Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Crazy for Cats









Laurel Burch Collaged Cats

Materials: Painted paper, newspapers, glue, paint, paper (12x18)

Artist Focus: Laurel Burch

Special Education Art Lesson, a focus on fine motor skills

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Frank Stella - Abstract Sculptures

After seeing Frank Stella's huge abstract sculptures at the new Whitney Museum (NYC), I knew I had to teach my students his work. It was so awesomely overwhelming that I couldnt stop thinking about it.

Our students looked at his work and discussed a bit about abstract art and what the artist is trying to convey through lines, colors and shapes. 




Students created their own mini- abstract sculptures












Monday, January 11, 2016

Romare Bearden Cityscapes

  

























Romare Bearden Cityscapes based on "The Block"

Students used NYC, their city, as inspiration to create their unique blocks

Medium: Painting, Drawing and Collage

Thursday, October 29, 2015

CRAZY HAIR!

Crazy Hair!!

A lesson on Patterns and Design

Artist Focus: Romero Britto

Special Education - Middle School-Age Students











 My students never fail to exceed my expectations! I am beyond impressed with how beautiful these all came out!


Monday, October 19, 2015

Pumpkin Patterns - Yayoi Kusama








Results....







FALL PUMPKINS in the style of Yayoi Kusama artwork!

Artist Focus: Yayoi Kusama

Medium: Drawing

Materials: black construction paper, white crayons, construction paper crayons

Middle School-Age // Special Education Art Lesson

Oh, what a fun lesson for the fall season! Students loved creating their large scale pumpkins. 
Using a step by step approach to drawing the pumpkins, we all worked together. Once students created their pumpkins they then added Kusama's famous polka dots! Coloring each section and then added the triangles to the outside surrounding. 
They ALL came out beautiful!

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Symbolic Self-Portraits



 















Symbolic Self-Portraits

Artist Focus: Kara Walker

Vocabulary: Silhouette

Medium: Collage

Special Education Art Lesson - Middle School-Age Students

Materials: magazines, glue, scissors, silhouette cutouts, black construction paper

*Note* Some of our students were able to trace silhouettes by using a flashlight and partnering up against the wall, then tracing their partners shadow with a pencil. This was difficult in many classes, so I drew many of them or had them trace on the table. Either way, you could create a male and female or various templates for your students to trace. See what works!