Hands on Art 2007-2008

South Bay Hands On Art is a volunteer program for the schools in Redondo Beach and Torrance. Volunteer docents attend six workshops per school year. The docents learn projects based on artists or styles of art and teach these projects step by step in classrooms. Hands On Art encourages creative expression. Students have the freedom to touch, handle and experiment with art materials and various artistic techniques. South Bay Hands On Art also has Outreach programs at Jefferson Elementary in Lennox and Washington Elementary in Compton. For more information on South Bay Hands On Art, visit www.southbayhandsonart.org.

This year our Hands On Art theme is Express Yourself! Here are the projects for the 2007-2008 school year.

Peter to the Max

 

Inspired by Peter Max's bold colors and design, students use neon acrylic paints to create pop art posters or album covers.

Red Poppies

Students learn the basics of watercolors as they paint red poppies in the style of German expressionist painter, Emil Nolde.

 

Calder Kinetics

Using American Sculptor Alexander Calder's artistry between symmetry and balance, mechanics and nature, students assemble their own mobiles, using wire, metal tape and acrylic paint.

 

That's the Way I See It

Based on David Hockney's photo composites, this project combines the use of watercolors and photographs in a unique self-portrait.

 

Words and Images

In this mixed media exploration of the connection between words and images in art, students use bright paints, colored pencils, newspapers and their imaginations to create their own "visual poems".

 

Tinwork Tiles

Students learn a traditional Mexican folk art style as they create textured designs on tin, add color with permanent markers, and finish it off with beads and wire.

 

Thank you to our wonderful Jefferson docents, parent volunteers and teachers who help with this exceptional program!

 

Kimberly Holmes, HOA Jefferson Chairperson 2007-2008

felizkim@earthlink.net

 

Sara Zoerner, HOA Jefferson Supply Chair 2007-2008

stzoerner@adelphia.net