The Dot

Welcome back students!  I'm so excited to begin my 9th year of teaching!  Where has the time gone?! 

For the first week of art classes, we had just enough time for a mini art project after we reviewed the art room rules.  Students listened to the story, "The Dot" by Peter Reynolds and then created their own dot-inspired artwork. Check out some of their creations below! 

Twitter in the Art Room

Are you on Twitter?  Follow me @YESartclass to stay update on what's happening in Yowell's art class!  I'll post upcoming art events, artwork in the hallway, and samples of students hard at work.



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2nd Annual Art Auction

Join us for the 2nd Annual YES Art Auction tomorrow!  There will be artwork available for live auction purchase from Kindergarten through 5th grade.  Bidder registration is from 5:30-6:00 and the cost if $5 for a bidding paddle.  Bidding will start promptly at 6:00.  We are raising funds for the technology fund!  You won't want to miss this event!!! 

Talent and Art Show

Come see the amazing art and fabulous talent show performers in the 8th Annual Talent & Art Show tonight at 6:00 at Yowell Elementary School!  This is a WHOLE SCHOOL art show.  There are almost 700 pieces of art on display, and 16 performing acts! You won't want to miss this fun night.  See you there! 

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Mexican Mirrors

4th grade students learned about radial design and symmetry in art during this project.  They used talavera plates from the Mexican culture as inspiration for their own art.  I love the bright colors!  The hallways look ready for spring time! 

April Artists of the Month

Congratulations to the follow Yowell students on earning this months "Artist of the Month" title.  

Kindergarten: Skylar Pebenito Orange 

1st Grade: Aly Meadows

2nd Grade: Brailey Jenkins

3rd Grade: Jack Deal

4th Grade: McKenna Norrod

5th Grade: Reno McNeal

Keep up the amazing artwork stallions! 

Celebrate Youth Art Month

March is Youth Art Month and there is a lot to celebrate!! In the next month or so, Yowell Elementary School will participate in three art events, showcasing our students amazing artwork! I hope you can come join the fun!

Art Event #1:

Culpeper County Public Schools is hosting the Youth Art Show at the State Theater this year.  Gallery hours will be Monday, March 21st through Thursday, March 24th, 10:00 am-2:00 pm.  Thursday, March 24th, the art teachers will able available at the State Theater to meet and greet with students and families during the reception.  Reception hours are Thursday, 5:00 pm-7:00 pm.  Light refreshments will be severed.  Art will be on display from all 6 elementary schools and 2 middle schools.  

Art Event #2:

Yowell Elementary School's 8th annual Talent & Art Show!  The talent show will showcase 14 preforming acts by students AND artwork by every student in the school.  That's almost 700 pieces of art that will be on display!! The Talent & Art Show is April 14th, 6:00 pm-8:00 pm.  Donations are welcome to benefit the YES Field Trip Fund.  Adults = $2.  Kids = $1.  

Art Event #3:

Yowell Elementary School's 2nd annual Art Auction.  Back again this year by popular demand, the art auction!  There will be approximately 50 pieces up for auction this year.  Funds raised will benefit the YES Technology Fund.  The Auction is April 28th.  Bidding will begin at 6:00 pm sharp! 

March Artists of the Month

Congratulations to the follow stallions for being chosen March's Artists of the Month:

Kindergarten- Aaron Brown (Mrs. Gomez's class)

1st grade- Faris Gutierrez (Mrs. Nicholson's class)

2nd grade- Izzy Lowe (Mrs. Franklin's class)

3rd grade- Layne Stull (Miss Cook's class)

4th grade- Emily Shiflett (Miss Radic's class)

5th grade- Josie Clewell Clancy (Mrs. Leighty's class)

Stop by the art room tomorrow to pick up your prize! 

Zentangle Portraits

Ms. Guffire introduced students to the surrealism art movement by sharing the works of Dali and Magritte.  Students describe the art as "dream like" and "bizarre".  For this project, they chose an image from a magazine to create a unique surrealist inspired portrait.  Students added zentangle patterns that focused on line variety and pattern.  Check out their artwork below! 

February Artist of the Month

Congratulations to the following students for being named February's Artist of the Month: 

Kindergarten- Attia Nunley in Mrs. Clark's class

1st Grade- Elijah Larkin in Mrs. Slater's class

2nd Grade- Christopher Borja Gomez in Mrs. Buckalew's class

3rd Grade- Cat Constantini in Mr. Koch's class

4th Grade- Jheneya Cotton in Miss Van Leer's class

5th Grade- Kevin Orndorff in Miss Mc Math class

Tints of Winter

Fourth grade students learned about monochromatic colors during this lesson.  They used white tempera paint to create a variety of tints for the background.  Next, they used black tempera paint to illustrate a winter landscape silhouette, showing an understanding of distance and space.

  

January Artist of the Month

Congratulations to the following YES students who were chosen to be January's Artist of the Month! 

Kindergarten- Lanie Naccorato (Mrs. Butterfield's class)

1st Grade- Dawson Parker (Mrs. Nicholson's class)

2nd Grade- Sanai Chevalier (Mrs. Noel's class)

3rd Grade- Cherokee Sterightiff (Miss Cook's class)

4th Grade- Braden Capellini (Mrs. Lucas's class)

5th Grade- Jasmine Flores (Miss Hixson's class) 

Ceramic Unit

3rd, 4th and 5th grade students LOVED the clay unit we did in December!  They learned about the basic hand-building techniques, slab, pinch and coil.  3rd grade students created coil hearts.  4th grade students created slab castles, and 5th grade students created gargoyles.  Check out their work in the pictures below! 

Ugly Dolls

4th grade students LOVED making their soft sculpture Ugly Dolls.  I originally got the idea for the Ugly Doll project from a fellow art educator, Mr. E.  (You can check out his blog here: Art With Mr. E)  Students learned the basics of sewing and 3 dimensional art by drawing and then creating their Ugly Doll with burlap, felt and yarn.  Many of my  students decided to name their dolls and write a short story about their characters.  This was a really great lesson to tie in reading and writing to! Take a look at some of the amazing creations below! 

December Artist of the Month

Congratulations to the following amazing artists who were chosen to be the December Artists of the Month! 

Kindergarten- Abigayle Ventura (Mrs. Gomez's class)

1st Grade- Andrew Valdivia (Miss Van Ness's class)

2nd Grade- Catherine Lomis  (Mrs. Price's class)

3rd Grade- Tiana Wesley (Mr. Brink's class)

4th Grade- Jazmin Brock (Mrs. Lucas's class)

5th Grade- Anna Klinger (Miss McMath's class)

November Artist of the Month

Congratulations to the following amazing artists who were chosen to be the November Artists of the Month! 

Kindergarten- Joseph Cardenas Chavarna (Mrs. Lichwa's class)

1st Grade- Gracie Weimer (Miss Shamey's class)

2nd Grade- Brandon Ramirez (Mrs. Koch's class)

3rd Grade- Jaden Lam Lemus (Mrs. Ward's class)

4th Grade- Ian Cavanaugh (Mrs. DeGraff's class)

5th Grade- Brittany Fitzgerald (Mrs. Carder's class)

Illustrating the Dictionary

Fourth grade students created their own illustrations to go along with a word they found in the dictionary.  Each student received a different page from the dictionary.  Next, they brainstormed at least 2 ideas of illustrations they could draw, using the words on their page.  For the final copy, students drew their illustration right on the dictionary page, outlined it with black marker and then used water color paints to add color.  Can you guess the word each student chose? 

Outer space 

Medallion 

Blimp

Failure

Tea