Art Education

Ms. Brenna’s Artists Alley

Wow I can’t believe we are in the last month of school! Everyone is working extra hard to finish up all their projects as we approach the end of the year. Before I do the final wind up of the art year I just want to remind everyone that if they have art that needs more time to finish they are invited to attend catch up art. This is running over the lunch hour every “odd” day (Day 1,3 or 5) on Tuesday or Friday until the end of the year. Please come and finish things up so you can take them home!

Okay! Finishing out the school year, the Grade 1/2 classes are finalizing their Collograph Collages and we might squish in one really short fun June project this year if we have time left. The Grade 2/3 classes are working on taking the Kanji ink paintings they have done and transfering them onto translucent vellum paper that they will be attaching to their homemade lanterns.

Highlighted in this month’s Artist Alley I have the Grade 3/4’s. They are finishing their wax batik fabric art, which they are making either into wall hangings or shoulder bags. In these pictures they are applying the wax and then it is time for the dye! For the grade 4/5’s in room 20, they just finished up with their ukrainian pysanky eggs. They are intricately beautiful and on display in the upstairs display case. Room 19 is in the final stages of henna dying mandalas onto drumskins, I am really impressed with the detail work on these. Finally for the Grade 5/6’s: Room 13 are working hard trying to get their “story seats” all painted before the end of the year. Room 18 has dyed their t-shirts and is in the process of “bleach staining” designs into them. Meanwhile Room 16 is rushing about the school helping plan and film the scenes for the whole school music video.

Let’s keep pushing to get these projects finished in your last few classes everyone and once again if you need extra time to complete your work come to catch up art! Have a great rest of the school year and try to stay creative this summer!