Your May flowers are just wonderful! You have learned how to use several paper sculpture cutting techniques when creating your fun 3D flowers. I love the way they seem to POP right off the paper. You also created a lovely landscape drawing where your flowers look very pretty. Good for you! Another lesson very well done. Keep up the good work.
- Carol (teacher at Waldo Pafford Elementary) on April 30, 2014
These projects are AMAZING! You have achieved the standard of understanding the element of art TEXTURE! You have created beautiful "texture paper" by using the texture rubbing plates and crayons to make the paper from which you created these fantastic Texture Creatures. You learned that it is not easy to cut, tear, and paste paper without first creating a drawing to follow. But you used your "IMAGINATION" , followed the picture in your mind, and created an original texture creature! Great Job. Remember, texture and touch go together! Now add a cool statement about your creation like "what you liked best about making it". Enjoy!
- Carol (teacher at Waldo Pafford Elementary) on March 5, 2014
What a fantastic job you did on your snowman composition and stories. I can tell that you understood the standard. (Drawing close-up and distance). Your snowman sure is close to me and the background is small and far away. Good for you! Now you know how to show distance on a flat paper and make your drawings look 3D and REAL. You are becoming a wonderful artist! Keep up the good coloring and very creative work.
- Carol (teacher at Waldo Pafford Elementary) on February 12, 2014
You really must have been inspired by the paintings done by artist Jim Dine because your patterns, lines, and colors are fantastic. Your drawing and designing skills are so very much improved. You have achieved the standard of creating an original art work using 1 shape as the focal point, understanding the art from a professional artist, pattern creations, and coloring skills. If I did not know, I would think that 5th grade art students created these. You have put forth 125% effort on this assignment! Good for you! Be sure to add an artist statement and let me know what you love the most about YOUR heart design. I can see some professional artist in the future from this group of wonderful students.
- Carol (teacher at Waldo Pafford Elementary) on February 12, 2014
You all did a great job in learning how to paint without water and in the style of Vincent van Gogh. He would also be so proud of your beautiful paintings. Be sure to show your family your website, share comments, and join fan clubs! You are all doing wonderful art! Keep up the good work!
- Carol (teacher at Waldo Pafford Elementary) on December 12, 2013
This was the best project ever. WE had so much fun looking at the paintings and buildings created by Hundertwasser. We LOVE his colors and lollypop trees from his paintings. He wanted everyone to have nature where they lived so he put gardens on the tops of his buildings! So we created our own cities! I would so love to live in some of these. The creativity shown in these composition is fantastic! What wonderful imaginations our WPE little artists have. A terrific job by all. Love these, each and every one. I would frame each one if I could. Hugs!
- Carol (teacher at Waldo Pafford Elementary) on October 26, 2013