Mrs. McCarthy's Art Room

6th Grade The 6th grade students of the Blodgett/Pruett and Miles/Ciampa teams have just completed a unit on mask making. The students used plaster craft to model their masks based off of individual sketches or replicas of known characters. The masks were painted with acrylic paints and decorated using gems, sequence, feathers, pipe cleaners, pom-poms etc.. Each mask, even though all derived from the same mold, show how creative this group of students are!

4th Grade The 4th grade students made winter scenes out of chalk pastel. We focused on using the chalk to blend and overlap to create more realistic pictures. Snow glitter was used at the end to add sparkle and shine! 5th Grade The 5th grade students just finished up a lesson focused on asymmetry. We discussed as class what the difference was between symmetry and asymmetry. Using a compass, the students made an asymmetrical design out of half circles stemming from the line of symmetry. Each half circle was outlined in oil pastel and painted in using tempera cakes. 6th Grade The 6th grade students are learning about warm and cool colors, along with positive and negative space. Each student chose an object to be the focus of their painting. Their object was done in black and white, highlighting the positive and negative space. The back ground was divided into a 2x2 grid where warm and cool colors would then be painted in using watercolor.

5th Grade EDU The 5th grade EDU students made vessels out of model magic. They learned various coiling techniques and had to choose at least three of them to make their vessel. White model magic was used, allowing the students to experiment with color and shade by adding washable marker to the model magic and kneading it in.

4th Grade EDU The 4th grade EDU students just finished up a lesson on animals and their habitats. The students made 3-D animals, realistic or mythical out of model magic and then created their habitat/environment by making a diorama out of paper.          

6th Grade EDU The Students learned about the art movement of Cubism. They chose a shape of their choice and broke it up into pieces. Each piece was designed or colored in with oil pastels. The students focused on creating harmonious color palettes, using contrasting or like colors.

What's Going On In Art 4th Grade: The beginning of the month was focused on the Mexican holiday Dia De Los Muertos or Day of the Dead. The students learned about this Mexican tradition and it's importance in the culture. We made paper collages of the famous Sugar Skulls in celebration!  4th Grade EDU: The EDU students learned about Warm & Cool Colors. We used various shapes to create a composition that the students would then paint in with either a warm color palette or cool color palette. Watercolor was the medium for this lesson, allowing the students to also work with various shades of color. Currently the 4th grade students are learning about Native American Weaving. We will use this technique to create paper place-mats that the students will be able to use. More pictures soon! 5th Grade: The 5th grade students are making Tissue Paper Self-Portraits. We are focusing on proportion and how to draw an accurate face. For color, we are painting wit