Happy New Year!

Fabulous first graders created these amazing poinsettia and holly leaf drawings using oil pastels! 

Collaborative Project!

Collaborating with colleagues is always fun.  Third grade teachers and I worked together on a project where students drew a silhouette of their own profile, then painted it in either a hot or cool color scheme.  The background was then painted the opposite colors scheme.  In their classes students were asked to write positive descriptive words about their fellow classmates.  Each student then wrote out those words in different font styles inside of the silhouette.  Finally they wrote a positive sentence about themselves for an "outline" to the silhouette.  Below are some examples of the finished pieces.

11th Annual National Arts Program Art Show

This year some current and former Timber Trail students participated in the The National Arts Program 2018 Art Show. This was the first time that students had the opportunity to have their artwork hung alongside their art teacher's work, as well as other professional artists.

Lyric and I with her drawing

Megan and I with my painting and her photograph

Mr. Bean?!

Look who appeared in my art room after break?!!  

Conference Market

 Here at Timber Trail Elementary we have the best PTO!  They set this up for us in the Teacher's Lounge.  Lots of yummy, yet healthy snacks to keep us going during Conference Week! 

Sugar Skulls

After studying the Mexican tradition of Dia de los Meurtos, third grade artists created these fantastic Sugar Skulls in memory of a loved one or pet who has passed.   Aren't they amazing?  Our process is outlined below.

Students started by selecting a subject for the project. They were encouraged to choose a loved one, pet or ancestor who has passed away. Many students then did research on their subject to learn more about them in order to create a memory skull.

Third graders used markers designed their Sugar Skulls to represent their chosen subject by using a limited palette and both traditional Mexican and personal symbols.


 

Once they had designed their skulls, students began the clay building process using their drawing as a guide.
 

In my Sugar Skull leggings with my feet up after a rewarding day of Sugar Skull Making.