https://dlartteacher.com/about-donna daily 1.0 2023-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1650429491098-02SJWVNPPA3YKA5RKBCZ/Art+Fairy+Lurie.jpg About Donna - Donna is an art teacher committed to inspiring future generations of art enthusiasts. She aspires to bring awareness to students that art comes in myriad forms and that the art world is vast. There is so much world history to explore in art class along with art techniques, vocabulary and iconic imagery. Donna is currently studying the art of mosaics at the Chicago Mosaic School while continuing to explore drawing, painting and ceramics. https://dlartteacher.com/recent-artwork daily 0.75 2022-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/9026ac62-1959-4af8-a036-4a383b40c1d9/Queen%2BBee%2BMosaic1.jpg Recent Artwork Queen Bee 10"x10" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/c213542d-1560-476e-adef-cb8fe728998f/Mosaic%2Bfairy%2Bdoor.jpg Recent Artwork Fairy Door 8"x10" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/aa4a7cc9-15de-4568-9739-6ff1b5cb935e/Scarab%2BMosaic.jpg Recent Artwork Scarab 6" x 6" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/40d8e134-9638-44db-9c23-ac1b0ae458f8/Etrog1.jpg Recent Artwork Etrog 7.5" x 3.5 "x 3.0" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/8ecbf84f-2258-4a33-9b2a-85ca11e4ed08/Etrog2.jpg Recent Artwork Etrog 7.5" x 3.5" x 3.0" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/78ada952-53eb-409c-bfde-d12676e01a72/Small%2BSharks%2BMosaic.jpg Recent Artwork Great White Sharks 6" x 6" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/66721e3b-189f-495a-959f-8eae44dddeaa/Deep%2BBlue.jpg Recent Artwork Deep Blue 8" x 16" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/287b4cc0-2133-431f-bc20-d87c7baefa0b/Sun+and+Moon+Over+Shark.jpg Recent Artwork Sun and Moon over Shark Glass on Glass Vase https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1674765789712-77UM0OFP6MT5RW5VEBMG/Beatrice%2BClass%2BAct.jpg Recent Artwork Beatrice 7.5" x 7.5" https://dlartteacher.com/contact-donna daily 0.75 2022-04-17 https://dlartteacher.com/philosophy daily 0.75 2023-01-26 https://dlartteacher.com/grade-level-artwork daily 0.75 2022-04-17 https://dlartteacher.com/grade-level-artwork/project-three-enrp4 monthly 0.5 2022-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/11bdbd2f-e75d-4fc6-a31b-d2d5137336a7/quilted+ice+cream+cone.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Grade 4-5 Applique Ice Cream Cones. This project introduces sewing skills and leads to soft sculpture projects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1648947299310-E521JIUNNM441AA704YK/Cute%2Bchameleon.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Grade 4-5 Ceramic chameleons. This project involves hand building with clay and creating textures in clay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/f59374f5-073f-419a-90d4-f01b9548061f/weaving+example.JPG Grade Level Artwork - Grade 4-5 Tiny Tapestries. Students practice weaving on small looms. During this lesson we explore the history of tapestries, Navajo rugs and learn about weaving as a contemporary art form. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1649647573969-R9Q5X8JCENC91N4F541F/Clay%2BSun%2BCeramics.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Grade 4-5 Clay Suns. This project is part of a unit on Mexican Folk art. Students hand build with clay and carefully glaze their fired pieces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1649647846733-ET8D6X6RKAT3HX17XO8L/Repousse.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Grade 4-5 Repoussé Project. This project emphasizes the elements of movement, texture and pattern. Students learn about the origins of repoussé as well as its contemporary incarnations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1649648835626-ZASL1GRMEK8IXA97I29U/Shark%2BPuppet%2B2.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Grade 4-5 Shark Puppet. This is an involved sewing project which results in a hand puppet with personality and bite. https://dlartteacher.com/grade-level-artwork/project-two-nwxbz monthly 0.5 2022-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/35608fb0-0ae2-429d-977a-ff91b40cda77/Rosalyn+tap+tap.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Grade 2-3 Students learn about the Tap Tap bus from Haiti. We read I Want to Ride the Tap Tap by Danielle Joseph and create a Tap Tap Bus Collage using brightly colored paper, scissors with textured blades and hole punches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/9d0829b8-226e-4811-b265-9050d2e861a7/Beautiful+bee.JPG Grade Level Artwork - Grade 2-3 As a part of their unit on pollinators, students learn all about bee anatomy. We construct a Mixed Media Bee and create a class installation to share our knowledge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1648944821338-VF11ATVODOEGG2TG86PD/Pollination%2BInstallation.