November 12, 2008

Theme:  Decorate Holiday Tree for DAR Festival of Lights

Goal:  Decorate Tree in the Pre decided Topic of Comic Book Heros.  Deliver Tree to DAR on Schedule.  Each student will make at least one ornament for the tree and one to take home.

Materials:  Fabric in Comic Book Hero theme, used for tree skirt and to cover wooden ornament shapes.  Matching ribbon for bows, empty glass ornaments to fill.  Comic Hero stickers, mini figures, tree topper to be colored, glitter, glue, sequins, and various notions to embellish and create ornaments.  Scissors, markers, paint and yarn/strings.  Camera for photos.  Snacks for participants.

Attendance:  Eleven Students and 1 instructor.

October 15, 2008

• Theme:  Holiday Lanterns
• Goal:  Each Student will create a unique paper lantern for the Autumn Holidays
• Materials and/or books:  Various paper lanterns, foam stickers, variety of 3D embelishments, glitter, paint, yarn, fabric, and glow sticks.
• Number in Attendance: 15 students and 1 adult instructor.

May 14, 2008

• Art:  Class Project.  Three way figural flip book.
• Goal of Session or Activity:  Each student will create a figural drawing that divides into 3 sections.  The common demarcations will be the neck and the waistline.  Sheets were prepared by instructor before class.  Each sheet is divided into 3 sections and the marks for the common neck and waist were added.  Once the drawing is complete the sheets will be cut into 3 sections and fastened in order in book fashion.  Multiple combinations of figures will be possible with the resulting flip book.  Each student will get a small copy of the flip book with a larger copy being put in the library.  Original art will be returned to the students.  Figures should be brightly colored and well defined.  All backgrounds will be left white to provide a common ground.
• NOTE: Also at this class we will take photos of students in poses for flying in preparation for next project.
• Books and/or Materials featured: White paper that is pre-marked and measured before class.  Pencils, colored pencils and Markers.  Project will be scanned, printed professionally and spiral bound.
• Number Attending :  15 students attending.

April 30, 2008

• Theme: Cinco de Mayo
• Goal of Session or Activity: This is a socialization session.  Students will decorate sombreros, play a game and sample Tex-Mex foods.
• Books and/or Materials featured: 
  • Cinco De Mayo, by Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith
  • Various colored sombreos from OTC to embelish and decorate with craft materials from the classroom supply.
  • Apples to Apples game.
  • Tex Mex foods: Nachos and cheese, “Make your own” tacos, taquitas, pretzels, salsa, iced tea, water, plates,napkins and eating utensils.
  • Table cloth and southwest decor.
• Number Attending 12 students and 1 adult

 

April 16 and 23, 2008

• Theme:  Art: Fusion pictures. Class 1 and 2
• Goal of Session or Activity:  Each student will Think of two or more unlikely subjects to fuse into a sketch and then a painting.  Today’s session was step one, the idea, the sketch, the back ground…Next week step two complete the painting.
• Books and/or Materials featured: Sketch paper, some pictures and books for inspiration, Scaminals and Behold the Bold Umbrelephant by Jack Prelutsky, canvas board, pencils, acrylic paints and brushes. 
• Number Attending : Class one,ten Students and one instructor.  Class two, twelve Students and one instructor.

 

April, 2 2008

• Theme:  Art: Kites
• Goal of Session or Activity:  Each student will assemble and decorate a dehydrl Kono Kite kit.  If assembled properly these kites will fly in very light breezes.
• Books and/or Materials featured: Kono Kite kits for the classroom from www.drachen.org , basic water color sets and brushes, tubs for mixing water, clear tape and imagination.
• Number Attending :Ten Students and one instructor.

March 19, 2008

• Theme:  Art/Lamps and Shades
• Goal of Session or Activity:  Each student will create a lamp with a “found object.”  Instructor will enlist the help of an electrician to apply lamp kit.  Student will decorate and/or embellish the lamp shade of their choice .
• Books and/or Materials featured: 40 watt light bulbs, bottle lamp kits, wooden bases, Dow rods 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch, various found objects, various lamp shades, hand drill, wood screws and washers, Gorilla brand glue, paint, fabrics and embellishments.  Note:  Found object were brought in prior to today’s class.  Lamp base and or bottle lamp kit was installed prior to class.  Bases were painted in a previous class.
• Number Attending : Eleven Students and one instructor.

March 5, 2008

• Theme:  Art/ Mosaics
• Goal of Session or Activity:  Each student will complete one or more mosaic plaque and decorated frame.
• Books and/or Materials featured: unfinished wooden frames, assortment of tiles, glass, buttons, paint, brushes rubber stamps and Elmer’s brand glue.
• Number Attending : Eight Students and one instructor.

February 20, 2008

Theme:  Time Capsule

Goal of Session and/or Activity:  Students will create a time capsule filled with items that they think are significant representations of what is happening at this moment in time.  These will include news items and personal items.  Students will be encouraged to make predictions about events that might transpire between now and the time that the time capsule will be reopened.  A reopen time will be set and student info will be taken down so that invitations can be sent out to all who have participated.  The time frame will probably be short term, 6-9 months.  The time capsule will be buried just outside the library.  Additional containers will be provided for personal time capsules that students can make to bury at home and set their own reopen date. 

Books and /or materials featured:  Air and water tight containers large enough to accomodate desired items for archiving.  Collection of items to be archived for future examination.  Evelopes for personal predictions and messages.  Personal time capsules for home use.  A shovel for burying the completed time capsule.

• http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/35310/how_to_create_a_time_capsule.html
• http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/2315/2315_lensdreams_capsule.pdf

Number Attending:  Ten students and 1 instructor.

 

February 6, 2008

Theme:  Scrolls for Chinese New Year

Goal of Session and/or Activity:  Instructor will provide information on the Chinese New Year Holiday and the Significance of the Chinese Zodiac.  This year is the year of the rat.  Students will complete one, two dimensional scroll project and also decorate a wooden fan. Examples of Chinese motifs will be provided. Spin art kit will also be available to experiment with if time is leftover. 

Students will experience an appreciation for Asian influence and the development of reading materials in the orient via handling of scrolls.

Refreshments will be provided:  mini egg rolls, fortune cookies, oriental crackers, Wasabi peas, Pocky and tea.

 

 

   

 

   

Books and/or Materials Featured:

• Scrolls were made prior to class.  White muslin was cut into 12″ X 46″ strips and coated in one layer of acrylic Gesso.
• After fabric was dry each was hot glued to two dowel rods cut to the length of 12.”  One 1/2 inch dowel and one 1/4 inch dowel.  The larger will be the bottom of the scroll and the smaller the top.  A 36 inch length of red string was passed along the upper dowel as cloth was glued on.  this was to hang the scroll.  An example of an authentic Chinese scroll was used as a model for scroll creation.
• Students used ink, tempura and water color paints to decorate scrolls.  Rubber stamps with oriental themes were also used.
• Fans were unfinished wood and were painted with water color paints. 
• All items were allowed to dry at least overnight.
• Items were available for pick up the next day.
• Several library books were used as models for Chinese Kanji. 
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page  was also utilized to fine specific kanji characters.
• One example scroll, and two authentic Chinese scrolls were available for viewing.
• Spin art kit left from pre-school class was made available for all to try as an extra activity.

Number Attending:  Seven students.