Kinder Self Portrait Paintings

My have my Kinders grown this year! Their art has impressed me time and time again throughout this school year. If they can do this at the kindergarten level, I am excited to see what they produce next year. Being art on a cart, painting is always a challenge for me. This group of Kinders were so helpful and followed directions so well. Painting with them was so easy!

3rd Grade Embroidery: Completed Peruvian Stitchery

A big thank you to Michelle Amos for making this project a success. The 3rd grade have finished their embroideries funded by VSA Kentucky. Their pieces were finished with natural sticks and edge stitching by our artist in resident, Michelle. We are now finished with the project and I am very proud of the creativity of my students.

More 2nd Grade Portrait Weavings

Not all of these are finished yet, but they are on their way to being fantastic!

5th Grade LVAA Grant Project: In progress!

I have started putting the 5th grade glazed tiles to form our mural. They did a great job of following their glaze maps. I am currently outlining the images to make them pop. Next is firing them in my kiln.

Second Grade Clay Masks: Finished!

I put some of the finished 2nd grade masks on display in our library. Some of them agreed to part with their beloved art pieces for a week. I'm glad they did because the school is enjoying viewing the great projects.

5th Grade LVAA Clay Tile Mural Project

After practicing with oil based clay and learning clay vocabulary and more, my 5th grade is finishing their tile mural project. This project was funded by a grant I received from the Louisville Visual Art Association. The portrait tiles will be put together to form our school mascot, a dolphin, after they are fired in my kiln. I may be art on a cart but I've made it work!

2nd Grade Weaving Portraits

I do paper weavings with 2nd grade every year and usually have them turn the weaving into a fish or butterfly. This year I wanted to change it up and had them turn their weavings into portraits. They created clay masks this year so the portraits were a great follow up project connection.