We took inspiration last week from Alexander Calder’s mobiles and stabiles to create our own version of these Kinetic Art sculptures! We learned all about our line and shapes family: creating straight, curved and angle lines in our wires & pipe cleaners. Then connected these lines to our shapes! We were then introduced to the …
Category: Artists
Our Art Adventures had us revisit a favorite artist of ours: Robert Rauschenberg! We normally know him for his Combines (click for more), but this week we were introduced to his Elemental Paintings – paintings made with unconventional materials like dirt, clay, gold, grass, …etc. Students chose materials from nature and/or human made, chose their color paint, …
From all of us here at CCA, wishing everyone a grateful, filling and very Happy Thanksgiving! Stay Hungry for ART!
Last week our mini’s class had so much fun exploring the imagination with our visiting artist, Dino O’Dell- It was a day filled with music storytelling and monsters! Thanks again Dino! This week, our Studio class takes a turn as we invite visiting artist, Katie Grammes to give us a fashion history lesson through …
Visiting Artist, Dino O’Dell will share with CCA Mini’s Art Adventure’s class his wonderfully creative songs, stories and illustrations! We will take one character from his celebrated story, Zara and the Broken Spaceship and recreate our own versions with collage, fine motor skill challenges and of course- thinking and being silly! When Dino heard about what …
An interesting read as we start our Spring Semester at Claire’s Creative Adventures- some art teaching methods by Bauhaus Master, Paul Klee. Check it Out and Welcome to our new semester of Art! https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-how-to-be-an-artist-according-to-paul-klee
Our Art Adventurers came up with some silly and interesting illustrations last week! After cutting out different shapes from our textures, we collaged to share a scene and tell a story. What great storytellers and a great way to end our Fall Semester!
Last week our Art Adventurers took inspiration from the work of Eric Carle, painting with everything but a paintbrush! Using rollers, scrapers, stamps, sponges, and even toy race cars, we dipped our crazy tools in warm and cool colors to create textures! This week we are cutting these textures to collage our very own illustration. …
Visiting artist Mackenzie Younger demonstrates the basic elements of cartooning with Art Adventures Studio students! After learning silhouettes, characters, friends and foes, backgrounds and thought bubbles, students tried their hand at their own cartoons… “Mr. Mack” has published his own children’s book as well as shows his work in NYC.
…to check out one of the many contemporary artists who has inspired us here at CCA: Rachel Whiteread at the Luhring Augustine Galleries! This is the final week with the show closing this weekend: December 19th in Chelsea and the 20th in Bushwick Click HERE for details and happy Art Adventures!