January Art-attack

Welcome back to school and to a new year... now it's time to get to work!

The 2nd Quarter finishes on the 26th of January, 2016 and all students who have art class now will switch to music class with Mr. McGregor.  That means you only have a couple of weeks left to get your best artwork (and grades in art) done!

Here's what's going on:

Getting that WHIP STITCH on.

8th Grade Batik Artists

My Spelman artists have been sewing the four edges of their batiks to clean up the edges of their work, which takes a lot of time and patience.  High quality craftsmanship is what we are going for with the whip stitch method (click HERE for a quick tutorial) around the dowels and the sides.

Later, at the end of the quarter, there will be a cumulative test from vocabulary, technique and information taught in class at the end of Quarter 2.  Stay tuned for the date and study guides (given in class).

Questions? Email Ms. Hillman: jhillman@cpcsschool.org.

5th Grade

Wire self-portrait sculptures go up this week along with the portraits they made.  A painting project dealing with symmetry and asymmetry is next on the docket.  Scholars have been completing packets  to show their understanding of symmetry and, so far, the grades have been phenomenal!  Keep up the 

great work!

Questions? Email Ms. Hillman: jhillman@cpcsschool.org.

7th Grade Abstract Artists

Piet Mondrian was a Dutch artist who was an innovator of abstract art.  Scholars looked at "Victory Boogie Woogie" and interpreted what the artist was thinking and what he could have been inspired by when making the piece.  Howard students are using the principles of design to create an attractive piece of artwork based on Mondrian's abstract style. 

Scholars who presented for the Artist Research Project were to email their presentations to Ms. Hillman (jhillman@cpcsschool.org).  Study guides will be created based on the presentations and be included in the final, cumulative test at the end of Quarter 2. 

Questions? Email Ms. Hillman: jhillman@cpcsschool.org.

Amira's thinking about those Donuts again!  

6th Grade Pop Artists

That guy...Roy Lichtenstein, is one of Pop Art's founders.  He took comic strips found in newspapers and recreated individual frames and painted them large.  Scholars are about to complete a project where they are re-created photographed self-portraits in Lichtenstein-style.  

Hampton scholars are KILLING this project and they look amazing.  The sequence of the project is important and students will have to recall the order of the techniques at some point soon (hint hint...QUIZ COMING!).

This multi-step project is going well and scholars are using watercolor to make their pop art projects pop!

Questions? Email Ms. Hillman: jhillman@cpcsschool.org.

ARTober Wind Up

As we say 'Adios' to October, we are happy to snuggle into November Art Projects!

8th Grade Graphic Novelists

Autobiographical Graphic Novels are DUE MONDAY.  All parts, including the cover with color!  We ink together in class. Bring a super fine Sharpie marker in if you have one.  That is all.

ALSO, DOJO IS BACK and I'm in charge of the incentive this week!  Get ready to dress up for Book  Character Day and reap the benefits of self-control and motivation through Dojo!

Questions? Email Ms. Hillman: jhillman@cpcsschool.org.

7th Grade Sculptors

ARE WE or AREN'T WE WORKING WITH CLAY?  It depends on you.  For those of you who will be enjoying clay work, these are the requirements for the next project:

Example of a nature themed sculpture.

Criteria for Abstract Clay Sculptures:- must stand independently
- nature theme (you had to take photos of natural textures over the summer, so you can use that as a foundation for this project)
- No more or less than 5" high and 3 1/2" wide
- Must be interesting to look at from every angle
- Must have at least 1 exaggerated Principle of Design in sculpture

Alternate projects for non-clay-working students will be given in class.  Questions? Email Ms. Hillman: jhillman@cpcsschool.org.

6th Grade Portrait Artists

Dia Di Los Muertos Sugar Skulls by P. Hillman

We started to work on our proportionately correct self-portraits at home and continued on our currency in class.  When you FOLLOW THE STEPS, YOU WILL HAVE SUCCESS!  

This week we are going to pause from the Currency / Portrait projects and make artwork based on my favorite holiday!  It's going to be sweet, but you cannot eat (it)!

Questions? Email Ms. Hillman: jhillman@cpcsschool.org.

