2nd grade – Page 5 – Ms. Baird's Art Class

2015 Winter- Fine Arts Night

On Tuesday, January 13th, Simmons held our Winter Fine Arts Night. We displayed over ONE HUNDRED artworks while Mrs. Bowmer’s Friday classes performed on their instruments. The artworks are currently on display, so please visit our 2015 Winter Art Exhibition.

2nd grade- Season Masks

The 2nd grade will learn about mask-making. They will learn that, all over the world, people wear masks. Masks are worn for many reasons, like celebrations and holidays. Have you ever worn a mask? Did it change the way you felt or acted? Do you have a favorite mask to wear?

Most masks are the same on both sides, which means they have symmetry. Many masks have textures added, like feathers or beads. Do you see symmetry and texture in these masks?

This link is from the Art Institute of Chicago. Click on the image to learn about masks and create your own.

How are music, dance, and art all connected? This is the Raven Dance (dance), which shows the Raven Mask (art), instruments, and singing (music). What a way to celebrate a raven!

Your mask will celebrate your favorite season. Think of what symbols or pictures you could use to show your season. What season do these masks show?

Your turn…

Day 1:

1. Fold your large brown paper in half like a hotdog. Make sure the folded side in on the LEFT.

2. Draw a dot at the top and bottom of the folded side 1. Draw a dot in the middle of the unfolded side.

3. Connect the dots using curvy, wavy, zig zag, or diagonal lines. You choose!

4. Cut on your lines, this will give you your mask’s shape.

5. Write your name & class on the top of your back.

6. Draw one eye, use the tip of your scissors to make a hole.

8. Fold your mask on the folded line, trace your eye with crayon.

9. Cut it out like you did your first eye.

11. Fold your mask again, on the folded side, draw half of a mouth.

Day 2:

1. You will need 2 pieces of small brown paper.

2. Fold one piece like a hot dog (long ways).

3. Fold it again on either side, so it looks like a fan.

4. Keep folding until it looks like a fan.

5. Cut it in half, so it’s shorter. Flip your mask over.

8. Put glue on the TOP of the airplane wings.

9. Press the wings onto your nose. Pinch the top and gently pull the bottom parts out so it looks like a nose.

10. Take your second small piece of paper.

12. Cut out your ear. You might have two, or need to cut them on the folded line.

Day 3:

1. Use a hole punch to make symmetrical holes. Tie your string.

2. Decorate your mask to show your season. Add texture “beads.”

2nd grade Space Collages

The 2nd grade is learning about the neutral colors: brown, gray, white, black. We learned that Russian artist, Natalia Goncharova, painted what she thought space looked like.

Your turn…Steps:

Compare Goncharova’s paintings to the images from space. What are the differences? Similarities?
Brainstorm what is in outer space, like asteroids, planets- so much more!
Students have a large black paper for their background.
Students need three, small pieces of neutral paper: gray, white, brown.
Draw your outer space objects on the small papers. Cut them out and glue them down.
Add details to your planets, such as craters.
Use shiny foil to add stars, spaceships, and astronauts to your artwork. Be careful, foil is tricky to cut!

Snowflake Feast Decorations

It’s that time of year again! The art classes ALWAYS make decorations for the Snowflake Feast! Classes from each grade level will be participating. This morning the 4th graders had a blast painting the windows. I can’t wait to see the all the decorations coming together!

2nd Grade Secondary Color Squares

The 2nd grade is learning about Ellsworth Kelly, who created Colors for a Large Wall. This artwork shows 64 canvases placed together to make one artwork. Students are learning about composition (how artwork is arranged), and how to mix the secondary colors. Here’s our color math:

Primary + Primary = Secondary
Red + Blue = ___________
Red + Yellow = ___________
Blue + Yellow = ___________

The Museum of Modern Art: http://www.moma.org/interactives/destination/destination.html Untitled

We will mix the secondary colors and create a color composition like Ellsworth Kelly.