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Grade 2-3 Students work in the classroom, in STEAM class and in Art class to make a pollination installation. They learn how flowers attract bees and about the special features of pollinators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1648946328435-LZJE2GH38CUOP2CV07S7/cactus%2Bforeground%2Bmiddle%2Band%2Bback.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Grade 2-3 In art class we learn important vocabulary world which help us to discuss and analyze art pieces. We view many artworks to determine what the artist has placed in the foreground, middleground and background. This Distant Space Desert Drawing is one lesson in our 3D Drawing Unit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/075898b2-9132-4a59-ae25-f19cd9fdcf1f/Thomas+Rog+Fruit+Bowl.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Grade 2-3 The Fruit Bowl Painting is a jam-packed lesson focusing on technique, color theory and making compositional choices. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/c90dabdf-723c-4baf-aad0-dc7d3d3b9800/Black+paper+sculpture+4.JPG Grade Level Artwork - Grade 2-3 Students use simples strips of black paper and glue to construct 3D Drawings in the Air. Each sculpture is unique as students build their modules and arrange them into free standing forms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/87a7d619-e80a-4a75-a4c1-a1dec4d433ac/Lena+pop+up.JPG Grade Level Artwork - Grade 2-3 The Animal Habitat Pop-Up Book combines 3D/realistic animal-drawing skills with paper sculpture and research into various animal species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1648944256990-7D7IEKTIIZRAWDFPF3W3/Frogs%2Bin%2BKiln.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Grade 2-3 Our Waxy Monkey Tree Frog Ceramic Sculpture is a lesson in hand-building with clay pinch pots and coils as well as a lesson in animal adaptations. Student learn about the firing and glazing processes involved in the evolution of this project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1648944436174-WUYE57FETLPFW7EL9VUP/Swampy%2BTurtle%2BPaper%2BSculpture.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Grade 2-3 After a deep dive into the color wheel and learning how to mix earth tones, students create the Swampy Turtle Paper Sculpture. We also learn about the turtle as a Native American Symbol that is connected to the phases of the moon. https://dlartteacher.com/grade-level-artwork/project-one-hl27w monthly 0.5 2022-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/c41e7897-8f0f-4c97-9760-9953625cab31/kgfrogB+%281%29.JPG Grade Level Artwork - Grade K-1 Kindergarten Build a Frog Mixed Media Collage: Students practice cutting, gluing and arranging their shapes to build a frog. They add detail to the environment. In preparation for this project, we learned about lily pads and ponds that welcome frog visitors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/39b8f049-c8df-4d51-b466-19c2c21a24bb/Robot+puppet+show.JPG Grade Level Artwork - Grade K-1 Kindergarten Popsicle Stick Puppet Theater. Students brainstorm ideas for a puppet show. The theme of the puppet show informs the decoration of the puppet theater. This project encourages story telling and allows student to express their unique ideas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/a24d94e8-bc57-4de1-a596-923d1bfd6e38/Kindergarten+painting.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Grade K-1 Kindergarten Abstract Watercolor Painting. This activity involves making choices about Shapes and colors. Students paint and abstract image featuring and arrangement of geometric shapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1648598959554-NEYZKMQHNRXKLO218A89/petter%252Band%252Bwolf%252Bpuppet.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Grade K-1 First Grade Peter and the Wolf Popsicle Stick Puppet Show: This project is a collaborative effort between the Art and Music Departments. Students study the elements of the Peter and the Wolf symphony written by Sergei Prokofiev. In Art class we apply our knowledge of combining shapes to draw people objects and animals. We create the characters and the setting. This project invites rich conversations and connections amongst art, music, theater and literature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/3b1c58a6-2e89-420c-a31e-67d64661b3ce/Jack+M.+Mondrian.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Grade K-1 First Grade Piet Mondrian-Inspired Collage: In preparation for this lesson, students learn about the progression of Piet Mondrian's work from realistic subjects matter painted in muted tones to abstract geometric designs painted in the primary colors and black and white. This lesson synthesizes art history, color theory, geography and close reading of artwork. