….art projects
Last week I started to remove some of the older art projects in the hall for the newer assignments. I have close to 300 projects to display and I’ve barely put a dent in the collection but it’s a good start. Funny how things can be on display for weeks and people just start to notice them when you’re ready to take them down. Oh well at least they made an impression before they were removed.
I’m close to finishing the Faces projects. The kids really seemed to enjoy the process. When the collage assignment was done I shared the painting technique I learned on Carla Sonheim’s on-line class, Faces 101. It started out as an experiment with a grade 2 class that I don’t normally teach and it was so successful that I decided to pass on the knowledge to my other classes. Here are a few more ‘faces’ projects that I’d like to share with you:
As you can see I have a few students who like to think ‘outside the box’. I encourage creativity as long as I see some of the components in the lesson in the final piece.
The halls are starting to fill up with new work. Here’s a sample of what one might see if they came for a visit.
Mama Cormier 
Wow, your students are so talent …. amazing so much color they are using … so bold and intense – I wonder if our mind and imagination was much more colorful as kids than as adults. Because as adults we seems to be afraid of colors.
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I think the fact that their art teacher loves colours and encourages them to use them is then reflected in their work. But I think you’re right about adults becoming afraid of colour or maybe it just becomes a preference. Some artists love soft muted tones and others are attracted to big bold colours. I like a bit of both but right now I seem to be all about bright strong colours.
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I just love colors .. and I have problems with sepia & B&W – some photos are FAB in black and white .. but most goes just flat. It’s only certain photos that is suitable for B&W.
I like mute tones too …. I’m and autum girl. *smile
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