5th Grade Sculptors

Gallery Walk @ CPCS

Profile Self-Portraits are now hanging on the walls of CPCS!  We had a gallery walk and students had a chance to leave positive feedback for their classmates.  It was a great way to see what everyone had created and how scholars expressed themselves through the line work.

During the last class, Tuskegee was introduced to the kinetic artwork of Alexander Calder.  Students are practically line experts now, so this next project about kinetic, contour line sculptures shouldn't be a problem.  Art History regarding Alexander Calder will play a big part in this project, as will drawing and sculpting out of wire (Calder's medium of choice!).

Vocabulary for this project: Contour Lines, Sculptor, Sculpture, kinetic, Alexander Calder (know what he did and a bit about his life).

Questions? Email Ms. Hillman: jhillman@cpcsschool.org.

Mid-October Art Update

8th Grade Graphic Novelists

Spelman students, your graphic novels, INCLUDING THE COVER are due Monday in class.  We will spend the rest of the class time adding color and inking your work.

- Beginning, middle and an ending ("To Be Continued" would be considered incomplete)

- At least 3 characters (you are one of them because it's autobiographical)

- Narrative boxes (a.k.a. captions)

- Thought bubbles

- Sound effects

- Dialogue

- A transition you were tested on (moment to moment etc...)

- 3 - 4 pages (one sided)

FINAL PIECE WILL HAVE ALL OF THE ABOVE and A COVER PAGE (requirements below)

PART 2:

- Black or blue ink outlines and Color in the panels (color pencils are great for layering and will be done in class)

- Illustrated cover page in color.  Title and author must be clear and easy to read.  Requirements are below for the cover but COLOR will BE DONE IN CLASS.

Questions about any of this?  Email Ms. Hillman: jhillman@cpcsschool.org.

7th Grade Sculptors

This week we embark on our next project that deals with clay, abstraction and the Principles of Design.  The Principles of Design homework is due in class Tuesday.  Click here to get the worksheet.

Howard students will be tested next week on the information found in the short video we watched in class: "What is Abstract Art?" by Frank Curcovik.  The video has a lot of great information regarding art history and the beginnings of art abstraction.  Pay attention to the art movements and the BIG NAMES associated with these times: Impressionism (Monet, Renoir), Post-Impressionism (Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Paul Gauguin, Vincent Van Gogh), Fauvism ("Fauve" is French for "wild beast") (Henri Matisse), Cubism (Pablo Picasso) and Abstract Expressionism (Jackson Pollack, Marc Rothko),   Abstract art does not have a recognizable subject or non-representational artwork...they want COLOR, FORM to stand out.

We start with properties of clay and explore how to manipulate the medium this week!  Questions about any of this?  Email Ms. Hillman: jhillman@cpcsschool.org.

6th Grade Currency Designers and Self-Portrait Artists

The money is IN and grades were returned last week.  This week we will practice drawing head-on portraits and understanding the proportions involved with art (Math!).  If you want to practice drawing facial proportions, CLICK HERE and follow the steps!  It's a SEQUENCE.

The currency project will be completed by the end of this week and then we will work on a project that has to do with Ms. Hillman's FAVORITE holiday.  HINTS: Symmetry and paint is involved and it fits in with cultural diversity you have been discussing in Advisory!  

Questions about any of this?  Email Ms. Hillman: jhillman@cpcsschool.org.

Alexander Calder Wire Sculpture

5th Grade Portraits Artists

All I can say is "WOW...WOW WOW"!  Tuskegee completed their Self-Portrait Profiles and they are AMAZING!  You can look their artwork and get a feel for who they are as students and artists!  Their artwork will be the subject of the Art Bulletin board this week - first of the year!  Stay tuned for photos!

After we have a gallery walk about all of the beautiful work and review the plethora of things we learned in class for this project (Adjectives, 5 kinds of lines, 5 line variations, portraits, silhouettes, profiles, vertical, horizontal, diagonal, zig zag, curve, degree of curve, directional length, width and texture...WHEW!), we will start a 3D project based on Alexander Calder's sculptures.  

Questions about any of this?  Email Ms. Hillman: jhillman@cpcsschool.org.