2/3 Painting Wood Sculptures

Painting sculptures

Working together

Concentrating on the details

After completing construction of their wood sculptures, the 2/3s looked at pictures of Mexican Oaxacan carved animals and began painting their work using bright colors and lots of beautiful lines, dots and swirls.

2/3s Making Wood Sculptures

Gluing pieces together

Assembling the sculpture

The 2/3s built wood sculptures that turned into creatures or creations. Students glued together scraps of wood and then painted them to make sculptures that looked interesting (or fierce, or friendly) from all angles.

K/1s Making Birds Native to the Northeast

Piecing the blue bird together

Cutting out the song sparrow

In conjunction with the classroom study of native birds the K/1s each worked on making the bird they studied. After accurately painting their bird's nest with eggs, a class pop-up bird book was crafted with the birds flying out of their nests. Each student made an additional bird so that they’d have one that they could take home.

Middle School Self-Portrait Collage

Finding the right hair papers

Working on the face

Middle School students drew their self-portraits in pencil and then added a touch of color of their choosing. They copied the self-portrait and began making a collage of their likeness using different colors, patterns and textures, from torn colored paper and magazines.

4/5 Self Portraits

Coordinating the background

Adding pattern and color to the background

The 4/5s work with colored pencils as they study their image in the mirror and try to capture the proper placement and proportions of their features.

2/3s Painting Self-Portraits

Working on the clothes

Checking in the mirror

The 2/3s looked in the mirror to check that their work would look like themselves.

K/1 Painting Self Portraits

Painting the background

Checking skin tone

Finishing up

Each student works on an annual self-portrait. The k/1s began painting theirs looking in the mirror and observing shapes, colors and placement of features.