Origami!

In my classes I like to introduce students to origami. A documentary, Between the Folds, will be airing on PBS Dec. 8 showing the recent, incredible expansion of origami as an art form. Some of it can be seen on YouTube. I strongly encourage my students and families to see this. The constructions folded from a single sheet of paper will blow you away!

Fish, fish and more fish!

While the clay pots made the previous week were drying, this week's class drew underwater scenes using markers. I encouraged then to look for and add details from their photo references.

Jonathan really succeeded in creating a sense of depth in his drawing.

Alyssa and Emma

Abby and Esther worked as a team.

Matthew accepted a lot of challenges in this, like drawing that gnarly football fish!


Andrew... he hid since he ALWAYS has to make a super goofy face for the camera.

Meaghan concentrates on getting that coral just right!

Drew developed lots of textural patterns.

Finished birds

Stuart, Morgan and Ethan with their finished bird designs.

Fall classes underway

I just started teaching three Poway CFS homeschool classes. This week's lesson dealt with color - using graduated color blends in color pencil to enliven an artwork. We drew birds as a jumping off point. They really got into it!

Daniel

Joel

Monica

Morgan

Joel

Jonathan

Emma

Stuart

Matthew

Ben

Ethan

Travis

Art Camp - WK 6

(l-r, front) Laurissa, Sydney, Rachel, Courtney, Gena, Annie, Ava
(back row) Thomas, Ashley, Samantha, Kendall, Kathryn, Alex, Zach, Joshua and Kathryn.

Trying to look like smart artists!

Kendall, Sydney and Rachel

Alex, Ava, Gena and Annie.

Thomas and Joshua

Laurissa and Kathryn

Samantha and Courtney

Rachel and Ashley

Art Camp - WK 6 Full Day Group

This week's afternoon class was fairly small. In between the projects I had planned, the kids obsessed on origami.

Kathryn showed us how to fold these modular origami stars.

Laurissa's origami made a nice ring!

Zach was addicted to making the water balloons (ok., who am I fooling? They were water BOMBS!)

Kathryn took the challenge and made several dinosaurs.

Zach models a mask.

Laurissa starts a dinosaur.

Alex and his mosaic flower pot.

Art Camp - WK 5

Here's another slideshow from this past week's art camp at Old Poway Park. What a great group of artists! If you click on a photo, it will take you to my Flickr site where you can see enlargements if you wish. Leave comments, please!

Art Camp - WK 4

A whole new set of kids with a couple of returning ones! These photos are all on my Flickr site. You can run the slideshow and click on any photo to see it enlarged. Leave a comment so I know you were here!

Art Camps - Week 3

So many fabulous artists in my camps! I feel privileged to guide these kids. I put the materials out there with a bit of instruction... it's amazing to see what they come up with!

Art Camps - Week 2 - Tie dye!

Nicole and Tessa

Katy and Lauren

Christina and Jessica

Tessa and Lindsey - BFF?

Becca, Lindsey, Tessa, Tatum, Ashleigh, Jonathan and Nick (friends from school!)

The class takes a break from painting. (L-R) Tessa, Lauren, Lexi, Kaley, Melanie, Katy, Lauren, Jessica, Becca, Christina, Bobby, Jonathan, Nicole, Lindsey, Nick, Steven, Isabella and Tatum....I wonder where Ashleigh was!

Art Camps - Week 2 - Watercolor project

Tessa

Katy and Lauren A.

Bobby, Lindsey and Steven

Lauren, Jessica and Kaley

Lauren A.

Melanie, Lexi, Isabella and Tatum

Nicole

Jessica

Art Camps - Week 2

Jonathan worked hard to perfect his Odie drawing skills

Nathan helps Nick work out some Origami.

Steven

Becca and Lexi

Ashleigh and Tatum collaged their sketchbook covers

Melanie