Take a seat, create a seat... sketchbook assignment for Monday, May 6

My cousin Alexa knows what she likes which is quite impressive for a young girl going to "big school" (primary) in September. In addition to being a really great kid, Alexa has a wonderful sense of style; on a recent shopping trip her dad took this great photo sharing, "Three of Alexa's favourite things all in one package...shoes...animal print and relaxing."

The perfect seat for a girl who loves shoes...

She didn't get to take this chair home but you can see by her smile how fun it was to sit in a shoe-chair.

This week you will design, create, and share a drawing of your dream chair... it can be any size, shape, design you like. I have seen chairs in the shape of a baseball glove, bean bag chairs that look like jelly beans... will you use it inside/outside/hang it from your ceiling/a tree -so many possibilities... a comfortable one of a kind chair... 

Colour, pattern, clean and neat lines, are required as you design and show your idea of the perfect chair...

I'll seat you next week!

Reduce Reuse Recycle...an ode to Earth Day - Due April 29

take a drawing done of feet and change it up to create foowear
-source of photo unknown...thank you to the original photographer-

Reduce  paper for this week's assignment when you Reuse  a sketchbook piece done earlier this year in order to Recycle it into something brand new!

This is an assignment to show how a sketchbook piece can be transformed into a new piece of art.

You may re-create any of the sketchbook assignments from this school year. They are all found within this blog (look for those with the label "sketchbook assignment") should you wish to remind yourself of the original instructions so that you do not add "more of  the same" to your new piece.

If you get stuck thinking that there is different you could do ask someone to look at it; a fresh set of eyes is a common suggestion given when editing your own writing...why not try the same with this!

You may use marker, pencil, coloured pencil, magazine pictures, ribbon, string, or any other item that come to mind.

The end result may surprise you - in a very happy way!

a baby chick wanting to be a peep or peeps wishing they were baby chicks?
-thank you to the unknown photographer for this fun picture-

Sketchbook Assignment due April 15th - this is a two week's worth assignment (April 7&15)

A picture is worth a thousand words...try flipping that to...A word can have a thousand pictures...

When first thinking of the word BOOK, a picture of a novel or a textbook comes to mind. There are many other meanings of the word, especially when using it as a different part of speech.

A Book - a printed work of written material that is bound and within covers

The Book - Bible

To Book - to reserve a spot - for example: to book a cruise or to book a table at a restaurant

To Book - to engage someone to do something - for example: They booked a musician to play at the wedding

To Book - to register an official charge against - for example - They took the suspect to booking

A Booker - one who looks after betting - for example - the bookmaker took bets for the upcoming horse race

Then there are the many idioms using book:

• The thieves cooked their books to make them look legitimate to the auditor.
• He booked it home so he wouldn't be late for curfew.
• She is in her mother's bad books for not doing her chores
• The hotel is booked solid for the next three years

You will pick a word and draw a minimum of SIX different meanings. You may set up your page as you like in order to present the meanings.

A _________  _______________

The word will go on the BACK of the sketchbook page.

You may use a word of your choosing: here are a few to pick from if you are stuck

SHARP      SLICE           ROCK

You must use colour and your pictures should be fully developed (no contour line pencil sketches please).

Book off some time to show your very best work: THIS SKETCHBOOK ASSIGNMENT COUNTS AS TWO SKETCHBOOK ASSIGNMENTS...