The 8th graders first began by drawing sketches while looking at their classmates "model" holding their arms and legs in interesting poses. This allowed the students to visualize the different movements of the body. The students then had to decide what action and movement their figure would be doing. They began sculpting their person out of wire and adding props and clothing to finish it off. 
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The 8th graders had to choose a food that was healthy for this art project. They began by drawing the food in their sketchbook. They then had to construct a sculpture of this healthy food to be larger than life-size out of cardboard, newspapers, and tape. Once they were constructed the students paper mache'ed the objects to make them more firm and sculpture-like. They then had to paint them realistically by mixing paints together and adding highlights and shadows to the 3D sculptures. 
The students began this project by being given a piece of wire that was 5 feet long. They then had to twist the wire into an interesting abstract sculpture and shapes. We then nailed the wire down to a block of wood and the students began covering the wire with tissue paper and modge podge to stiffen it up. The next step was to select 2 colors of paint and start one color at the top of the sculpture and the other color at the bottom of the sculpture. Where these 2 colors met in the middle the students had to blend them together so they faded out gently. The students then had learned about Aboriginal dot painting and had to paint dot designs similar to early Aboriginal artists on their entire sculpture. 
| mS. Vos
I am in my 2nd year as an art teacher in Iowa and couldn't be happier with my career choice! I love teaching middle schoolers new art skills and the importance of art everyday! ArchivesCategoriesAll |
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