Ms. Grace's Classes & Hours

EACH CLASS starts with a 5 minute drawing exercise, followed by a 15 minute lesson. 35 minutes will be spent on artwork, and the last 5 minutes will be spent cleaning up and getting ready to leave. If there is no lesson that day, then 50 minutes will be spent on artwork. If student has an unfinished project, they will work on said project in place of the 5 minute drawing exercises.
SEPTEMBER – Getting to Know Art

Theme: Introduction to Art & Materials

Focus: Exploring tools, lines, colors, and classroom expectations

Wk 1: Classroom rules & creating your own sketchbooks

Wk 2: All about me mixed media self portrait 

Wk 3: Acrylic paint color wheel - primary and secondary

Wk 4: Shape city - basic shapes mixed media

OCTOBER – Texture, Pattern & Nature

Theme: Texture in Art

Focus: Real vs visual texture, patterns, natural materials

Wk 1: Leaf rubbings - introduction to texture with chalk pastels

Wk 2: Pattern pumpkins - acrylic paint 

Wk 3: Animal fur and scales - mixed media

Wk 4: Nature collage - natural materials (twigs, leaves, etc)

NOVEMBER – Art & Culture

Theme: World Art & Symbols

Focus: Cultural appreciation, visual storytelling

Wk 1: African masks - pattern and design - mixed media 

Wk 2: African masks finishing 

Wk 3: Aboriginal dot art - pattern - acrylic paint 

Wk 4: Gratitude tree - thematic art - mixed media

DECEMBER – Winter & Celebration

Theme: Seasonal Art

Focus: Winter textures, symmetry, festive projects

Wk 1: Snowflake prints - foam stamp making  

Wk 2: Winter landscape - acrylic paint 

Wk 3: Winter landscape finishing 

Wk 4: WINTER BREAK- NO SCHOOL :)

JANUARY – Drawing & Observation

Theme: Looking Closely

Focus: Still life, nature, contour line, detail

Wk 1: Drawing from nature 

Wk 2: Shape to form - drawing

Wk 3: Close up drawing 

Wk 4: Blind contour drawing & timed drawings

FEBRUARY – Portraits & Emotions

Theme: Faces, Feelings & Identity

Focus: Self-expression, facial features, identity art

Wk 1: Pop art portraits - acrylic paint

Wk 2: Pop art portraits finishing 

Wk 3: “About Me” mixed media collage 

Wk 4: “About Me” finishing

MARCH – Sculpture & Form

Theme: 3D Art

Focus: Construction, stability, clay sculpture

Wk 1: Clay creatures - oven bake clay, acrylic paint

Wk 2: Clay creatures finishing 

Wk 3: Recycled robots - recycled materials, acrylic paint 

Wk 4: Recycled robots 

APRIL – Storytelling & Illustration

Theme: Narrative Art

Focus: Visual storytelling, comics, illustration

Wk 1: Create your own character - mixed media

Wk 2: Comic strip - mixed media

Wk 3: Story book scene - watercolor

Wk 4: Story quilts - paper collage 

MAY – Showcase & Reflection

Theme: Celebration of Art

Focus: Final projects, curation, art show

Wk 1: Preparing artworks, framing & mounting 

Wk 2: Free choice art project - any mediums 

Wk 3: Art reflection, peer critiques

Wk 4: Art show for parents! Parents and immediate family.

EACH CLASS starts with a 5 minute drawing exercise, followed by a 15 minute lesson. 35 minutes will be spent on artwork, and the last 5 minutes will be spent cleaning up and getting ready to leave. If there is no lesson that day, then 50 minutes will be spent on artwork. If student has an unfinished project, they will work on said project in place of the 5 minute drawing exercises.

