Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Lexington, You Count!
I made this video for the community I love. I hope you will all participate in the 2020 Census!
People Matching Art Works
Check out this collection of photos of museum visitors matching the art they are viewing. Click here to view!
Monday, May 4, 2020
Teacher Message to Morton Students...
A message for Morton Tigers from your teachers! We miss you!
(Look for your art teacher at 2:40)
(Look for your art teacher at 2:40)
Sunday, May 3, 2020
Missing my students!
I love hearing from my students during this time of school closure. Here are just a few of the artistic creations some of my elementary students have sent to me. I am thankful to the parents who assist and allow their kids to do art at home.
Wesley did some shaving cream paintings.
Gunnar drew Stitch with his colored pencils.
Jazlyne has been painting rocks
Harper did some cute doodles, and
Isabella made some May Day baskets!
Angela, Marvin & Christopher have been learning about
Native American life and they built this lodge
with sticks and branches in their backyard!
Danali and Talon made sailboats out of recycling!
Let me know if they float!
Keep sending me photos of yourselves
being creative! I MISS YOU!
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Student submission...
I am obsessed with this beautiful reproduction!
Original: Pardon Mama by Emily Munier, 1888
Who wants to try it next? Pick any famous painting that you love and reproduce it yourself!
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Facebook Art Challenge with Mrs. Neher
It’s my turn to post the Facebook challenge for the week for our elementary students! Let me see what you create! Send me your masterpieces and I will post them. Don’t forget to ask permission before using any materials and making messes!
Saturday, April 25, 2020
(Another) Teacher Message from Bryan...
We did the cute pen toss theme for our Bryan Bobcats - look for my message toward the end!
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Missing My Classrooms!
It makes me sad to think of all my normally-lively art classrooms currently sitting empty. Schools closed so abruptly that I still have student paintings hanging to dry and stacks of unfinished art projects in every one of my classrooms. We didn't get to finish our units or lesson plans, and I won't have my sweet fifth graders again as they are moving to middle school. When school starts back in the Fall, I'm excited to fill these rooms with creativity and laughter once again! I miss all my little artists!
Two things you will find in all of my classrooms are this Picasso quote, which is my motto for my elementary art students, and the infamous Mona Lisa print with my classroom behavior expectations.
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My office door at Bryan |
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One view of my class at Pershing |
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My classroom at Morton |
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In my classroom at Sandoz |
Two things you will find in all of my classrooms are this Picasso quote, which is my motto for my elementary art students, and the infamous Mona Lisa print with my classroom behavior expectations.
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Visiting a class at Bryan with my art cart! Here comes the art cart! Choo Choo! |
Paper Quilts with 2nd and 3rd Graders
Each student colored one quarter of an image. Half of the class used only warm colors, and the other half only used cool colors. They could use markers, crayons and colored pencils to create their designs. Once they were finished, we pieced them together alternating warm and cool pieces to complete the paper quilt pattern. The kids were so happy to see these class collaborations!
First Grade Forest
The first day of school I had my first graders draw a tree. Any kind of tree, any way they wanted to. Then I put them up to show them that all trees are different and so are all artists!
Pre-K Rainbow Dot Art
This lesson was fun and the preschoolers really loved it. It was good exercise for their motor skills as well as their recall of the color order! It was so cute watching them focus on staying in the lines. Some did a little better than others, but they were all so proud to take them home. (My example is the top one, and the rest are student examples).
You know you're a traveling art teacher when...
...your trek from the modular building to the lunch room looks like this (the slow-mo is for dramatic effect).
When you share a modular with Band class..
...then this is the soundtrack to your planning period. Truth be told, I ADORE the band and love hearing them play their little hearts out. Plus, this is the precursor to our amazing LHS band - Pride of the Minutemen!
Not just an art teacher...
...but I'm also a soccer coach, and I am sure missing these hard-working girls! I am sorry we didn't get to have a season this year. I know you would have won them all!!
Minutemaids Soccer 2020 - the season that never was
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It’s my turn to post the Facebook challenge for the week for our elementary students! Let me see what you create! Send me your masterpiece...