2008 CLASS PROJECTS - WORK IN PROGRESS!

Please enjoy this on-line journal of work of the many hands who bring the arts to Rooftop. Our dedicated teachers, art parents and student artists exhibit Rooftop Spirit through the arts, each and every day.

Cruz – K  “Tree of Life”

Sprouting from the rich imaginations and experiences of Room 7 kindergartners springs forth a colorful bakers’ clay tree filled with family stories and images that burst with life.

Gould – K  “Growing in Our Garden”

A colorful collage of Lissa’s class in the Rooftop garden — inspired by Romare Bearden and other artists. Approx. 5’ x 5’

Winship – K “Kid’s Jazzy Table for Two”

Room 3 Kindergartners created this beautiful bright, decoupaged table with 2 chairs, inspired by jazz music.  4’ Diameter round table with 2 small chairs.

Lane – 1st  “Whoever said, “It’s not easy being green?”

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!  The B202 class produced a 100% green masterpiece: a spirited series of 20 blocks made of reclaimed materials, mounted in a hand-hewn shadowbox.  This group piece expresses the children's love for the natural world and the importance of protecting it.

Vaughn - 1st  “Jazz Color Cutouts”

Vaughn's 1st Grade class studied Matisse cutouts.  We talked about shape and line, jagged and curved, thin and thick and the different feelings achieved.  We talked about the colors Matisse used and what feelings they inspired in the children:  calm, joyful, angry, excited etc. We talked about color relationships and how colors change next to each other. Finally we talked about space, how to place the individual paper and how placement changed the impression of the whole piece. The children spent time cutting and moving pieces around, choosing colors, changing colors.  The final pieces are cut outs from painted paper, glued onto backgrounds, inspired by the Jazz music they listened to as they worked.  The size of the pieces is approximately  20"x42" and 22"x30"  framed with white matting and black wood frame.

Zidek – 1st  “Treasure Boxes”
A pair of Shadow Boxes, inspired by the artwork of Louise Nevelson, subdivided into individual cubby holes, each of which has been transformed by a personal assemblage of everyday objects, specifically selected by each child from home, the classroom or found in nature. Each assemblage has an elegant gold leaf finish to memorialize the creativity of these creative 1st graders.  Dimensions of each shadow box is approximately 5” x 30”  x 20”  inches.

Louis – 2nd  “Action Paintings”

After studying the life and style of one of the most influential 20th century painters, Jackson Pollock, the creative artists of B-20 explored different techniques of applying acrylic paint to canvas, resulting in a series of 4 works of art.  Each canvas makes a bold statement and may be displayed individually or together as a set.  Four 16” x 16” canvases.

Mayhew – 2nd  “On the Street Where We Live...”

This mirror, created by inspired artists in Room 103, will feature miniature color prints of collages that the kids are making using various "visual textures" and colors of paper, decoupaged around the mirror frame. Approx 24” x 36,” it can be displayed vertically or horizontally.

Worrell – 2nd  “Kid-Made Picasso”

Ms. Worrell’s budding artists tried their hand at Cubist “Picasso” self portraits.  They transferred their line drawings on silk and painted in bright primary colors, using the French “Serti” method.

Kennedy – 3rd  “Painted Ladies”

Framed watercolor and pen art pieces comprised of individual fantasy Victorians drawn in ink and watercolored by each child in Room 105.

Mattson – 3rd  “Bound for the Promised Land”

Colorful prints of powerful African adinkra symbols coupled with the beauty of Marcus Shelby’s musical score for “Harriet Tubman:  Bound for the Promised Land” and pages from the Tubman biography that inspired the musical composition, come together in this richly layered diptych.

Toupin - 3rd  “The Power of Light and Dark”

This piece is made of imaginary creatures cut and pieced together. Using black charcoal on white paper and white chalk on black paper. It was inspired by Picasso's Guernica. The power of light and dark graphically to influence the piece.  The children worked with partners.  The idea was to learn to collaborate, improvise and inspire each other like a Jazz ensemble. We talked about how to put the work together, shifting images and dimensions.  The size of the piece(s) is approximately 50"x 105".

