2023-24 School Year

The Theme for this school year is Impact. Ms Cheryl and Ms Heather read the story of the Coffee Bean to each class. In art all Fox Creek students decorated their own coffee bean.
 

2022-23 School year

 This year we are focused on belonging. Every student in 1st through 6th grade made a strip that had something unique about them and we wove them all together to show belonging.

District Art Show

 The 2022 District art show is virtual. Here's a link to the Fox Creek Selections 

I will be at school all week. Hope to see you there, if I haven't already. If you are a 6th Grader or informed Kathy Donder that you are moving schools you will get your artwork in a brown paper bag. If you are returning to Fox Creek next year I will hand back all of your artwork when we return.

Keep being creative this summer! Feel free to send pictures or emails. I love hearing from you!

For those of you who have been checking my blog since the beginning of remote learning, I appreciate you so much! Thank you. You also know that I started working on folding 1000 paper cranes. So far I have 700 strung. Each strand in the picture below is 100 cranes.

Papier Mache

5 different papier mache recipes

Clouds and Imagination

This one is a great activity for the Summer! Bring a sketchbook outside and look at the clouds what can you imagine? We have great clouds here in Colorado! Can't wait to see what your amazing imaginations come up with!

 
Do you see Cookie Monster?

 
Do you see the heart?

How to Draw a Fox

How to Draw a Fox

Don't Forget to Add your Foxes to Fox Creek Creates!

Origami Fox head

Origami Fox Head

This is a really simple form of Origami It's how I usually introduce Kindergartners to Origami
Don't Forget to add what you've done to Fox Creek Creates

Worm Illusions

How to draw Worm Illusion

How to Color Worm Illusion

Don't forget to share at Fox Creek Creates

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Hole in Paper Illusion

How to draw the illusion of a Hole in Paper

Don't forget to add it to Fox Creek Creates

Sphere Checkerboard Illusion

How to draw a Sphere Checkerboard Illusion

Don't forget to share at Fox Creek Creates

Hand Op Art Illusion

Hand Illusion

Supplies needed: pencil, ruler and markers.

How to draw a hand Illusion

Don't forget to share at Fox Creek Creates

Value and shading with pencil

Pencil Shading 

Value scale gradually goes from dark to light.

Make your own value scale it will help you with your shading.

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