One Point Perspective

 One Point Perspective is one way artists show space in a picture. You will need a pencil and ruler or straight edge.  One Point Perspective 

Zentangle

Zentangle

 A fun mindful way to create beautiful designs and patterns. The possibilities are endless.

Here's a little video of how to do four easy patterns. 

How to Zentangle
Don't forget to post your creations at Fox Creek Creates or email them to me.

Portrait

A Portrait is a painting, drawing, photograph or engraving of a person especially one depicting the face or head and shoulders. 

Lots of artists create portraits and self-portraits. You could look in the mirror and draw  yourself or look at a family member and draw a portrait of them.

Here's an old video I made showing the facial proportions.

Portrait Video

Here are some examples of drawing the facial features

Portrait features Handout

The Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci is the worlds most famous portrait it was painted in the year 1503

James Rizzi

 James Rizzi is a  fun whimsical artist. He creates these wonderful cityscapes and uses overlapping and fun facial expressions. I've created a video that breaks down how to draw your own cityscape in the style of James Rizzi. Don't forget to add what you've created to Fox Creek Creates

George Rodrigue The Blue Dog

George Rodrigue is an artist from Louisiana.  He is most famous for his fun paintings of the Blue Dog he paints is dog in all different locations and with some fun colors. I've created a video that breaks down the steps to draw your own blue dog. I can't wait to see how Creative your backgrounds are goin to be! Don't forget to add them to Fox Creek Creates

Earth Day Art

Today is Earth Day! Create something that represents the earth to you and put it in your window or on your side walk. I know some neighbor hoods are having and Earth Day Chalk Art Challenge. 

Don't forget to share what you've created! Either send me an email with your picture or add it to the shared album Fox Creek Creates A big thank you to everyone who has already contributed to the album it's growing and there's some super creative stuff!

Modular Origami

Todays origami lesson is so cool! I have a huge thank you to one of our Kindergarten parents Chad McCann! He saw that I was posting a lot of origami on this blog and shared these amazing booklets and instructions with me.

This booklet has some great history of Origami as well as some awesome instructions to create your own Modular Origami.   

Origami Sonobe Booklet

Equilateral Flat Tutorial

Origami Tatsujin

 Here is a Flickr project page for an advanced model built with Square & Triangle units.

Rotunda-drilled-great-rhombicosidodecahedron

Album for Rotunda Drilled Truncated Icosidodecahedron

Origami Fortune Teller

Click here to see how to fold an 

Origami Fortune Teller

Don't forget to add pictures of your creations to 

Fox Creek Creates

Origami Jumping Frog

Click here to see how to fold an Origami Jumping Frog

Remember you can have contests to see who's frog jumps the farthest.

Don't forget to take pictures or videos of your jumping frogs and send them to me or post them to our public album Fox Creek Creates

Origami Box

Click on this link to see how to make an Origami Box

Origami Water Bomb

How to Fold an Origami Water Bomb

A Surrealist Game

Surrealism is an artistic  movement where artists take every day objects and arrange them in impossible ways

 Here are paintings from  two of the most famous surrealist artists

This is by the artist Rene Magritte

This is by the artist Salvador Dali

This game is something you can play with your family. The supplies you will need are a piece of paper and a pencil. You could add color with any supply if you want. 

Step 1. Fold your paper into 3rds. You can have one piece of paper for each family member or just one it's up to you.

Step 2. The first person draws in the first section and into about one eight of the next section, so that when the paper is folded back, the next person can only see a little bit of the first drawing.

Step 3. Using the lines that the first person left for you to see connect and create the middle section.

Step 4. Using the lines the 2nd person left for you to connect and create the bottom section.

Step 5. Open up the paper. Add color or tell a story about your creation.

Don't forget to share at Fox Creek Creates

Collage using magazines

Collage

This is super fun and you get to work on your cutting skills.

Supplies needed: Old magazines, Scissors, Glue (any kind),  Cereal box or card stock to mount your collage.

I got this magazine in the mail yesterday.

I went through and chose pictures I liked.

I cut a piece of this cereal box to mount my collage on.

I started choosing background pictures.

I glued my backgrounds down.

I cut images that I thought were fun.

I started arranging them on my background.

I glued and trimmed. I think I might add more later it's fun to take things out of context and make it your own. There are many different types of collage. This is just one way.

Don't forget to share at Fox Creek Creates

Origami Chomper

 Here's a video I made follow along and pause when needed.

How to make an Origami Chomper

When you are finished folding decorate it and share on Fox Creek Creates

Take your time and remember to strive for that level 4 craftsmanship. My examples sure do have a lot of white showing.