Friday, August 27, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Learn about your student's upcoming projects!
This week our Art of the Day slides are dedicated to learning all about William Wegman. He's a wonderful photographer that is mostly famous for taking photos of his very well trained Weimaraners. Interested in learning more about William Wegman? Check out his website at http://www.wegmanworld.com/home.html
How Art of the Day works:
We discuss a particular artist work at the beginning of every class. Through this we learn how to talk about art. I am teaching my students to voice their opinion about various works of art while using art vocabulary. Next week, we will be learning all about Pop Artist Alex Katz. Want to learn about Katz before your student? Check out his website: http://www.alexkatz.com/
Some of last year's Art of the Day artists: Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Annie Leibovitz, Claude Monet, Georgia O'Keefe, Chuck Close, Wassily Kandinsky, and Vincent Van Gogh.
Here's what your students are working on now and what's in the works for their next projects:
Classes I currently have are working on the River Sweep Poster Contest. With this project we are learning about the vocabulary line, shape, color, space, foreground, middleground, background, and media. We are also learning how to keep our rivers clean through not littering. Some students works will be selected to represent Byck in the contest. If chosen as a Grand Prize winner by contest officials, students win a $500.00 U.S. Savings Bond plus state-wide recognition. There will also be 12 runner-ups selected by contest officials. The prize for runner-up is a $50.00 U.S. Savings Bond plus state-wide recognition.
Upcoming projects after the River Sweep Posters:
5th: Graffiti Arts: A portrait of all about me!
4th: 2 Sided Self-Portraits
3rd: Georgia O'Keefe Flowers
2nd: Pigasso and Mootisse Portraits
1st: The Rainbow Fish Portraits.
K: I do not currently have a kindergarten class. However, when I have my first group we will start by working on projects like The Dot (shape project), See If You Can Draw, and Paper Mosaic Shapes, Pink! A Penguin Project.
Thanks for checking out this week's blog!
Sincerely,
Carolyn Braden
How Art of the Day works:
We discuss a particular artist work at the beginning of every class. Through this we learn how to talk about art. I am teaching my students to voice their opinion about various works of art while using art vocabulary. Next week, we will be learning all about Pop Artist Alex Katz. Want to learn about Katz before your student? Check out his website: http://www.alexkatz.com/
Some of last year's Art of the Day artists: Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso, Annie Leibovitz, Claude Monet, Georgia O'Keefe, Chuck Close, Wassily Kandinsky, and Vincent Van Gogh.
Here's what your students are working on now and what's in the works for their next projects:
Classes I currently have are working on the River Sweep Poster Contest. With this project we are learning about the vocabulary line, shape, color, space, foreground, middleground, background, and media. We are also learning how to keep our rivers clean through not littering. Some students works will be selected to represent Byck in the contest. If chosen as a Grand Prize winner by contest officials, students win a $500.00 U.S. Savings Bond plus state-wide recognition. There will also be 12 runner-ups selected by contest officials. The prize for runner-up is a $50.00 U.S. Savings Bond plus state-wide recognition.
Upcoming projects after the River Sweep Posters:
5th: Graffiti Arts: A portrait of all about me!
4th: 2 Sided Self-Portraits
3rd: Georgia O'Keefe Flowers
2nd: Pigasso and Mootisse Portraits
1st: The Rainbow Fish Portraits.
K: I do not currently have a kindergarten class. However, when I have my first group we will start by working on projects like The Dot (shape project), See If You Can Draw, and Paper Mosaic Shapes, Pink! A Penguin Project.
Thanks for checking out this week's blog!
Sincerely,
Carolyn Braden
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
iLoveSchools.com: Check out my classroom wishlist!
I just found a great website that I can list my classroom wishlist on! It's called iLoveSchools.com.
Throughout the year, I will be posting items that my classroom is in need of. I started one today. Click the link below to view it:
http://www.iloveschools.com/teacher/carolynjbraden/wishlist/view/1
If you have an item on the list that you'd like to donate, or if you know a generous person that loves to help fund teacher's wishlists, let me know. Currently, we are in need of a digital camera for the art room. It would be great to have one that not only I can use to take photos of students for projects, but it would also be great to let the students learn how to use one.
Put http://www.iloveschools.com/ on your favorite website list and help out a classroom today!
Throughout the year, I will be posting items that my classroom is in need of. I started one today. Click the link below to view it:
http://www.iloveschools.com/teacher/carolynjbraden/wishlist/view/1
If you have an item on the list that you'd like to donate, or if you know a generous person that loves to help fund teacher's wishlists, let me know. Currently, we are in need of a digital camera for the art room. It would be great to have one that not only I can use to take photos of students for projects, but it would also be great to let the students learn how to use one.
Put http://www.iloveschools.com/ on your favorite website list and help out a classroom today!
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Friday, August 6, 2010
Carolyn Braden Says "Welcome to Braden's Art Stars!"
Welcome to my new blog, Braden's Art Stars! This blog will be used to document all the wonderful artwork my students will be working on this year. We have a great year ahead of us. This will be my fourth year teaching at Byck, and I am looking forward to seeing all my wonderful, talented students. I love that I can start off this year knowing how much my students know. They are all so smart and know so much about art! After teaching them the past three years, I know their artistic abilities. Due to them always meeting the challenges I put in front of them, I know we will soar in some more advanced projects I have planned for them this year.
This year I will be taking photos of the student's projects in the making and posting them to this blog site. Bookmark this page on your computer so you can check back often to see what my students are working on.
http://bradensartstars.blogspot.com/
Sincerely,
Carolyn Braden
Art Teacher, Byck Elementary
Louisville, KY
This year I will be taking photos of the student's projects in the making and posting them to this blog site. Bookmark this page on your computer so you can check back often to see what my students are working on.
http://bradensartstars.blogspot.com/
Sincerely,
Carolyn Braden
Art Teacher, Byck Elementary
Louisville, KY