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/cfc192fc-38f2-431d-85f4-f36578c6f6be/Anna+Coffe+Cup.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Grade K-1 First Grade Primary Colors Coffee Cup Painting: In First grade we develop skills in 3D drawing and begin our study of the color wheel. Students use the primary colors for the mug, table and back wall. We work to mix the correct balance of primary colors to create the brown tone of the coffee or hot chocolate. https://dlartteacher.com/grade-level-artwork/project-one-jg6zz monthly 0.5 2022-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/869c5030-3347-4c33-b7e3-62914b71b0ee/Alexia+art+show.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Middle School Illuminated Letter Painting: Students learn about illuminated manuscripts and look at contemporary art pieces inspired by the art form. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1650159685906-C1RW5RBVD93O0ZXD9CP1/Anni%2Bart%2Bshow.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Middle School M.C. Escher-Inspired Surrealist Staircase Drawing: This is a lesson about Surrealist imagery and the Dutch artist/mathematician M.C. Escher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1c010ec3-a548-4ffb-88ff-f67c2e4cc9c6/Derek+Paper+Cut+Out.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Middle School Paper Cut Out Project: For this lesson, students learn about paper cut out art from around the world. After looking at contemporary paper cut out art, students practice cutting with an Xacto knife. Students brainstorm ideas and design their own paper cut outs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/a120bc83-014f-4516-8b9c-b263c4527814/Una+Quilling.JPG Grade Level Artwork - Middle School Paper Quilling Project: Students study the history of paper quilling and its evolution into a contemporary art form. Student create their own relief sculptures using paper quilled shapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/bf278dd4-df3e-460f-adfe-9f7be64bd49f/Una+Calavera.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Middle School Calavera Drawing: This project is a part of our unit lesson on Día De Los Muertos. Students view traditional and contemporary calaveras and then design their own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1650160007741-1HT7KJIAJEG5I9LD1V9L/Sarah%2BS.%2BLucky%2BBamboo%2BDrawing.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Middle School Lucky Bamboo Drawing: This lesson begins with learning about some of the aesthetics of eastern art. Students also learn about the significance of Lucky Bamboo. This lesson also involves 3D drawing skills and incorporating a winding element into an artwork. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/45e8e068-0ed4-45bc-9b55-f5b47d6ac9b8/zahra+firebird.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Middle School The Firebird Project: This is a collaborative project with music class. Students study the Firebird Suite by Igor Stravinsky. We learn about the Firebird story and look at artwork featuring the firebird. Student then interpret the firebird in alignment with their own interests. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/d8ee42de-8434-436c-9113-ea02ee3515bb/Mary+jado+dragon+eye.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Middle School Ceramic Dragon Eye: Students learn about relief sculpture as they sculpt and texturize their dragon eye. Students carefully glaze their sculpture with dramatic results. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/57dd98f7-2ed9-4082-8997-512225808ea4/Peter+cullen+embroidery.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Middle School Embroidered Scarabs: Students learn the basics of embroidery for this project. Each student interprets the scarab in their own way as they develop their imagery in stitches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1650596991475-Y22QL5MA5T26XHVCRFIK/Charlie%2BLuz%2Bportrait.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Middle School Self Portrait Drawing: For this project, students learn about facial proportions and rendering skin tones and hair styles. https://dlartteacher.com/grade-level-artwork/project-one-hl27w-czyhz monthly 0.5 2022-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1648736497564-WLVNCDZTFGG3C9FT6UZI/chameleon%2Bprek.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Pre-K The Veiled Chameleon Dot Painting introduces color, pattern and the development of control over the painting materials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1648736700401-0ITRSJG81XHHMY8PLUPK/prek%2Bflower.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Pre-K The Flower Drawing allows students to observe from life, discuss shapes and choose colors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1648737360785-6B55N0ZHIGBFMVKFMRPS/pre%2Bk%2Bbulletin%2Bboard%2Bnests%2Band%2Bcatepillars.