As one project ends so too does another one begins. Such is the joy and excitement of the art room! After finishing their animal spirits sixth graders have had the opportunity to be a part of a wonderful experience. Every year the Lions International Club hosts a poster contest geared toward youth. Being an organization that is geared toward bringing together it comes to no surprise that their themes are generally centered on the idea of "peace". This years theme is "Share Peace" and the sixth graders have really put a lot of thought and care into their posters. We spent time discussing different ways to define peace and how that definition varied between individuals. We came up with ideas as to what peace could look like and brainstormed ways to identify it through visual language. The results are stunning and I look forward to seeing the finished products. Keep a look out for when these wonderful messages of peace spread the Jefferson halls!
For seventh grade we have seen what happens beyond the border and have turned toward a study in one-point perspective. Students created their own one-point perspective drawings, mix and create a full color wheel with primary colors, developed a color scheme, and created a mixed media relief composition that gave the illusion that color was literally exploding from the background!