Westward Expansion 5" Tall Figurines

These are some of the finished figures of the important figures in the Westward Expansion. A few will be on display next week in the sculpture case in the lobby.

Warm colors used to create our landscapes

I must say...I LOOOVE my ELMO. using this amazing projector I was able to project myself mixing colors in the color wheel using only the 3 primaries. The ELMO was brought exclusively for the art department at Murch through funds from the HSA.

This is a picture of the projected images I shared with the kids.

Here are kids using only red, white and yellow to create a very intense warm-colored sky.

The trees were added a class later. Kids looked at real images of bare trees and noticed the varying widths in the lines they say in these trees.
Here is a close-up of my color wheel. I used my ELMO to demonstrate live how these colors are created using cray pas. I also used white to show how children could create lighter versions of their warm colors.
Children using cray pas to create their landscapes.

A peak in the everchanging art studio at Murch

I LOVE my huge shelf. Everything has its place.

My latest amazing new tools is my new ELMO. I can project images in books, as well as detailed enlarged views of my explorations in paints, clay and other media.

I love boxes. This box hold 24 almost-done Persephone puppets. They are waiting to have their eyes glued on, and their noses, mouths and shoes colored in with markers. During our last class we added hair, so during the next class the puppets will either get their hair trimmed or braided.
In this box you find half-way done puppets created by 3rd graders. These need to be dressed and detailed. For this play children are going to writing their own words based on a Greek Myth they heard in class.

2nd finished 2nd grade quilt-Stephens (2nd Grade)

You can view this new quilt in the lobby of the school. Kids in Ms. Stephen's class traced, cut, decorated and glued the diamonds on this sheet. A huge thank you to parents who donated varied fabrics to make this quilt especially beautiful and colorful.

Humble beginnings of our Kindergarten puppets

Kindergarteners were introduced to the story of Persephone. Children then discussed the characters in the story and chose one character to depict for their puppet. Puppets begin will rolled paper that will then be painted, dressed and detailed. Please check back in a week to see how this project progresses.

Children began painting their puppets this week. We discussed the unifying affect of painting the entire the puppet one color.
Without the kind donations of magazines by the parents this project would not be possible.

2nd Grade Quilts

2nd graders (and the 1/2 combo class) have been working on creating a quilt. Children first used paper diamonds to explore different ways in which diamonds can come together to make an interesting design. Children then used patterns to trace and then cut out fabric diamonds. Next, children used sharpies to individualize each diamond. During the last class in this lesson, children glued their diamonds in the chosen design.

You can view 2 of the 4 quilts in the lobby of the school. Enjoy.
This project was made possible by the generous donations of varied fabrics from parents. Thanks parents.