Kindergarten Art Gallery
Tempura Paintings: Abstract Harmony
Influenced by the Russian abstract artist Wassily Kandinsky, children created art by painting circles, lines, and shapes to music.
Awesome Atmosphere Collages
After reading a pop-up book called "Bugs in Space" by David Carter, children studied photographs and posters of our solar system. Our research inspired us to create mixed media collages.
The Three Pigs: Mixed Media Collages
After reading "The Three Pigs", retold by Jane Resnik, student architects compared and contrasted different materials that could be used to build a strong home.
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Paper Marbling: A Decorative Paper Technique Invented by the Persians
Children learned the process of paper marbling by floating different colors of paint on an oil/water bath, stirring the paint gently, and then placing paper on the mixture. Persians called it marble paper because the paint patterns looked like marbled stone.