Fifth grade Georgia Okeeffe clay flowers

5th grade artists are busy studying the art and life of Georgia Okeeffe. We read a book about her and noticed how she really gets up close in her colorful pictures of flowers. We sketched flowers and designed them as zentangles! 

Next we turned 2D sketches into 3D clay projects!

Learning Goals:

I can identify the art of Georgia Okeeffe

I can describe her art and some facts about her life

I can use form to create a clay flower 

I can identify a zentangle

5th Grade Georgia O'keeffe and Native American Textiles

5th graders studied the life and work of Georgia O'keeffe. They learned about how she found beauty in unusual things in nature life bones that had dried in the desert of New Mexico. Our artists practiced with the art element of value to shade their own drawings of skulls. Then we looked at the origin and legend surrounding the craft of weaving in Native American Textiles.

5th graders study Georgia O'Keefe!

5th graders studied the life and work of Georgia O'Keefe. They learned that she became famous for her ability to zoom up close on her work. She liked drawing skulls, flowers and nature. Our 5th grade artists created an artwork inspired by her designs and practiced shading and blending colors as well!