2017/18 Current Projects - 2-3

2 nd -3 rd  Grade Project Title:   Balanced or Unbalanced Compositions? Description: An important principle of design is balance.  2nd and 3rd grade students practiced creating both balanced and unbalanced compositions using geometric and freeform shapes.  They also laid out and labeled their final work for presentation. Vocabulary:  balanced versus unbalanced composition geometric and freeform shapes Resources:   A Book about Design by Mark Gonyea Materials: construction paper geometric shapes scissors glue sticks rulers Examples of Student Artwork:

2 nd -3 rd  Grade Project Title:   Georgia O'Keeffe Leaves Samples of Georgia O'Keeffe's art: Grey and Brown Leaves (1929) Two Yellow Leaves (1928) Description: Georgia O'Keeffe (November 15, 1887 – March 6, 1986) was an American artist who painted enlarged flowers, bones, leaves and shells so people would notice them.  Student artists looked closely at fall leaves and drew a magnified version of their leaf.  Special attention was given to its outside contour line, interior veins and texture, watercolor markers were added on diffusion paper to create this tie dyed look. Vocabulary:  Georgia O'Keeffe veins line weight contour line hot & cold colors diffusion paper translucent Resources: My Name is Georgia  by Jeanette Winter Materials:  Black Sharpies diffusion paper watercolor markers Examples of Student Artwork: