by taswann | Oct 29, 2012 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Drawing is still basically the same as it has been since prehistoric times. It brings together man and the world. It lives through magic.” – Keith Haring Action was the word of the day as we explored the art career of Keith Haring. Our students...
by taswann | Oct 23, 2012 | Previous Posts, Projects
“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for.” – Georgia O’Keeffe Georgia O’Keeffe’s work, Evening Star, inspired our session today. We used liquid...
by taswann | Oct 18, 2012 | Previous Posts, Projects
With our grade 4 – 6 group we did something completely different, we used gelatin to create monoprints. We learned about the life and career of Edgar Degas who created many monoprints and then tried our hand at making our own. Our students enjoyed layering the...
by taswann | Oct 18, 2012 | Previous Posts, Projects
“If I create from the heart nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing.” – Marc Chagall This week we learned about the life and career of the great artist Marc Chagall. We studied the Peace Window that he created for the United Nations...
by taswann | Oct 10, 2012 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Trees love to toss and sway; they make such happy noises.” -Emily Carr Emily Carr was our artist today and we used her painting, “Blue Sky, 1932” as our inspiration piece. We learned about this famous Canadian’s life, work and...
