Mikaila Van Hill's Art Projects

  For this project we started off by learning about M.C. Escher and his artwork that uses perspective. Then to start the drawing portion we made a  dot in the middle of our paper and then  drawing eight boxes of al l  different sizes . We had four on each side of  the dot that we made at the  beginning. After making our boxes we connected the corners of the boxes to the dot in the middle using a ruler.  After  making boxes,  we  outlined everything in sharpie and  then put patterns in each of the boxes .  Finally, we colored the bottom parts of the boxes with analogous colors to make the patterns pop.   An extension for this activity could be having students find a different artist that uses perspective and write about their artwork. They could compare and contrast their artist with M.C Escher.

  For this project we  started by  learning about the elements in a safari.  We  talked  about the animals we could see and where safaris typically take place .  After talking and learning about safaris, we made glasses that we would use  later on .  We then chose the animals we would draw and “hide on our papers.” I chose to do a monkey drawn in a cool color and then put a bunch of patterns over it wi th warm colors.  After drawing it we put on our glasses that we made to see through the patterns, to the animal we drew prior.    An extension for this activity could be to have students  write  a story about their animal. This could be a fictional  made-up  story about where their animal might live and what they do for fun.   

 Description: After learning about Van Gogh, we made a landscape inspired by his work. The background was made out of tissue paper and gel medium. We were given creative freedom when it came to the color of tissue paper. For the background of mine I wanted to do something that resembled a sunset/ sunrise so I did a mix of oranges, reds, pinks, and yellows. To go on top of the tissue paper background, we were also given creative freedom to do whatever kind of landscape we wanted. I chose to do mountains for mine. Extension Activity: An extension activity I could do could be that students have to give their projects a caption. This caption could be a short paragraph explaining what their picture is or it could be a short story given to the picture.

 My Top 5 Photos Line- This flag is in my living room and the stripes on it worked great for the element line. Texture- This is my laptop case and it has a kind of bumpy or rough texture to it. Pattern- This is a picture of a basket in my room that has a striped pattern on it. Balance (Asymmetrical)- These fake trees were a part of our Christmas decorations that my roommates and I never took down. Space- I took this picture while I was driving because the rainbow was pretty but outside is always a great way to show space. Extension Activity: As an extension activity, you could take two pictures that represent the same element or principle and put the element/principle along with its definition on the back of the pictures. Students could flip two pictures over that they think represent the same element or principle to see if they were right. It makes a fun matching game while also reinforcing the ideas of elements and principles.

 Description: Before doing this project we read the book The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. This book shares a great message about how anyone can be an artist if they just believe in themselves. Introducing the art lesson with a book helps integrate a little bit of ELA into art. We were given coffee filters to decorate however we liked. We had to use crayons or oil pastels to draw and write things on the coffee filter. After drawing and writing, we then took water color and painted over the whole coffee filter. The watercolor does not mix with the crayon and oil pastels so doing this made patterns and things written on the coffee filter stand out more.  Extension Activity: An extension for this project could be adding that the students have to have something personal about themselves within their dot. This could be their favorite color, food, activity, hobby, etc. but it could help make their dots a little bit more personal. After creating their dot they could do a gallery walk whe...

 Description: I made this footprint using at least three different media. The media's I used were markers, colored pencils, and stickers. We had to include our names and our names had to be written clearly. For mine I made sure my name was written big in the middle of my footprint. I also made sure my name was written in a color that was dark enough and easy to see on the pink paper. I used a variety of different sized images and objects to decorate it to use up the space. Extension Activity: In preschool, the children tend to miss their families a lot so having them make something that includes pictures of their can help them feel more comfortable at school. Teachers can send home a piece of blank paper and let families decorate it with pictures of their family and all their favorite things. After these are made, the papers could all be added to a "Family Binder". This binder could be put out somewhere in the classroom for the students to look at whenever they want to.