Ms. Blasdel's Art Projects

  Description: For this project, we used construction paper and drew an animal of our choice using the upside-down method and a blue colored pencil. Then, we used warm colors to draw designs over the animal to cover it up. Then, we made glasses using a red film as our lenses and when you looked through them the designed went away and you were able to see the animal.  Extension Activity: An idea for another activity could be writing the correct answers to math equations on a piece of paper and having your students use their glasses to find those. Scavenger Hunt Activities could be implemented as well. 

  Description: For this project, I used acrylic paint to glue different colors of tissue paper onto my construction paper. I chose warm colors to create my sunset inspiration because it's taking place in a desert and I attached a couple cactus. Then, I used oil pastels to create lines in the ground to show the wind through the desert and I drew spikes on each cactus. Ultimately, I took a lot of time on this project and enjoyed it a lot.  Extension Activity: Students could paint and black construction paper to paint swirls on the paper to represent movement like Vincent Van Gough. They also could use glue and pastel crayons to draw the swirls. 

  Description: I enjoyed this art project and enjoyed working with multiple types of supplies. My favorite part was watching the water bleed into all the colors and seeing how they all blended together. I decided to make my dot into a heart for Valentine's Day and I gifted it to my boyfriend. We used a coffee filter for the dot and used markers, sharpies, crayons, and other materials.  Extension Activity: Another activity you could have elementary students do is creating multiple different dots with stamps. Each student would get a piece of construction paper and they could use different stamps to create their artwork.