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Charley HarperAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14826644375917178879noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846656107828873469.post-82051625057251660542013-04-03T20:55:00.000-04:002013-04-04T18:58:46.476-04:00Masking Tape Murals<br />
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This project is a favorite of my Beginning 2D students. We start out looking at and discussing the work of the graffiti artist, "Buff Diss." He creates amazing graffiti work using masking tape. The idea of temporary graffiti opens up a great discussion with students. What is graffiti? Is it ever ok? Is there such a thing as "good" graffiti? The students particularly enjoyed his works that interacted with the environment like these: (To see more of his work, click <a href="http://buffdiss.com/tapeart">here</a>.)</div>
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Inspired by Diss's work, my students created their own painter's tape murals that interacted with the school environment. (We used painter's tape instead of masking tape to avoid leaving adhesive on the floors and walls.) One of the greatest things about this project is the interest it creates. The reaction to their work is much different when their viewers are seeing the work as it's being created. My students love hearing others guess what their work is going to be. <i>I</i> love hearing, "What class does this project? I'm going to sign up next year!" </div>
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"Optimal Learning Environment"-a statement on the restrictions imposed on students while in school</div>
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"Escape"-escaping the stress and pressure of school by "breaking out"</div>
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With my spring cleaning, I am dusting off my poor, forgotten blog. I noticed yesterday that The Creative Sanctuary has received almost 5,000 views! I am hoping that this will prove to be motivation for me to keep posting! Well anyway, on to my favorite project...<br />
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I began this project showing my students the fabulous work of <a href="http://www.xmarkjenkinsx.com/">Mark Jenkins</a>. He is an installation artist who creates realistic forms using packing tape.<br />
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We discuss Jenkins work. Why is it interesting? How are his sculptures site-specific? How can you make your work site-specific at school? I encourage students to make their sculptures site-specific and convey a message. </div>
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Students are then required to create a proposal and preliminary sketches. They have to write a formal letter to the teacher or administrator who has jurisdiction over the site they wish to use, and submit it for approval. Once they've been approved, we're on to the fun part: tape and plastic wrap!</div>
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This project is done in partners; one person being the tape-er and the other the tape-e. I recommend same-sex partnerships. When it comes time for the awkward body parts to be wrapped, boy/girl partnerships get uncomfortable quickly! They begin by wrapping a chosen body part in one layer of plastic wrap to prevent any tape sticking to their partner. I encourage them to start with a simple part; arms or legs. You then add 5-7 layers of packing tape, being careful not to wrap them too tightly. We have found if you cut several pieces of tape before hand, as opposed to just using the roll, it's easier to keep it loose. **It's important for students to keep in mind the position of their person when wrapping any joints; elbows, knees, hips, shoulders, etc.** </div>
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Now for the tricky part, the cutting. I have scissors designated JUST for tape because they quickly become covered in adhesive and useless for anything else. I have also had students in the past who offered to bring in medical scissors used for cutting bandages. This worked really well and was safest, but I don't encourage it because the scissors are expensive. I have never had any injuries other than minor scratches using regular scissors. The students are very careful when it comes to this part.</div>
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We create these sculptures in several pieces. The pieces may vary depending on the sculptures position, but usually we end up with: arms, hands, legs, feet, head, "shorts" piece (the awkward one!), and torso. Often, we break up the torso into two pieces; the chest/shoulder piece and stomach piece. For the head piece, I purchased a styrofoam head for them to wrap. <u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">It is not safe for students to make tape casts of their heads due to suffocation.</span></span></b></u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;"> </span></span></b></div>
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Once they have acquired all of their person's body-parts, they put them together and install them. Often, students find the parts that hold the most weight will cave in and they have to reinforce them with more layers of tape. This is especially true when they add clothing. Installing them is always an adventure. The ones that hold up the best are strung with fishing line and attached to the ceiling. </div>
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This project is always a great success. Every one of my students are engaged and working 100% of the time, which we all know is not the easiest thing to accomplish. As a bonus, having them strewn about the school freaks out their classmates and gets everyone talking about them! I hope you enjoy their work as much as I do!</div>
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(Notice the blue packing tape baby-doll they've placed inside their sculpture)</div>
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"Beauty Sleep"</div>
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</b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14826644375917178879noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846656107828873469.post-16646942080307302722012-05-01T19:44:00.001-04:002012-05-01T19:44:45.449-04:00Dream Houses"If you could live in ANY house what would it look like? Would it be made of chocolate? Would you live on the beach? Would it be in the rainforest? On Jupiter?"<br />
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This is the question I posed to my Ceramics I. class. My students have mastered the basics and are ready to spread their creative wings! I encouraged them to take their time and add detail to this work. Everyone had to build their house using the slab technique at first, but embellishing in any way imaginable. And boy did they.<br />
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I was most impressed with the level of expression my students showed here. Every one of them enjoyed this work and made it as much "them" as they could conjure. I love it when they make their artwork something they love and are proud of. You can really get an idea of who they are.<br />
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Enjoy, and please let me know what you think!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14826644375917178879noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846656107828873469.post-90152356134354119512012-01-12T14:34:00.008-05:002012-01-12T15:34:11.415-05:00Clay Monsters<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LcxsnMqUSFI/Tw8-UD2Di0I/AAAAAAAAAck/EIuTZ48BQW4/s1600/monster.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Ceramics I. is one of my favorite classes to teach. After learning the basic hand building techniques, I set my students loose to see what they could do. <div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The students were very excited when they found out they were building monsters. They quickly rattled off the names of monsters from movies and television that they were anxious to recreate, however, that was not an option. I wanted them to use their imaginations to create their own monsters. They had to develop a piece of writing to explain their monster and it's traits. Would their monster wear clothes and have a job? Would they be a wild animal running loose through town? They came up with everything from a field report to a news cast about this new creature. Every decision they made about the visual appearance of their monster had to be supported by where and how it lived. If they had sharp teeth, what did they eat? Do they need claws for defense? Webbing to swim? Students wrote their papers, made a sketch, and started building. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>My favorite part about this project is how different all of their monsters turned out. They were all so excited to create something totally their own, and we got an amazing result. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LcxsnMqUSFI/Tw8-UD2Di0I/AAAAAAAAAck/EIuTZ48BQW4/s1600/monster.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LcxsnMqUSFI/Tw8-UD2Di0I/AAAAAAAAAck/EIuTZ48BQW4/s400/monster.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696840567997303618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S2Mnh1of7rk/Tw8-TO7RcyI/AAAAAAAAAcc/YHqDvFUKyW0/s1600/monster-21.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S2Mnh1of7rk/Tw8-TO7RcyI/AAAAAAAAAcc/YHqDvFUKyW0/s400/monster-21.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696840553792107298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SW6c30TJhGM/Tw8-S8PSTII/AAAAAAAAAcI/eNTW4cV8zQc/s1600/monster-20.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SW6c30TJhGM/Tw8-S8PSTII/AAAAAAAAAcI/eNTW4cV8zQc/s400/monster-20.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696840548775775362" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-awwtlH3YRZs/Tw8-Shy-pjI/AAAAAAAAAb8/dj1IM3y9wU4/s1600/monster-19.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-awwtlH3YRZs/Tw8-Shy-pjI/AAAAAAAAAb8/dj1IM3y9wU4/s400/monster-19.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696840541677725234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-de8YImvG5SU/Tw8-SVDMcAI/AAAAAAAAAb0/gs14mkEC9M4/s1600/monster-18.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-de8YImvG5SU/Tw8-SVDMcAI/AAAAAAAAAb0/gs14mkEC9M4/s400/monster-18.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696840538256076802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L6yJwzUd6QU/Tw898Y3G0yI/AAAAAAAAAbo/fph0IPqJui4/s1600/monster-17.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L6yJwzUd6QU/Tw898Y3G0yI/AAAAAAAAAbo/fph0IPqJui4/s400/monster-17.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696840161321997090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p1o8IYYtqTs/Tw897xrx09I/AAAAAAAAAbc/nFuVoQZKZ68/s1600/monster-16.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-p1o8IYYtqTs/Tw897xrx09I/AAAAAAAAAbc/nFuVoQZKZ68/s400/monster-16.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696840150805500882" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O0pYt-3WCSI/Tw897clZc2I/AAAAAAAAAbQ/avfgdMcTR34/s1600/monster-15.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O0pYt-3WCSI/Tw897clZc2I/AAAAAAAAAbQ/avfgdMcTR34/s400/monster-15.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696840145141592930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sMvEtI2CDi8/Tw896_NtRDI/AAAAAAAAAbE/udzl4GPWDfc/s1600/monster-14.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sMvEtI2CDi8/Tw896_NtRDI/AAAAAAAAAbE/udzl4GPWDfc/s400/monster-14.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696840137257600050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PqQ7DwXI_24/Tw896igZUmI/AAAAAAAAAa4/BS8YDbQmGMI/s1600/monster-13.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PqQ7DwXI_24/Tw896igZUmI/AAAAAAAAAa4/BS8YDbQmGMI/s400/monster-13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696840129551356514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZV33fKhbNWw/Tw89jMqEwmI/AAAAAAAAAas/HJ1FtDHuZ0k/s1600/monster-12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZV33fKhbNWw/Tw89jMqEwmI/AAAAAAAAAas/HJ1FtDHuZ0k/s400/monster-12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696839728549380706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FbuRPgd_5qU/Tw89i01gmnI/AAAAAAAAAag/91CLFOt7suQ/s1600/monster-11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FbuRPgd_5qU/Tw89i01gmnI/AAAAAAAAAag/91CLFOt7suQ/s400/monster-11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696839722154891890" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JQv_LmFaJ2w/Tw89inXkzdI/AAAAAAAAAaU/EWD7PyTroqM/s1600/monster-10.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JQv_LmFaJ2w/Tw89inXkzdI/AAAAAAAAAaU/EWD7PyTroqM/s400/monster-10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696839718539677138" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ySzY5wiJt8s/Tw89h06yOgI/AAAAAAAAAaM/zXUpFCeZcYU/s1600/monster-9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ySzY5wiJt8s/Tw89h06yOgI/AAAAAAAAAaM/zXUpFCeZcYU/s400/monster-9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696839704997149186" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HBE31IoQgVE/Tw89hjB2J0I/AAAAAAAAAZ8/C3fDHjCLsps/s1600/monster-8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HBE31IoQgVE/Tw89hjB2J0I/AAAAAAAAAZ8/C3fDHjCLsps/s400/monster-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696839700194928450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bOJzfjCo-dI/Tw89Jojd8wI/AAAAAAAAAZw/glvH46cyDfI/s1600/monster-7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bOJzfjCo-dI/Tw89Jojd8wI/AAAAAAAAAZw/glvH46cyDfI/s400/monster-7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696839289361265410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i8XkKkvWw8Q/Tw89JeDzGYI/AAAAAAAAAZg/U7uRWdXMJrQ/s1600/monster-6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i8XkKkvWw8Q/Tw89JeDzGYI/AAAAAAAAAZg/U7uRWdXMJrQ/s400/monster-6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696839286544079234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vqgNOXqduOs/Tw89IhUmaVI/AAAAAAAAAZY/jUzuDFxrWb4/s1600/monster-5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vqgNOXqduOs/Tw89IhUmaVI/AAAAAAAAAZY/jUzuDFxrWb4/s400/monster-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696839270239988050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pzwHq0sdF8c/Tw89H5XoPQI/AAAAAAAAAZM/kvo55deBLY8/s1600/monster-4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pzwHq0sdF8c/Tw89H5XoPQI/AAAAAAAAAZM/kvo55deBLY8/s400/monster-4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696839259515272450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qrk4M-SjOpw/Tw89HkP0G9I/AAAAAAAAAY8/UXWUjf0AfFE/s1600/monster-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qrk4M-SjOpw/Tw89HkP0G9I/AAAAAAAAAY8/UXWUjf0AfFE/s400/monster-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696839253845351378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14826644375917178879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846656107828873469.post-35485739494867574622012-01-11T14:18:00.004-05:002012-01-11T14:35:22.946-05:00Getting Caught Up!