ARTshow at Chester County Library in Exton for Month of January

Congratulations to twenty-seven of our 6th and 7th grade artists from Trimester 1 and Quarter 1! Their artwork has been chosen to be shown at the Chester County Library in Exton (across from Exton Mall) for the month of January. I hope you take some time to go view it in person. Take a photo, send it to me and I'll add it to the art blog:)

https://chescolibraries.org/
Chester County Library & District Center
Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m
Friday 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Ending the calendar year with ART!

Advisory: Don't forget next week is a SPIRIT WEEK for the holidays! Here's an awesome graphic from Mr. Walsh. Some students are also trying to create a surprise art project for our families. Hopefully we have time to fire them.

6th Grade ART: Students made their colonial slip trailing cookies shiny this week. Right now they look pink but I promised them there is a chemical reaction that happens in the oven where they definitely turn clear and shiny. They have also been working hard on the warmups and have started giving them color. I have to say, they are hysterically cute! I hope to get most in the kiln Monday. 

8th Grade ART: We had a really exciting trip to the Brandywine River Museum on Thursday! A great big thank you to all of our parent volunteers!!!!! We could not run this trip without you:) Mrs. Ferron and I were so so happy to be back at the museum. It really is a great way to end our art history unit by seeing the original artwork in person and having a tour guide give all the ins and outs of each painting. I learn something new every time. In other news... I was also able to get the clay choice projects fired.

7th Grade ART: Students are finishing up glazing their food/fashion clay projects and have started Kente Cloth printmaking project. The first part is choosing their favorite African Animal and then incorporating it into a design using at least 5 kente symbols. They are doing a great job so far:) And on the right of the photo are our new glaze cookies. The kids have been very helpful glazing them for the classroom.

December is off to a great start

Advisory and Clubs!

We have started a little craft project in  Advisory and are hopeful they will be finished by break. And the B Team teachers are planning a fun day for Thursday the 23rd... Stay tuned.

Clubs have been working hard on making plarn (plastic+yarn), weaving and crocheting. Today we did a bit of that and even some coloring for fun. Here are some photos:)

6th Grade ART

Students learned 10 colonial slip trailing techniques and applied them to clay "cookies" this week. They were required to use at least 5 across 2 cookies. After cookies, we learned how to use the 3 basic clay building techniques (slab, coil and pinch pot) to build a warmup project. They drew out their ideas that incorporate all 3 techniques and started to build them late this week. A key part of the warmup is how to actually keep the clay together. Students learned to score, slip and smooth. Enjoy some photos:)

8th Grade ART

Most are finished the wire projects and we are firing the glazed clay choice projects this weekend. Yesterday we started our art history unit to get us ready for the Brandywine River Museum of Art trip next Thursday. If your student did not get their form/payment into me yet, please have them bring it Monday. I can't tell you how excited I am that we are going to the museum!!! Thank you so much to those who volunteered to come with us. We still need a couple more folks if you have your clearances. 

7th Grade ART

Students finished up building their clay projects this week and most are in the kiln firing this weekend. We started the printmaking unit yesterday. This quarter's theme is Kente Clothes.

New Trimester started this week in ART

Advisory has recovered from their Thanksgiving break and is now enjoying a switch in their trimester enrichment classes. Ask your kids how they like their new classes if they started Thursday. Some may start theirs on Monday.

6th Grade trimester 1 classes ended this Wednesday and are off to their next enrichment classes. I will miss them and have encouraged them to visit:) Trimester 2 classes started Thursday. I've met with 2 of my 3 sections so far. Yesterday we introduced the course, showed examples and made a sketchbook for class. Today we learned how to roll clay out on the slab roller and use my many (lots more than many) cookie cutters to cut our cookies out. After a demonstration on how to do Colonial Slip Trailing Techniques, students will embellish theirs with at least 5 techniques they learned. Here's a photo on the started cookies.

8th Grade sculpture classes are toggling back and forth between their choice projects (mostly clay with a few found object projects) and the wire sculptures. Today I sent home a permission slip for the Brandywine River Museum field trip. It's green. The trip is on December 16th. Students will leave school around 9:30 and be back in time for their lunch. The cost is $15 to cover the busses and admission into the museum. We will get a special guided tour and as a bonus, the museum is decorated for the holidays. We are looking for chaperones! If you have your clearances and would like to join us, please let me know so I can clear it with the office. I believe they are good for 5 years. Chaperones are not charged at the museum and you would meet us there instead of riding the bus. Mrs. Ferron and I are very excited to bring this back to our program after missing out a whole year due to the pandemic.

7th Grade students have begun to build their clay food or fashion. They are mostly finished the plates and have started to build their food parts. I neglected to get some action shots!! So here is a boring shot of the wrapped up projects in the closet:( I will try to be more diligent next week. LOL.

Also... The Chester County Library in Exton has asked me to hang a student show for the month of January. I've selected mostly 6th and 7th graders because I have only had 8th grade sculpture classes so far this year. I will send out a notice to those chosen.