Bacich Elementary Art Blog

Transitional Kindergarten:  Zigzag Doll ZIGZAG  by  Robert D. San Souci,   a story about a doll maker who created Zigzag and placed him on the shelf for the night.     After the doll maker left, Zigzag got pushed off the shelf by the other dolls. Zigzag ultimately ended up outside in the trash bin and had to climb his way out.   The book does have a happy ending, as three mice found him a nice home with a happy little girl, and his zigzagged mouth turned into a happy smile. The beginning of the story reveals that ZIGZAG was made from scraps of fabrics. TK students  created their own dolls.   Students picked out   fabrics, used fabric scissors for cutting, and glued their fabrics where they wanted.   Some  dolls ended up with four legs, tails, and hats, and hair hanging off the edges, but that’s what makes these dolls so special! They make you smile! Kindergarten: Joan...

Transitional Kindergarten: Snowflake prints TK students experimented creating snowflakes using a tissue paper bleeding technique. Students used cool colored tissue paper, torn or cut into thin strips. Students layered their tissue paper strips in a crisscross star design and used a brush with water to paint over their snowflakes. By washing over the tissue paper it sticks down and creates beautiful color bleeds and washes onto the background paper.  To create an additional, layered effect, students used scratch foam to create a printing plate (stamp) of a snow flake. Students used brayers to roll blue printing ink onto their printing plates and printed their snowflakes onto their previously designed backgrounds.  Kindergarten: Bird House Prints  Kindergarten students were inspired by the thousands of bird houses Bill Larkin also know as "Crazy Bill" has built and is still continuing to build. He paints ...