Laura Johnson Art Projects

 Description- First, we had the chance to learn what printmaking means and how people use this art to reproduce designs and patterns. With a clear idea of what it was all about, we had to familiarize ourselves with different types of printmaking and practice creating prints by using stencils, vegetables, paint, and rollers to see how pressure and layering can affect our creations. After having a good understanding of the process, we got to play around with colors, stencils, and vegetables until I decided to go with snail and butterfly stencils, because it was fun to modify them in order to enhance my prints. In addition to that, I also tried out other vegetables, such as broccoli and peppers, which helped me gain experience and come up with something new. Since we experimented a lot to find out what we really liked and what would produce the desired results, I gained valuable experience and practiced a great deal before coming up with my prints. In the end, we glued our favori...

 Description- To begin, we got to learn more about Charles McGee and his approach to art by analyzing how he used patterns, shapes, and repetition in his artworks. In addition, we studied Dr. Seuss' Whoville and discussed how its characters could inspire us and what we may use for our artwork. We discussed how imagination and individual approaches help in making one's art distinct. Then, we received an assignment to create four patterns using small slips of paper. It took some time because we had to think of different patterns and try to be as imaginative as possible in designing them. Afterward, we were introduced to various techniques that will help us create the three-dimensional appearance of our art. With the new techniques in mind, we received an assignment to arrange our slips of papers as we like. By doing this, we could freely express ourselves and create something unique by arranging the patterns in whatever way we liked. At last, we heard the book How the Grinch Stol...

 Description- We began our lesson by learning about galaxies, including their characteristics and the types available. Later on, we learned about six watercolor techniques. In addition, we were able to experiment and practice with all of them. Once we gained enough knowledge about galaxies as well as the watercolor techniques, we were allowed to come up with an artwork of our own galaxy, incorporating at least three watercolor techniques. I opted for the crayon resist technique for the creation of stars, whorls, and constellation. Moreover, I drew mountains at the bottom portion of the paper using the black crayon. The dominant color of my painting is purple, and thus, I painted the background with it. Towards the end of the galaxy, I used the wet-on-wet technique and incorporated various colors of blue. Photo   Extension Activity The student then uses his/her galaxy to write a creative story based on his/her artwork. The story can be set within the galaxy and should have...

Description: Firstly, we studied M.C. Escher and the patterns and perspectives he used for his art. Secondly, we marked a point at the center of the paper, which served as the focus point. Then, we drew eight squares or rectangles around the paper; four were on one side and four on the other side. By using a ruler, we drew lines connecting the corners of each square/rectangle to the focus point, making them seem as if they were popping out and making the drawing appear three-dimensional. The shapes were then outlined, and lines were drawn using a Sharpie pen. The third step involved coloring the shapes using patterns that were our ideas, as well as following two patterns drawn on the board. We drew the patterns using a Sharpie pen after completing them. The last step was coloring the patterns using oil pastels. Photo- Extension Activity- Another project based on perspective drawing would be a cityscape drawing where students would be required to use one-point perspective technique to c...

  Description: The description of the Hidden Safari lesson started with an introduction to the various kinds of animals that you might see on a safari adventure. We had to analyze two of Henri Rousseau’s safari paintings and describe some of the prominent features of the paintings. We also made our own pair of ruby red glasses using red construction paper and a piece of red film. We also learned about upside down drawing and the benefits of this type of drawing instead of the right way. In this project, we got to choose an animal of our choice that we would see in a safari. I picked a tiger. Then we drew our animal upside down on our white piece of paper. Once we finished our animal drawing, we learned about patterns. We were to use three patterns over our animal drawing to make it look like no picture. Once we did this, you should be able to see the pattern, but with the help of the glasses, you should be able to see your animal. Our last step in this project was to write three cl...

 Description: We first learned about the artist and his famous painting of “The Starry Night”. We learned about all the characteristics of the painting by Van Gogh. We were asked to do a project that was similar to the painting by the artist Van Gogh. The tools that we used for the completion of the project were construction paper, oil pastels, tissue paper, and glue. The first thing that I did was glue different colored tissue paper to my black construction paper to make a textured background for my painting. This glue had to dry overnight, so the next day I got to cut my front scenery for my painting. Since I wanted mountains in my painting, I cut mountains out of my black construction paper and glued it to the bottom of my background. Finally, I added details to my mountains and the background of my tissue paper. Extension Activity: The extension activity that I can do for the class is to make a project with 3 different textures. This extension activity will be an integrated pro...