Lower School Art

Cooperative Projects: Past and Present

Friendly Loom Vertical Weaving 3-5th grade 2009

Banners and MOD Art 2008

Candle Making 2007

Earth and Dream Mural 2007

Using resist, crayons, wax and watercolor paints, murals reflecting dreams were created for the holiday program.

Holiday Program Banner 2007

Using paint, 1st graders created colorful banners for the Holiday program.

Painted Banners and MOD Art 2006-7

Using paint, dye, resist, crayons, markers and hands, colorful banners were made to be hung and enjoyed at various venues. Handprints also made colorful sails for the MOD celebrations.

M.C. Escher inspired Ceramic Carved Table - Auction 2007

The 4th and 5th graders made a ceramic table based on the tesselation design by MC Escher called "Peace Doves"

The fired birds are glued onto the table surface and cut pieces fill out the straight lines. Black grout will follow with a wrought iron base created by black smith artist Peter Austin.

5th graders carefully glazing

What color next???

Making feathers and other details

Carefully trimming the birds

A copy of the original inspiration by M.C. Escher "Peace Doves"

4th grader cutting out a bird .

Using a pencil to draw feathers and other details.

A finished bird waiting to dry and then the firing process.

Frank Stella inspired Sculptural Painting - Auction 2007

The 1st through 3rd graders helped to create a Frank Stella inspired painted sculpture for the 2006-7 auction. Starting by painting canvas into abstract colorful sections, details were added and then fluid shapes are cut and assembled.

A copy of the original inspiration by Frank Stella

2nd and 3rd graders adding in patterned details

Hard at work creating interesting patterns

Ist graders had fun working together to create colored areas on the canvas surface.

Kandinsky Inspired Heart Collage

Studying the effect of one color next to another, colorful concentric hearts were created and made into a heartfelt collage.

Peace Doves 2006

For the holiday program, doves with positive and negative bubble letters and patterns were created with the word "Peace" in 74 different languages.

Jam - Nigeria

Pake - Albania

Paix - France

Shanti - Bangladesh

Mier - Slovak

Rauha - Finland

Sholem - Yiddish

Vrede - Holland

Sipala - Hopi Indian

Thayu - Kenya

Patz - Spain

Peace - English

Paco - Esperanto

Saq - China

Amani - Kenya

Heiwa - Japan

Katula - South Africa

Mihs - Micronesia

Irini - Greek

Hau - Tahiti

Kupia Kumi Laka - Mexico

Aman - Pakistan

Rukun - Java

Goom jigi - Ghana

Melino - Tonga

Pasch - Switzerland

Amaithi - India

Sidi - Tibet

Ashtee - Iran

Peace - English

Rahu - Estonia

Sulh - Persian

Hetep - Egyptian

Frieden - German

Candle Making 2006

All grades had the opportunity to come to the barn for a fun filled session making dipped candles. Walking around the room, singing holiday songs while dipping into the vat of melted wax, the candles quickly grew into long white tapers. Big guys helped little ones, and the difficult decision of yes glitter, no glitter concluded the day.

Flower Sculptures 2006

Students from all grades took turns painting large metal flowers for the walkway down to the art barn.

All - a - bloom!

Splatter paint fun!

Combing the wet paint

Friendly Loom Weaving 2006 - 7

A large communal weaving will be worked on over the course of the year, with any one interested taking a turn to add their own special touch to the large tapestry. Different weaving patterns, color combinations, knotting and bead decoration will be highlighted.

Adding fringe

Knotting and fringing

Tying it off the loom

Tying off the top

Almost to the top!

Working together to make a beaded fringe

The weaving grows row by row

A colorful bump starts to form.

Its getting bigger and bigger

Total concentration: over, under, over, under

International Day of Peace Pinwheels 2006

All students had an opportunity to make a pinwheel for our celebration of the International Day of Peace. Writing words and wishes of peace on one side, the flip side was decorated with bright colors, pictures or patterns.

Candle Making 2005

Lots of wax, lots of song and lots of fun was the theme this year during our annual candle making extravaganza. Little guys being helped by bigger guys, dipping and walking round and round while singing, all helped to create fat beautiful candles for the holidays.

Holiday Program Scenery Winter 2005

Light light light.......how do different cultures and religions use light to represent the holidays? Light was the theme of this year's holiday program and all the kids worked to design the backdrop for the show. It was done in backlit silhouette and was a winter scene.

Working together to create the lights for the program and designing the backdrop.

"We're All a Family Under One Sun" Puzzle

The Entire Lower School Community - Fall 2005

All the Lower School students and faculty helped created this composition by personalizing a puzzle piece which were then put together under the words of an often sung song.

ABSTRACT PANELS SPRING 2005

4th graders created large abstract panels, a la Matisse, for the art show highlighting their Chesapeake Bay Tiles.

CANDLEMAKING 2004

A yearly tradition is for the entire Lower School to create hand dipped candles for the holidays. Walking, dipping and singing has become a familiar happening in early December.

Round and round till the candle gets fat!

Dipping the wick into the vat of wax.

Singing as they go!

Getting fatter!

GLOBAL WORLD 2004

The 3rd graders created a global map working cooperatively. Using watercolor paint, the oceans and continents of the world were created in sections, each student researching their particular portion of the world. Animals and landscape details were added. This map became the background of the Winter Holiday program and will be used over the remainder of the year as a teaching tool.

PLACEMATS FOR GRANDFRIEND'S DAY

Using paper paste, the 4th graders went to town over many recess periods painting place mats for their grand friends who were going to have lunch with them.