Stepping Stones Bulletin Board

For our bulletin board we decided to take pictures of all of the stepping stones instead of trying to set up a table with them on it. I think this worked out great, if not better. First we covered our bulletin board in green paper and then painted green lines on it to make it look like grass. We then cut out brown "pebbles" and sponge painted them with brown paint to give them a more textured look. The pictures we took by taking all of the stones outside and laying them in the grass. We then printed them at walmart and found that we could put a boarder around the pictures so it added more color. Our quote that we revised a little to fit our project says, "Life is full of obstacles and it's up to us to find the STEPPING STONES throughout life's rubble." We punched all of these letters out using the letter punch that can be found in Gerber. We decided to do stepping stones in black with color behind them because that was the main focal point of the quote and our project. Finally, we put a picture of all of the stepping stones in a layed in a path in the middle. 

Ms. K. Jorgenson and Ms. M. Jorgenson- Clay Ornaments

The final art lesson was working with clay to make an ornament. To start the lesson, they had us draw an intracate ornament that we would make using clay. We traced this in black permanent marker, and then taped a piece of wax paper onto the top of it. We were each then given a bag of clay to work with and trace our design. To do this, we cut the tip of the plastic bag containing the clay. After tracing the design and layering the clay a few times, we were given paint to decorate our ornament with. We were told to choose either warm or cool colors to paint our ornament with and also to use either a shade or a tint. I chose to use cool colors to paint with and I also incorporated a tint using a light blue color located in the center. Our final directions were to tie a ribbon onto the top and then put our name on the back.

Extension Project: I would extend this project by having the students study the history and different uses of clay.

Ms. Cronin and Ms. Eikamp- Stepping Stones

The area of art that my group was to teach about was crafts. Jackie and I thought stepping stones would be a great project to do for this area because it allows the students to be creative and also leaves them with a great memory/decoration that they can keep for many years to follow. We incorporated using a picture with our steeping stones so that they held more meaning. The picture I chose was of my mom, two sisters, and myself that was taken over new years at a wedding. I chose this picture because Mother's Day happens to be only a couple weeks away and it is a great homemade, heartfelt gift. This project would be great to do with students around a holiday so that they could give it to someone special.
Ms. Eikamp and I decided to teach the different principles of art through our stepping stone lesson. The principles we chose to work with were balance, repitition, unity, emphasis, and contrast. I chose to integrate balance through the heart around the picture and repitition on the sides of the picture into my stepping stone. My stepping stone would also be classified as part mosaic because of the random colored pieces scattered around my picture.

Extension Project: To integrate this art project with science, I would go over the different reactions taking place causing the stone to harden. We would also research the different elements in cement and different types of cement mixtures.