I love Picasa!

I  am so behind on posting what i have been doing so I am going to leave you with a Picasa web album to view. Hopefully at some point I will individually blog about the projects!



Love this Resource!

I have been meaning to share this awesome book with you all for a while. I forgot I had it (buried on my desk) and I found it today. It is hundreds of ideas, and techniques. SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. especially for the older kiddos. But obviously adaptable to any grade. I bought it as a Valentine's Day present for myself, and it was worth it. Take a look on Amazon- great price!

HIGHLY Recommend:-)

art show!

The district art show has arrived! I will post pictures of my award winners soon!

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american gothic parody 2nd semester

south park

elvis and singing minnie 

(yes, the student knew they donald is daisy actual significant other, but she wanted daffy.)

bert and ernie

sponge bob and gary

bugs and daffy

family guy

I have no clue...

I love this project for many reasons, the main one being the students also love it! My one reccommendation is if one student does a couple don't let anyone else do that couple. Otherwise you would have a bunch of sponge bob and patrick american gothics. But, if they come up with a different "couple," then the can repeat one of the cartoons (aka a student can do sponge bob an patrick, and another can do spongebob and gary). I find that by making the students think of different couples helps them be a little more creative with their "couples." I have a few more pics I'll post soon! Here is the first time I did this project.

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Doodle for Google

chef

cook

Hair Stylist

math teacher

rock star (guitar especially)

Astronomer

gardner

tattoo artist

athlete

world series

rock star

missionary

Our school participated in Doodle for Google, and I had all of my art ones make one. Here are my faves from my first block. I took my other blocks on my new camera, so I will have to post those later! The theme was "something I would like to do someday..."

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shattered values 2nd semester

Here are a few from my new round of art 2 students. I am sorry if they are sideways or upside down!

*original post
*original post part II

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Japanese Koi

I am pretty proud of myself. Normally for lesson plans I borrow from blogs, magazines, websites, etc. While koi fish are a coomon subject for artist, I feel like I had fairly original take on this project!
Students first practiced drawing the koo fish and learned about the symbolism of the fish. Then, they drew them on watercolor paper and drew 4 verticle lines top to bottom. Students then painted each vertical section with either warm or cool colors and in the next did the opposite color scheme. I LOVE THE RESULTS!

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Continuous Contour Sign Language

Last semester my Art I's did a similar assignment, that I wanted to switch up a little bit for this semester. Here is last semester's examples, and here is this semester's: