Summer slumber is over!

I'm Back! And the creative juices are flowing. I'm looking foreword to getting my art classes started! My first day is Tues. the 19th. I have so many new projects to try this year. Have you checked out "Pinterest" I have been bitten and have a bad case of the "Pinterest Bug"! check out my Pinterest site. Pinterestsusanb60. But caution.. the bug might bite you too.
Its a great source for inspiration and new art ideas. I look forward to posting my students art projects. see you soon. Susan

Bird in a cage

Bird in a Cage

Summer Art Camp Classes
4th and 5th Graders
Mixed Media

I experimented with this project and found it to be lots of fun. so,
I introduced it to a small summer art class.

Vanessa Spencer was my inspiration for this project.
click on Vanessa's highlighted name and watch her video.

Drawing with ink after project is dry.

Stamping bird with ink. Then we used Mod Podge to seal and finish.

After layering News paper, craft paper and adding paint,
I let the kids experiment with a stencil.
Then let project dry over night.

After project is dry, we are ready to draw a bird cage.
see above pictures!

Drawing with ink.

Finished!!

the kids did a excellent JOB!!

Caged Song Bird

Caged Song Bird
Mixed Media

Well.. School is out and I thought I would try my hand at a
mixed media art piece I saw in Somerset magazine months ago.
It may look familiar to some of you.
Something about the art piece inspired me..

Using newspaper, and scraps I had on hand,
I experimented with the back ground .
I found a brand new stencil I had not used yet!! How could this be?

I printed a music sheet and cut it down to fit in the center of my project.
I tried to find a song about a bird.
With words on the sheet of music. It took to long....
so I used a song from the Beatles.

I finished!! On to the next project.

Abstract Katz

WATER COLOR

ABSTRACT KATZ
kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade

The King and Queen of cats!

Above-Teacher Sample

The students first sketched their pictures with pencil.
Then applied pure water color paints to paint their masterpiece. This is a real fun project. I find the kids always enjoy anything to do with animals.
This project can be used for any grade level... love those kind of projects!

Great Imagination!!
Love the helicopter cat in this one.
Can you find the two invisible cats above? Hint: Only eyes and mouth show!

Like a graceful vase,
a cat, even when motionless,
Seems to flow. - George F. Will

When prints dried, cats where then out lined in Black marker.

The Smallest feline is a masterpiece. -
Leonardo da Vinci

Students then glued black paper to frame Masterpieces!