THE LINE!!

We began the school year by creating covers for our portfolios. Now that our schedule of 3 day school weeks is over, we are starting our first unit. Students in all grades will begin working on comics. We will start by making a flip book in class, showing action and movement and then begin work on facial features, focusing on expression. We will move on to figure drawing and movement, action, landscape and setting mood, dialogue and finally costume. In anticipation of the book fair next month, students will create artwork in keeping with the theme of "Everyday Heroes." Artists will create their own action hero and ultimately, a comic. I will be looking for a volunteer to help with layout for the comic book our school will be making, at the end of the unit.

Thanks!

2010-2011

Welcome back or welcome to St. Joe's! We have a big year ahead of us. One that promises to be filled with much paint, pen, pencil, sculpture and all-around filth. I will be updating this site regularly with photos and descriptions of what we are up to in Art class, so please check in.

The beginning of the year starts with the most basic element of art - the line. In all grades, we will be working on creating portfolio covers for our portfolios. The portfolios will remain in my classroom throughout the year and will not go home until the Art show in May. All artwork will go home at that time. Particularly in the younger grades, I will occasionally send work home that is more seasonal or I just cannot manage the space to store in my room. Portfolios are kept so that I can accurately grade the development and improvement of all my gifted student artists. You are ALWAYS welcome to drop in to look at the artwork or just to chat.

I look forward to seeing all of you this year!

The Shine & Show this year was awesome!! The pictures do not do justice to the artwork and the scale of the installation. Plus there is no black light, fog machines or Christmas lights to add to the atmosphere as there was at the show! This is the largest art show I have produced, and it would not have happened without the assistance of some truly amazing individuals. Tammy LaFrazia, Laura Veasey and Karen Zack are -as always - my saving graces, violating nearly every OSHA law to ensure the exhibit was hung and looked better than imagined.

Ilene Stemple has not only been an amazing Art Literacy volunteer for me all year long, but she also was building blisters working to set up the show. Thank you to Mrs. Nebels, who toiled for two full days while managing a 3 year old, setting up artwork in the stairs and halls. Traci Kezar worked all year as a fearless Art Literacy volunteer and saved the day by assisting with set up for the show. Deb McGovern, the guardian angel of the Art Literacy program, went above and beyond the call of duty again, this time enlisting not only her talents to hang artwork, but also enlisting her own children to help move artwork after school. Thank you to Lisa Sandstrom, Estella McCoy and Laura Kok for hanging artwork and helping out wherever needed. Thank you to Patty Keller for painting the awesome sign on the fly. Robyn Cima, Maria Arthur, Missy Beard and Melinda Lee were incredible! Thanks for all the help. Thank you to Cecelia Ongley for pulling all the paper and helping set up the show.

Thank you to Jill Watson, Karyn Stankye and all the room parents for hanging your classroom's artwork. Thanks to the amazing Josh Seitz, who not only provided excellent music and ran the sound system for the runway, but who also worked until 7 p.m. the night before the show, helping me with the audio. Oh, and he pulled a Vanna White for me at the assembly, bringing in the painting and flowers. Amazing!!

Space Art Show

Shine and Show Invite!

Space! Recycled fashion, planets, satellites and more