Art with Ms. Abma

In celebration of Earth Day and the beautiful weather, let's get creative outside! Take a look at British artist Andy Goldsworthy's beautiful environmental sculptures in the video. Keep an eye out for what elements and principles of art he uses to make such striking images. What do you think? Is it sculpture or is it photography? How can you use balance, emphasis and repetition to make strong images in nature? How does it feel to make art that is temporary?  Create Go outside into your back/front yard or a park, bring a bag or basket. Collect natural objects (rocks, pebbles, twigs, leaves, pinecones, seeds, etc). Look for multiple objects with similar size, colour, or shapes. Be careful not to kill any new plants growing. Find space for your installation art. Maybe under a tree or away from pathways. Consider using elements of that space, for example, using a tree stump as a platform, or using the shape of a puddle. Arrange your collection of objects in...

Found Object Color Wheel Collect lots of colourful objects from around your home. Use a clear area to organize your objects. Start with the 3 primary colours: Red , Yellow and Blue , then start adding the "in-between" colours called Secondary colours: Green , Orange , and Purple . Compare objects side by side to help you place them.  This video is a great example of what do do:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06--YwDU86A Snap a pic and send it to me or share on google: htabma@educbe.ca Collagraph  A colour graph? No, silly, it's a name for a simple print-making technique. A collagraph collages different textured materials onto a plate to print from. They can look like this: Suzy Mackenzie (2015) Jet James Materials: Optional - cereal boxes, tissue paper, fabric, foam, burlap, leaves, twigs, seeds, straw, grass, dried flowers, rice, sand, eggshells, yarn, string, netting, cling wrap, or other recycled materials Needed - pa...

by Luke Robson Do things feel a little unreal right now? Do you feel like maybe this is a weird dream? Well let's run with it and step into the world of surrealism . This video explains what surrealism is and where it comes from: Let's Make Some Surreal Art!  MATERIALS: magazines and newspapers, scissors, glue, paper or cardboard. Alternatively you can try a digital version. Watch this video explaining the project: HOW TO COLLAGE: 1) Go through lots of different magazines and cut out a variety of images of interesting things. 2) Gather them together and choose a main landscape or background piece that is pretty simple. 3) Start choosing things that are odd comparisons or things that don't belong together. Play around with the strange sizes of the objects and put them together. 4) Make a composition. Play around with which images you'll use together and where they'll go. Make lots of possible compositions before you glue it down. 5) Glue...

Hello students, I miss you and hope you are all doing well. As you begin to receive guidance from your teachers about how to continue work in your CORE subjects, the fine arts blogs (music, dance, drama, art; all found at http://school.cbe.ab.ca/school/willowpark/teaching-learning/classes-departments/teacher-pages-blogs/pages/default.aspx ) are going to post some ideas, videos, websites, resources, activities etc. for you to use as part of your arts-centred learning. These are not for assessment, but a way for us to connect creatively, try something new, and have fun. We hope that these ideas will help you to pass the time with joy. The Fine Arts team at Willow Park School along with Studio Artist Mark Vasquez-Mackay are a vital part of our learning community. They are an incredibly talented and caring group of individuals who understand how important the arts are at a time like this to nourish and sustain that creative aspect of our humanity. As a result, they have created...

Hello students and families! My name is Hannah Abma (she/her) and I teach art (grade 7-9) and humanities (grade 9) at Willow Park. I am passionate about teaching art and art history and how it connects to so many things! I enjoy painting, ceramics and embroidery and especially like find unexpected beauty through scientific imagery, or in everyday life. In my spare time I love hiking, baking, and indoor gardening with my partner Danny and my dog Yams. Thank you for welcoming me into the community and working with me as we move forward with a creative and adaptive mindset to artistic expression these next few months! I look forward to continuing to learn with you all. Feel free to contact me at htabma@cbe.ab.ca All the best, Ms. Abma