Watercolor Lei's

First she reviewed the different types of watercolor painting and then we practiced those. Once that was done, we began using those techniques to create a painting of our own using 2 of the ways shown. We then cut out 24 flowers, using at least 4-5 from watercolor painting. Once they were cut out, we punched holes in the middle and put straws to separate them, creating a lei.

**An extension activity for this lesson could be used in geography.  The students would have to find out where on the Hawaiian Islands these flowers grow, and then map them on a map of the islands.

Coil Pot

This week in art class we learned how to make a coil pot.  First we started out with a lump of clay and had to knead all the air bubbles out of the clay ball.  We had to make a flat circular bottom to wrap the coils around it.  We then made the rest of the clay into long strips so we could easily roll them on top of the coil.  We then scored each piece. This includes making smalls lines to help the clay stick to the other piece of clay. We then began stacking the coil on top of each other until it was a desired height. We used water, clay tools, and our hands to smooth the inside of the pot. We then had to let the pots sit over night so they could dry before we painted them.

After the pots were dry we could paint them. We had to include one primary color and one secondary color. I chose to use yellow and blue, I added white to the blue to make it more of a pastel blue. Another requirement was including some kind of symbol that was important to us. I tried to paint a cross on my pot, but it really didn't turn out to good. This cross represents my family and faith.

**An extension activity for this could be used in social studies and incorporate it into early cave writings. They could make up their own alphabet or meanings to their drawings they carve into clay.

3-D Design

This week we read Dr. Seuss's Oh The Places You'll Go!  Then we had to create our own town/village using the illustrations of the book as inspiration.  My table was assigned to use complementary colors, so I used green, blue, and purple. We then had to name our village and  had to bend, curl, and twist paper to form a 3-D design. Finally we had to give our towns a name. My town's name is Lor-Ville, so I made the gateway into Lor-Ville.

**An extension activity for this project could be incorporated into Language Arts.  The students will have to make up their own story for the "town" they made in art.

Marbling

Today's activity was all about Marbling, and no we did not use marbles. Marbling is the designs that you find in older style books on the inside cover.  What we did was use shaving cream and squirt paint into the cream.  After that you could use your hands or other tools to create different designs you wanted.  Then we were able to use our own drawings of different landmarks in the world to press firmly down into the paint-cream.  You then pick up your drawing and scrape off the extra shaving cream.  I had the Colosseum that is located in Rome, Italy.

**An extension activity for this project could be used in science.  Students would be able to use different colors to create camouflage of animals in the wild.

Train Printmaking

This week we discussed printmaking.  We were able to design our own sheet using Styrofoam and carving utensil.  We then had to use the printmaking supplies to create a train-cart.  Our instructions were to be inspired by South Dakota designs and also to use a back ground featuring South Dakota. I used "Z" Grain for my design and my carts are hauling corn, while traveling through the countryside of South Dakota.

*An extension activity would be in the Language Arts subject.  Here teachers would talk about the printmaking process and how they used in earlier times to write letters and publish books.

Macrame Madness

This project is done to introduce students to the art of Macrame. There are many different types of Macrame. This project we made key chains out of hemp. We each were suppose to put at least three beads on the key chain and have it at least three inches long, or the length of your middle finger. 

**An extension activity for this would be doing a presentation about how Macrame has developed throughout the years for social studies. 

Warm & Cool Colors Puzzle Pieces

To start off this project the class was split into to sections, warm and cool colors. The warm colors could choose to draw a duck or fox and the cool colors could choose to draw a fish or frog. Once we drew our animal, we had to give it texture of some sort.  For the background, we either had to do lines, patterns, or shapes.
I was assigned warm colors, so I drew a duck.  For my background I drew 'lines,' so i drew all different kinds of lines. 

*An extension activity for this project could be for the subject of Science.  Since we discuss "warm and cool colors" a teacher can discuss "warm and cold-blooded" animals and their characteristics.