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I've loved the work of Yellena James for many years. 2 of her prints hang in our living room and they are such a treat in terms of shape, pattern, and subtle movement. she was one of the first li...

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Wrapping up with my first 2 week rotation with our 1st & 4th graders and we have been experimenting with line while looking at the work of Nate Williams, Brita Lynn, Cadu Mendonca, and Seize ...

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This year’s annual 1st week “almost whole school” collaborative is up in the auditorium. All our 2nd thru 5th grade classes contributed to the success of this large scale public art instal...

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During this rotation, my 5ths are exploring paint, color value, and symmetry. We have been looking at the work of Australian artist Brad Eastman for inspiration for this experience. Brad is a ve...

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Let me start off by saying that I am thrilled to be a part of the AEBN that Cindy Ingram over at the Art Class Curator has organized. I look forward to learning from all the others involved...

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One of the very cool things about focusing on living artists in my curriculum is being able to meet some of the artists first hand and to develop relationships with them. Case in point- and I hav...

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Searching for local artist inspiration a little while ago, I came across the work of Jeremy Sicile-Kira . I soon discovered that Jeremy is autistic and that he is nonverbal. One of the ways he co...

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I've been working with our littlest artists the past couple weeks and they are experimenting with chalk pastels, too. We have been mixing colors and using letters and words in our drawings. For t...

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The 3rd graders are starting their color and chalk pastel unit by looking at the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat for inspiration. This activity allows students to focus on meaning in art and gives t...

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My 3rds have been experimenting with collage and geometric and natural shapes over the past couple weeks. They first created robot collages that focused on symmetry, geometric shapes, 3d shapes, ...

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I recently wrapped up my first 2 week rotation with our first graders. They explored line direction, pattern, and color value while being inspired by the work of Monty Montgomery and Minhau. Stud...

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My TK and K classes are continuing to explore line this week. I'm using the bright, bold, graphic work of Camille Walala to introduce them to directional line and line thickness. I'm sharing a c...

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The 3rds are experimenting with line as they look at the abstract compositions created by Gary Petersen for inspiration. To start the lesson, we look at several of Gary's brightly colored abstra...

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This is my first week working with kinders this year and they are a delightful bunch! I'm sharing the book "Knuffle Bunny Too" by Mo Willems with them as an introduction to line and shape. The...

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My 5ths have started the year experimenting with line to create a wide array of active abstractions. To get them inspired, I shared the work of 4 painters. We looked at the vibrant, large scale w...

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As a follow up to the line drawings that were inspired by Mister Phil, this week, my 2nds created pieces that put their own, individual spin on an illustration by Olimpia Zagnoli . We started o...

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My 2nd graders have started the year by exploring how line can create shapes and patterns in art. To better engage my student artists, I shared the work of English artist Mister Phil . We looked ...

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Today I had a chance to hang the collaborative paper quilt that 28 classes created last week. The final dimensions are 8' x 24'. Again, it was inspired by Tula Pink 's "TriDazzler" quilt. It's ...

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We are off and running at Zamo! As usual, I am starting the school year off with a collaborative project that is low stress and high impact. a little background- during the first week I meet wi...

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Bring on the kids! My room is as clean as it's going to get and I'm ready to kick off the year with another collaborative project inspired by contemporary textile designs.  Before that, tho...

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I have been away from blogging for a long time! Our Zamo students were super creative over that stretch. Digital art experiences, collaborative learning opportunities, a mural was made, our ...

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So, I was planning on having my 2nds experiment with shape and cut paper collage this week... and then I went to a makerspace session at naea17 in nyc last week and changed my mind. I watched...

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My first graders also got into the chalk pastel action last week. They experimented with them as an extension to their color mixing unit. The week before, I read them "In My Heart- A Book of Fee...

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 Last week, my 4th graders experimented with chalk pastels, layering, creating tints, and markmaking. For inspiration, I shared the work of Moe Brooker . He's an artist and professor based in P...

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