Animals enrich us in so many
ways … the facial expression of an irritated house cat or the sheer beauty of
witnessing a local herd of Bighorn sheep crossing the street at Sun Rivers in
Kamloops. Animals are interesting to
learn about and observe. In this sense,
animals inspire a creative subject for playful art making.
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| Upper: Kaitlyn M face painting, LG artwork: Raccola Lower: Art by LG student, Kate M & Rhona Armes admire LG student practice face painting |
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| Designing Collaborative Images: Easton & LG student |
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| Garden Art Show! SKSS Students set up the framed elementary student work in our school courtyard. LG students were invited to SKSS back for a second visit to view the in-progress artwork created by their high school buddy's. We also had some face painting! |
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| SKSS Student Courtney shares a moment with LG students reading artist statements. |
The second stage of our creative thinking involved SKSS art students working with the images created by the grade 3 students to develop a personally meaningful
image. Aspects of material and
composition presented a diverse opportunity for students to develop the image,
maintaining some of the same qualities while pushing the sophistication of each
imagined animal.
Here are some of the outcomes of the SKSS student work:
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| Artwork by: Kate, grade 9 |
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| Artwork by: Camryn, grade 10 |
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| Artwork by: Lauren, grade 9 |
Our collaborative project comes
together with a final presentation of student learning at Riverside Park on
September 19th, 2015.
Students will share our work and process with the community at the
Kamloops Children’s Art Festival, an annual event hosted by the Kamloops Art
Council. We are very proud to be a part of this celebration of the arts and share our finished
work with with Kamloops!
