Fast Track to Opening Studios

Students in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade have been artists in our TAB Studio for up to 4 years!  They have had instruction and used the Choice Art Studios for up to 2 years.  They know where to find materials.  They have knowledge of the routines.  They have been empowered with skills to create what they have envisioned.  We are moving quickly through beginning of the year learning to open Choice Art sooner.  Students must still demonstrate skills and knowledge at their developmental level in order to start Choice.  

LOGO DESIGN MINI-LESSON

DRAWING STUDIO MINI-LESSON

DRAWING IN COLOR MINI-LESSON

(*teacher demonstration example)

Self-Portraits

Teaching Artistic Behaviors (TAB)  also known as Choice Art

• Observe
• Envision
• Express
  
• Engage & Persist
• Stretch & Explore
• Understanding the Art World
• Develop Craft
• Reflect

A self-portrait is a portrait of the artist by the artist

CREATE A SELF-Portrait

                                           

                                       

Artist Self-Portraits

Stephen Wiltshire

EMILIA BERGMARK- Self Portrait as a Goldfish

Chuck Close

Frida Kahlo

M.C. Escher

                                   

Pablo Picasso

Latoya Ruby Frazier

Think about what makes you, you!  

What makes you special?  

What individual characteristics do you bring to Meramec that make us a stronger school?Each one of us individually has something special to offer our community.

*in collaboration with Tiffany Marquart