The 4th Quarter

I gave a general update on the happenings in the art room in the 4th Quarter Spartan Speaker. To update:

We had many impressive art pieces in the All School Art Exhibition at the Springfield Art Museum. I took African prints, Frogs on Parade, ceramic tiki totems, an architectural wardrobe, and a wonderful watercolor chameleon painting. The students will be awarded certificates at the Honors assemblies. Congratulations to all the students.



I was pleased to take my classes to Springfield Little Theatre's production on Mulan, Jr. Classes completed over 70 fans that were illuminated on strings of lights throughout the lobby. Our big collaborative project was constructing a 3D dragon which greeted patrons as they entered the theatre. Thank you to my 3rd and 4th hour classes for all their work on the dragon.



Students are currently working on a wooden person cut-out that will be part of the "features Area" at Artsfest this Saturday and Sunday on Walnut Street. Artsfest is an annual street festival that promotes area and regional artists. The theme of Artsfest this year is Art Unites. Our person will be connected to other painted cut-outs to create a large display. All students individually sketched ideas for the project and ideas were combined to create our person. We have painted, markered, constructed with cardboard & duct tape, woven papers together, and all sorts of creative techniques to complete our multiple visions. We will continue to work until Friday. The cut-out is on display in the hall by room 166 during breaks. We will display again after Artsfest is finished with it.

Current hall displays are 7th grade watercolor chameleons and 6th grade tempera houses. Both displays are very bright and colorful. Stop by to view the artwork.