Decorative Names

Being into Zentangle lettering myself I found it a great time to teach the kids the art of lettering.  We looked at different examples of hand lettering and the sixth graders used names/nicknames to create artistic writing!

Hokusai Zentangle

Fifth graders participated in a critique of the famous woodblock print “The Great Wave” by Kaksushika Hokusai.  They used this image as a starting place for their own wave images.  They used ink to create zentangle patterns in the wave.  They then chose a neon color tempera paint to fill in their background.