(G2,G3) Creating in the style of Nancy Azara Part III (The Tree Project)

We are completing our Tree Project unit by creating collage compositions on plywood sheets in the style of Nancy Azara

This collage/sculptural project took three sessions to be completed

1. Leaf prints were made using clay

2. We painted and decorated the clay leaves

3. We painted the plywood sheets and created the final composition using scraps of paper, wood scraps, and the clay leaves

Student: "The Leaf of Life"

Nancy Azara

Nancy Azara Goddess' Wall

Applying golden paint just like the artist Nancy Azara

Student: "My Tree"

Student: "Remembering the Fallen Leaf "

Nancy Azara Heart Wall

Student: "My Golden leaf "

Student: "Leaves of Paradise"

Student: "An Autumn Leaf" 

(G1) Creating in the style of Nancy Azara Part II (The Tree Project)

The students loved the work of the sculptor Nancy Azara and in this project

they created compositions based on her work

Nancy Azara

Nancy Azara

(KG,G1) Radiant Leaves (The Tree Project)

For this part of the Tree Project, students created original artwork using leaves and  clay.

Students were given the choice to construct a collage or a clay leaf composition.  

Little hands creating a color scheme.

Creating people using paper, pastels and Magnolia leaves.

We shaped clay into leaves.

(KG) My Tree (The Tree Project)

For this part of The Tree Project, the students were free to design their own tree.

We reviewed how to use a variety of lines, and we were advised to think of the letter Y when designing the branches.
We used a variety of materials to create these original compositions.