The artists in the 5 day 3's were working with Randy(Aiden's
Dad) on their very vibrant auction painting. They have been very
involved in the whole project enjoying great painting experiences.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
The Young Twos came for their first visit to the studio this week.
They had a wonderful time. They enjoyed fingerpainting on the light
table. The light adds an extra dimension each time they move the
paint around with their fingers. After tiring of paint they worked
with chalk pastels or crayon on paper.
Each week brings so much creativity to our school. In the studio I
give art supplies in a way that the children can be independent
thinkers as well as building up the amount of time that they spend on their work.
The Three's through Pre-K made a sketchbook last week. Their first response
is "Can I take it home and show my Mom and Dad?" It is also their habit
to whip through the book putting one mark on each page and say"I 'm done!"
Their challenge is to work on one page per day and see how much they can
put into their drawing . This week they observed a wooden figure and drew from
life(instead of their imagination) . At first many hesitated saying that they
couldn't do it. We talked about the shapes, breaking it down so that they could
do it. What wonderful drawings they did. Their confidence is building every week.
All of this hard work will pay off in deeper more meaningful observations, which will
carry over into their other life work. They also have a blast doing it!
Kindergarten has been working very hard on their auction project with
Kim Orr. It looks great and all of their hands have been a part of it. When
their is a little time, mixing colors is always interesting for the artists.
The art studio had a little make over in the new year. Scissors are
available for the twos and they were drawn towards that area and sat
down to cut yarn. They were very focused and saw that they could make
line shapes with their cut pieces.
Friday, January 15, 2010
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