TEXTURE - Metal Repoussé - 6th Grade

Sinking Springs 6th grade artists created non-objective or symbolic, metal repoussé designs that focused on line, pattern, and TEXTURE.  Repoussé is a type of low relief sculpture in which form projects from a background. Repoussé is a French word which means to push.  Using the Repoussé method, students created their metal reliefs by pushing the metal foil with dull pencils and wooden tools.  Completed foil designs were then "antiqued" using black india ink and steel wool, and/or coloring with sharpie markers.  Next, students matted their artwork and were presented with the challenge of continuing their 3-D design onto the 2-D surface of their construction paper using color pencils and/or metallic markers.

4TH GRADE Vincent Van Gogh Inspired Still Life

4th Grade artists at Sinking Springs create amazing pastell still life pieces! Each step taken in the process of making them is so interesting.

1. We begin by viewing the entertaining video, Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists, Vincent Van Gogh. After the video we play a review game until the end of the class period. Our 4th grade artists have great recall of what they viewed!
2. The next class period we draw a still life with a pencil on dark colored paper. Vincent Van Gogh's, "Sunflowers", as well as other art prints and a collection of silk flowers are used for inspiration.
3.  When the drawing is complete we outline what we have drawn with Elmer's glue to create a texture. The still life projects laid out flat to dry for the next art class.