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!