Sunday, March 25, 2012

Fourth Grade Printmakers Explore GYOTAKU

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The art of Japanese fish printing is just one of 3 types of prints 4th graders will experience as a part of our PRINTMAKING EXTRAVAGANZA! I...
Sunday, March 18, 2012

INFORMANCE celebrating our learning in 5th grade this THURSDAY 3/22 at 7PM!

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Fifth graders are asking, "What are we supposed to wear this Thursday?" I promised to post a few of last year's 5th graders i...
Sunday, March 4, 2012

Art Room SHOUT OUT

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I'd like to give a huge shout out to Regina Kirchmaier(au pair for the Bryar family) seen here with Ms. Winkelman tying 2nd grade Fon cl...
Monday, February 27, 2012

D.C. Architecture Exploration Meets Color Theory

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Third graders use their DC photos as the inspiration... shapes, lines and architectural details are traced, colors are matched... tints, sha...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Painting with "MUD" is just squishy:)

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Korhogo cloth from the Ivory Coast is just the latest African textile explored by our 2nd graders... Mud is just the latest material we...
Thursday, February 16, 2012

Noontime Quilters Are Sewing Machine Enthusiasts

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Lafayette's fifth grade quilt makers are mastering the use of sewing machines to create a traditional "monkey wrench" quilt. T...
Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Texture Explored Through Habitats

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First graders already know TEXTURE is my favorite element of ART! I like both texture you can touch (TACTILE) and texture you can see (VISU...