Grade 7 Prints
Here are some lino prints from our grade 7s where they explore patterns, positive & negative space and motifs. You can also view what we did week by week here or visit the Flickr page directly.
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YIS IBDP Visual Arts Show 2011
This week our grade 12s will be holding their IB Art show at BankART gallery in Yokohama (website-Japanese only). Congrats to the 7 students exhibiting their work, which ranges from painting,...
View ArticleElementary Library Mural
I’ve been busy painting this mural in our school library. The video explains the process a bit. If interested, you can see some photos of designs and the design process via Flickr here. Also see the...
View ArticleGrade 6 prints
Below are some pics of grade 6 student work involving prints. You can also go directly to the Flickr page here. If interested, you can also see what we do in class week by week by going here.
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The Sole of Art
My grade 6s just had their last art class with me today and they managed to complete the last unit! We looked at shoe designs and were originally going to create them out of papier mache. I decided to...
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Illustration Process
If you do anything art related that requires your students to create thumbnail sketches to develop their ideas, check out C.S. Neal’s website illustrating his thumbnails and developmental sketches for...
View ArticleGrade 6 Prints
My grade 6s have finished their unit on printing. It was a tight squeeze but we managed to get it done. View the slideshow below or via Flickr here. (More will be uploaded from 2 other classes in the...
View ArticlePresentation Zen
My grade 8 tech class are currently on a unit that involves slide design and giving presentations. We’ve looked at different presentation styles such as TED, Ignite, Pecha Kucha and RSA (and RSA...
View ArticleLearning 2.012 – Deconstructing to Construct: Visual Literacy
It’s been a whirlwind 2 weeks for me. I’ve just returned from a 5 day trip with about 50 grade 7 students from the Kamikochi area (Flickr set) near Nagano. Prior to that, I attended the Learning 2.012...
View ArticleUnit Tasks for Students
Following up from my previous post, I’ve also been trying to set up my units with an overarching task, which guides and pushes students to create their final product and overall guides the course of...
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