4th grade ceramic cupcakes

Students made a pinch pot bottom and pressed into a mold, then created a coil pot top for the frosting. It was a wonderful lesson and now students have a functional vessel as well! LOTS of youngsters snuck up to see if they were "real"...they looked delicious!

Shibori cotton scarves

Incredible!  We are gearing up for a fashion unit next year!  Students did an amazing job with these, and Henry school would love to expand on this to dyeable clothing.

Silk shibori

Oh my goodness the fun we had making these!!! 

 Students were each given a piece of raw silk and then allowed to shibori that silk using a variety of items to create areas of resist - rubber bands, stones, paper clips, hair pins, clothes pins, etc. Then students put their silk in the kool aid dye bath. After about 10 mins, silks were rinsed and students removed their items and saw their gorgeous pieces. Amazing! Some classes dyed twice for a layered color effect, and we will definitely be doing more of that next year. 

 Thank you PTA for the grant to support this lesson!!!

Autistic support abstractions

5th grade water color birds

Some 2nd grade prints

Students first practiced and drew their image on paper, then transferred them onto foam when they were ready.  In addition to discussing terminology and procedures for pulling a print, we discussed color combinations to accentuate the lines. Students had a wonderful time!

Kindergarten water color resists