Each week select one activity from the following to complete. Samples of each activities

are also listed.

Activity 1: Sculpture – Name

-Materials: Cardboard, Pencil, Eraser, Scissor, Liquid Glue, Tempera or Acrylic Paint, Paintbrush, Palette,

Water

-Additional Materials: Placemat, Apron or T-Shirt

-Directions: You will need one big cardboard for the base and several smaller sizes for the letters. You

are to use sketch out each letter of your first name (or nickname) on the smaller pieces of cardboards.

The cardboards can vary in sizes. Each letter can have their own design or all the same on both sides.

Once you have your sketch, carefully cut each letter out and paint. Remember to paint one side first and

let it dry before you flip to the back. Do not forget to design and paint the base as well! When the letters

are dry, you are to rearrange them to form a sculpture to glue onto the base. You will have to hold onto

the letters while it dries, if not it will fall apart. No cardboard, no problem. You can use construction

paper instead.

Activity 2: Extension Drawing – What Else Is There?

-Materials: Magazine, Image, Scissor, White Paper, Glue, Color Pencils

-Directions: You are to cut out a picture from a magazine. No magazine, no problem! Ask your parent to

help print a picture from your computer. You can also use an old photograph but ASK FIRST before

cutting and gluing. Once you glued your image on the paper, you are to extend the image. This means

you are going to draw what you believe is the continuation of the image. Is there a something hanging

on the wall? Was someone else also there? Did the mountains become taller or does it end soon? You

decide on what else is there.

Activity 3: Drawing – Pop Art Movement

-Materials: White Paper, Pencil, Eraser, Color Pencils

-Directions: The paper, you are going to draw in pencil at least three silhouettes of a person or animal

that is jumping, running, walking, etc. In other words, the silhouette must appear like it is moving. Use

the whole page. Remember to sketch light until it is right. Once you have your silhouettes, use color

pencils to color in.

Activity 4: Free Draw Challenge – ¡Viva Fiesta!

-Materials: White Paper, Pencil, Eraser, Color Pencils

-Directions: The official poster of Fiesta 2020 is titled “Rio De La Vida” (“River of Life”) and was designed

by local artist Caroline Korbell Carrington. In “Rio De La Vida,” we can see two of San Antonio’s most

famous landmarks, the Alamo and the San Antonio River. Despite having Fiesta being postponed, we can

always bring a little Fiesta home during this time. You are to use this year’s Fiesta poster as inspiration

to design your own. What are other landmarks that you can include to your posters? What are

somethings that make the people of San Antonio proud? Do you use bright colors or dark? Use the

whole paper and it can be vertical or horizontal. Remember try not to copy, make it your own! And Viva

Fiesta!

Activity 5: Ceramics (Air-Dry Clay) – Free for All

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB9Fcnu1mwc (3 recipes for homemade Air-Dry Clay)

-Note: Parents please assist your child when making homemade Air-Dry Clay. I recommend the first

recipe, it requires three ingredients (Water, Salt, and Flour kneaded in a bowl). There are also premade

Air-Dry Clay available through Michaels, Target, and Walmart if you wish to purchase. Food Coloring is

not necessary if you have Tempera Paints or Crayons.

-Duration: at least one day due to drying time

-Materials: Air-Dry Clay, Toothpick, Placemat, Water, Tempera/Acrylic Paints and Paintbrush or Crayons

-Additional Materials: Rolling Pin, Plastic Utensils, Apron or T-Shirt, Assorted Food Coloring

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqgXaF-A0Ss&t=239s (pinch pot tutorial)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJQ5FG9o3C0 (coil pot tutorial)

-Directions: You are to create an object that is can hold something. Pencil holder, box, phone stand, etc.

To keep your pieces attached you must use the score and slip techniques. These two techniques help

keep the pieces together like glue. Always score and slip to attach your pieces together. You can use

toothpicks or plastic utensils to carve out a detail to your design. When you are done craving details and

attaching your pieces together, test it out before setting it aside to dry. Can it hold the object you

planned or not? What changes in to be made? It might take a day to dry completely depending on how

much clay was used. Once it is completely dry and if you did not use Food Coloring, carefully color with

tempera paint and crayons. Be extra careful to avoid causing your pot and lid to crack or chip. If it

breaks, you can always use glue to keep it together.

-Vocab: A slab is a flat clay, like a pancake, made with your hands or with a rolling pin. A pinch pot is

made by using your fingers to pinch around a sphere of clay to create an opening. A coil is a long, thin,

rope-like clay made by rolling with your hands to keep an even thickness. Score is scratching the clay

and slip is wet, liquid clay made by simply adding a bit of water.

-Advice: Extra homemade air-dry clay can be wrapped in damp paper towel and sealed in a tight plastic

bag to avoid drying out. Store in room temperature. Good for a couple of days. Once it is dried out, it

cannot be used again.

Activity 6: Your Own Art Project

-Materials: Any art materials avaible to you.

-Directions: A chance for you to express yourself and explore new possibilities in art without any limits.

In need suggestions on your project? With your parent’s assistance, email me an image and I will send

my feedback. I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Activity 1

Activity 2

Activity 3

Activity 4

Caroline Korbell Carrington

“Rio De La Vida”

Activity 5