Adopt a Bench project

For the past month, Katie, Annika, Yasmin, Daniel, Ivy and Zahira work on the Adopt a Bench project and transforming an ordinary bench into something amazing!!!
We got inspired by Romero Britto, one of the artists that we learned this year, and painted very bright and fun word design on an old bench.
It turned out amazing and I can't wait to put this bench next to our new playground!!!

CHA Annual Art Show Week--Monday, May 26th ~ Friday, May 30th

Our CHA students has been working hard on their Art Show projects and I am very proud of their effort!

Our Annual Art Show Week starts on Monday, May 26th.
We would like to invite all CHA friends and family to come and be amazed by all the wonderful creations from our children.

4th and 5th Art--Pinata

For the past few weeks, 4th and 5ht grade students put a lot of effort into their Pinatas and their creation turned out GREAT!!! 
The students learned about Cinco de Mayo in Spanish class and worked on the Pinatas in Art class.

Nature Collage

 This week at art, Kindergarteners had a great time collecting nature items from the field and working on the Nature Collage project.

We found leaves, sticks, pine needles, acorns, flowers, rocks, and a few other nature items.
When we came back to the art class, we glue the items on a  paper and used our imagination to turn the items into something creative.

The WIld Flowers--1st Art

This week at Art, 1st graders had a great time working on the Wild Flowers project.
First, we drew stems and grasse with different colors of green oil pastel on black paper.
Then, we used q-tips  to create flowers, clouds, butterflies, birds and anything we see during the spring time.

LOVE how their art turned out!

Art Auction

These are a few examples of this year's art auction projects. They all turned out amazing!!!
We are very excited!!!

4th and 5th --Art Docent from Seattle Art Museum

                     

An Art docent came from Seattle Asian Art Museum and talked about 'Asian Art Yesterday and Today.'
4th and 5th grade students had a great time learning, creating art and playing game at the end.
Thank you CHAPTER for the great learning opportunity.

4th--Abstract painting inspired by Wassily Kandinsky

This lesson was inspired by Russian artist, Wassily Kandinsky. He is considered as the inventor and theorist of abstract painting in the 20th century.  4th Graders emulated Kandinsky's style.

We talked about the great influence music had on making his creations.We focused on using different types of lines, organic shapes, geometric shapes and the concept of composition.
We also discussed abstract art and how color can change a mood or express a feeling. 
The students had a great time creating colors that express their feeling by mixing primary colors.

"Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, and the soul is the piano with many strings.  The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul."

                                  --Wassily Kandinsky

3rd- Fused Glass Art

One of my all time favorite art auction project is Fused Glass Project.
We pick a theme as a class. Two students at a time, glue 15 colored glass pieces on a clear glass to create one picture. I can't wait to put this masterpiece in our Kiln.

K-Wassily Kandinsky's Study of Concentric Circles

 This week at art class, Kindergarteners had a great time learning about Wassily Kandinsky and working on the collaborative project inspired by Kandinsky's Study of Concentric Circles.

Wassily Kandinsky was a famous Russian painter and art theorist who is credited with painting of the first purely abstract works. He was born in Moscow in 1866 and later died in 1944.
Wassily Kandinsky often painted circles on canvas as a color theory experiment to show how different colors reacted when placed next to lighter or darker hues. Wassily never thought these studies would be sold, never mind highly regarded in the art world.

Each student is assigned for three squares and paint his/her version of color study on the canvas.
It might take about 2 more weeks to finish and I am THRILLED to see the final piece.