WARM FUZZIES

I don't know if any of you have ever heard of a WARM FUZZY but I was introduced to warm fuzzies in elementary. The warm fuzzies then were a funny creature with a big belly on copier paper. In the belly you would right a thank-you or an acknowledgement to the person you were giving the warm fuzzy to. Well of course being an art teacher you have to move away from Xeroxing the warm fuzzies and you need to personalize them for that individual.
I always wanted to make a warm fuzzy for people at work but I always seemed to busy or something came up. Well one day the counselor was a huge help and I was very thankful and grateful that she was able to assist me. By the end of the day I had forgotten to shot her an email thanking her. So I said, I'll just do it first thing in the morning. Of course I forgot. Now it had been a couple of days and I could not tell her thank-you now. It would seem as if it wasn't that important. SO .......my warm fuzzy was the perfect solution!!!!!



Then I was asked to make the warm fuzzies for the staff of the month and for our aide appreciation. On the back of the warm fuzzy I have a white piece of construction paper.

I start off by writing......This Warm Fuzzy is for___________. Then I add why that individual gets the warm fuzzy. It is a great way to make someone feel warm & fuzzy!!



Mother's Day Projects

I found this idea on Pinterest. I had to change a few things because I had to use whatever was on hand:) I traced the students hand and they added texture, shapes, and tile. The mothers loved this present!!!!! The center white hand turned out great. (They all did). The student missed the day we glazed so I just added clear glaze.   I think next time I will stick with the clear glaze and the students can just paint over the tiles without covering the color of the tiles up.



 Coil Pots



Painted Paper Owls

Painted Paper Owls

This project used many fun painting techniques. The students enjoyed painting  the paper. It did get a bit hectic. Students were at different steps in the project at times. In the end it turned out WONDERFUL!


I became inspired by seeing a drawing I pinned on Pinterest. It came from a neat website. I am very taken by owls this school year. A bit obsessed I must say.


The painted paper techniques included
the background - rubbing alcohol and watercolors
owls - marbling, markers with water sprayed on them to bleed, Epsom salt and watercolors, tissue paper and a spray bottle to bleed, and sponging.


The tree limb was crayon and watercolors for a crayon resist.

Junior High Woven Pillows



The junior high classes had such a great time weaving. The students loved the fact that the pillows were actually usable. I have never done a weaving project like this before.





Students first started out with a cardboard and yarn. Students wrapped the yarn around the cardboard to create their loom. The rest was weaving...over under over under.



Finished Ceramic Pieces

Relief Carved Slab Tiles

I posted early about the clay carvings. The next step after that consisted of staining and patina. I had students stain the top and sides of the slab. The following day the students modge podged the owls. I think next time I will just use a spray close. Some of the students did not smooth out the globs of modge podge and the globs did not dry clear. The last day students used shoe polish to patina or age the slabs. I am very pleased with the outcome.

                                                               Kimmy Cantrell Faces

I saw a few of these on Pinterest. I have never used oil pastels on clay before. I love the finished projects. I watered down india ink and students used the resist method for the finished piece. I then sprayed a gloss finish on the faces.

Fish Design

TEACHER EXAMPLE



TEACHER EXAMPLE

I always enjoy doing this lesson. It is one of my favorites. We talk about lines, pattern, and contrast. The students this year got a kick out of this lesson too. They were all into the fish drawing. I have fish tracers for students to pick from. They also enjoy picking out their fish. First students trace the fish tracer and then I have students break up their fish into 7 sections. Then the fun begins! I love patterns and line. I have students use a black sharpie and one color crayola marker.

More CLAY!!!!

 These clay owls turned out better than I expected and yes I have a thing for owls at the moment. I first had the students crumble up one piece of newspaper page. I then walked around and taped the newspaper into a ball. This acted as the mold for the owls. I gave each student a small block of clay. The students wedged and rolled into a ball. I then had the students flatten out the clay with the palm of their hand. I told the students that the clay should not be thinner than a finger width. Students draped the clay over their newspaper mold. I gave students extra clay for their eyes and beak. Students flattened out their clay again and used bottle caps for the shape of their yes. Students used a needle to cut out the white of their eyes and the pupils. Students then made a beak and then used the needle to create the texture of feathers. I have them make U's for the feather texture. I had students score and slip to attach all their pieces.