Zentangles

Visit my other blog artyful.blogspot.com to read about my visit to Crone Middle School in Naperville where I taught middle school students how to create zentangles!

Weaving

Second graders are learning how to weave using colorful yarn...

and cardboard looms

The art room is almost silent with intense concentration while they are doing this because in the beginning, it's very difficult. However, once they get it, they love to weave!

The finished weavings. 

You can make an easy cardboard loom at home with cut notches at the top and bottom, 

thread with yarn and you're ready to weave. 

New Rug

Thank you Mrs. Gosselink for the beautiful new rug in the art room. Each wall in the art room is painted a different color - blue, orange, green and yellow and the tables are color coded in the colors of the rainbow - red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. Now this beautiful rug truly makes this the colorful art room!

People's Choice Winners

Visit the Lisle library during the month of April to see the winners of the People’s Choice voting from the Lisle School District 202 art show held on March 21st and 22nd. The 12 winners, grades 1 through 12 are on display in the vestibule of the library in the show case. Below are the winners from Tate Woods.

Painted Owl

Michaela T.

First Grade

Starry Night

Kaitlyn E.

Second Grade

Swimmy

First graders listened to the book Swimmy by Leo Lionni for inspiration. They learned how to make a collage using colored tissue adhered with a watery glue. Then they used a stencil and tempera paint 

to create their school of fish.

Black paint for the eye and white paint for the bubbles were added with a pencil eraser. 

Jelly Fish

First and second graders continue to explore the ocean in preparation for the learning fair in April. 

They used coffee filters, water soluble markers and spray bottles to create these colorful jelly fish. 

 

Student Art Show

This weekend Lisle School District 202 hosted the 6th annual student art show. About 200 pieces of art created by students in grades 1 through 12 were on display Friday and Saturday nights at the high school in conjunction with the spring play. 

Art teachers Mrs. Frueh, Mrs. McIntyre, Miss Williams and Mrs. Hardy. 

Below is the wonderful art created by my first and second grade students - enjoy!