More kids work

I need to kill time between kids building clay and firing the clay so I came up with this little project. Students studied artists Georges Seurat, Gustav Klimt, and Vincent Van Gogh. They were to pick their favorite artist, and make a 5x5 painting using their style-subject matter was their choice. This was to get them thinking of what technique they will use to paint their clay projects, and to really think about texture. I was impressed with the results:Obviously, Seurat was a favorite. Click the image to see a close-up of each.

v-day coupon: 1 free donut

my first trip to krispy kreme

Kids Clay Projects

I am very proud of my students-yet again. I wanted to share their clay projects before they have been fired in the kiln. This is them just air-dried. They will go in a kiln for 24 hours at about 2000 degrees, and then the kids will paint them. The project was entitled: Abstract nature sculptures. Students had to pick something natural and abstract from it. If not in form, but color when they paint.



This is a giraffe, was the most difficult one to make, she could not get this to stand upright!



To the left, a new student, little bear with butterfly on his head. Then this other dude made this bust of his dog...I love it!
This is a blowfish, definitely good enough to go in a show. As long as she paints it well, she's good to go!
Surfer dude made that wave on the left, in the middle are cherries, and elephant to the right.
Crazy tree there, great textures for sure! First project this kid has done ALL YEAR! Bear next to him, pretty simple.
Cool fish!

Drawing Montage by the Elliott's

Templeton and I like to do these drawings where one person draws something random, and we take turns adding to the picture. It seems we always have an alien and some sort of battle. I think Sal makes an appearance in every picture too.

This one started with the tree to the left! It's not about the skill in drawing, more about the storytelling.

how cute-i mean really

Have you done your taxes yet?

For those of you that always look for a deal like me and Temp, I found a good one! If you have any relationship with State Farm (ie car insurance, renters/homeowners insurance, etc), you can do your taxes online for free! It's the Turbo Tax program. Click here for more info

things to do when you're sick...

so yesterday i went home sick. headache, sore throat, tired and dizzy...sometimes nausea. these are things i am doing to get by:

*watch People's Court, man, it's entertaining and educational!
*take a nap...try to sleep away those germs
*oh, take another nap...see above
*drink tea, with honey and sugar...yum
*watch TMZ at 4:30, celebrity gossip at it's finest
*play the Never Ending Level Game...it's so addicting, especially if you have a buddy to do with it (thanks Sal....j/k, templeton)
*read OK magazine
*cuddle with cat, it's very therapeutic
*hope and pray you wake up the next day feeling well

me and sarah-bored

new teacher conference-mid lecture

goat art

I decided to find an animal photo I took at the zoo and see if I could make a cartoon out of it. I am pretty excited about the result. This goat had so much character to him, so it was a lot of fun!

i had store credit for bed bath & beyond from xmas...i saw a slickdeal for $39.99 ipod dockstation...went to store and got it-org. $99.99. then saw the little speaker to plug into ipod on clearance for $4.99 (plus steel lamp for $14.99) had to spread the word on the big sale!

side note: reviews for the dockstation were really good...it's an alarm and radio as well-with remote. the sound quality is really good. the little speaker thing to make your ipod portable on a picnic or something, comes with 50 free downloads of music! I really feel I won today! go get yourself one!

norview pride

date to b-ball game

kermie

frog example i made for my students...clay is not my strong suit-but i like this little dude

saturday morning art

more painting in watercolor moleskine

hobby

art

the replacement

sal looking cute-and saddened that the new plant isn't real for him to munch on!

RIP Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger died today. It's kinda crazy to me cause we went to Heath Ledger's New Year's Party in 2002. Templeton was talking to him about Radiohead while he dj'd his own party. Temp backed up and stepped on the extension cord and knocked out the power! We never told anyone it was Temp that did it....We obviously didn't know him well, but he seemed really nice and friendly. He was too young and too talented.

The Tree that was Too Big

There once was mango tree
It looked so nice in the store
Until we brought it home
It was more than we bargained for

Standing 7 feet tall,
at least 4 feet wide
This thing is big I tell you
This fact could never be denied



We tried moving it about
Hoping it would find it's place
We have to give up
The spot only really fits a tall vase

So this poor, big tree will be returned
Much to our dismay
Hopefully finding a better home
A four foot tree will probably be ok.

while at work...

listening to belle & sebastian, researching next lesson idea, and watercolor painting in my new watercolor moleskine book. i love my planning period!

into the wild-bunny ears and all

northwest river park

oh whaaaaaat?

new tv! yahoo!