<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I haven't posted in a while (a long while) due to getting married and building our first home. During that time I have also started my first teaching job at a high school in a fabulous school district. It has only been one semester and already they have created such beautiful work!</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>To kick off the year, we started with my new favorite art find; Zentangles! If you are unfamiliar with Zentangles, you can visit <a href="http://www.zentangle.com/">http://www.zentangle.com/</a> to learn more. This new art form serves as a meditative drawing exercise that is accessible to everyone. We put on some Jack Johnson and let the tangles flow. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7pkbdMmZhIs/Tw3jMsGwPVI/AAAAAAAAAW0/g0r0VHBSX2o/s400/zentangles-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696458910830968146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hSe7ThognmI/Tw3jOo6zj8I/AAAAAAAAAXk/new3rLPGyV0/s1600/zentangles-6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hSe7ThognmI/Tw3jOo6zj8I/AAAAAAAAAXk/new3rLPGyV0/s400/zentangles-6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696458944335286210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zvxy5xAkVHE/Tw3jOS4YtAI/AAAAAAAAAXY/Mfm6PgQbn30/s1600/zentangles-5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zvxy5xAkVHE/Tw3jOS4YtAI/AAAAAAAAAXY/Mfm6PgQbn30/s400/zentangles-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696458938419557378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0up0S--V84w/Tw3jNp21bwI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/UlThIhcaDW4/s1600/zentangles-4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0up0S--V84w/Tw3jNp21bwI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/UlThIhcaDW4/s400/zentangles-4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696458927407197954" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oltPRjtS_Eo/Tw3jM4_lU3I/AAAAAAAAAXA/i0cCbkMjC5k/s1600/zentangles-3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oltPRjtS_Eo/Tw3jM4_lU3I/AAAAAAAAAXA/i0cCbkMjC5k/s400/zentangles-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696458914290553714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7pkbdMmZhIs/Tw3jMsGwPVI/AAAAAAAAAW0/g0r0VHBSX2o/s1600/zentangles-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7pkbdMmZhIs/Tw3jMsGwPVI/AAAAAAAAAW0/g0r0VHBSX2o/s1600/zentangles-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7pkbdMmZhIs/Tw3jMsGwPVI/AAAAAAAAAW0/g0r0VHBSX2o/s1600/zentangles-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y1fIcCJ-Atg/Tw3kLAow8pI/AAAAAAAAAYk/a_XOfiMEP9c/s1600/zentangles.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y1fIcCJ-Atg/Tw3kLAow8pI/AAAAAAAAAYk/a_XOfiMEP9c/s400/zentangles.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696459981494219410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZCZaPcRiEhI/Tw3kKz2uXoI/AAAAAAAAAYY/gikSu2DQj4w/s1600/zentangles-10.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZCZaPcRiEhI/Tw3kKz2uXoI/AAAAAAAAAYY/gikSu2DQj4w/s400/zentangles-10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696459978063109762" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LeBkm248rZE/Tw3kKG34kRI/AAAAAAAAAYM/h6hr9lr80GQ/s1600/zentangles-9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LeBkm248rZE/Tw3kKG34kRI/AAAAAAAAAYM/h6hr9lr80GQ/s400/zentangles-9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696459965988376850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-icQzukbLSDQ/Tw3kJmBBvoI/AAAAAAAAAYA/gigLYyVBFx4/s1600/zentangles-8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-icQzukbLSDQ/Tw3kJmBBvoI/AAAAAAAAAYA/gigLYyVBFx4/s400/zentangles-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696459957168356994" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NvM7c-HtfaM/Tw3kJFiPuSI/AAAAAAAAAX0/lBm1jl83KWA/s1600/zentangles-7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NvM7c-HtfaM/Tw3kJFiPuSI/AAAAAAAAAX0/lBm1jl83KWA/s400/zentangles-7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696459948449315106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I loved starting off the day with this calming exercise. My students were focused and relaxed and created some beautiful work!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14826644375917178879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846656107828873469.post-61135280601353746802011-05-11T20:02:00.000-04:002011-05-13T16:47:22.732-04:00The Versatile Blogger Award<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); line-height: 20px; "><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2BhcTDz7wTE/TaXjWAijFlI/AAAAAAAAAdA/Mwg2ibqoxvE/s1600/VersatileBloggerAward.png" style="padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; -webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.09375) 1px 1px 5px; -webkit-border-top-right-radius: 0px 0px; -webkit-border-top-left-radius: 0px 0px; -webkit-border-bottom-left-radius: 0px 0px; -webkit-border-bottom-right-radius: 0px 0px; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(234, 234, 234); border-right-color: rgb(234, 234, 234); border-bottom-color: rgb(234, 234, 234); border-left-color: rgb(234, 234, 234); background-position: initial initial; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Thanks to <a href="http://dalimoustache.blogspot.com/">Ren at Dali's Moustache</a> for awarding me with the "Versatile Blogger Award!" She has beautiful work to share on her blog, so check it out :-) The rules of the award are to share 7 interesting facts about myself, and then pass the award on to 10 new or favorite blogs of mine.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; "> I am getting married to my best friend in 37 days. (But who's counting?)</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; "> I can't wait to get a job teaching elementary art! I really believe that teaching art is a job that I will love to get up and do every morning for the next 30 years and I feel so lucky to have found my passion so early in life.</span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">One of my favorite memories is being in the rainforest and having a red-eyed tree frog climb through my hair.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">I've played the flute since I was 11.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">I am currently writing my first children's book.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">My favorite artist is Charley Harper, a Cincinnati artist. If you've never seen his work, look it up right now!</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">My cat's name is Charley and I plan to name my first born son Harper. Ha!</span></span></li></ol><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Ten of my favorite/new found blogs:</span></span></div><div><ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://mnartgal.blogspot.com/">MN Art Gal</a></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://bluemoonpalette.blogspot.com/">Blue Moon Palette</a></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://drawpaintandcut.blogspot.com/">Draw, Paint and Cut</a></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://whatwillwemakenow.blogspot.com/">What Will We Make Now?</a></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://artteacherscloset.blogspot.com/">Art Teacher's Closet</a></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://anartteachersfairyteal.blogspot.com/">An Art Teacher's Fairy Teal</a></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://hegartyart.blogspot.com/">HegARTy</a></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://onecrayolashort.blogspot.com/">One Crayola Short</a></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://useyourcolouredpencils.blogspot.com/">Use your Colored Pencils</a></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://www.hooverartroom.blogspot.com/">Art is Awesome!</a></span></span></li></ol></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; ">Thanks for all of the wonderful lessons and inspiration! Pass it on :-)</span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14826644375917178879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846656107828873469.post-20111524066615975352011-05-05T21:05:00.003-04:002011-05-05T21:11:14.810-04:00Local Artists Unit- Triptychs<div style="text-align: center;">I wanted to share some final triptychs all put together! (some are still unfinished, but we'll just pretend they're supposed to be diptychs. :-) ) Enjoy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D_NyPi4wgP0/TcNKk6ZEYYI/AAAAAAAAAWo/EcT_VebkAa8/s1600/art.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D_NyPi4wgP0/TcNKk6ZEYYI/AAAAAAAAAWo/EcT_VebkAa8/s400/art.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603404359389176194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 155px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q5_NFrdau3Q/TcNKkin9pAI/AAAAAAAAAWg/bMcLg2jw4iI/s1600/art-9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q5_NFrdau3Q/TcNKkin9pAI/AAAAAAAAAWg/bMcLg2jw4iI/s400/art-9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603404353009198082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 227px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o6gvjC3lU74/TcNKkcwdEiI/AAAAAAAAAWY/DdGBdYETnPs/s1600/art-8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o6gvjC3lU74/TcNKkcwdEiI/AAAAAAAAAWY/DdGBdYETnPs/s400/art-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603404351434199586" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 168px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zsr97OaYMVE/TcNKkJq4xmI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/108yUohcsSE/s1600/art-7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zsr97OaYMVE/TcNKkJq4xmI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/108yUohcsSE/s400/art-7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603404346310575714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 271px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-irIF0dTiq1Y/TcNKLxyAbYI/AAAAAAAAAWI/OvzIEjmWq_Q/s1600/art-6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-irIF0dTiq1Y/TcNKLxyAbYI/AAAAAAAAAWI/OvzIEjmWq_Q/s400/art-6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603403927581126018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 223px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HGm6bZxiMoo/TcNKLujP2lI/AAAAAAAAAWA/ONBo3enyVxc/s1600/art-5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HGm6bZxiMoo/TcNKLujP2lI/AAAAAAAAAWA/ONBo3enyVxc/s400/art-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603403926713915986" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 187px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-19vQ8TVtsdA/TcNKLFevi7I/AAAAAAAAAV4/Eh4ivPhbEdg/s1600/art-4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-19vQ8TVtsdA/TcNKLFevi7I/AAAAAAAAAV4/Eh4ivPhbEdg/s400/art-4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603403915689167794" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 178px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2k9cqrfW_aM/TcNKK8kDMlI/AAAAAAAAAVw/b5tTr-T2Qhc/s1600/art-3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2k9cqrfW_aM/TcNKK8kDMlI/AAAAAAAAAVw/b5tTr-T2Qhc/s400/art-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603403913295508050" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 166px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B-DQ-tAChoo/TcNKKsT2skI/AAAAAAAAAVo/DtalzVNKKOo/s1600/art-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-B-DQ-tAChoo/TcNKKsT2skI/AAAAAAAAAVo/DtalzVNKKOo/s400/art-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603403908932612674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 166px; " /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14826644375917178879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846656107828873469.post-55923694601848453042011-05-05T20:33:00.012-04:002011-05-05T20:56:07.460-04:00Local Artists Unit- #3 John Ruthven<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The final piece to our triptych was in the style of local artist, John Ruthven. He is a wildlife painter to works often in water color. To learn more about John Ruthven see my </span></span><a href="http://thecreativesanctuary.blogspot.com/2011/01/john-ruthven.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">earlier post</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> about his life and work.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><img src="webkit-fake-url://388421E8-1587-4528-A97F-73B0C5F6EC35/6.jpg" alt="6.jpg" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">After exploring our new artist and his work, students chose their favorite animal to draw. They looked at a photo of the animal and drew them in a realistic style. They water colored and outlined them in Sharpie.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Us6BlZSSMxQ/TcNFtc_4fSI/AAAAAAAAAVg/X7mhWfrrCtU/s1600/ruthven.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Us6BlZSSMxQ/TcNFtc_4fSI/AAAAAAAAAVg/X7mhWfrrCtU/s400/ruthven.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603399008559594786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 335px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-n8mzYCN2zfQ/TcNFs3KJzTI/AAAAAAAAAVY/Qyz94NnTkBM/s1600/ruthven-8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-n8mzYCN2zfQ/TcNFs3KJzTI/AAAAAAAAAVY/Qyz94NnTkBM/s400/ruthven-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603398998402125106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5_hO6Eka5aw/TcNFsqkdPlI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/kTja8QxuGIQ/s1600/ruthven-7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5_hO6Eka5aw/TcNFsqkdPlI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/kTja8QxuGIQ/s400/ruthven-7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603398995022790226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; 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cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YUoixdpAsC0/TcNFZR0_uLI/AAAAAAAAAU4/TwK_xQWSt8g/s1600/ruthven-4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YUoixdpAsC0/TcNFZR0_uLI/AAAAAAAAAU4/TwK_xQWSt8g/s400/ruthven-4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603398661963757746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-x4SwKeqk9ds/TcNFZFrij7I/AAAAAAAAAUw/I0gsUTAioyE/s1600/ruthven-3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-x4SwKeqk9ds/TcNFZFrij7I/AAAAAAAAAUw/I0gsUTAioyE/s400/ruthven-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603398658702872498" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g8ZDTuxl8Qg/TcNFYxQb7TI/AAAAAAAAAUo/DeK1a9_5Xmo/s1600/ruthven-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-g8ZDTuxl8Qg/TcNFYxQb7TI/AAAAAAAAAUo/DeK1a9_5Xmo/s400/ruthven-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603398653220482354" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14826644375917178879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846656107828873469.post-32220785321162159602011-03-27T16:34:00.009-04:002011-03-27T17:04:20.287-04:00Local Artists Unit- #2 Toni Rhodes<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OztP-veJxZw/TY-hsc6zfBI/AAAAAAAAATo/uA5Ftn_0zXc/s1600/crayon.