Woo – 4th  “Tiffany Table Lamps”

These two elegant Art-Nouveau Tiffany-style table lamps are sure to light up the ambience of any room in your home.  Illuminated from within by the graceful floral renderings of the kids of B-203, these lamps are destined to become cherished family heirlooms.  20” tall (stand) by 16” (diameter of shade)

Cooke – 4th  “Mosaic Tiled Vintage Table and Four Chairs”

Vintage wrought iron table and chairs with rustic leaf motif are decorated with an elaborate handmade tile mosaic.  Perfectly suited for its environment, this table features a nature and animals theme.

Mocklin & Simson - 5th “Nature’s Patchwork Garden Table”

An elegant wrought iron garden table transformed with a tabletop inlaid with beautifully glazed ceramic tiles, each impressed with a linocut image drawn by one of these talented 5th graders. Each tile features a personal interpretation of an image from nature ranging from fall leaves and fruit to sea shells and creatures!  Dimensions approximately 24 x 44 x 24 inches

Mocklin & Simson – 5th “Seasonal Snapshots

Assemblage of linocuts of trees, leaves or scenes from nature printed by these talented 5th graders in lush colors on a handmade paper, elegantly matted and framed.

Patterson – 6th  “Origami Quilt”

Balance - Symmetry – Color!  6th graders learn the ancient art of Orizomegami – the dying and folding of paper — under the guidance of artists extraordinaire Lilli Lanier and Aiko Cuneo.  The ultimate connection between science, math and art!

Powers – 6th  “The Patterns in Origami”

Precision – Balance – The Power of Repetition!  6th graders studied the art of origami unit folds with legendary artists, Lilli Lanier and Aiko Cuneo. The art of math comes alive in 3D!

7A – 7th 

“Stompin’ at The Savoy”

What joy!… The legendary Savoy ballroom once again gives happy feet a chance to dance! It’s a lively scene, when the shadow puppet musicians created by each of our 7A artists, stomp at the Savoy. 

7B – 7th

“It Don’t Mean a Thing  (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)”

A collection of shadow puppet musicians, created by each of our 7B artists, comes together as a swinging orchestra at the Cotton Club.  Set in a beautiful mosaic frame of vitreous glass, this art piece can light up a wall or a window.

8-1 – 8th  “African Symbol Pots”

The 8th graders created mosaic designs depicting African Animals and Adinkra symbols, which have been used for centuries in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.  Their mosaic designs have been used to decorate 2 pots, suitable for indoor or outdoor use.

8-2 – 8th  “Hear Them Play!”

In keeping with the celebration of Jazz and Blues music at Rooftop this year our groovin’ 8th graders pieced together a room of sound for this year’s auction. Bouncing with color, rhythm throughout, action happening in every corner! What a vibrant addition to any room – public or private! After studying the art of Romare Bearden, Henri Matisse and Miriam Shapiro the students were given wonderful photographic images of musicians and singers making their music. From there, they each created a figure of their choice inspired by music – musicians playing their instruments, singings belting it out, dancers moving to the sounds. The figures were brought to life with scraps of fabric, wall paper and magazine clippings. The figures were then put together in one room, each representing one of our Rooftop 8th graders and mounted for display. You can here them all play on forever if you have the winning bid!!! Don’t miss it!  Size: 2x5 feet

Artists-In-Residence Aiko Cuneo and Lilli Lanier

“White and Shadow”

Artists-In Residence Aiko and Lilli couldn’t wait to do their own problem-solving with paper project for the Rooftop Auction.  Look for this exquisite donation in Super Silent.

Artists-In-Residence Josef Norris

“Bob Dylan”

Glazed tile mosaic portrait, “Bob Dylan,” by Josef Norris, signed and dedicated to “that shining gem of Arts 4 Education at Rooftop.“  Look for this piece in Super Silent.

  

Work In Progress!

Clay Coordinator Jill Stern

“Mosaic Bird Bath”

Fabulous Mosaic Bird Bath

made by our talented Rooftop

parent and Clay Specialist Jill Stern,

including vitreous glass tiles

courtesy of Mosaic Mercantile.