Painted Gardens

Clay Pencil Holders

We created pencil holders from slabs of clay. We created textured in the clay by rolling it on a texture slab mold. These pencil holders look very artsy with their organic shapes. Some lean and have cracks, and we think that gives them character. We'll paint them with liquid watercolors after they are fired in the kiln.

Abstract Landscapes in Chalk

The idea for this project came from here.

Sheep

Jackson Pollock - Splatter Painting

We tried out Jackson Pollock's splatter paint technique. Here are some of the results. The process was more the focus on this artwork than the product.

Try out his style online here.

Alphabet Soup

We learned about complementary colors - colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel and make each other look brighter. We used stencils to add letter like alphabet noodles. We hid a message in our letters and used our complementary colors to make the messages stand out. We colors our letters with crayon and used a watercolor resist technique.

Chalk Chickens

Jim Dine Hearts

We are making large chalk hearts in the style of contemporary artist Jim Dine.

Penguins and Polar Bears

We mixed cool colors of paint with white to create tints. The cool colors provided a great winter landscape for our polar bear and penguin collages.

Laurel Burch Cats

We created cats in the fun, folk art style of Laurel Burch. We filled our cats with different line designs and patterns.