Showing posts with label clay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label clay. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
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Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Friday, June 2, 2017
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Clay Planters in the Garden
I finally finished the last project from our Clay Artist Residence. While some children went on various site visits, a small group stayed with me in the art room and made these beautiful ceramic planters. They now have a variety of succulents planted in them are are hung on the garden shed and the playground living structure. These will be a permanent art installment in our school garden
Friday, May 13, 2016
Art Room Update... Via Instagram!
Here are some of my most recent Instagram posts about art class! Follow ArtClass_AllDay to stay up-to-date on the latest happenings in the Art Room!
We are wrapping up our clay Artist Residence with Leslie Montalto. The culminating event will be an Ice Cream Social to raise money and awareness for hunger in Vermont. This takes place next Thursday, May 19. Students will get to enjoy their ice cream in their slab bowls that they made with Leslie!
Our After School Creativity Club wrapped up this week with performances of original Shadow Puppet Plays.
A group of fifth and sixth grade students wanted to raise money for the Malala Fund after reading Malala's story. They are going to sell scarves at the Bridge Street Art Fair on Saturday, May 21. They experimented with decorating the fabric with Sharpie markers and rubbing alcohol.
And, ahh... Zentangles! Who doesn't need a brief moment of peace at this crazy time of year?!
We are wrapping up our clay Artist Residence with Leslie Montalto. The culminating event will be an Ice Cream Social to raise money and awareness for hunger in Vermont. This takes place next Thursday, May 19. Students will get to enjoy their ice cream in their slab bowls that they made with Leslie!
Our After School Creativity Club wrapped up this week with performances of original Shadow Puppet Plays.
A group of fifth and sixth grade students wanted to raise money for the Malala Fund after reading Malala's story. They are going to sell scarves at the Bridge Street Art Fair on Saturday, May 21. They experimented with decorating the fabric with Sharpie markers and rubbing alcohol.
And, ahh... Zentangles! Who doesn't need a brief moment of peace at this crazy time of year?!
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Empty Bowls Clay Project
Waitsfield students are in the midst of a fabulous Artist Residency with local potter Leslie Montalto.
All students, pre-K to grade 6 have worked with Leslie to make three
types of bowls. The first bowl is a simple pinch pot. The second is a
slab bowl with printed texture. The third (and most students' favorite)
is a bowl on the wheel.
In
addition to working with Leslie in the art classroom, students also
spent a day making site visits to other potters' studios or working on
specific clay projects. The various activities included:
- Building a "pit fire" kiln at Leslie's house
- Learning about the Raku process with "The Naked Potter" Luke Iannuzzi
- Visit to Noel Bailey's pottery studio
- Working on pottery wheels at Montpelier Mud Studio
- Building clay bells with Katie Babic
- Hand-building pocket planters with potter Bobbie Platt (and me!)
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Club Creativity!
Katie Babic and I worked with a small group of students who were interested in having more art and creativity opportunities. We met once a week after school to explore a variety of arts media and creative processes. After attending such an inspiring Learning and the Brain Conference, this group became our test case for some of the ideas we learned about fostering creativity and curiosity and supporting kids' passions.
A new session of Club Creativity will start after spring break! Sign up to join us!
Here are some of the activities we explored:
Egg carton flower wreath
Clay creatures
Collage inspired by Van Gogh's Sunflowers
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