LMS SIXTH GRADE ART PAGE

 

Sixth grade projects may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• EGYPTIAN CARTOUCHES OR CARVINGS: students design and carve hieroglyphics and images into a clay slab, with references to those found in ancient Egyptian pyramids and temples

• GREEK BLACK FIGUREWARE/RELIEF CARVINGS: after study of ancient Grecian pottery forms and designs; students design and carve figures in low relief on clay plates that are fired and glazed 

• MOSAICS: students design and create  images using glazed clay tiles, inspired by the work of the ancient Greeks and Romans along with modern mosaic artists

• ILLUMINATED LETTER DESIGNS: students design and illuminate a letter form inspired by early calligraphers

• GOTHIC ROSE WINDOW DESIGNS: students create a radial design inspired by the stained glass windows of gothic cathedrals

• FIGURATIVE SCULPTURE: students create a figure using an armature and either plaster gauze or papier-mâché, after study of some of  the works of Renaissance sculptors