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>The second artist we talked about was Toni Rhodes. She is a local encaustic artist.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QkP5qDC45so/TY-gsWAPnmI/AAAAAAAAATg/MFIkUKvjDhQ/s1600/P1010089.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QkP5qDC45so/TY-gsWAPnmI/AAAAAAAAATg/MFIkUKvjDhQ/s320/P1010089.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588862346271366754" /></a><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 307px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oo71CRNrG2U/TY-gsAGqLNI/AAAAAAAAATY/8ireBN9U9rE/s320/P1010085.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588862340392692946" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A-lXTFXfQnI/TY-grveCC8I/AAAAAAAAATQ/NaeLK5DgCbA/s1600/P1010082.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 259px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A-lXTFXfQnI/TY-grveCC8I/AAAAAAAAATQ/NaeLK5DgCbA/s320/P1010082.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588862335927323586" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>We talked about abstract art and how you can use colors to express your ideas. Ms. Rhodes came in and spoke to the students. They got to see (and even TOUCH!) some of her work. She talked about the process of creating her pieces and the students loved the idea of creating art with a blow torch. We were, however, going to take a less hazardous approach to encaustics; melted crayons.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I brought in an electric skillet to melt the crayons. We peeled the paper off, broke the crayons into several pieces, and put them in small tins that are typically used to make candles. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OztP-veJxZw/TY-hsc6zfBI/AAAAAAAAATo/uA5Ftn_0zXc/s400/crayon.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588863447639227410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>After talking to students about how to paint <i>safely</i>, I called them over 4 or 5 at a time. They were asked to think about how they could express their animal using only colors, shapes, lines, or textures. What colors are in your animal? What does their skin feel like? Where do they live? (Only having 11 students and another teacher to help, it was easy to safely monitor all students) They had to paint very quickly because as soon as the wax came out of the tin it was dry in seconds. </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NaoE3TB7B-Y/TY-jXOyYdwI/AAAAAAAAATw/MLFZjRn9kwE/s400/crayon-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588865282091808514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>This was a great experience for my students. They couldn't get hung up on what it was going to look like in the end or how each brushstroke would look. They got to explore a new material, and they had a blast!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j95SSSrBqg4/TY-lgSh3kZI/AAAAAAAAAUY/A_UfUlw8zdM/s1600/crayon%2Bfinished-6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j95SSSrBqg4/TY-lgSh3kZI/AAAAAAAAAUY/A_UfUlw8zdM/s400/crayon%2Bfinished-6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588867636738363794" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1bTvAStS9a4/TY-lfzKzx0I/AAAAAAAAAUQ/tblS5LrXC1w/s1600/crayon%2Bfinished-5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1bTvAStS9a4/TY-lfzKzx0I/AAAAAAAAAUQ/tblS5LrXC1w/s400/crayon%2Bfinished-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588867628320147266" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TOw78S7qFWs/TY-lfhO1wGI/AAAAAAAAAUI/slS-notKh2E/s1600/crayon%2Bfinished-4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TOw78S7qFWs/TY-lfhO1wGI/AAAAAAAAAUI/slS-notKh2E/s400/crayon%2Bfinished-4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588867623505215586" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 347px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wriQSpTsZ_M/TY-lfA0F4zI/AAAAAAAAAUA/3_iyE-lh4Pg/s1600/crayon%2Bfinished-3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k7nJDjPzPHs/TY-le6B09wI/AAAAAAAAAT4/-xS7iVkwlSw/s400/crayon%2Bfinished-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588867612981655298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 400px; " /></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wriQSpTsZ_M/TY-lfA0F4zI/AAAAAAAAAUA/3_iyE-lh4Pg/s1600/crayon%2Bfinished-3.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wriQSpTsZ_M/TY-lfA0F4zI/AAAAAAAAAUA/3_iyE-lh4Pg/s400/crayon%2Bfinished-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588867614803092274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k7nJDjPzPHs/TY-le6B09wI/AAAAAAAAAT4/-xS7iVkwlSw/s1600/crayon%2Bfinished-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k7nJDjPzPHs/TY-le6B09wI/AAAAAAAAAT4/-xS7iVkwlSw/s1600/crayon%2Bfinished-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k7nJDjPzPHs/TY-le6B09wI/AAAAAAAAAT4/-xS7iVkwlSw/s1600/crayon%2Bfinished-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14826644375917178879noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846656107828873469.post-20289734485280208882011-03-27T15:51:00.013-04:002011-03-27T16:34:08.927-04:00Local Artists Unit- #1 Charley Harper<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Over the past five weeks, I have taught an art class for students in grades 4th-8th. I decided to focus on local artists with very distinctive styles, all different from each other. I began with my favorite artist, <a href="http://charleyharperartstudio.com/shop/?gclid=CLCaqozD76cCFUMUKgod6l0Tbg">Charley Harper</a>. He was a Cincinnati artist who made beautiful serigraphs and other prints. His work consisted of animals in a geometric style that Charley referred to as "Minimal Realism."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MDllkRnjJmA/TY-X0Js0ulI/AAAAAAAAARA/WPxOElGEPeo/s1600/Shadow-Dancers.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MDllkRnjJmA/TY-X0Js0ulI/AAAAAAAAARA/WPxOElGEPeo/s320/Shadow-Dancers.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588852584802990674" style="cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 320px; " /></a> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xZ_WIUgLRXo/TY-Xzb-uihI/AAAAAAAAAQo/VwMjPoDTd6I/s1600/A-Good-World.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xZ_WIUgLRXo/TY-Xzb-uihI/AAAAAAAAAQo/VwMjPoDTd6I/s320/A-Good-World.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588852572530051602" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 305px; " /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DouGmaRFJCg/TY-ZbXoApWI/AAAAAAAAARI/0NVGsl0NbH0/s320/44164-1600x1065.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588854358067422562" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I showed the students lots of Harper's work including some beautiful mosaics. The students chose their favorite animals and made a plan for their mosaic on graph paper. