Kindergarten

Marvelous Me
Students created paper dolls focusing on what makes them unique and amazing. Then, students added two props connected to their cultures and/or personal interests.

First Grade

Clay Coil Heart
Students learned about coil pottery, and then they created coil hearts.

Foil Engravings
Students learned about traditional and contemporary Coast Salish art. They then utilized trigons, ovoids, crescents and u-shapes to create their own templates and engravings.

Second Grade

Neurographic String Art

Students learned about fiber artist Pae White and neurographic art. Neurographic art is a therapeutic art form that combines science and art to create a meditative experience that can help students reduce stress and gain perspective.

Clay Slab Plates

Students learned about clay slab technique and imprinting. Then they created their own nature-inspired slab plates.

Third Grade

Biomimicry Salmon Vessels

As an extension of their project-based learning in their classrooms, students studied what makes Salmon such effective and efficient swimmers. After looking at other biomimicry inventions, students designed Salmon-inspired underwater vessels.

Fourth Grade

Resistance Shields

Students researched Black Lives Matter in connection to Black History. They then worked collaboratively in small groups to create “shields” with visuals, text art, and writing. This was a mixed media project using oil pastels and collage.

Kindergarten

Shape Castles
After learning about shapes, students studied mentor artist Paul Klee. Then, they used shape and color to create their own castles.

1st Grade

Frida Kahlo inspired Self Portraits
Students studied mentor artist Frida Kahlo. They then practiced observational drawing using mirrors. Finally, they created fantasy surroundings. Students utilized graphite, sharpie, and watercolor paints.

2nd Grade

Comics & Landscapes
Students learned that varied drawings, captions, speech and thought can create a detailed event to tell a narrative story. 2nd graders also did a SPS 20th Century Landscape Diagnostic.

3rd Grade

Autobiographical Graphic Panels
Students studied the components/style of several graphic artists. After selecting a small-seed moment that left an impact, students created their own graphic panels.

4th Grade

Book of Me
Students chose 3 events that helped form the person they are today. Then, they chose their own art styles and mediums to depict their events/emotions.

5th Grade

Neurographic Art & Still Life
Neurographic art is a therapeutic art form that combines science and art to create a meditative experience that can help students reduce stress and gain perspective. The process involves drawing freeform lines, smoothing out the intersections, and filling in the spaces with text, zentangles and doodles. 5th graders also did a SPS 20th Century Still Life Diagnostic.

Kindergarten

Kusama Flowers
Students studied mentor artist Yayoi Kusama. Using water color pencils, Q-tips and Tempera paint, students created their own flowers.

First Grade

Mexican Skull Art
As part of Hispanic Heritage month, students learned about Dia De Los Muertos and Mexican Sugar Skulls. Then students created their own symmetrical skull art.

Second Grade

Ex-Votos
Symbolism and meaning
-Devotion
-Gratitude
-Love
Students studied the history of Ex-Votos in Latin cultures. They then created their own paintings of gratitude.

Third Grade

Mexican Folk Masks
As part of Hispanic Heritage month, students learned about Dia De Los Muertos and traditional Mexican folk art. Then, students created their own symmetrical folk masks.

Fourth Grade

Jose Posada’s Textured Satires
Students studied mentor artist Jose Posada and his use of calaveras/esqueletos in his political satire (the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose) to create their own works of art.

Fifth Grade

Radial Origami
Students studied mentor artist Akira Yoshizawa and learned about radial symmetry. Using 3+ origami techniques, they created their own radial origami sculptures.