My first Gingerbread House!

I have always wanted to decorate a gingerbread house, so this was the year!  This was not "a thing" when I was a kid, but boy, is it popular now!  I got a pre-assembled house, but unfortunately one side was all broken... so here is the good side!  It was really fun, and will now be a holiday tradition!

4th Grade Coil Pots at Tesago

4th graders have worked very hard to get these coil pots finished for the big holiday - what a wonderful gift for a family member or friend!  We started by looking at the possibilities of creating with coils, and then did some sketching to plan out ideas. After building, and firing once, we spent 2 classes glazing, and then the pots were fired again.  It is a lengthy process, but as I always say, good art takes time!

Veterans Day at Skano

This bulletin board says it all!

5th Grade Pagodas at Tesago

 This challenging project had students focusing on many concepts: symmetry, Asian architecture, foreground, middle ground, background, use of space, and color.  They worked very hard to get their work completed, and did a wonderful job! 

Emus Spotted at Tesago!

3rd graders had a great time creating visual texture in these emu portraits. We also focused on color mixing and blending using oil pastels.  They all have distinct personalities, and have made everyone smile at Tesago!

5th Gyotaku at Tesago

We could have used real fish to experiment with this fun Japanese printing process, but we opted for rubber fish instead.  Abstract background designs allowed the sea creatures to really pop!

3rd Grade Tesago artists experiment with...

 ...the wet-on-wet watercolor technique!   Wet paper and a wet brush produced beautifully blended background colors, and lots of ooohs and aahhhs!

Second Grade Paintings at Tesago

 These colorful creations are based on the landscape paintings of Dutch artist Tom Schulten.  We focused on color, geometric shapes, gaining control of the paint brush, and adding details to our work. Love these!!

A Message from Mrs. Whalen

Happy fall, y'all!  Get ready for a great year in art!! "Owl" bet we will learn a lot and have fun!

Art Show Hours for today - May 22nd

The show will be open from 6 - 8 pm today. Enjoy!

2018 Art Show Hours!

2018 ART SHOW HOURS!!

Hours may change, depending on coverage; more hours are possible!

Wed., May 16th:  6 - 8 pm

Thurs., May 17th:  6 - 8 pm

Friday, May 18th:  6 - 8pm

Sat., May 19th:  12 - 4 pm

Sun., May 20th:  12 - 3 pm

Mon., May 21st:  6 - 8pm

Tues., May 22nd:  To be determined

Wed., May 23rd:  Elementary closing reception, 5:30 - 6:30

Middle school and high school artwork will be displayed until 8pm

Skano 5th Grade Dragon Eyes

This challenging project required students to experiment with hatching, cross hatching, blending and shading with pencil.  They were also introduced to ebony pencils, blending sticks, and the always popular kneaded eraser.  I am proud of their efforts!!

1st Grade Flowers at Skano

After looking at flower paintings created by Georgia O'Keeffe, students had fun mixing warm colors and painting in the "sun ray" direction to create these poppies. We fringed some paper and also added crepe paper to the center to give our flowers a more 3-D effect.  Love those brush strokes!

1st Grade Castles

This watercolor project is all about an "artists' secret" - that many complicated objects can be broken down into simple geometric shapes.  We first look at castles in Germany, the Disney castle, and then identify triangles, rectangles, and squares.  Students draw their own castles, paint with watercolors (primary colors only - lots of color mixing!)  and then add details with oil pastels.  1st graders are fantastic architects!