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aeFYxU5dufM/TY-ZtPyxuCI/AAAAAAAAARQ/orh_x5mp4jI/s320/birds-6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588854665202743330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>They then counted how many tiles they would need of each color, so they could begin to paint. Instead of using traditional ceramic tiles, we used styrofoam. Because of time restraints, I cut 4 inch squares from styrofoam plates and drew 1/2 inch squares on them before giving them to the students. We mixed our own colors with acrylic paint (the styrofoam would resist tempera) and painted the appropriate amount of squares before cutting them apart. </div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OZfSuhkGBvI/TY-awP7OqZI/AAAAAAAAARY/M55PS9heBro/s320/birds-7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588855816289429906" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The students begin cutting the squares apart and gluing them onto poster-board. </div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BvhklclY1Tk/TY-cNywH2bI/AAAAAAAAARo/s1VRNj9Sp_w/s400/birds-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588857423365921202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 180px; " /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>This project took a long time, but was very successful. The styrofoam is a very cost effective way to create beautiful mosaics. The students had to use a lot of math skills to graph their animals and figure out how many squares to paint, so this is a good cross-curricular lesson. If you do not have somewhere to store the mosaics flat while they are in progress, I would recommend mode-podging them after every session. If they are picked up, the pieces pop off rather easily. I hope you enjoy their beautiful work.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LOcM4eTM-sw/TY-eq52CvYI/AAAAAAAAAS4/L22H0idGkKA/s1600/birds.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LOcM4eTM-sw/TY-eq52CvYI/AAAAAAAAAS4/L22H0idGkKA/s400/birds.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588860122509262210" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kf0A_1F8png/TY-eqcLriTI/AAAAAAAAASw/TFy5wml4Iao/s1600/birds-5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kf0A_1F8png/TY-eqcLriTI/AAAAAAAAASw/TFy5wml4Iao/s400/birds-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588860114546952498" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 338px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hKtmjrQUWNk/TY-ep1EUCyI/AAAAAAAAASo/vrrYwcc1CX0/s1600/birds-4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hKtmjrQUWNk/TY-ep1EUCyI/AAAAAAAAASo/vrrYwcc1CX0/s400/birds-4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588860104047069986" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-B7_Ju1AalJI/TY-eptcMnwI/AAAAAAAAASg/p0EW7xut3Wk/s1600/birds-3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-B7_Ju1AalJI/TY-eptcMnwI/AAAAAAAAASg/p0EW7xut3Wk/s400/birds-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588860101999763202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IQzu5ge0I0w/TY-epCVE9dI/AAAAAAAAASY/4EaE9rgMX04/s1600/birds-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IQzu5ge0I0w/TY-epCVE9dI/AAAAAAAAASY/4EaE9rgMX04/s1600/birds-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IQzu5ge0I0w/TY-epCVE9dI/AAAAAAAAASY/4EaE9rgMX04/s1600/birds-2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IQzu5ge0I0w/TY-epCVE9dI/AAAAAAAAASY/4EaE9rgMX04/s400/birds-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588860090427176402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px; " /></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14826644375917178879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846656107828873469.post-26254177489409286022011-01-20T13:10:00.013-05:002011-01-20T14:28:29.732-05:00The First Art Museum<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTh6zwExxrI/AAAAAAAAANo/f8RY4gpE7n8/s1600/cave-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTh6zwExxrI/AAAAAAAAANo/f8RY4gpE7n8/s400/cave-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564332369113106098" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I had the fortunate opportunity to work with Mrs. Debbie Downie at Clough Pike Elementary. Because Debbie is an expert at creating art environments, I wanted to learn all I could from her. I decided on a prehistoric theme for my unit. <div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The first graders made cave paintings.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTh7tDiFJDI/AAAAAAAAAN4/sCeFs3YNfvQ/s320/cave-18.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564333353588827186" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /> <img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTh7srJVxaI/AAAAAAAAANw/q57wzudV4Hs/s320/cave-6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564333347042608546" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>We talked about Native Americans and cave dwellers and what kind of tools they would use. I brought in a burnt stick and showed the kids how it worked just like the charcoal we used on our paintings. Since the alphabet hadn't been invented yet, we told stories with Native American Symbols. We pretended the red paint was squished berries and the brown paint was mud. The kids had fun trying to "decode" each other's stories. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The second graders created 3D complimentary color dinosaurs. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTh9hBpQvOI/AAAAAAAAAOA/2tfZR8EHl-k/s320/cave-4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564335345946901730" style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTh9h6Zsp-I/AAAAAAAAAOI/adPHKZN3-zg/s1600/cave-3.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTh9h6Zsp-I/AAAAAAAAAOI/adPHKZN3-zg/s320/cave-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564335361182443490" style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTh9h6Zsp-I/AAAAAAAAAOI/adPHKZN3-zg/s1600/cave-3.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I made large stencils of three different dinosaurs out of poster board for the students to choose and trace. After their dinosaurs were cut out, they then could choose a primary color piece of bulletin board paper to glue their dinosaur to, leaving a "pocket" big enough for their hand to fit through. Next, we talked about complimentary colors. The students had to come to me one at a time and tell me what color paint they needed. After the dinosaurs were dry, we added concentric shapes to them, again in the complimentary color. (Students learned about Kandinsky's concentric circles in a previous lesson, so this was review) We gave our dinosaurs imaginary names by adding "o-saurus" to the children's 1st name, (Mine was MissNewman-o-saurus) and we wrote them across the back of our dinosaurs. We used expert dinosaur stuffing tools, (the handle end of large paint brushes) and stuffed them with newspaper. After they were glued shut, we added google eyes for an extra touch of cuteness. The kids loved them hanging from the ceiling of the cave.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The third graders made pinch pot dinosaurs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTiAYMo2FOI/AAAAAAAAAOY/45fuwwCb-PY/s1600/cave-16.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTiAYMo2FOI/AAAAAAAAAOY/45fuwwCb-PY/s320/cave-16.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564338492814005474" style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></a> <img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTiAY4EkpKI/AAAAAAAAAOg/O3dD8O0WcVw/s320/cave-17.