Month: June 2025

8th grade – watercolor & mixed media

8th grade – watercolor & mixed media

Description of the Unit – This is a purely technical unit that allows students to explore combining watercolor painting techniques with other media.

An 8th grade student's technique sheet representing watercolor mixed with various media
An 8th grade student’s technique sheet. These are experiments that add a variety of media to watercolor to test the effects
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7th Grade – Japanese Notan Designs

7th Grade – Japanese Notan Designs

Description of the Unit –

In this unit, students observed the traditional Japanese art of Notan designs, exploring the relationship between positive and negative space between elaborately cut designs, and how this relationship affects composition, balance and symmetry. Students created their own Notan designs.

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