Vincent van Gogh Inspired Art

This is a finger painting of Vincent van Gogh's "Starry Night" painting. Black construction paper was used for the frame and plain white paper was used to paint on. We used a paint brush to get the white paper wet with water before the finger painting began. Finger painting is great for young student to explore art and have freedom in what they create. We were asked to include van Gogh's swirl style into our finger paintings.

This is a night skyline inspired by Vincent van Gogh's use of swirls. A green piece of construction paper was used as the frame while a black piece was used for the background. Tissue paper, a gel medium, and a silver sharpie were used for the design. We were asked to incorporate Vincent van Gogh's swirl method while creating our skylines. This is a fun activity for students because they are able to create any type of skyline and background they like while using bright, exciting colors on a dark background. An exension activity that could be used while talking about Vincent van Gogh would be in Language Arts. Students could do research on Vincent van Gogh's life and works of art and write a report on their findings.

Elements and Principles of Art Scavenger Hunt

Movement: Aberdeen Railroad Tracks

Texture: Tree Bark

Color: Sunset

Shapes: Tree(Organic) and Bubbles (Geometric)

Pattern: Chain link fence at a softball field

For this assignment, we were asked to go on a scavenger hunt around town to find different elements and principals of design. After the photos were taken, we were to make a PowerPoint containing all of them and an explanation what they were capturing. I chose five of my photos to include in my blog for today.

An extension activity for this assignment would be for students to go on a scavenger hunt in science class. Students would take photos of different species of birds and gather information about each bird they photographed. They would then upload the photos onto a computer then create a slideshow of their work for the class.

My Footprint

The footprint activity is a fun way to get to know the students in your classroom. It allows them to be creative while sharing details about themselves to the rest of the class. My footprint represents my life at this moment. The flames represent that I work at The Flame. The Converse logo represents my love for Converse Chuck Taylor shoes. The Underarmour band represents my love for sports. The animals on the bottom represent my love for Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel. The seven is on my foot because it has been my lucky number since I was young. The Toms sticker represents my love for Toms shoes and their "One for One" campaign. The hemp bracelet was added because I enjoy making and wearing hemp jewlery. The music notes represent my love for listening to music. The orange Glik's card represents the fact that I work at Glik's.
One could integrate a project similar to this in a history class. The students could select an important person in history and make a footprint describing them using at least three different elements such as marker, stamps, paper, etc. The students could then present their historical figure to the class and then have their art hung up in the classroom.