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.

Blast from the ART Past

Special Shout out to Vance, who visited CPCS recently.  He was a scholar who was reluctant to push himself as a visual artist at first, but he tried, succeeded and made amazing artwork. TRY TRY TRY!  Here's a great song about trying.  "Try" by Jill Scott.
OKAY...down to business:

7th Grade Researchers

Mia is doing her project on SWOON.
(Can't wait to see the 10-slide presentation.)

PowerPoint Presentations begin this week.  Click HERE for the student presentation schedule.  Scholars can create a PowerPoint, Prezi or Google Presentation.  Be on time to class or you lose your spot and your grade.

The SLIDE OUTLINE is HERE.  The rubric is based on exactly what is on the outline, so use that as a checklist to your benefit. 

If you received a bright green sheet, you must get your parent/guardian to sign it and you have until the date listed to return the work.  No exceptions.

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

5th Grade Sculptors

Scholars will be completing their Alexander Calder-based wire sculptures next week.  Tuskegee scholars started to learn more about symmetry, which will be a basis for future artwork later this quarter.

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

8th Grade Batik Artists

Taylah started from the MIDDLE,
now she's here.

Terry went super-detailed.  

These are looking SO good.  Students are becoming more and more familiar with batik process because they are creating them!  This week scholars complete the painting portion and start washing out the glue to reveal their completed designs.  THEN WE SEW!  Watch out!

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

6th Grade Hampton Goes POP

Roy Lichtenstein's "Wham"

Get ready, 6th grade!  You are about to be thrown into the world of Pop Art.  Scholars are going to learn about the art history of this art movement and will make Pop Art artwork that will blow your mind!

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

Adios to November

As we slide out of November, it's important to remember that no matter what, we are a Community.  It's in the name of our school, for crying out loud!  I have two favorite holidays: Day of the Dead and Thanksgiving.  I am thankful for my students who push themselves to be creative, especially when it is difficult!  

Kimora's Contour Line Drawing

5th Grade Sculptors

Scholars have been learning about Alexander Calder and his life and contributions to 3D artwork.  He invented the mobile!  Tuskegee students are transforming their self portrait drawings into 3-dimensional creations!   Here are some photos from the past project.  They will be returned to scholars shortly, but I'd like to brag one last time...
Questions?  Email Ms. Hillman: jhillman@cpcsschool.org.

6th Grade Money Makers

Kayla B's amazing artwork!

Malachi's money!

The self-portrait portion of the currency project was just completed and Hampton Rocked it!  The second quarter will have more homework assignments but until then, enjoy some amazing artwork from my students.

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

7th Grade Researchers and Clay Recyclers

Howard students are DEEP in it!  The research paper criteria can be viewed in previous posts (check the archive on the left) and we have begun doing the physical work of recycling clay using plaster bats and slip (ask your scholar what that is..they know!).  Part 3 of the research project is due TUESDAY MORNING in class.  All sections should be typed in Times New Roman font, size 12.  Questions?  Email Ms. Hillman: jhillman@cpcsschool.org.

8th Grade Batik Artists

Test Page three - clearer!

Because of the Fall Harvest Festival, we will not be able to have Art Class on Monday, however, I will give students a chance to make up the LAST section of last Wednesday's test.  The pages (the brain sections AND the mandala) will be returned to scholars during the day on Monday and you can check HERE to color in the parts of the brain.  (Sorry for the poor quality given for the test!)

Questions?  Email Ms. Hillman:

jhillman@cpcsschool.org

Protect Yo heART - Quarter 2

Protect Yo heART.  Always.

This is a bit of graffiti that can be found on the streets of Bed-Stuy.  Are you doing what it commands!?  Look around and see that art is all around us in Brooklyn.

5th Grade Sculptors

Egon Schiele's Contour Line Self-Portrait

On Friday, Scholars watched a video by Alexander Calder and we went over how to answer the questions, which should be finished at home.  It will be graded as a homework assignment.

The Alexander Calder Video is HERE.  This is DUE TUESDAY, November 17th in Class.  

Next week we continue to work on the wire sculptures based on the contour line drawings Tuskegee scholars drew of themselves.  

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

6th Grade Hampton

Sugar Skull art critique happened and scholars had good, positive things to say of each other's artwork.  There was also a vocabulary quiz given and scholars who received below a 70 have to have a parent/guardian sign it.  

This week we will critique the currency project (which was put on hold for the special Mexican Holiday project Dia De Los Muertos) and start our big project for Q2.

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

7th Grade Howard

Part 1 of the Artist Research Project is due Tuesday, November 17th at the beginning of class. THE FULL CRITERIA IS HERE.  Students have three grades associated with this project and were required to write down the due dates in their planners:

Part 1 (Biography) due November 17th

Part 2 (Images) due November 19th

Part 3 (Analysis) due November 24th.  You will hand in the Criteria Sheet

ALL PARTS SHOULD BE Typed, Double Spaced, Times New Roman font size 12.

READ THIS ~ Heading for each PART of the project should look like this:
Your name                                              Part ___  (fill in the part you are filling in)
Art Class                                                Ms. Hillman
Date:
Artist Name: (The artist you are researching)

Questions, comments about ANY of this should be emailed ASAP: jhillman@cpcsschool.org.

An example of modern Batik.

8th Grade Spelman Batik Artists

We've begun transferring your mandala designs into patterns on the fabric, that was affixed to the cardboard.  We continue the rest of this project in class.  Come prepared and ready to work every time and you will have art and academic success.

Questions?  jhillman@cpccschool.org.