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564338504473027746" style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /> <img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTiAXfyMnkI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/-3tDQbv2kbA/s320/cave-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564338480773635650" style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>This was my favorite project. I underestimated how much ALL kids love dinosaurs. And look how much personality they all have! We started off with our dinosaur bodies. We revisited how to make pinch pots and learned how to slip and score. We put together two pinch pots to make the bodies and then we talked about what else our dinosaurs might need. A long neck to eat leaves? Spikes, clubs, or plates for defense? They were very creative. Their dinosaurs also had to have some kind of texture. Many kiln firings and dinosaur explosions later, we learned about monochromatic color schemes. The students had to choose one hue and create several shades or tints of that hue to paint their dinosaur with. We topped them off with google eyes and glitter gel gloss medium. Every age student who saw these little guys asked, "When are we making clay dinosaurs?"</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The fourth graders made weavings and petroglyphs.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTiCybAJY3I/AAAAAAAAAOw/2mWKEycxPeA/s320/cave-10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564341142369690482" style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /> <img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTiCxg_3VXI/AAAAAAAAAOo/ptv2EK9PcR8/s320/cave-9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564341126799250802" style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTiDGzqU2JI/AAAAAAAAAPA/YdROCvmK27o/s1600/cave-15.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTiDGzqU2JI/AAAAAAAAAPA/YdROCvmK27o/s400/cave-15.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564341492586436754" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>These took FOREVER to make. I couldn't believe how long it took the kids to weave, and neither could they. We learned about petroglyphs (rock art) and symbols. First, we made our weavings on cardboard looms. To make the petroglyphs, we carved our designs into styrofoam trays with pencils and then pressed the clay into the trays. We made holes in the top and bottom of our rock art, so that they could be hung later. We added some black paint in the cracks to make them look old and then we were ready to put them all together. We used raffia to tie the petroglyphs to real sticks, and then tied the weavings to the bottom of the petroglyphs. The students had the option to add beads and feathers to their piece. They may have taken longer than we expected, but the kids were very proud of them when they were finished.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The fifth graders made Navajo sand paintings.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTiE96VvIsI/AAAAAAAAAPI/_gzPFDlbJ5c/s1600/cave-7.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTiE96VvIsI/AAAAAAAAAPI/_gzPFDlbJ5c/s400/cave-7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564343538783560386" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>We learned about Navajo sand paintings and ephemeral art. I gave the students a handout with their Native American zodiac signs. We used colored rice (white rice soaked in food coloring and rubbing alcohol) and birdseed instead of sand. (sand can scratch the floors and make for unpleasant conversations with the custodians) We used one color at a time, putting glue down, sprinkling the rice on, and shaking it off. Just like a glitter process. Even as fifth graders, the kids were amazed when their new shape was revealed. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTiHHxdvNpI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/dxeJ_TTdXgM/s320/cave-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564345907223148178" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>To create the cave, we crinkled brown paper and covered the walls with it, using only tape. Lots and lots and lots of tape. We made a small fire using tissue paper and christmas lights, along with some leftover plaster bones and rocks from a previous project. We hung a class worth of 3D dinosaurs from the ceiling. Other projects hung on the wall, in the hallway, or set on the "rock" benches. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTiHJ_YV7BI/AAAAAAAAAPo/rRIUWEQnF2o/s1600/cave-13.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTiHJ_YV7BI/AAAAAAAAAPo/rRIUWEQnF2o/s320/cave-13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564345945318353938" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></a> <img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTiHJFkHWTI/AAAAAAAAAPg/TwGQyJ1jvrE/s320/cave-12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564345929798474034" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTiHvhJRVEI/AAAAAAAAAPw/K8lwO97EcEE/s400/cave-11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564346590037103682" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>To have the big reveal of "The First Art Museum," we teamed up with the music teacher for a fine art night. The fourth graders had a holiday concert, so we had the cave opening the same night. The kids loved trying to find their work to show their friends and family as they were greeted by the cave women, Mrs. Downie and I. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTiHwT3f6eI/AAAAAAAAAP4/jaWIaJ9oAY0/s1600/cave.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTiHwT3f6eI/AAAAAAAAAP4/jaWIaJ9oAY0/s400/cave.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564346603652770274" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Creating an art environment is a lot of work, but it was so worth it. The kids were astounded at the transformation of the foyer, and the principal insisted it be left up for the remainder of the week. I was so lucky to be working with such a great teacher for student teaching. I can't wait to have a school of my own to transform!</div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14826644375917178879noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846656107828873469.post-7321808528933385312011-01-17T18:30:00.001-05:002011-01-17T18:30:43.811-05:00John RuthvenI recently had the incredible opportunity to meet wildlife artist John Ruthven. He is often referred to as the 20th century Audubon, and if you've ever seen work by Audubon, you know what a compliment that is. Thanks to my wonderful mother, I accompanied the great teachers of Delta Kappa Gamma in touring his studio and gallery while talking to him personally.<br /><div style="text-align: left; "><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TRFW0Gea58I/AAAAAAAAAIw/7orvm570sAo/s200/Ruthven.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553315268615923650" style="cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 200px; " /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TRFW0Te5JvI/AAAAAAAAAI4/V3WWlV_87QI/s200/Audubon.