Pysanky Egg Paintings

Art Club gathers for art, stories and the tradition of beautifully painted eggs.

Japanese "Wood-Block" Prints

We stayed in Japan for another week, introducing the wonderful art method of wood-block printing.

Japanese Buddhist Temples

Our Art Club took a journey to Japan.

Pacific Northwestern Totem Poles

The Totem Pole project marks the first day of our World Art Club at the Ladera Recreation District.

Japanese Buddhist Temples

 Art Club is working on these awesome drawings of Japanese Buddhist Temples inspired by images of real Temples in Japan. Some students made visual associations with the temple architecture and Christmas Trees, the "Tower of Pizza" and more. Check it out :)

Aboriginal Dot Maps

Art Club "maps" out a special place or memory significant to them, using wooden dowels to "dot" areas of their maps with Jazz tempura paints. This project is influenced by Aboriginal artists from Australia who paint, "dreamtime paintings". 

LIFE SIZE Sarcophagi!

ART CLUB takes the scale to LIFE SIZE. Working in table groups, students learned about the cultural significance and purpose of these Egyptian Coffins AND also practicing teamwork by communicating with each other affectively and fairly as a team!

Chinese New Year Dragons

Art Club explores the  massive, colorful Chinese Dragon of the New Year Parade with these fantastic puppets!

Greek Vases

Great turn out with these Greek Vases!! This 2 week project started its focus learning about the architecture of Greece - including terms like column, capitals: doric, ionic, corinthian, Kraters and other kinds of Greek ceramics.

Tap-Tap Cars

This week in Art Club we took a "trip" to Haiti, briefly talking and learning about the detriment and destruction of the earthquake in 2010. I told them that my brother is part of a Club ("just like we are!"), The Haiti Solidarity Club, through Los Altos High School. They are going back to Haiti coming up this February 2013 to contribute to the re-building projects. Here is a snippet about the student efforts in Haiti. This project is dedicated to my brother's voyage as well as the efforts of the teachers! and other students of the Solidarity Club.

Navajo Sand Painting

The Winter Art Club, "A World of Art" started this past week. We looked at the patterns and symbolisms used in Navajo Indian sand paintings and weavings.

Arcimboldo Self-Portraits

Our last day of the Spring Art Club consisted of being goofy and funny and making self-portraits using fruit and vegetable shapes.

Van Gogh Irises

Learning about Impressionism and how to paint/draw like an impressionist is a great skill to learn.

Van Gogh Descriptive Line

I tried this lesson using Van Gogh's artwork,"A Fishing Boat At Sea".

Henri Rousseau Fantasy Jungles #2

Bubb Art Club imagined a neon jungle, in the style of Henri ROusseau. Fluorescent paint always looks spectacular!

Henri Rousseau Jungles

Favorite project ever!! The bright oil pastels with the liquid watercolor wash background really makes these nighttime jungle scenes come to life.

Calaveras Printmaking

Today November 1st is in Mexican tradition, Day of the Dead. We talked about the Mexican culture of venerating the dead, sugar skulls and the printmaker, Jose Posada.

Picasso Halloween Faces

Add a little Picasso to your life!

Paul Klee Letter Painting

What a great way to have an art project that combines spelling, math and learning about your students!...This was a hit!

"Great Wave"

I LOVE Hokusai's print of Mt. Fuji - and I thought the kids could have some fun drawing the ocean waves in his print, "The Great Wave off Kanagawa". The image has potential for imaginations to go wild, especially with the boats full of Japanese men who are about to be devoured by the huge ocean wave.