October work!

This year I tried something new.  We used chalk pastel under oil pastel instead of using all oil pastel. The results are quite amazing!  Once again, the students in the 8th grade worked on a fall still life. Students in the 7th grade learned about El Dia de Los Muertos and are making prints using foam plates.  I have posted some of the incredible work that has been created this year so far.

Welcome back to school!

I love starting out the year with a collaborative installation which includes the entire student population.  Students used analogous colors and focused on the principles of design, variety and unity.  They were also introduced to the work of current day artist Lea Anderson.  

leaandersonart.com

Lea Anderson, Fuchsiabiotic, 2008, paper, mixed media on panel, 36x30 in

Lea Anderson

Lea Anderson

Lea Anderson

The installation is currently hanging in the hallway near the art room.

Youth Art Month Worcester Regional exhibit at the Worcester Art Museum

I am happy to announce the students chosen to display their artwork in the annual student art show at the Worcester Art Museum!

Allyson McMahon

Grade 7

Calavera

Block Printing Ink

Jake Bullis

Grade 5

Monochromatic Forest

Tempura

Brooke Kelley

Grade 8

Fall Still Life

Pen, Watercolor

For more info, click below!

http://www.worcesterart.org/education/youth-art-month/YAM-PARENT-LETTER.pdf

Mural - 8th grade

At the beginning of the year, I chose a group of very talented students in the 8th grade to be part of the annual mural group.  This year, in order to get art out into the surrounding community, the students were asked to create a mural for the Pepperell Senior Center.  After meeting with coordinators, it was decided that a mural displaying the four seasons will be created and then installed in the Senior Center dining room.  After months of planning, we have put the mural pieces on staging and have begun to prime, draw and paint!

The "Ugly Doll" display!

I was finally able to display the Ugly Dolls all together.  This might be my all time favorite project. Each one has an individual personality just like my students.  The students seemed to really love creating them and got so much out of this lesson.  They had to learn to keep working through mistakes.  In the end, all of the hard work made them connect with their finished project even more!

STEAM Day Mandalas

During STEAM day students at Nissitissit used math to create mandalas using their names.