Where ARE the Wild Things

 

Where ARE the wild things?

 This week we will read a beloved story, Where The Wild Things Are

This book has inspired children for decades to imagine a magical place full of fantastic creatures.

After reading the story, we will use our imaginations to create our own beasts and monsters.

Supplies:
Paper
Markers & Crayons
Construction paper (red & white)
Glue

Video for instructions

Where Do Artists Get Ideas

 

Learning to think like an artist means:  looking at things more closely than most people do. finding beauty in everyday things and situations. making new connections between different things and ideas. going beyond ordinary ways of thinking and doing things. looking at things in different ways in order to generate new perspectives. taking risks and exposing yourself to possible failure. arranging things in new and interesting ways. working hard and at the edge of your potential. persisting where others may give up. concentrating your effort and attention for long periods of time dreaming and fantasizing about things. using old ideas to create new ideas and ways of seeing things. doing something simply because it's interesting and personally challenging to do.

Creative Ways to View a Scene

• Artists look for creative ways of viewing a scene and how different perspectives can change the message of a piece.

 

Sketch some ideas for something you could look through...

(Keyholes, windows, fence...)

Choose one and enlarge on a piece of paper

Lightly sketch out the rest of your scene with pencils. 

Choose ONE Color and a dot of white and black.

Continue painting the landscape using variations of tints, shades, and tones of the chosen color. Choose a different brushes for different areas and textures.

Paint in the keyhole (or fencing) material using a mixture of black and white with a bit of the chosen hue. Add details with different values of this color. Share and discuss.

What is atmospheric perspective?

Rafal Olbinski, 1943 | Surrealist painter

CREATING

VA:Cr2.3.7a

Apply visual organizational strategies to design and produce a work of art, design, or media that clearly communicates information or ideas.

VA:Cr1.1.8a

Document early stages of the creative process visually and/or verbally in traditional or new media.

VA:Cr2.1.6a

Demonstrate openness in trying new ideas, materials, methods, and approaches in making works of art and design.

Illustrated Manuscript 4th - 5th

 Long ago books were copied by hand.  Meaning, a person would re-write the book, slowly and carefully.  Besides writing all the words, they would also add drawings.

They would work hard, using calligraphy, to make the pages look like art. 

Usually at the beginning of each page, the scribe, would start with a huge letter.

They would sometimes add drawings inside and around the letter.

History of Illustrated Manuscripts - Video

Create Your Own Illustrated Letter - Video

Some Examples

interesting website

Faith Ringgold - 3rd Grade

 

Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists - Faith Ringgold

Design your own Lego Minifigure

 

Today you will be creating a design for a Lego Minifigure!

Will you design one that looks like you?

Your favorite character from a book or movie?

A friend or someone in your family?

First lets listen to some Lego Fairytales

 

Lego Fairytales Rebuilt

This is a video with ideas for designing your own Lego Minifig

Kindergarten Sub Plan

Harold and the Purple Crayon

Harold the Artiste

Video is 22 min

If you could draw something and it would become real, 

what would you draw?

 Sub notes:

After the first class is over (Crandall) you will line them up and walk them towards the library. Dossett will be your next Kindergarten.