Eric Carle Collage

In Kindergarten, representatives from the Eric Carle Museum came to visit Byam School. They read to students and then created collage paper with them in the style of Eric Carle. In the art classroom, I used similar techniques but on a larger scale. We looked at several books by Eric Carle and then created a collage flower from the book called The Tiny Seed. Here are some examples below!

I also had the chance to meet Eric Carle a few years ago so I enjoyed showing students at Byam this picture as well. I had a nice conversation with him and let him know how much we treasure his artwork!

4th Grade Clay Hands

This month in the art room, fourth graders at Byam created beautiful clay textured hands. We explored different line variations and learned how to show low relief and high relief on the clay. After using rolling pins to create a slab of clay, each student traced their own hand and curved it in the shape of a bowl. Then we added designs and color with different glazes. Great work fourth graders!

1. Visual Arts Standards in this lesson
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   1. 1.1  Use a variety of materials and media to produce different visual effects
   2. 1.2  Create artwork in a variety of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional 
      (3D) media, for example: 2D – drawing, painting, collage, printmaking, weaving; 3D – plastic (malleable) materials such as clay and paper, wood, or found objects for assemblage and construction 
   3. 1.3  Learn and use appropriate vocabulary related to methods, materials, and techniques 
   4. 1.4  Learn to take care of materials and tools and to use them safely 
      2.3  For texture, explore the use of textures in 2D and 3D works. Identify a wide variety of types of textures, for example, smooth, rough, and bumpy, in the environment and in artwork
      3.1  Create 2D and 3D artwork from direct observation
      5.3  Describe similarities and differences in works, and present personal responses to the subject matter, materials, techniques, and use of design elements in artworks