Why We Make Art
Our 5th Grade Artists across the district discussed and brainstormed the reasons that they make art. Here are their ideas! Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.
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Archive for March, 2010
More Art Show Selections!!
Here are the most recent selections for our upcoming art show…congratulations artists! FIFTH GRADE FISH – I can’t get enough of these fish, they are stunning! My Photos don’t really capture their beauty – you’ll have to come see them at the art show in April!
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Fourth Grade Faces
Our fourth graders have been working on an extended and very interesting project. We began by looking at the art of Mary Cassatt – our students were intrigued to learn that Cassatt knew and sometimes worked with another artist we have recently studied, the sometimes grouchy Edgar Degas. Since Cassatt painted candid portraits of children, [...]
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2010 Hudsonville Student Art Show
Our 10th Annual Student Art Show is right around the corner! The show features art work created by Hudsonville students throughout our district, including all seven elementary schools, two middle schools, and our high school. Over 600 works of art will be featured in the show, including 100 pieces from our Georgetown Elementary students. Here [...]
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5th Grade Fish
Our 5th Grade artists were soooo excited to bring their clay fish home last week. They were all so beautiful that I chose 13 of them to be featured in our upcoming April student art show! Pictures of the art show selections will follow soon – in the meantime, take a look at some of [...]
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It’s A Cookie!
Can you believe this is a cookie? My talented 5th grade artist Linnae made these “hamburger” cookies for her birthday treat. I’m so glad she remembered to bring her favorite art teacher one of her hamburger cookie masterpieces! Happy birthday, Linnae!
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First Grade Japanese Cranes
Each year in the art room, we focus on a different culture and look at the art made by the people who live in different parts of the world. This year our cultural focus is Japan. Our first grade students were excited to learn about a favorite bird found in Japan, the red-crowned crane. They [...]
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Kindergarteners Love Owls!
Don’t you just love the wall of owls created by our Kindergarten artists?!
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More 2010 Art Show Selections
Here are a few more works of art that will be featured in our upcoming April Student Art Show. Congratulations Artists! Third Grade Matisse Collages Second Grade Robot Kindergarten Alphabet Soup
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Three Giant Mona Lisa Portraits!
We have had so many compliments on the giant Mona Lisa project recently completed by our 5th Grade Artists. The large 4′ x 5′ oil pastel drawings are hanging in the art room entry hall, and will eventually be put on permanent display in our school. Stop by the art room and visit our Mona [...]
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