Ms. Cicogna became a long term substitute Art Teacher at GDRHS at the start of Quarter 4 (2019-2020 school year). At this time schools across the globe were switching to remote learning, to ensure safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Adapting her teaching practice to fit this new format of learning, Ms. Cicogna took on a choice-based remote art classroom! She taught two foundational art classes: Drawing & Painting and Art Explorations, along with Junior/Senior Portfolio and AP.
Students pursued weekly bootcamps/prompts that aligned with standards, and were encouraged to explore and experiment with materials found in their own homes to create works of art. With the use of Instagram, students were able to post documentation of their process/projects and comment upon each others works.
Art Explorations Bootcamp: Collage
Lesson Overview
Through this bootcamp lesson students were introduced to multiple mediums in which collage can be pursued. We then discussed as a class other ways to find these materials at home, or utilize applications on computers to make them digitally. They then got to choose a form of collage they wanted to pursue, and shared them on their artist Instagram's!
Methods of Collage
Photo/Magazine
Fabric
Painted paper
Digital
Mixed Media
Student's Progress/Final Works
Students utilized materials accessible in their homes, meaning the class ended up with a wide variety of final collages!
Drawing & Painting Bootcamp: Value
Lesson Overview
Through this bootcamp lesson Students learned how to recognize, analyze and apply value to a drawing. From understanding areas of value, direct light sources, value scales, and more students were able to take on their own value drawings at home!
This lesson's Inspiring Artists
Caravaggio
Robert Longo
Stepan Mazurov
Student's Final Works
Each student pursued their own observational value drawing, focusing on high contrast and avoiding contour lines.
