One of my favorite lesson I like to revisit celebrates Wisconsin born artist, Georgia O' Keeffe. Here is a student work by a first grader, my favorite flower the Bleeding Heart. I also like to share the space in which my young artists create.
Every spring I try to touch on Japanese culture. My goal is to create Koinobori, carp flags which are used to celebrate Children's Day on May 5th. I started out our unit learning about the famous art print by Hokusai, The Great Wave. Students also were taught some Kanji characters. We made origami Samurai hats. I also included a fish pinch pot lesson. Susan Samurai Kanji The Great Wave Fish Pinch Pots
St Paul's Art Show took place this past spring in March. It was a well attended event. The bake sale, raffle, and freewill donations have supported my program this coming school year and allowed me to purchase much needed supplies and materials for our new school year. Our school gymnasium was packed with attendees, students, parents, family, and friends. It was a fun night. Some students used the looms threaded for our art classes to show their family how awesome weaving is! There were many displays for our different units in art the 2022-23 school year. We focused on Picasso, Still life, mythical creatures, weaving, Wayne Theibaud, Van Gogh, perspective, Kandinsky, color, and line, just to name a few! ![]() ![]() Attendees were encouraged to vote for People's Choice. Our staff voted on art show categories. And the winners are.... Winning work was displayed in our Church gathering space for the month of April.
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AuthorI have a passion for the visual arts and love sharing it with others. I have enjoyed teaching all ages and love to incorporate art history and traditional disciplines as well as innovative ideas. Art is vital to who I am as a creator and educator. Archives
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