What a Wonderful Idea

Today I painted these boards that will adorn homes that are abandoned and boarded up by the city. They will be filled in with color at tomorrow's Old Louisville Springfest. They will be painted in by kids at the Kids Zone sponsored by Kosair Charities. What a wonderful idea to have the ugly plain boards be beautified and not be such an eyesore in the community.

Carolyn Braden: 3rd Grade, More Narrative Rizzi Birds!

Here are more of my students James Rizzi inspired paintings. Their birds are narrative art. (Purposes of art: Narrative, Functional, Artistic Expression, Ceremonial). What stories do these birds tell?

First Graders Are Awesome!

My first graders blew me away today with their amazing fish drawings. I did a guided drawing of The Rainbow Fish. Their fish drawings were better than mine!



This first grader said his dad taught him how to draw so well. Way to go dad! He sketched his fish like a professional artist.



This fish looks exactly like the Rainbow Fish. Maybe this student should be an illustrator when she grows up!

Carolyn J. Braden
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A good idea from Kroger

In a recent mailing from Kroger, there was a section about how to connect with your children. Here is an idea they had for making an "artistic connection."

It's All In the Presentation
"It doesn't take a lot to make school-produced illustrations look terrific. Go to the local craft shop and get some matted frames with protective glass. 'Display your children's work like it is great art,' says Pablo Solomon, an artist/designer who also has degrees in psychology and sociology. 'Some of it is remarkably good. Picasso was often quoted about the need to recapture your inner child's openness and freedom as an artist.' "

Keeping it for Life
"By the time children leave the nest, you're going to want to have these items on hand. Take photos of the artwork and transfer to files for your digital photo archives. Remember to do a "Save As" on the best of the computer generated essays and tuck them into a desktop file. Keep original on-paper work in a nice album that will protect it from dust, moisture and sunlight."

Hope you like these ideas! The suggestion to take pictures of your children's art is great. Take a picture of their art with your cell phone (make sure there is plenty of natural light for a great photo) to share with family and friends. 

Mrs. Braden's Kitty, Monica

Monica loves looking at Byck student art work!!!