Mr. Mills Blog

We got started on fine arts projects in all classes this week. Althugh, when next week starts, we will have to put those projects on hold and continue with them in five weeks. Our student teacher, Ms. Fischer, will begin teaching next week.

The third graders began making posters to encourage people to vote. Mr. Brown and I have told the students that the posters have to be non-partisan. We have introduced the terms applied arts and graphic design to the students. While many fine arts like painting and sculpture are done for “arts sake”, many applied arts like graphic design are done for a purpose. A poster used to get people to vote is an example of an applied art or graphic design. The students have been working on a design for their artowrk inside of their sketchbook.

The 4th and 5th graders are making logos that represnt themselves using Windows Paint in the computer lab. We started by looking at logos from actual companies and talking about how those logos were created to represent those companies. The students have to make a logo that represents themselves through the colors and synbols they chose. The students are also learning how to make block or bubble letters.

The 6th graders are working on emotion paintings. I took a picture of each student displaying a specific emotion. Then, the students cut the picture out and glued to a larger sheet of paper. The students need to paint around the picture with different colors, lines, and shapes that match the emotion. We have talked about the importance of color choice, filling up the paper, and tying their entire artwork together.

Until next week…