Friday, April 27, 2012

Very Hungry Caterpillars!

These kindergarten "Hungry Caterpillars" are currently displayed on the bulletin boards outside of the teacher's room in the front hallway. The kindergarten really got to show off their watercolor painting skills!



Auction Project Alert!

This was the auction project thumb printed and painted by 3M. A very popular item this year!

Paper Mache Masks

Grade 5 is finishing up Paper Mache masks. They are almost complete, and working a few last finishing touches. The 2 bottom photos are at the drying stage, after the students did the initial paper mache, and before they primed and painted the masks.They are all very unique and the kids are so excited about showing them off!

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Glazed Clay!

Here a few of the glazed clay projects before they went home last week. We used a new glaze this year (Speedball), and the colors were reliable and consistant. The projects were beautiful!
Grade 5 cups with handles
Grade 4 Coil Pots


Thursday, March 8, 2012

I Can Fly!

Grade 4
Oil pastel night-time city drawings with a fabric quilted border. 
Based on the story telling and artwork of Faith Ringgold.

Kindergarten Watercolor Rainbows




Kindergarten Heart Paintings

These February hearts are beautiful! They were made by the Kindergarten artists, and all were the feature of The Eventide Gallery here in Essex last month. The students learned about symmetry to make the hearts, practiced making a pattern for the border, and painted with "tints". They were all unique!  Here are a few examples...