Summer Art Activities-#1

Here's a fun video that shows you how to draw an ocean sunset. BTW, it's in the style of one of my favorite pop artists, Romero Britto. After you do your ocean sunset painting, look up this artist for more painting ideas to inspire you. I know this video demonstration is co-hosted by an 8 year old, and I also know that my JH artists will take it a few steps further. For example, use different colors in your patterns. An easy way to do this is with the crayon resist method that some of you may have learned this past year. If you're not sure what crayon resist is, look that up too while you're at it. Happy painting!

Pinch Pot Creatures

If you Google, ''pinch pot creatures," there are many websites with wonderful examples including those from elementary and middle school teachers. After teaching a variety of lessons based on learning the basic hand building techniques, I decided to try this idea and it was a total hit. I think you could do this with any age group from children to adults. Who could resist the idea of creating an imaginary creature and in the process learning a variety of ceramic and sculptural techniques. The element of fun and imagination engages students in learning all the technical skills. I opted for painting with acrylic paints since I also wanted to have students practice their patterning skills as part of the finishing process.