ART IS BACK. The Cleveland Museum of Art has reopened its 1916 building after three years of renovation and construction. It is a wonderful experience to walk through the galleries and view the incredible works of art that are displayed throughout the nineteen galleries. The Museum of Art is FREE and opened Tuesday thru Sunday. If you have a chance to visit, I highly recommend it.

Things are going great with the new art room. The new floor is in and supplies for this coming school year are being ordered, but before I start talking about the new school year, take time to enjoy your summer!!!

A Look Inside the New Art Room

Everything is looking so nice in the new room. The accent wall color is called "baked clay". How appropriate since this year we will be getting a kiln and starting to introduce each student to the joy of creating art out of clay.

Summers here and the time is right...

School is out and supplies are put away till September. I won't be posting as often as I intend to do during the school year. When I get into the new art room I will post pictures of how the room is progressing. I am very excited to create art in this new space.

Also, if you have not heard. The PTC has been very kind and generous by providing school supplies for this next school year. So no more searching for Prang watercolors, or Fiskar scissors!! All the supplies that each student will need will be provided for them, including art shirts.

I hope all of you laugh, play and have a wonderful summer!!

Congratulations Class of 2008

Congratulation to the class of 2008. It has been a privilege and a pleasure to teach you. Keep being creative and looking at the world with your own unique vision. Best wishes in your high school careers.

Pastel Landscapes

Here are a couple of the landscapes that the 3rd grade created after looking at artist Tracy Helgeson's work. Above is Nina's work and the Emily's, they are beautiful. The whole class did a great job. Unfortunately my scanner is not working well and I am only able to post 2 pictures. Thanks to Mr. Mills though, next year we will have a new scanner to go into our new classroom.

Things are coming to a close for this school year. It sure has gone by quickly. Students will be getting there second term work this week to take home. I can't believe that it is almost over.

We're getting messy in 3rd grade.

The 3rd grade class has been finishing there landscapes. The class viewed the artwork of New York Artist, Tracy Helgeson (check out her website by clicking on her name). Each student then studied a picture and drew the background, midground and foreground lines. They went over the lines with liquid glue. After the glue dried, they filled in the area with soft pastels, layering the color.

Art Around Our Neighborhood

Cheyenne, Megan and Shannon did a great job painting Mangia, Mangia's window last week. The design was a collaborative effort between the artists. Each artist gave up their afternoon to paint this mural. The time and talent that they put forth sure paid off. It turned out beautifully!!