Friday, July 1, 2011

Art Camp


Our first art camp has just finished up and boy, did we have a lot of fun. Here are some pictures of what we created. Our theme this year was Medieval and Renaissance times. We built castles, designed our own, unique coat of arms, did street painting, and sculpted gargoyles...and that was only a portion of what we accomplished.

Now, on to next week. Nature art with the little ones. I will post some pictures....should be a great time.


Wednesday, June 8, 2011

End of the Year Fun



























We are all cleaned up and ready for summer. I had some wonderful helpers that made the work go by quickly. For their reward.....I got out the finger paints!!!! Just what junior high kids needed, what a way to end the year.

Have a wonderful summer!

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Seventh Grade Ceramics


The seventh grade just finished their ceramics unit. We studied how to create coil pots and the variety of techniques that are used. Each student then worked hard to create their own unique coil pot.





Monday, May 16, 2011



We are coming down to the last weeks of school and, here in the art room, we are finishing up some projects. In the first grade, each student drew out their own, unique cartoon character. We then transferred the drawing onto a styrofoam printing plate, and then printed them out. What wild and interesting characters were created.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

Check out the Art Show








St. Helen Student Art Show

Artwork will be up until May 1st. Come and check out the wonderful artwork by our incredibly talented students.

Friday, April 1, 2011

more about our mural......




Here are some more pictures from our week with Mr. Woideck. All of the classes had the opportunity to work side by side with Mr. Woideck. It was a wonderful week of creativity and learning.

I have already fired about 200 of the 253 tiles that were made. They are turning out beautifully. In August, the mural will be put together on the wall outside the art and science rooms. After it is all assembled, it will be covered up for the big unveiling on Sept. 11, 2011, the 50th anniversary of St. Helen School!

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Introducing Mr. Woideck

We are very fortunate to have George Woideck of Young Audiences here at St. Helen school. Mr. Woideck is a very talented and established ceramic artist and arts educator. He will be working with all of our students to create a beautiful clay tile mural that will hang in our school.