3rd Grade Clay Coil Containers

During the months of December and January, the 3rd grades at Armstrong Elementary have been busy creating clay coil containers. Here are some of the finished pieces.

Many will be on display during the month of April, for the annual Westborough Spring Art Show!

Puzzle Pictures

Mill Pond:
This past month the fifth and sixth grades have been working on puzzle pictures by the artists Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Cezanne.
The six grade classes: Garrett and Johnson both used art stix to add color.
The fifth grade classes: Porcello, Golden, and DiBona used oil pastels.

The students were each given a piece of a portrait made by the artists mentioned above. They were to copy the piece only on a larger scale, then blend colors to match the piece.

My First Artistic Influence

For my graduate class I am finishing up my final project.
It is called a prezi, similar to a power point, but a little bit more exciting (I hope).
If you are interested, copy and past the following link:
http://prezi.com/cxr9thzetfgz/my-artistic-influence/

This project is about my first artistic influence, who happens to be my aunt!

Saudi Arabia Map

This assignment was made for my grad class. We had to create something that had to do with our adolescent years. I actually picked pre-adolescent for mine. It was the time I lived overseas in Saudi Arabia. I chose to paint sandals, a soccer ball, and a camel in the frame. Then in the center I included a picture of our landrover from our desert camping trips. We also celebrated Thanksgiving in the desert! One of my fondest memories of my time in Arabia.

November News

October was Mill Pond's month for artwork to be hung on the Forbes building. I hope those students who had work up had a chance to see it on the third floor.
November is a shorter month, but a time for clay work at Armstrong. The Kindergarten, First, and third grades will all be working three-dimensionally with stoneware or model magic clays.
Stay tuned for photos of the kid's clay pinch pots, animals, and coil containers!

Arts in Common

Congratulations to all of our Armstrong and Mill Pond artists who had artwork hanging in the Arts in Common show! I hope you all had a chance to see the artwork, listen to the music and watch the performances on Saturday.

Open House

Open House for Armstrong Elementary is September 14, and September 28-30 for Mill Pond.
I will not be able to attend Armstrong's, yet there will be plenty of artwork hanging in the hallways for you to enjoy! I will be at Boston University for my art education grad school class that evening.
I will be attending Mill Pond's open house on September 29th, I hope to see you then.
We also have Arts in Common on October 2nd. There will be music, artwork for viewing and for sale. So come join the fun, located at the Baystate Commons in Westborough.