Ms. Edwards' Art Room

After a week of studying contour drawing in a variety of ways, students completed a self-portrait. Adding personal symbols and the warm and cool colors, students experimented with blending colored pencils. Projects were due Thursday the 25th. Students have until the 1st to hand in the work without losing points.    Here are some amazing examples!!!

Please bring your 1.5" binder, spiral bound notebook and 5 dividers to class on Monday- 8/15/2016

Studio Art 1- Tuesday August 9th, 2016.  Today we will go over procedures, rules, and my expectations. Here is a basic guideline of my expectations:

                             WELCOME STUDIO ART 1 STUDENTS!!!!! In case you missed the first day of school- WELCOME!! I'm very excited to be with you for the year. Today, we went over the syllabus, here it is... Course Syllabus Instructor: Ms. Emily Edwards Room: 209 Building: G Phone 480-484-6500 Ext.6677 Help Times: TBA Website: www.Msedwardsartroom.blogspot.com Instructor : Emily Edwards moved to Phoenix a year ago from Falmouth, Massachusetts. She holds a BA in Fine Arts with an emphasis in Oil Painting. She previously worked for six years in Massachusetts teaching in grades Kindergarten through high school. During these years she worked on her abstract oil paintings and started her Master’s degree. She finished her Master’s Degree in Art Education in December 2012...

From the top: Name Transformations, Texture, Emphasis and Color Theory Project, Sculptures, Symmetry and Space- Cut Paper, Perspective Collage, Self-Portraits, and Two-Point Perspective drawing. Examples of shaded forms and drawings of the still life using the rule of thirds and values.

   During the fifth through 8th grade chorus concert, parents and students were able to view a selection of the art works made by many students in those grades. Check out the photos from the show...

     This lesson originated from Pinterest. I first taught it to high-school students, and it has evolved since then. I start with some basic color wheel and color theory lessons. Students mix colors to make all secondary and tertiary colors. We talk about different color relationships, and they chose one for their subject. When I first taught this lesson they had to choose an animal as their subject. With this 8th grade class, they were allowed to choose any subject as long as it was personal and meaningful. The idea of creating sharpie patterns and textures in the background was introduced. The results are unique and beautiful.