Eric Carle Lesson

So Far this was one of my favorite projects. You can definately tell that the kids would like this assignment. Not just because its full of color, but they also have many choices to make from what colors to use all the way to which animal they would like to make. I would start by reading the "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" with the kids. I would then ask the students to write a small paragraph or two of what they thought Eric Carle was trying to say in his book. I would also ask them to explain their favorite part of the book along with their favorite picture. After they were done with their discriptions I would ask the students to draw two things, a caterpillar and a butterfly. I would encorporate this into a physical science lesson as well as a language arts lesson. I would have the students show the stages of a butterfly by explaining the different stages of development in becoming a butterfly. This project would be done in upper elementary 4-6th grades, but can be done with just more than a physical science and language arts project. You could use it in your math classes by adding or subtracting the features on the butterfly or caterpillar.

Hidden Safari

The goals of the Hidden Safari assignment was to introduce the students to the warm and cool colors. To broaden the students understanding of what various African animals look like, and to show the students how to create patters with line, shape, and color. In my project I believe I did all of the above. The picture I chose was a animated tiger. When drawing this picture I used the upside down prospective. This is where you pick a picture and flip it upside down to draw from a new prospective. The picture was then outlined in blue colored pencil. After this was done you were asked to decide on what patter, lines and colors you would like to overlap your picture with. I chose boxes and sideways lines. The colors I picked were reds, yellows, purples, pinks, reds and oranges. We then made 3-D glasses out of red construction paper and red plastic. This makes the picture outlined in blue stand out when looking through the glasses. This is a great project for any grade level in elementary. You could incorporate this into your classroom in about any class from math-showing sizes of pictures as well as measurements, all the way to science- talking about the particular animal that was chosen and talking about enviroment, preditors, and location.

Starry Night Finger Painting

On an October night unlike most others in South dakota it started to snow. Yes you might say it's always cold in South Dakota, but snow in October! The sun was a beautiful full orange moon and the stars were out in full force, but the wind had a mind of its own. Now you might not think this is such a big deal because it is always blowing in South Dakota. But on this particular night when u looked up at the sky you saw something different, something more radiant. You saw the glistening snow turn yellow in the high sky from the glow of the full moon. It looked as if a plane had went out of control and made loops in the sky with the yellow snow. And this is the story of the Starry Night!

Elements and Principles of Design Compositions

My element and principle of design was line contrast. In my picture I took a plane white piece of paper and drew out the treble clef sign on the left hand side of the paper with black permanent marker. Then I got out my paints. I decided that I wanted to use many different colors to make my lines, and also so it was more appealing to the eye. After I got the colors the way I wanted them I painted them in vertical up and down lines in different lengths and widths until they filled the whole paper. After the paint dried I took a black oil pastel and outlines the whole piece. I believe that my project was successful. I don't know if the paint was as vibrant as I would like it to be, but that is the risk you take. I believe that the colored paint shows a very good contrast on the treble clef sign to make it pop out.

Footprint

I am Jordan M. Kjellsen, I graduated from Groton High School in 2006, and attend Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota. My first art portfolio assignment was to trace my foot and decorate it with objects and designs that signifies my life. Towards the bottom of my heal is water signifying my love for swimming and the lake. Anytime I can get away and spend the weekend at the lake on the boat or in the water I am there. Towards the toe of my foot there is a staff full of treble clef signs and notes. This signifies my love for music. Music has always been a passion of mine as I love to sing as well as dance. Behind my name written very lightly but gives my footprint a new prospective is the lyrics to one of my favorite songs "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey. And lastly at the heal of my foot is a track along with a soccer ball, football, baseball bat, and a basketball. This signifies two things, my love for sports as well as my family tie. My father is the High School boys basketball coach as well as the High School golf coach. My brothers also play many sports and now that I'm older i love to go and watch their games.

Art Review

• Description: There are many lines and shapes that mix with complementary and contrasting colors along with words that mix in between colors that are shown in the front and back of the piece.

Analysis: There are many shades and values of blues, whites, reds, and yellow's that are all mixed together. There are many complementary as well as contrasting colors next to each other.

Interpretation: I believe that he used colors in a different way and instead of having a clear picture of what he was going to paint he jumped the gun and just went crazy with the paint.

Judgement: I really like the colors in this piece and how he used the shapes to make a visual impression. As well as the names of the colors hidden in the background of the picture.