Fifth Grade Chihuly Collaborative Sculpture

5th grade artists are working on a collaborative project like Dale Chihuly!  We learned about his life, his installations and some of the work that he has displayed at our local Frederick Meijer Gardens! We watched a slide show about him and then began coloring water bottles with permanent markers in either warm or cold colors. 

Click Here for our Chihuly PowerPoint

On Day 2 of this project, we did a partner read out of the Scholastic Art Magazine about Dale Chihuly and chose our 2 favorite new facts to write down on a slip of paper for a prize drawing.

Learning Goals:
I can work collaboratively.
I can retell facts about Dale Chihuly's life and art.
I can explain the difference between form and shape.
I can distinguish between warm and cool colors.

Second-grade Tom Otterness sculptures

GSecond graders had a blast learning about the contemporary artist Tom Otterness. We talked about the differences between two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes. We also practiced converting a shape into a draw on the form. We then colored our time Otterness sketches using value and oil pastels. Then we created our Otterness sculptures out of my magic! What fun and how playful!

Lesson Objectives:

I can learn about Tom Otterness' life and art

I can draw 3D shapes

I can use value to shade my sketch

I can create a Otterness style sculpture