BCC Canada Art Studio: June 2012

Inventive Images

We shared the memories of inventing images from clouds in the sky and made up a story out of the images. First, students created interesting texture background by blending paints. In the following class, they creatively invented visual images from the abstract painting.
Students were able to view their world with different perspectives and developed ability to find new images and meanings from the abstract painting.

Kindy's Update

Bird Drawing, Bird beak pop-up

Fish Painting, inspired by Lucy Cousins’ Hooray for Fish

Curious looking creatures living in the imaginary island

Grade 5 Self-portrait

Fifth graders worked on the self-portraits. They observed their face features closely looking in the mirrors and studied shading technique with a 4B pencil. And then they used their favorite colors to paint the background.

Grade 6 Update

Self-portrait of the students

Victorian Homes

The students learned different kinds of Victorian houses and designed their own house. I encouraged students to use rulers and think like a real architect. This architectural drawing lesson was a great way to teach how math and art collide.

Grade 3 Self-portrait

Line Drawing of Robot

Installation Art

Grade 7 students learned about contemporary artist, Slinkachu. We looked at his 'Little People Project' which started in 2006. The project involves the remodelling and painting of miniature model train set characters, which he then places and leaves on the street. It is both a street art installation project and a photography project.

Inspired by Slinkachu's installation project, students begun a group installation project.

I gave each group a random object such as a scotch-tape, push-pins, buttons, pencil sharpener, and flowers. Students did brainstorming to create a storyline with little figures that they made.

Like Slinkachu, students placed the figures in a place where students thought it was effective setting for the installation art.