UNIT 1: Elements & Principles of Art (September)

Wk 1: Create your own sketchbook 

Wk 2: Line making- zentangles, tessalations- drawing 

Wk 3: Color theory w/ acrylic paint 

Wk 4: Value and texture - drawing 

UNIT 2: Drawing & Observation (October)

Wk 1: Contour lines 

Wk 2: Still life

Wk 3: Portrait proportions 

Wk 4: Shading techniques 

UNIT 3: Painting & Color Harmony (November)

Wk 1: Monochromatic self portrait - acrylic paint 

Wk 2: Monochromatic self portrait finishing 

Wk 3: Monet inspired acrylic painting

Wk 4: Monet inspired painting finishing 

UNIT 4: Pattern & Printmaking (December)

Wk 1: Intro to printmaking - foam stamps 

Wk 2: Foam stamp radial design

Wk 3: Foam stamp holiday card making 

Wk 4: WINTER BREAK, NO SCHOOL :) 

UNIT 5: Sculpture & 3D Design (January)

Wk 1: Clay creatures - oven bake clay 

Wk 2: Clay creatures finishing 

Wk 3: Cardboard architecture - acrylic paint 

Wk 4: Cardboard architecture finishing 

UNIT 6: Art & Culture (February)

Wk 1: Mexican paper Alebrijes 

Wk 2: African Kente paper weaving 

Wk 3: Indigenous acrylic paint dot art 

Wk 4: Asian cherry blossom acrylic painting

UNIT 7: Mixed Media & Expression (March & April)

Wk 1: Identity art - “me collage” mixed media

Wk 2: Identity art finishing 

Wk 3: Abstract mixed media emotional artwork 

Wk 4: Surreal mixed media dreamscape

Wk 5: Surreal dreamscape finishing 

Wk 6: Quote collage 

Wk 7: Quote collage finishing 

UNIT 8: Final Project & Art Show (April & May)

Wk 1: Planning final project - kids choices of mediums

Wk 2: Final project work time 

Wk 3: Final project work time/ Artist statement

Wk 4: Reflection/ peer critique/ mounting 

Wk 5: Art show! Parents & immediate family come to look at final projects. 

EACH CLASS starts with a 5 minute drawing exercise, followed by a 15 minute lesson. 35 minutes will be spent on artwork, and the last 5 minutes will be spent cleaning up and getting ready to leave. If there is no lesson that day, then 50 minutes will be spent on artwork. If student has an unfinished project, they will work on said project in place of the 5 minute drawing exercises.

SEPTEMBER: Elements & Principles 

Wk 1: Create your own sketchbook

Wk 2: Abstract line compositions - drawing

Wk 3: Value & shading - still life w/ charcoal 

Wk 4: Texture & contrast drawing study

OCTOBER: Observational Drawing & Proportion

Wk 1: Blind contour drawing 

Wk 2: Facial proportions 

Wk 3: Charcoal & graphite self portrait 

Wk 4: Turn self portrait to expressive portrait w/ mixed media 

NOVEMBER: Color Theory & Painting 

Wk 1: Acrylic paint tint/ shade color wheel 

Wk 2: Abstract emotional acrylic painting 

Wk 3: Painting techniques 

Wk 4: Famous painting recreations

DECEMBER: Cultural Art & Social Themes

Wk 1: Famous painting recreations finishing 

Wk 2: Symbolic self portrait

Wk 3: Symbolic self portrait finishing 

Wk 4: WINTER BREAK, NO SCHOOL :)

JANUARY: Print-making & Repetition

Wk 1: Mono-prints & foam stamps  

Wk 2: Linoleum relief carving 

Wk 3: Linoleum relief carving finishing 

Wk 4: 2-3 layer printmaking 

FEBRUARY: 3D Art & Sculpture 

Wk 1: 3D form drawings, sculpture planning 

Wk 2: Wire sculptures for clay

Wk 3: Clay creatures - oven bake clay

Wk 4: Clay creatures finishing - acrylic paint 

MARCH: Mixed Media & Personal Expression 

Wk 1: Collage techniques 

Wk 2: Personal symbolic mixed media artwork 

Wk 3: Surrealist mixed media piece

Wk 4: Surrealist piece finishing 

APRIL: Independent Work & Portfolio Building 

Wk 1: Project proposal - planning own projects any mediums

Wk 2: Studio time - teacher check in

Wk 3: Studio time 

Wk 4: Studio time - artist statement 

MAY: Independent Work & Art Show

Wk 1: Studio time 

Wk 2: Project mounting 

Wk 3: Self reflection & peer critique 

Wk 4: Art show! Parents and immediate family come to see showcased final projects

EACH CLASS starts with a 5 minute drawing exercise, followed by a 15 minute lesson. 35 minutes will be spent on artwork, and the last 5 minutes will be spent cleaning up and getting ready to leave. If there is no lesson that day, then 50 minutes will be spent on artwork. If student has an unfinished project, they will work on said project in place of the 5 minute drawing exercises.

