Welcome to “Art and Imagination” week!
This week, we learned about famous artists, including Henri Matisse, Vincent van Gogh, Wu Guanzhong, and Piet Mondrian, and explored different art techniques, materials, and styles. We got our hands messy with colorful puffy paint, designed a collaborative classroom mural, and experimented with abstract expressionism. Throughout the week, we made creative choices, explored colors and shapes, and expressed our own ideas through art.
We read “Henri’s Scissors” in both English and Chinese and were inspired to cut organic shapes and create our own collages. We also read “Maybe Something Beautiful,” “I Have An Idea,” “Beautiful Oops,” and “Art’s Supplies,” to expand our understanding of art and encourage creative expression. Through these stories, we discussed how artists can use their imagination and different materials to turn ideas into works of art.
For our cooking activity, we made our own wraps. We spread mayonnaise onto a tortilla and added chicken, cheese, spinach, and kidney beans before rolling the wraps up to take home and enjoy.
Next week, we will celebrate the end of summer camp with “Camp Carnival!”
Students carefully squeezed different colored ink onto a rolled up cloth to make tie-dye prints.
Inspired by artist Wu Guanzhong, students dipped string into paint, pulled it across paper, and painted colorful dots with their fingers to create their own renditions of “春如线”.
Students colored and cut different facial features, then glued them onto parchment paper in both realistic and abstract configurations. They added glitter as a finishing touch to their artwork.
Throughout the week, students tried their hand at a variety of art techniques and crafts.
On Thursday, students added chicken, spinach, cheese, and beans to a tortilla and rolled it up to make wraps.
Students enjoyed a sunny week of outdoor play!
