Pop Art Hamburgers

Remember this jingle? Man, does it stick in your head!  My 3rd grade students are starting a collage project where they will be designing the most mouth watering hamburger that they can imagine. What better way to kick off the lesson that with this!

On day one, students made printed paper for them to later cut and use for the fixings.  It was so much fun brainstorming what they would like to put on their burger. . . From the ordinary, cheese, ketchup, and lettuce to the extremist, guacamole, siracha sauce and even anchovies!

 

While the printed papers were drying, students practiced their weaving by making a Milton inspired place mat (red and white - Go Wildcats!).  Once this was in place, the group was ready to collage!  Students were given the task to design a mouth watering burger making sure they overlapped each layer ensuring no gaps and deliciousness in every bite.

The final results are quite extraordinary!

Apple Advertisement

 

Fall is in the air and what better way to celebrate the change of season then by making some apple stampin' art.  Students observed some different colored apples, green, red, and yellow, and noticed how some apples had streaking of multiple colors.  We then cut some apples in half and began stamping away.  

While the paintings were drying, we began to talk about texture and  how we can notice texture both by touch and with sight.  I gave the class some cardboard and we made a textured background for our project by rubbing the cardboard behind the paper.  Next, we took the same cardboard and ripped the to layer of paper off to create a texture of a basket and glued it down to the project to make a still life.

The next week it was time to put all the pieces together.  The apples needed to be cut and then assembled into the basket.  The final touch was stamping the word APPLE on the top to resemble a fruit box advertisement.  Aren't these pictures delicious!

New England Landscapes

Having grown up in New England, nothing is as breathtaking as the leaves turning.  This year, the colors are particularly vibrant and make for such beautiful landscapes.  The Vermont artist, Sabra Fields, has captured this changing of the seasons in her works of art.

Light Suite by, Sabra Fields

Day one began with 5th grade students observing Field's art works.   We discussed her use of color, line and perspective.  We then began our landscapes by drawing four land forms and perspective embellishments.

Land form #1

Land for #2

Land form #3

Land form #4

Perspective details: Curved lines for the field, a road traveling off in the distance and some shrubs

On day two, we took out the paint!  Students began by painting in the sky followed by the clusters of green trees or shrubs.

From there, we had a conversation about fall colors and color mixing.  I gave students red, yellow, brown and green to use as they filled in their landscapes.  I asked that they keep each land form one color, but how they painted in their land forms, was their choice.  The results are spectacular!