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Artwork by Maddie Overlapping is usually the first way that young artists learn to explore the art element of space. Simply by overlapping elements, the student's flat, two-dimensional drawings suddenly become three-dimensional because one element is clearly in front of (or behind) another! Suddenly, there's a foreground and background to their drawings! This is one of those art concepts that's obvious to adults, but it can feel like an epiphany to children. Our simple landscapes of overlapping hills, each with a tree that blocks the hill behind, is one way we've been learning about space in first grade this month. (Note: As this was a new lesson for me, I experimented with letting some classes color with paints and others with colored pencils, thus the differences in media in these examples.) Artwork by Bishop Artwork by Oceana

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Artwork by Shannon I wanted my 5th graders to create an artwork that combined many different art elements and principles in one work, so I came up with this still life of cacti. Unlike a true still life which would have included the subject set up in front of them for observation, I chose to let them compose their own cacti, requiring that they think about balancing their cacti in the pot. The inspiration for their patterns (and the reason we left our pots in high contrast black and white) came from a quick study of the pottery of the Acoma Pueblo people of New Mexico. Students paid special attention to form by using curved lines on their cacti and around their pots (some also used shading), and the subject of cacti gave them a chance to practice creating implied texture with their cactus spines and in their gravel. Some students also specifically employed differing color values in their backgrounds. (Art teachers, note that the cacti and pots were drawn separately and glued onto a previously painted background.) I think the students did some beautiful work, and in our discussions they really showed a great understanding of the elements and principles they've been learning about for the past several years! Artwork by Landon Artwork by Megan Artwork by Morgan

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

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Cover: Joell Grace Perry This month, we’ve had the pleasure of introducing to the world so many fantastic creative artists from all around the globe. They are just screaming to be discovered by agencies and their favourite brands, and we have no doubt that they will be! The quality of entries we receive are improving all the time, and we are doing our best to make sure everyone is featured either online or in our magazine.

Nosy Be: Andilana beach.

Abstract artist, 1973 by R. Agasyants

"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." Picasso

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Hard at work on a painting for Mom! Picasso wasn't just famous for his Cubist paintings -- his drawings using only a few simple lines (and, in some cases, a little color) were also some of his most popular works. One of the most famous was The Flowers of Peace (1958) The Flowers of Peace, Pablo Picasso, 1958 After learning a little about Picasso and his work, second graders took inspiration from his flowers and created their own. Since this work is to be a (spoiler alert!) Mother's Day gift, students traced their own hand onto their paper, making sure not to trace the tip of their thumb, as this is supposed to be hidden behind the flowers they are "handing" to their mothers (good reinforcement of overlapping used to show space). The first graders then used tempura block paints to make the simple flowers and signed their work with a Happy Mother's Day message. I'm always thrilled to see the different twists the students are able to put on an otherwise uniform project like this one. (Thanks to Mrs. Brown -http://www.mrsbrownart.com/index.htm - for the lesson idea.)

Artwork by Jack P. Since becoming an art teacher, printmaking is probably the medium I've had the most fun learning about and letting the students experiment with. In this case, the fourth graders watched a fascinating video demonstration of linocut printmaking by Chapel Hill artist Bill Fick, then created their own pair of printing plates using 4"x 6" styrofoam sheets and semi-dull pencils to etch in their designs. The only parameters I gave them for their designs were that the images should be related to each other and that they should fill up their backgrounds in some way. In a second class session, I set up printing stations with different colors where students inked their plates with brayers (rollers). During printing, I emphasized that using the right amount of ink on the plate and pressure onto paper for a good print take practice, and that the students should simply aim for improving their images with each successive print. It was really gratifying to see this kind of learning actually happening as prints were laid down and upon examining their finished works. For example, in the work below by Katee S., the first print is the one in the upper left corner. The rest show how she quickly picked up the right technique. Nice work, Katee! Artwork by Katee S. Artwork by Janiah T. Artwork by Isabelle J. Artwork by Delaney C.

Artwork by Rebekah (purple dinosaur) This was a quick lesson for reviewing our primary colors and how they mix to make the secondary colors. Kinders drew four overlapping balloons and colored them in the order red, yellow, blue, and red, making sure to leave the overlapping parts uncolored. Using the color wheel (and what we have already learned during our color mixing lesson in the fall), the students filled in the overlapping balloon parts with the appropriate secondary color. Then they were free to draw something - anything - that their balloons were carrying away. One of my favorites was the picture one student drew of her balloons carrying away a...shirt!? Artwork by Ben (a house above the city) Artwork by Julian (primary colored ninjas!) Artwork by Will (a duck-friendly elephant) Artwork by Lily (Queen Elsa)

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"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." Picasso

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