Aluminum Foil Etchings

First of all, I'd like to apologize about posting a 'copper foil' project and then delivering an aluminum foil project. It has been years since I did this art lesson and had no idea art stores stopped selling copper foil. We still had a fabulous lesson. The students were intrigued with drawing on the aluminum and then washing over it with indian ink. We the let it dry a touch and then buffed it out. They turned out very cool. The students drew from an array of succulent plants.

Watercolor and Indian Ink Creations

This week we had a blast with watercolor paints. We essentially swiped our papers with two colors of paint and played around with what each student like as a color combination. We then took indian ink and and dropped a little 'blob' onto the papers. The students then blew through a straw to direct the ink where ever they desired. Check out the outcome!!

Aboriginal Clay Medallions

Last week we created some really cool aboriginal inspired clay medallions. The students first pounded out some 'air drying' clay and decided on a gemstone for the center. We then carefully placed glass beads in a repeated pattern using shape and color. We then poked holes in the top and slid a hemp string through it and added feathers. They turned out so great. Check them out!

Summer Art Camp

Here are a few of the projects we did at our summer art camp!