Laura Gilfedder

JRRS Elementary School Art Teacher

[Laura Gilfedder @JRRS_ART]

Class: 2F
Student Teacher Project: Action Illustrations
Inspirational Artist: Keith Haring
Focus: Discuss inspirational artist and the importance of action lines to create movement. Students practice creating stylized action forms.
@JRRS_Jericho

[Laura Gilfedder @JRRS_ART]

Class: 2ZB
Student Teacher Project: Action Illustrations
Inspirational Artist: Keith Haring
Focus: Discuss inspirational artist and the importance of action lines to create movement. Students practice creating stylized action forms.
@JRRS_Jericho

[Laura Gilfedder @JRRS_ART]

Class: 2I
Student Teacher Project: Action Illustrations
Inspirational Artist: Keith Haring
Focus: Discuss inspirational artist and the importance of action lines to create movement. Students practice creating stylized action forms.
@JRRS_Jericho

[Laura Gilfedder @JRRS_ART]

Class: 3RH
Project: Notan Designs
Inspiration: Japanese Notans
Focus: Finish second Notan design with more challenging double and triple cuts. Students then design creative backgrounds for their final Notans.
@JRRS_Jericho

[Laura Gilfedder @JRRS_ART]

Class: 4G
Special Project: Curriculum Night Decor
Focus: Students used sponges & limited colors to paint cardboard starfish while others helped cut out seal-life silhouettes for our “I make a Difference” school theme. @JRRS_Jericho

[Laura Gilfedder @JRRS_ART]

Class: KF
Project: Abstract Portraits
Inspirational Artists: Pablo Picasso
Focus: Students use line and shape to create a drawing of a face. Patterns and colors are added to help the portrait look more abstract! @JRRS_Jericho

[Laura Gilfedder @JRRS_ART]

Class: 5K
Project: Notre Ville
Inspiration: Villages Riquewihr & Ribeauvillé, Belle’s Town
Focus: Students refine their unique building illustrations with texture & detail lines. Color is applied & blended using watercolor pencils and brushes. @JRRS_Jericho

[Laura Gilfedder @JRRS_ART]

Class: 1AC
Project: Pastel Owls
Inspirational Artist: Pablo Picasso
Focus: After discussing our inspirational artist, Students use different shapes & lines to create owl illustrations. Oil pastels are then applied symmetrically to create balance. @JRRS_Jericho

[Laura Gilfedder @JRRS_ART]

Class: 3G
Project: Notan Designs
Inspiration: Japanese Notans
Focus: Review Notan, positive/negative space & the importance of both in regards to design. Finish beginner design and move onto second design with more challenging double and triple cuts.
@JRRS_Jericho

[Laura Gilfedder @JRRS_ART]

Class: 1DC
Project: Pastel Owls
Inspirational Artist: Pablo Picasso
Focus: After discussing our inspirational artist, Students use different shapes & lines to create owl illustrations. Oil pastels are then applied symmetrically to create balance. @JRRS_Jericho

[Laura Gilfedder @JRRS_ART]

Class: 5II
Project: Notre Ville
Inspiration: Villages Riquewihr & Ribeauvillé, Belles Town
Focus: Students refine their unique building illustrations with texture & detail lines. Color is applied & blended using watercolor pencils and brushes. @JRRS_Jericho

[Laura Gilfedder @JRRS_ART]

Class: 4M
Special Project: Curriculum Night Decor
Focus: Students used sponges and limited colors to create “starfish resist” paintings for our “I make a Difference” school theme. @JRRS_Jericho

[Laura Gilfedder @JRRS_ART]

Class: 2F
Student Teacher Project: Fantastical Clouds
Inspirational Artist: Martin Feijoo
Focus: Review pen and ink designs that will be applied to final drawings to create form and value. Begin final cloud illustrations.
@JRRS_Jericho

[Laura Gilfedder @JRRS_ART]

Class: 2ZB
Project: Scream Drawings
Inspirational Artist:Edvard Munch
Focus: Review expressionistic mark-making. Students use oil pastels to complete their blended backgrounds.
@JRRS_Jericho

[Laura Gilfedder @JRRS_ART]

Class: 2I
Student Teacher Project: Fantastical Clouds
Inspirational Artist: Martin Feijoo
Focus: Review pen and ink designs that will be applied to final drawings to create form and value. Begin final cloud illustrations.
@JRRS_Jericho

[Laura Gilfedder @JRRS_ART]

Class: 5K
Project: Notre Ville
Inspiration: Riquewihr and Ribeauvillé, the villages that inspired Beauty and the Beast.
Focus: Students continue to refine their unique building illustrations with texture and detail lines.
@JRRS_Jericho

[Laura Gilfedder @JRRS_ART]

Class: 1AC
Special Project: Curriculum Night Decor
Focus: Students create painted starfish for our “I make a Difference” school theme. @JRRS_Jericho

[Laura Gilfedder @JRRS_ART]

Class: 3G
Project: Notan Designs
Inspiration: Japanese Notans
Focus: Discuss Notan, positive/negative space & the importance of both in regards to design. Practice beginner designs using simple shapes & cuts.
@JRRS_Jericho

[Laura Gilfedder @JRRS_ART]

Class: 1DC
Special Project: Curriculum Night Decor
Focus: Students create painted starfish for our “I make a Difference” school theme. @JRRS_Jericho

[Laura Gilfedder @JRRS_ART]

Class: 5U
Project: Notre Ville
Inspiration: Riquewihr and Ribeauvillé, the villages that inspired Beauty and the Beast.
Focus: Students continue to refine their unique building illustrations with texture and detail lines.
@JRRS_Jericho