Principle and Elements of Design- Photographs

-This project we were to go out and take pictures of different elements and principles of art. We had to present these pictures in a PowerPoint format and explain why we chose that picture and which element or principle the picture was describing. Here are my two best pictures from the project.

-This picture is of the entertainment center doors in my apartment. Here you can see that it has many different colors, but the colors create lines in the rug. This was the focus of the picture, showing that each different color creates a new line in the rug.

-This is a picture I took of my entertainment center and it shows balance. Each side of the door is the same and split down the middle. I thought it was perfect for showing how each door was balanced and the same as the other one.

Foot Print Project

Foot Print Project- "Get To Know You"


Project Summary:
This is a project we did as a class as kind of an "ice breaker" and a "get to know you" type of thing. What we did was take a piece of construction paper and cut out either our shoe or footprint. Then we needed to have our name on it, as well as three things that describe us. Here I had a summer scene because summer is my favorite season, a lifeguard tube because I have been a lifeguard for six years, my name is written in pink because it's my favorite color, and then there is a book labeled "The Notebook" because it's one of my favorite books.
Activity:
This would be a great project to do with older elementary kids, during the first week of school when everything is still new to them. This would give them something creative to do while getting other students involved in what the student who is introducing the footprint is involved in. This project can be done in partners and the other student could get the information and draw a footprint about their partner. I really liked this project and not only could it be used to introduce the students and yourself as a teacher, but it could be used with almost any assignment. You could link it to Enlgish and have them draw three pictures that related to a story and describe why they drew those pictures. You could have this for a science lesson and have them draw three things they learned during the lesson and describe them. It's a very easy project to relate to other content areas and not just art.

Welcome

Welcome to Kelsey Sandmeier's Art Blog

-This is a blog that I created for my Art Method's class. This is an online portfolio that includes a variety of ideas that we did in the classroom. These projects not only can be used for art but can also relate to other content areas.