George Catlin inspired Native American Art & Lots of Books

After we found out that George Catlin's artwork is hanging in the Smithsonian Museum and that he traveled here in Arkansas where he kept a journal and created many art works about the Native Americans he lived with...we were sure our art work would be museum worthy!My 2nd & 3rd graders did the buffalo influenced by George Catlin.  Power point is on my author stream see at the bottom of the blog.

  

 My kindergarten and 1st graders did the Indian and the Paint Brush landscapes and added some cool scrapbook teepee's.  Loved the water color sunsets!  See more below

     The book Buffalo Hunt has great facts and several of Catlin's pieces in it.                             

4th grade made these cool tepee sculptures I found on pinterest.  I have no idea where they came from, the link was not working when I tried...so if you know where credit is due please pass it on.










We are working on some feather print making as well...but I haven't been as happy with these results yet.

http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/huskeyj72501-2010439-george-catlin-buffalo/

http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/huskeyj72501-2010438-george-catlin-feather-ornaments/

http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/huskeyj72501-2010440-catlin-teepee-sculptures/

http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/huskeyj72501-2010442-george-catlin-teepee-1st-kindergarten/

The Egyptian Experience

We just completed our Egyptian Experience by making self portraits with Egyptian Headdresses, Cartouches and Egyptian Hieroglyphs!  Thanks to Georgetown Elementary blog, http://josettebrouwer.edublogs.org/2012/05/16/third-grade-egyptian-portraits/, Kindergarten - 2nd grade used their great ideas of using student photography to create our pieces.  We were also studying line so each class made borders around their pieces to incorporate line design around their art.

3rd-4th grade used water colors to create hieroglyphs and 5th-6th painted canvas Cartouches. 

One of my students was so inspired he went home and created these awesome pyramids using cardboard glued together and sand from his sandbox out back!  Super Cool!

Massai People

I was inspired by one of Patty's many great ideas at Deepspace Sparkle:  http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/2011/06/04/the-years-best-art-lessons/13-7/

We did the line drawings first and then my students went into detail mode which I loved.  They used either colored pencil or oil pastel.  Very Cool...Thank you Patty!

 As I was posting this I found these cool Massai Necklace ideas that I have to try next!!  Check them out @: I Spy DIY and Artful Artsy Amy