Dixon Day at MHA

The Dixon To Go program is amazing!  Today Danielle came to talk to us about Isabel de Borchgrave.  Her amazing paper sculptures currently are on display in the Dixon Gallery.  After teaching us about Isabel, Danielle ran a hands on workshop of paper creations with the students.  Enjoy the show!  https://youtu.be/ygq7aWSr_2Q

Portraits

The Kindergarten and First Grade have just finished their unit on Portraits and we couldn't be more excited!!! Enjoy the show!  https://youtu.be/CkLynS49nkg

Rosh Hashana

We have been very busy getting ready for Rosh Hashana.  Please enjoy the show!
https://youtu.be/RLio1j1ycCE

Art Room Survival

Please enjoy this short video about how to enjoy the year to come.

https://youtu.be/ZzUFN63sCmI

Welcome Back

Please enjoy this short video

https://youtu.be/9J9Ndj6V13k

Exploring Color

The 4th, 5th and 6th Graders have just finished their unit on Color Exploration.  They learned about, primary, secondary and tertiary colors.  They mixed up different values of a single color, divided the color wheel into warm and cool colors and imagined different groups of analogous colors.  They paired up complimentary colors and mixed up neutrals and created several paintings.  Here is a short video https://youtu.be/oLqJ5pcGfvk so you can see our color theorists at work.  Enjoy the show!

Pre-K Visits the Art Room

It was so much fun to be visited by the Pre-K today as they got their first introduction to the Art room.  They created mini framed Still Life Paintings using sharpie and watercolors.  I'm looking forward to seeing some of you in Kindergarten next year!

Building Art With Shapes

The second and third graders have recently completed their unit on shapes and how to use them to create art. During this unit the students also explored different mediums and techniques and learned how to collaborate as well as create independent works of art. Here is a short video so you can see our artists in action.  Enjoy the show.
https://youtu.be/ALMPSX3jelk

Student Work at The Dixon Gallery & Gardens

Congratulations to our students Aliza Weiner, Talya Mendelson, Brooke Sanderson & Hallel Azugi, who all have art displayed in the Made in Dixon Exhibit.  We are so proud of you.

In Kindergarten and First Grade we have just finished our unit about landscapes.  Landscapes are painted outside and they have a horizon line.  We made  Winter Landscapes in the Style of Hendik Avercamp, Swirly Landscapes in the stye of Van Gogh,  Jungle Landscapes in the style of Henry Rousseau and Tissue Paper Water Lillies in the Style of Monet.  Here is a short video so you can see our artists at work.  enjoy the show.

https://youtu.be/Xle62aQiBZQ?list=PLsoFE8aVnBT3rQKSFfrsa3bRliEapxYxV

Happy Chanukah

We have been having so much fun in the Art Room Getting ready for Chanukah. Each grade created their own special project.  The kindergarteners look lovely wearing their special Chanukah necklaces. None of the first grades will forget the brachot for Chanukah.  They are right there on the special drip mats that they made!!!  Our second grade archaeologists have created replicas of ancient artifacts from Greece,  You will know exactly where you left your Chanukah candles if you have a third grader.  Just look in the fancy boxes that they built.  The windows of the fourth grade students will look amazing featuring their Stain Glass Dreydles.  And who could forget the excitement in the art room as the 5th & 6th graders competed in a special Menorah edition of Chopped.  To see all our youn artists in action just watch the short video https://youtu.be/cWZPmlazjGc?list=PLsoFE8aVnBT3rQKSFfrsa3bRliEapxYxV  and have a very Happy Chanukah !!!

Dixon Day at MHA

We were very fortunate over the past two weeks to work with Eve Cooper from the Dixon Gallery & Gardens.  She taught us about the impressionist artist, Renoir.  We looked closely at his painting of The Wave, and then created some Ocean Artwork of our own.  Here is a video of our young artists at work.  https://youtu.be/g-9_gXV742U

Lines in My World

In Second and Third Grade we have just finished our unit called Lines in Our World.  We learned all about the different lines that artists can use to create pictures.  Each student created a View From A Window watercolor painting using many of the lines that we learned about.  Here is a short video https://youtu.be/WwgQCl27zFo  so you can watch our young artists in action.

In Kindergarten and First Grade we have just finished our Unit on Portraits.  A Portrait is a picture of a person or animal.  We made portraits in the styles of Degas. DaVinci, Klee and Shen Quan.  Here is a short video of our young artists at work.

https://youtu.be/pAudWZtY_os?list=PLsoFE8aVnBT3rQKSFfrsa3bRliEapxYxV

Starting The Month Off Thinking of Others

Today marks the beginning of the Hebrew Month of Chesvan.  To kick off the month,  the middle school girls decorated canvas tote bags.   They  plan to fill these bags with non perishable grocery items for the free food pantry.  I was so impressed by the amazing ideas that the girls came up with! They are so creative.

If anyone would like to contribute to this food drive please drop your items at the school and mark them "Middle School Rosh Chodesh Program."  Thank you in advance.

Getting Ready For Rosh Hashana

We've been so busy in the Art Room getting ready for Rosh Hashana.   The Kindergarten and First graders will definitely enjoy their apples and honey with their hand made honey dishes and apple plates. Many of us like to eat round challahs and this year they will look especially lovely covered in the hand painted challah covers created by the second graders.  May it be Hashem's will to grant us a year of goodness and sweetness as we read the Yehi Ratzon decorated by the third graders.  Apple kugals are a very tasty treat, and the Junior High girls agree that they are just as fun to bake as they are to eat!  Enjoy the video https://youtu.be/p2NqkqlW7Qc and Have a Shana Tova Umitukah.

Chalk and Glue Mandalas

For the first project of the year I chose this amazing activity form the Art of Ed website.  The students created Mandalas using glue and when the glue dried they used chalk to color them in.  I was so impressed and surprised by the diversity of the results.  Here is a short video so you can watch the students at work.  

https://youtu.be/b9WFpuYas28

And here is a link to the Art of Ed Website https://www.theartofed.com/ .  It is an amazing resource for teachers that I refer to all the time.

The Mystery Box Challenge

Our first week back to school started off with an awesome game for the 4th - 6th graders.  Each team was given a mystery box full of supplies.  They had half an hour to create something amazing using everything in the box.  Here is a video to watch these incredible young artists at work and to see the super ideas that they came up with.  

https://youtu.be/rSpYNFmtOa8?list=PLsoFE8aVnBT3rQKSFfrsa3bRliEapxYxV

Flash Back Friday

What would you do if you were given a blank white circle?  Last may we had a contest to find out what ideas the 4th - 6th graders could come up with.  They got pretty creative.  Here are just a few of their ideas. https://youtu.be/Fl2vA4eJ3Bg

Chalk & Glue Mandalas

I found this great project on the Art of Education website and I plan to do it with almost all my students to kick off the year.

A mandala is a complex abstract design that is usually circular in form. In fact, "mandala" is a Sanskrit word that means "circle". Mandalas generally have one identifiable center point, from which emanates an array of symbols, shapes and forms. Mandalas can contain both geometric and organic forms. They can also contain recognizable images that carry meaning for the person who is creating it.  In essence, mandalas represent the connection between our inner worlds and    outer reality. Designing your own mandalas can be both inspirational and therapeutic.
Here is a link to the Art of Education Website https://www.theartofed.com/

And here is the video of the project.  Try it at home.  https://youtu.be/R5AbGQ7Tf-0