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553315272107566834" style="cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 200px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">Ruthven<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Audubon</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div>As he spoke, I was mesmerized. I think we all were. He spoke with such eloquence and sincerity. We learned about his adventures as a young boy living in the country. How he developed his love of art and nature. How he went on great journeys for new species. How he was commissioned to paint works for the white house, three times. Here stood this 86 year-old man, so vibrant and filled with passion for life. It was impossible not to be completely captivated by his every word.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TQ-9Y0sGHqI/AAAAAAAAAIg/AZAGiDuU3_A/s320/ruthven.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552865099729215138" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div>As an art teacher, this was a special experience for me. And I took full advantage it, soaking in all I could. First, I <i>had to</i> have a photograph with Mr. Ruthven in his studio.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TQv0IymjAsI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/P07WNNcunFI/s400/ruthven.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551799397523849922" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; ">Check. Next, I asked him about his process. He proceeded to sift</span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; ">through books and photographs, and pull thumbnail sketches from </span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; ">a beautiful antique chest to explain his methods in detail. He talked</span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; ">about how much research he still does for every piece. (And he still </span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; ">does 12 commissions a year) He studies the anatomy of the animal, the landscape, and photographs all before he begins. </span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TQv2kfxailI/AAAAAAAAAIY/sh9ya0-WbLo/s1600/ruthven-2.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TQv2kfxailI/AAAAAAAAAIY/sh9ya0-WbLo/s1600/ruthven-2.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TQv2kfxailI/AAAAAAAAAIY/sh9ya0-WbLo/s320/ruthven-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551802072528751186" style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: left; ">I can't wait to get the opportunity to teach my students about John Ruthven; his beautiful work, his charming personality, and his passion for art and nature.</div><div style="text-align: left; "><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TRFWSAqYjGI/AAAAAAAAAIo/4FZYcHxROV4/s400/ruthven.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553314682939935842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14826644375917178879noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8846656107828873469.post-77372920797367009482011-01-17T15:25:00.000-05:002011-01-17T16:05:46.500-05:00The "Self" in Self-Portraits<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>During my student teaching assignment I created a lesson plan titled, "The Self in Self-Portraits" for my 8th grade students. I wanted them to understand that every color, object, design, expression, <i>everything </i>in a self-portrait is a conscious decision made by the artist. It is a clue they are giving us to learn more about them.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>We started out with a slideshow of portraits (some were self-portraits, some just portraits.) We discussed portraits by Pablo Picasso, Edvard Munch, Vincent van Gogh, Frida Khalo, and Chuck Close. I tried to get the students to see that they can already read these paintings, even if they didn't realize it.</div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTStQzl0cxI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/Dltef-XV3dU/s200/Old_Guitarist_oil_painting308b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563261943947752210" /><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I asked them how this painting, "The Old Guitarist," made them feel. They all of course said sad or depressing. When I asked them why it made them feel this way they found many clues: color, posture, facial expression, simplicity, background, etc. With this knowledge, I asked them to create their own self-portraits. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>They had to choose two media, one for the background and one for the foreground, and I wanted to know at least 3 things about them by looking at their self-portrait. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I was so impressed with the outcome of this lesson! Students used new media they had never used before. They got to express themselves in a new way. And most importantly, they will never look at art the same way again. </div><div><br /></div><div>I hope you enjoy their beautiful work!</div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTSuV2ZGVVI/AAAAAAAAAJY/rTD1b-8Zic8/s400/portrait-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563263130110678354" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></span><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTSuaAoUr-I/AAAAAAAAAJ4/DYilEpjLrug/s1600/portrait-7.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTSuaAoUr-I/AAAAAAAAAJ4/DYilEpjLrug/s400/portrait-7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563263201578364898" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTSuZh_siCI/AAAAAAAAAJw/2VZjTUW1vtU/s1600/portrait-5.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTSuZh_siCI/AAAAAAAAAJw/2VZjTUW1vtU/s400/portrait-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563263193354897442" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTSuYc9Yy4I/AAAAAAAAAJo/nuwX4dWi5mc/s1600/portrait-4.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTSuYc9Yy4I/AAAAAAAAAJo/nuwX4dWi5mc/s400/portrait-4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563263174823168898" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTSuW1Z-MFI/AAAAAAAAAJg/LvnZ7Ti4EwI/s1600/portrait-3.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTSuW1Z-MFI/AAAAAAAAAJg/LvnZ7Ti4EwI/s400/portrait-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563263147025772626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTSuV2ZGVVI/AAAAAAAAAJY/rTD1b-8Zic8/s1600/portrait-2.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTSuV2ZGVVI/AAAAAAAAAJY/rTD1b-8Zic8/s1600/portrait-2.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTSuV2ZGVVI/AAAAAAAAAJY/rTD1b-8Zic8/s1600/portrait-2.jpg"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTSu4IS8mBI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/xCHVa2WC3dQ/s1600/portrait.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTSu4IS8mBI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/xCHVa2WC3dQ/s400/portrait.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563263719032264722" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTSu3qUfxdI/AAAAAAAAAKI/b-89NMu4SWI/s1600/portrait-9.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTSu3qUfxdI/AAAAAAAAAKI/b-89NMu4SWI/s400/portrait-9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563263710985700818" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTSu3MmTNWI/AAAAAAAAAKA/ulqAPjHyYtc/s1600/portrait-8.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_bAQNP5sMba8/TTSu3MmTNWI/AAAAAAAAAKA/ulqAPjHyYtc/s400/portrait-8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563263703007311202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14826644375917178879noreply@blogger.com2