Shadow Puppets

Last Wednesday was our first Puppet Parade class.   We made a shadow puppet theatre out of a cardboard box, decorated the sides with wallpaper and then taped a sheet of tracing paper over the square hole that we had cut.  We also decorated the front with some paint and glitter. 

After we were done with the shadow puppet theatre, we made our puppets.  First we came up with a story in our heads.  With our imagination we came up with characters for our story.  Then we made the puppets out of stock paper and taped sticks to the back.

We also used an overhead projector to create a shadow of our silhouette.  We taped a piece of paper on the wall and traced the shadow of ourselves.  Then we cut the silhouette out of stock paper and attached it to a stick.

Around the World Class goes to Eygpt…

During our Around the World art class on Monday, we started off by creating our own alphabet similar to the hieroglyphics from Eygpt.

Once we were finished with our alphabet, we started to work on our sarcophagus.   To make our sarcophagus, we used cardboard and tin foil. We used our secret alphabet to write messages.  Then we painted patterens on the sarcophagus to make it beautiful and more interesting.   After the paint was dry we drew background pictures of Eygpt.  Naomi had just studied Eygpt, so her drawing includes the Nile River.

Masks and Wings!

These beautiful masks were made during the Masks and Wings class on Tuesdays.  They are mixed media (buttons, glitter, feathers and fabric…all of the good stuff!)  Next class we are going to fit the masks to each childs head.  Can’t wait to see them on!

Check out the new holiday gift-making classes!

Make Holiday Cards this Thursday 11/12/09!

This Thursday at the Fremont Community School I will be hosting a workshop for children and parents to make holiday cards.

Here’s an example of what you could make and send out to family and friends!!!! Please pre-register this one time two hour workshops that will include making 25 custom cards with your child ! Please sign up for 3:45-5:45 workshop by contacting Sharon at sharonfcs@gmail.com or signing up at the Fremont Community School. This class is limited to 5 parents and 5 children per time slot and is the same rate as the regular arts and crafts classes.

A Trip Under the Sea!

Future sight of the Submarine! See the bumpers…

During the Trip Under the Sea class, we will building a life-sized submarine in the front garden area of the Fremont Community School. We started construction on the submarine by drilling a board to the fence that will support the found car bumpers that we will use for the frame. We also cleared the area and made the ground flat by raking and adding leaves.

After working outside, we moved in to make some painted submarines that have transparent window looking out into the sea. Each created different kinds of fish, plant-life and imaginary sea-life by drawing with markers on the transparency film. Then we cut out the windows of the submarine and taped the transparencies to the back.

Creature and Monster again…

Collaborative Collage Creature

Yesterday during our Creatures and Monsters class we created a large 5 foot tall collaged creature named Joe. Out of a hat, each child drew a different body part they were in charge of creating to make Joe. We looked through magazines to find textures that we like, then cut out the body shapes. The child responsible for making the hands had to talk to the child making the legs to know how many to make. This also went for hands and arms, necks and head and heads and hats!!! It was a true collaboration!

Magnet Monster

After we were finished creating Joe, we moved on to smaller creatures on magnets. Each child got to create different creatures by combining body parts that they had drawn, colored and then cut out of a soft magnet material. These creatures can be rearranged as well as holding up important information on your refrigerator.

FREE Art Classes Being Offered Now!!!

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Invite a friend and they receive a free class as well!

During our Fall classes children ages 5-10 will learn how to use silk screens to create prints, create patterns on fabric using dye, use beeswax crayons as a resist with watercolors, make moss paintings, weave with hand-made yarns, assemble large twig sculptures, collage with found materials and design and sew large creatures out of cloth. We will be using these techniques and materials to create art as individuals and as a group. Our art will be exhibited in the art studio at FCS, in nature, in your homes and in the community!!

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My first time blogging!

I’m so excited about starting a blog about the new Art and Crafts Classes I”ll be teaching at the Fremont Community School. Because blogging is very new for me…be patient and get ready to see some great children’s art!!!

Julia