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!

#emptybowls #clay project at #waitsfieldschool

A photo posted by Nora (@artclass_allday) on Apr 14, 2016 at 9:04am PDT

Our After School Creativity Club wrapped up this week with performances of original Shadow Puppet Plays.  

Fun with #shadowpuppets at #waitsfieldschool #creativityclub

A photo posted by Nora (@artclass_allday) on May 10, 2016 at 3:46pm PDT

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.

A group of #gradesfiveandsix students experimented with #sharpies and rubbing alcohol on fabric at #waitsfieldschool today. Find out why at the #bridgestreetartfair

A photo posted by Nora (@artclass_allday) on May 10, 2016 at 3:49pm PDT

And, ahh... Zentangles!  Who doesn't need a brief moment of peace at this crazy time of year?!

#sunandmoon #zentangle #inprogress #Waitsfieldschool #gradesthreeandfour

A photo posted by Nora (@artclass_allday) on May 3, 2016 at 11:19am PDT

Bread and Puppet Theater at Waitsfield Elementary School!

For our Artist-in-Residence this year, Waitsfield School is pleased to welcome four artists from Bread and Puppet Theater from Glover, Vermont.  Ali, Katherine, Lili and Susie are part of a group of artists and performers who work collaboratively to create performances that respond to local concerns and the political climate of the times.  They use paper mache and other recycled materials to make puppets and "cheap art" to use in the shows.   


From the Bread and Puppet website:
"Cheap Art hopes to reestablish the appreciation of artistic creation by making it available to a wider audience and inspire anyone to revel in an art making process that is not subject to academic approval or curatorial acceptance."




Waitsfield students have created a performance in response to their variety of experiences during the Huricane Irene flood.    All grades are involved in different aspects of the process, which integrates art, music, writing, movement and storytelling.  

Fairy Tale Puppets

The three bears

Little Red Riding Hood

Rumplestilzkin

The Wicked Witch

Shrek

The Witch

Puss in Boots

Puss in Boots

Dragon

Shrek

Dragon 

Dragon

Princess

Fairy Godmother

Fairy Godmother

Rumplestilzkin

Gretel

Dragon

2 Gretels

The Gretels and Little Red and Dragon

Puppet Making!

Third and fourth graders made puppets using paper clay, acrylic paint, felt and embellishments.  Mrs. Hale's and Mr.s Belknap's classes made puppets to use to tell their original Abenaki Native American-inspired folktales.  Mr. McAllister's class made puppets from fairy tales.  

Working with paper clay

Puppet heads made from paper clay and cardboard

Acrylic paint adds personality! 

Artists show off their finished puppets.

Making Puppets with Jim Henson, Creator of the Muppets

Third and fourth graders are making puppets.  This video of Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets, gave us some ideas about how to create our characters.