SEPTEMBER – 

Clay Basics & Handbuilding I + Intro to Glazing

• Week 1: Clay Intro & Studio Rules – Create sketchbook 
• Week 2: Pinch Pots 
• Week 3: Coil Pots – Surface design with texture for glazing effects, creating test tiles.
• Week 4: Glazing Basics & Test Tiles – Glaze test tiles, pinch pots and coil pots.

OCTOBER – 

Functional Forms + Glaze Exploration

• Week 5: Slab Mugs – Underglaze design on leather-hard clay
• Week 6: Bowls 
• Week 7: Plates – Carve borders for glaze pools 
• Week 8: Glazing Week – Glaze all functional ware

NOVEMBER – 

Texture, Carving & Surface Design

• Week 9: Sgraffito Techniques – Colored underglaze & carving 
• Week 10: Mishima & Inlay – Contrasting glaze lines 
• Week 11: Texture & Impressions – Tools, stamps, natural materials 
• Week 12: Glaze + Wax Resist – Masked glazing on textured surfaces
  

DECEMBER – 

Holiday Projects + Finishing

• Week 13: Slab Ornaments – Carved designs for glaze contrast
• Week 14: Miniature Sculptures – Simple gifts or animals 
• Week 15: Glazing & Finishing Gifts – Dip glaze, brush, details
• Week 16: Winter break, no school!
   

JANUARY – 

Wheel or Advanced Handbuilding

• Week 17: Intro to Wheel – Focus on form
• Week 18: Continue Throwing or Building – Practice & repetition 
• Week 19: Trimming & Foot Rings 
• Week 20: Glaze Wheel Work
   

FEBRUARY – 

Sculptural Techniques + Experimental Glazing

• Week 21: Animal Sculptures  
• Week 22: Animal Sculptures Finishing/ Abstract Forms  
• Week 23: Abstract Forms 
• Week 24: Sculpture Glazing Techniques
   

MARCH – 

Global Pottery + Cultural Glazing Styles

• Week 25: Native American Clay – Burnishing vs. glazed finishes
• Week 26: African Ceramics – Carved patterns + earth tone glazes
• Week 27: Japanese Raku (discussion) – Crackle, smoky glazes
• Week 28: Tile Painting Week – Underglaze painted tiles (Talavera style)
   

APRIL – 

Personal Projects + Glaze Planning

• Week 29: Brainstorm & Sketch – Choose from mastered techniques 
• Week 30: Build Personal Project – Any technique, encouraged planning 
• Week 31: Builds – Focus on glaze-prep: smoothing, cleaning 
• Week 32: Pre-Glaze Planning and Finish Builds – Glaze maps and student glaze recipes
   

MAY – 

Final Glazing & Celebration

• Week 33: Final Glazing Week – Take time, apply techniques learned 
• Week 34: Gallery Prep – Write-ups, display planning 
• Week 35: Self reflection & critique 
• Week 36: Art Show!
  
   

Calling kids who love to draw, and want to learn more!! Children will engage in drawing and mixed media art classes. Students will learn how to use perspective to create space, how to use drawing pencils, colored pencils, and oil pastels to create realistic shades and light to create depth and form, etc.

This class also has a focus on children's ideas and creativity with the materials and assignments.  

SEPTEMBER 2025: Perspective in Art

Tuesday, September 9th- 80's Neon Landscape

Students will use 1 point perspective to make a grid-like pattern appear to be going far into the distance and chalk and oil pastel techniques to give a glowing effect. 