Color Song by Scratch Garden

This song is incredibly catchy AND it has a robot riding a unicorn. What more could you want? This song helps students learn primary, secondary, warm, and cool color families.

“Celebrating Art” Art Contest

We are excited to announce an upcoming art contest!

Celebrating Art Contest

Any student grades K-12 can enter for free. Contest divisions are K-3, 4-6, 7-9,and 10-12. You can enter any artwork that can have a still digital image, like painting, sculpture, drawing, collage, not photography. More information is available at: http://www.celebratingart.com/

Deadlines:

If you would like Ms. Baird to enter your artwork online, please have it to her by Wednesday, November 19, 2014.

If parents would like to enter students’ artwork online, it is due by Wednesday, December 3, 2014.

Welcome back!

Welcome to a new school year!

We have some exciting things coming up in the art room this year. Last year was a successful year with plenty of new experiences: Improbable Baubles art exhibition at the Headley-Whitney Museum, the National Gallery of Art with the 5th grade in D.C., and the first Fine Arts Field Trip to UK with Mrs. Bowmer. I am excited to see how students will grow from these opportunities again this year. I am ready to create a memorable year in the art room!

We rely on donations to supplement our creative projects, please feel free to send in any of the following supplies:

Crayola Markers
Elmer’s Glue
Pencils
Baby Wipes
Tissues/Kleenex
Band-Aid bandages
Q-Tips

These are the same supplies listed on the Simmons School- Wide Supply List. If you have already donated, THANK YOU for your generosity. Our art program wouldn’t be the same without your help.

We collect the following supplies all year long:

Styrofoam (meat) trays- please clean before sending in
Egg cartons- please clean before sending in

I look forward to a wonderful year at Simmons!

Governor’s Mansion Centennial Visual Art and Essay Contest

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 16, 2014) – Kentucky public, private and home school students are invited to submit original artwork and/or essays in the Governor’s Mansion Centennial Visual Art and Essay Contest sponsored by First Lady Jane Beshear, the Kentucky Governor’s Mansion Centennial Committee and the Kentucky Department of Education. The contest is part of a yearlong series of events celebrating the 100thanniversary of the current Kentucky Governor’s Mansion, also known as the “People’s House.”

“The yearlong Centennial Celebration is an exceptional opportunity for Kentucky students of all ages to learn about the architectural, political and social history of the Governor’s mansion,” said Mrs. Beshear. “These contests are a perfect way to get students involved in the Celebration, and winners will be honored at a special ceremony and have their works displayed at the Mansion alongside historical Centennial exhibits.”

The visual art contest is open to students in grades K-12. Students may use any medium to create a two- or three-dimensional artwork that reflects one of the visual art contest’s themes. First, second and third place winners will be named for students in grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12. Students must submit digital images of their work for judging.

The essay contest is open to students in grades 4-12 who must choose one of three writing prompts for the theme of their essay. First, second and third place winners will be selected at the following award levels: grades 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12.

First place winners in each age group will receive a $100 prize, join the First Lady for lunch at the mansion and have their work publicly displayed at the mansion. Prize-winning student art work and essays will become sole property of the mansion as part of the mansion’s permanent collection.

Complete contest information, rules, judging criteria and an official entry form are available online at http://governorsmansion.ky.gov/centennial/contest/. Only electronic entries submitted via e-mail will be accepted. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 14. Questions may be directed to maryann.miller@education.ky.gov or rebecca.blessing@education.ky.gov.

All Centennial events and exhibits are sponsored through private donations to the Kentucky Executive Mansions Foundation, Inc. (KEMFI). KEMFI is a 501(c)(3) organization established to undertake, promote and assist financially and otherwise support the modification to the restoration, maintenance and preservation of public buildings, sites, structures, places and objects of historic significance owned by the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Fall 2013- 2nd grade

The second grade learned that narrative art tells a story. We created artworks that told a story about summer vacation.

We have also been learning the difference between geometric and organic shapes. We created a collage using geometric shapes and added organic shape details.