scheme Mandalas: Students learned about different color schemes and used them to color a hand drawn mandala.
5th Grade Pop Art: Donut Paintings: Students studied the artwork of Pop Artists Wayne Thiebaud and Andy Warhol before creating a Pop Art Painting inspired by their artwork.