Thursday, February 27, 2020

Artist of the Week 2 / 27 / 2020


 Sometimes the Art Room can be kind of chaotic. We have a room full of 20 or so artists sharing space, different materials, and conversation. 5th Grade students are working on their hand puppets. This is a multi-media (or more than one art material) project that involves cutting, sewing, designing, drawing, writing, performing, and video. I love seeing all my students working on different aspects of their projects.  This week I am choosing to recognize a student who not only does quality work, but also uses their time well and has a great sense of humor! I am excited to see their puppet come alive in their video. Check out some of the great details she added to this funny Turkey Puppet! Congratulations B. W. in Mrs. Wheeler's 5th Grade Class, student artist of the week!

Friday, February 14, 2020

Artist of the Week 2 / 14 / 2020

  The student I am choosing to recognize this week is pretty quiet. He does really well in Art Class and often surprises me by the unique way he approaches our assignments. 3rd Grade students have been learning about Geometric Shapes. Geometry is where Math and Art meet. A simple way to think about a geometric shape is as a shape that has rules. A square must have 4 equal sides, 4 corners and 4 right angles. 3rd Graders learned it can be difficult to make perfect geometric shapes by hand, and then used our laptops to create digital geometric artworks. This student seemed very comfortable with using his computer to make art. I really like the colors he used in his piece and I think it is very interesting how he used a few shapes to create and abstract landscape with trees, a house, and what might be a tractor. Congratulations E.M. in Mr. Deanes'  third grade class, student artist of the week!

Thursday, February 6, 2020

Artist of the Week 2 / 6 / 2020

by W.Q. in 4S

In the past week I have been very pleased with some of the art I have been seeing. 3rd Graders have finished their heart weavings and are on to learning about Geometric Shapes. 4th Graders have completed their Britto Romero inspired hearts and are now finishing up another piece using the same techniques, and 5th Grade students have a good start on their hand puppets.

First I want to recognize a student who is often quiet and thinking. I like talking to him in the hallway in the morning. Congratulations WQ in 4S for his amazing waterfall piece!






I also want to recognize two brothers who often work together on projects. They have participated in extra art many times and can use their combined creative power for good in the art room. They recently really impressed me with the farm complete with animals that they made in their teachers class, congratulations P.C.  and P. C. in 5G!

Lastly, I need to recognize Mrs. Cole who was so inspired by last week’s Artist of the Week that she went right home and made an amazing stained glass piece that replicated it. The piece hung in our front office for a few days, but has since been packaged in bubble wrap and sent home with the 3rd Grade student who made the original painting!


Thank you all for trying your best and putting yourself into your art!