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Pre-K The Eggs in a Nest Collage invites students to practice cutting paper, adding color and pattern to their shapes and managing liquid glue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1648737639210-CZXNGLNBLQ5GGB1VH9Q2/Hen%2Band%2Bchick.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Pre-K The Hen and Chick Stencil Printing Project is a multi-step activity which involves printing shapes and colors and then adding fine details in the form of simple lines and shapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1648820980222-Y1Y9MEJTSTI1D8IKU75G/Pre%2BK%2Bautumn%2Bleaves.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Pre-K Pre-K students contribute to installations, mobiles and bulletin boards, working as a collective to enhance our learning space. The Autumn Leaves Mixed Media Collage helped to develop fine motor skills and invited discussions about the changing of the seasons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1648821394709-V7GUCU1S7TTUYSY9KQUN/Fairy%2BDoors.jpg Grade Level Artwork - Pre-K This Popsicle Stick Fairy Door Project (in progress) allowed Pre-K students to practice handing a variety of art materials. Students experienced mixing primary colors and carefully applying paint. They further decorated the doors with a bead for the door knob, glitter glue and spangles. https://dlartteacher.com/special-projects daily 0.75 2022-04-17 https://dlartteacher.com/special-projects/project-three-kyg6y monthly 0.5 2022-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1650429741000-JU5H7FKPZFV7MUE3OYOG/Isaiah%2BBlock%2BPrint%2B%25281%2529.jpg Special Projects - Summer Art Program Block Printing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/c0d0cfc9-f77f-4445-ac93-cc153b084c17/great+wave.jpg Special Projects - Summer Art Program 6" x 6" Mosaic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1650430217635-VTIHO8BV0Y0RQO03OD5G/Riley%2BCactus%2BPainting%2B%25281%2529.jpg Special Projects - Summer Art Program Cactus Painting on Canvas Board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/a0cf0e82-c725-4657-9e29-6e9a7c581f57/Diana+Li+Mosaic.jpg Special Projects - Summer Art Program 6" x 6" mosaic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/7d9ff43c-ec80-4250-b763-2b7565be88af/Anneliese+dragon+side+view.JPG Special Projects - Summer Art Program Ceramic Dragon with Coffee Filter Wings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1650597877549-9Z9NZFQ6V71N0CDR9ETT/Block%2BPrinting.jpg Special Projects - Summer Art Program Lino Cut Prints (using E-Z Cut) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1650598175801-FDAFX83F5C78QRBLELZF/Masks.jpg Special Projects - Summer Art Program Papier Mache Masks https://dlartteacher.com/special-projects/project-two-rytj5 monthly 0.5 2022-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/eb40e11e-83fe-48f9-b02b-8fa93bdc7c9a/Tikki+Tikki+Tembo.JPG Special Projects - Musical Productions Chinese Lanterns and Dragon Puppet for Tikki Tikki Tembo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1650426503109-69C0T0J75H64OV3L1242/The%2BLittle%2BEngine%2Bthat%2BCould%2BSing.jpg Special Projects - Musical Productions The Little Engine That Could Sing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1650426907712-XQI5XTQJMI3R2E4TOVYK/Nutcracker%2BTea%2BCup%2BHats.jpg Special Projects - Musical Productions Tea Cup Hats for The Nutcracker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/6b114a2a-96da-4e06-833e-0e4dc507773c/Aladdin+Cave+of+Wonders.JPG Special Projects - Musical Productions Aladdin Cave of Wonders https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/cf341063-70cf-4837-ae26-3be4eeab74e7/Jungle+Play.JPG Special Projects - Musical Productions Jungle Vines and Animal Ears for Grade Level Performance https://dlartteacher.com/special-projects/project-one-zbbdg monthly 0.5 2022-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/fa44aacd-3ecb-47b2-8a5c-b4080b6fca96/charlie+posing+in+mask.JPG Special Projects - Art Club Papier Mache Mask https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1650164376156-Q1J7REMVAANR4MYGS0NZ/Bird%2BCage%2BProject.jpg Special Projects - Art Club Wire Bird Cage Sculpture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/1650164537092-0928HR0064MR7GY8U7O5/Ceramic%2Bchair.jpg Special Projects - Art Club Ceramic Chair https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/31512183-b674-4da8-a3fc-d95075432a66/Lemon+Still+Life+1.JPG Special Projects - Art Club Still Life Painting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/09e3643d-38ac-4075-9c1d-7e3e0c615554/Ceramic+Shark.JPG Special Projects - Art Club Ceramic Shark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6243868af890b0310667bcad/5093a39f-3666-4275-a5d7-4768d768a734/Plushie.JPG Special Projects - Art Club Soft Sculpture Plushie