Graffiti!

One thing I like to do every year with my students is Graffiti!  I LOVE graffiti!  Of course we talk about the not so great side of it, vandalism, but I just think it takes so much talent to be able to create with spray paint!  I even found this nifty example on a train during a vacation in Atlanta:

But back to the class activity.  We continued to talk about line and shape, and we talked about common characteristics of graffiti, and some steps to making them.  I really enjoy putting up artwork in the hallway, so that people know that we are actually working in my room!  Plus, it just makes the students feel great to have their artwork out for all to see.  I started out with this backdrop:

And then added the students work, and voila!

I Am...

We are back from an unexpected break, AKA Hurricane Harvey, but we are anxious to dive right in to the Elements and Principles of Design.  For this activity, we are focusing on line and shape.  Students had to learn the characteristics of lines and shapes--different types and ways they can look, and then they had to list about six adjectives that they would use to describe themselves.  Here was my example:

Overall, I was very pleased with how the student work turned out.  A not-so-intimidating activity to start the year!