Traditional Sugar Skull Painting

Hello all!

I got a little behind in my blogging so this post is sort of a recap as to what had been going on it the art room the past 2 weeks!!

My Halloween Costume_Dia De Los Muertos Skulls

Grades 3, 6,7, and 8 finished up  projects related to Dia De Los Muertos!! It is a mexican holiday that honors and celebrates the deceased family members. Translated to "Day of the Dead" this holiday holds beliefs and coinsides with All Souls and All Saints day that on the night of November 1st, all the souls of the children that were deceased return to their family, and November 2nd the souls of all adults that were deceased return back. It becomes a hugh celebration of food, music, and art. Family members create altars of devotion to family members and decorate their graves with favorite items and decorations.The traditional  Sugar skulls serve as a form of decoration. Students focused on the culture and the stylistic characteristics known to the traditional sugar skulls

On the left, is my Halloween costume that was influenced by our learning in the classroom. If only Sandy didn't cancel Halloween I think the students would have gotten a kick out of it!

3rd grade

3rd grade

Third graders explored the symmetrical and stylized nature of the sugar skulls by using line, shape and color to create their water color resists! Students had a lot of fun watching the water color jump away from the oil pastels!!

3rd grade

3rd grade

6th grade also explored the symmetrical and stylized nature of the sugar skulls by using line, shape and color to create their fluorescent/metallic sugar skulls. Students also explored oil pastels to create a design around.

6th grade_Emma

8th grade focused on Oil Pastel and Watercolor to create their Sugar Skulls

 More pictures to come of the paper mache skulls! (7th/8th)...