Tuesday, September 16th- Name Optical Illusion

Students will use 1 point perspective and shading with blending stumps to create an optical illusion. 

Students have the option to do this assignment using colored pencil. 

Tuesday, September 23rd- Portals to Another Dimension!

Students will create depth in a brick wall leading to another world using their 1 point perspective and shading skills (and their imagination, as well!). 

NO CLASSES Tuesday September 30th

OCTOBER 2025: VALUE 

Tuesday, October 7th- Realistic Marbles

Students will learn how to create the effects of light and translucency by drawing a realistic marble. 

Tuesday, October 14th- Water Droplets

Students will create several highlights and shadows using oil pastel to create dimensional water droplets.

Tuesday October 21st- Realistic Lollipops

Students will map out all the different values they can find while observing real lollipops or colored photos of lollipops to create realistic, detailed lollipop drawings. 

(Class includes free dum dum lollipops for your child :) )

NO CLASSES Tuesday October 28th

NOVEMBER 2025: Drawing and Mixed Media 

Tuesday, November 4th- Drawing Pumpkins (Observation Drawing)

Students will paint and decorate pumpkins, then draw them using observational drawing skills. 

Tuesday, November 11th- Perspective Fall Leaves

Students will use photography and printmaking, as well as perspective drawing. Students will take photos of themselves from the perspective of looking down at their feet. They will draw themselves using this reference photo. Then, students will paint and print several different leaves around their feet, as if they were standing in a pile of leaves. 

Tuesday, November 18th- Kusama Pumpkin Patch!

Students will create a drawing of a pumpkin patch inspired by Yayoi Kusama's installation art. Students will create the illusion of space by using overlap, and create interest by using a variety of pumpkins shapes and sizes. 

NO CLASSES Tuesday November 25th

DECEMBER 2025: COLOR THEORY (Drawing)

Tuesday, December 2nd- Color Versus Black and White

Students will create drawings that juxtapose the use of color and the use of black and white, and notice how these areas create different visual effects and moods. 

Tuesday, December 9th- Color Schemes (Andy Warhol)

Students will use a transfer technique to reproduce a drawing multiple times, and will experiment with how using different color schemes can create different moods. 

NO CLASSES Tuesday, December 16th, 23rd, and 30th. 

Enjoy your Holidays!

Children will engage in fiber art classes. Students will learn the basics of sewing, weaving, how to use yarn to create artistic compositions, etc. in engaging assignments that foster and encourage their creative thinking and problem solving skills. 

OCTOBER 2025: Sewing and Yarn Painting!

Wednesday, October 1st- Pop-Tart Plushies!

Students will learn the basic running stitch to sew a Pop-Tart plushie. Students may add googly eyes and details such as icing and sprinkles using scrap fabric and liquid stitch glue.

Wednesday, October 8th- Piñata Plushies

Students will celebrate Hispanic Heritage month by sewing piñata plushies using a whip stitch. 

Wednesday, October 15th- Yarn Paintings

Students will shape and adhere different colored yarn to create an artistic composition reminiscent of a painting. 

NO CLASSES Wednesday October 22nd or October 19th

NOVEMBER 2025: Weaving and Nature

Wednesday, November 5th- Yarn Trees!

Students will use metal wires to sculpt trees, and then create colorful patterns by winding yarn around the tree's trunk and limbs. 

Wednesday, November 12th- Weaving on Cardboard

Students will learn basic weaving using cuts in cardboard circles and yarn. 

Wednesday, November 19th- Weaving on Sticks

Students will be inspired by Native American patterns to weave basic color patterns between real branches. 

NO CLASSES Wednesday, November 26th

DECEMBER 2025: Yarn Decor

Wednesday, December 3rd - Yarn Tassel Wreaths

Students will welcome the holidays by creating wreaths using yarn tassels. 

Wednesday, December 10th- Eyes of God Ornaments

Students will use yarn to create Eyes of God, which will then be transformed into ornaments. 

Note: Eye of God is being used in this class as an artistic design, and not as a focus of any specific religion. 

NO CLASSES Wednesday December 17th, 24th, or 31st

Enjoy your holidays!