Spring is upon us! And nothing says spring like elephants. Oh, you disagree? Well, for now let’s put our differences aside and admire what my creative students made this month.
To use this technique, you put a piece of textured cardboard
(or anything with texture) under your paper. You color back and forth (crayon
works well but marker does not) and the texture is transferred to your paper. I
thought the ridges would make for a fun pattern on the elephants’ skin. We made
the elephants by cutting out shapes and assembling them as collages on blue
construction paper. The elephants are taking showers, and I love how different
each one is.
Over the last few weeks my students created Easter-themed
art. Usually I don’t do posts with a religious theme, as religion is a personal
subject. But I teach at a private school and at Easter we do art with a religious aspect. Here are a few of the crosses my students made.
Creating 3-D flowers from paper was an optional touch, and I’m glad that some
kids tried it. I asked the kids to use happy spring colors, and I love how much
color they used in their art.
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| 8th grade |
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| 7th grade |
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| 4th grade |
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| 4th grade |
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| 3rd grade |
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| 1st grade--and wise beyond her years, with her hope for Love For All. |
Easter eggs are also on the menu this week, drawn by
Kindergarteners. It’s fun for kids to come up with patterns on Easter eggs, and
I love their drawings of egg-filled baskets.
Thanks for checking out the Three Es with me.
