Showing posts with label day of the dead. Show all posts
Showing posts with label day of the dead. Show all posts
The Ancient Aztec Culture
Connecting to 6th grade Ancient cultures curriculum we looked at the Ancient Aztecs. Building on this information students were able to understand how the Day of Dead celebrations developed.
Ms. Jane's Moments In Art - Sugar Skulls, Part 2
The decorating of sugar skulls really is the part where they "come alive".
Enjoy!
More Day of Dead images to inspire and some additional Frida Kahlo books from my collection.
Ms. Jane's Moments In Art - Sugar Skulls, Part 1
Perfect connection for our Spotlight artist Frida Kahlo
Day of the Dead images to inspire! 
Fourth Grade Designers 2018-19
1/2-3 Day of the Dead Foil
Skulls –DOD Inspired
Sugar Skull on foil. Sharpies, and pencil. Discussed cultural connections and
looked at images and design support material, Cultural connections. Introduction to Frida Kahlo's work/life.
4-5 Fall at the lake- Seasonal connected watercolor project, inspired by
the work of Georgia O’Keeffe, watercolor pencils, pencil and watercolor paints.
Building a composition from abstract to landscape, color blocking and details
6+ Event Project- Tumble for Me- Geometry and quilting come together in this paper collage of shape and color. Based on the traditional tumble block quilting pattern this non-traditional artwork has over 100 hand cut and personalized pieces that work together to give a rhythmic flow to this dynamic composition.
7-10 Pop Portraits - Combining inspiration from a variety
of Artists, Mona Lisa, di Vinci, Vermeer, Girl with a Pearl Earring, American Gothic and Pop Artist Andy Warhol, students traced one of these iconic images on clear overhead sheets using Sharpie marker and build a colorful under collage, resulting in images like the graphic work of Warhol.
11/12Pop Art Soup- Students design their own soup label inspired by the
work of Andy Warhol. Marker and color pencil, building a design. 3-D project
Extra: creating quilt patterns
with line and color
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