Murch Parents, Save the Date!!

Click below to see entries and kids' names entered in the Cherry Blossom Art Show.

http://murchart.blogspot.com/2011/03/cherry-blossom-festivals-youth-art.html

Posters sent to the Cherry Blossom Festival will be exhibited at Union Station from March 22 - April 24, 2011, and winning

entries will be displayed at the Family Day & Opening Ceremony on Saturday, March 26,

2011 at the National Building Museum. I have not yet gotten any information about 'winning entries'. But I hope to see you all at Union Station Opening Ceremony March 26th, 2011.

2nd Annual Murch Art Show-DEADLINE EXTENDED

Pk kids to 5th Graders!!
Enter the....
2nd Annual Murch Art Show

Opening Celebration and Reception: March 25th,2011, 6-8pm
(Parents needed to donate refreshments and help set up and take down. Contact Ms. Cutelis at Miriam.cutelis@yahoo.com if interested)
Time: 6pm-8pm in All-purpose Room at Murch
Up to 2 flat art pieces due to Ms. Cutelis: By March 21th, 2011, 4pm or before

Instructions for entering:
All work must be 2D (flat). Sorry, sculptures will not be accepted this year.
Up to 2 works only per child
The work could be work done from home or at school.
All work MUST have a fully completed label (see below for labels)
All work must be taped/glue to a larger BLACK paper or black cardboard that will act like matting or frame. (see image below)

All labels must be attached to the matting, on the BOTTOM, to the RIGHT.
All work MUST be turned in by March 18th (4pm) to the art room.

Cut labels below:

Artist’s Full Name:_________________
Teacher’s name:___________________
Grade:___________________________
Title of work:_____________________
Medium used:_____________________

Artist’s Full Name:_________________
Teacher’s name:___________________
Grade:___________________________
Title of work:_____________________
Medium used:_____________________

All labels must be attached to the matting, on the BOTTOM, to the RIGHT.
All work MUST be turned in by March 18th (4pm) to the art room.

Cut labels below:

Artist’s Full Name:_________________
Teacher’s name:___________________
Grade:___________________________
Title of work:_____________________
Medium used:_____________________

Artist’s Full Name:_________________
Teacher’s name:___________________
Grade:___________________________
Title of work:_____________________
Medium used:_____________________

2nd Grade Mammal Clay Containers

Children in 2nd Grade have been studying all about sculptures. They are learning that sculptures can be made from pretty much anything such as wood, paper, cardboard, metal and even gold. We also learned that often sculptures can serve a double purpose. These here are beautiful mammal sculptures that are also containers and can serve a purpose. These sculptures are drying and will go through a 2-part painting process. Ask your child what mammal they made.

Metallic Watercolors, an exploration (K/welsh)

Kindergarten students in Mr. W's class have been exploring watercolor media. I introduced the kids to basic watercolor techniques, such as 'waking up the colors', and keeping a puddle in your palette to help keep colors rich. I also taped their 140lbs. paper to the table to prevent the paper from buckling. The watercolors were also not just your ordinary watercolor sets, they were METALLIC colors. The kids loved the glittery affect of all the colors.

Kids get to conference with either me or Mrs. Marcus to verbally work out their choices in composition.
Kids discover that the water color changes as they wash off their colors in the containers.

Check out that watercolor palette.

Amazingly detailed bird sketches (3rd Grade/HSU)

This 3rd grade class made the most amazing birdhouse for the Murch garden out of popsicles sticks. To decorate the birdhouse we made detailed sketches of birds that will afterwords be decoupaged on the house. I connected adding 'details' to our drawings as similar to adding 'details' to our stories. I told a story with very little detail and then the same story with many more details, then asked the kids which story they preferred. Kids loved the more detailed story. I then told them that the 'viewer' too prefers more details, for the eyes have more to see. On that note, I gave them wonderful calendar images (donated by Murch parents) from which to sketch from. I LOVE how amazingly different these sketches are!!