Art prek-6 with Mrs. Saunders

extending the classroom

Marzetti Caramel apple-dip graphic design contest

September 2nd, 2009 by Mrs. Saunders in Art · contest · No Comments

Test your graphic design skills and Design Marzetti Caramel apple-dip snack pack packaging for a chance to win some great prizes.
Contest deadline is Nov. 30th.
Find details at….
http://www.udipsweepstakes.com/gm_packagedesign.ph
marzetti_appledip_original_caramel_16oz

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Art on the Spot, VMFA 3rd grade visit

May 15th, 2009 by Mrs. Saunders in Art · Artist · museums · No Comments

  
Miss Smith from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts returned and visited with our 3rd grade students. She presented a lesson on Greek and Roman archaeology.  We had a great time studying a mystery
artifact for clues.
 

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Some of our finished Eric Carle animals :) by 1st grade

May 13th, 2009 by Mrs. Saunders in Art · Artist · Eric Carle · 3 Comments

      

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VMFA visit – “Art on the Spot”

May 13th, 2009 by Mrs. Saunders in Art · Artist · Authors · museums · No Comments

 
1st grade had a visit today from Miss Smith from the Virginia Musuem of Fine Art.
We learned about American artist, George Durrie and Faith Ringgold.
George Durrie was nicknamed “the snowman” because he painted so many snow pictures.
Faith Ringgold creates story quilts and we created our own “story quilt”  as well :)
 

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The Taubman Museum

May 3rd, 2009 by Mrs. Saunders in Art · Artist · museums · No Comments

Visit the Taubman Museum of Art in downtown Roanoke.
My favorite piece was “Framed, 1946″ by Norman Rockwell part of the museum’s permanent collection.
This small thumbnail does not do justice to the 42 1/2 x 33 in  original.
I especially was entralled by how the frame seemed to jump off the canvas.

The handbags of Judith Leiber were another favorite of mine.  
Judith Leiber fashioned her first handbag when after opening a gift package she bought for a friend, she found the shiny metal box inside scratched. The artist in her quickly surfaced as she covered the box in crystals. The museum has a large collection of her work:)

A great place to search for more info is
http://rtstories.com/artmuseum/
 
also check out the Museum wbsite at
http://www.taubmanmuseum.org/ 

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Mother’s Day with Michael’s

May 3rd, 2009 by Mrs. Saunders in workshops · No Comments

by Mary Cassatt
Happy Mother’s Day!!
Celebrate Mother’s Day with these free workshops from Michael’s.
Check your local store for details,
http://www.michaels.com/art/online/static?page=mothersday-events 

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Butterfly Project

April 17th, 2009 by Mrs. Saunders in Art · Books · butterfly project · news · No Comments

The Holocaust Museum in Houston, TX 
is collecting 1.5 million handmade butterflies.
You can participate in their “I Never Saw Another Butterfly” activity by creating handmade arts-and-crafts butterflies. 
Then send them to the Museum by June 30, 2011. 
For more info go to the Museum website at http://www.hmh.org/minisite/butterfly/index.html 
Side note…  When I was in 4th grade, I read the book
“Diary of a Young Girl” by Anne Frank.
It’s a true story and a must read for anyone interested in the Holocaust but due to subject matter, I would rate it upper elementary and suggest parents read it first. 

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The Great Wall

April 15th, 2009 by Mrs. Saunders in Art · China · Drawing · architecture · 3 Comments

The Great Wall
WOW!!!
Check out this awesome web site and take a virtual tour of the Great Wall.
http://www.thebeijingguide.com/great_wall_of_china/index.html 
Look out the tower windows and notice how ground lines, size changing and color are used to show distance.  Notice the perspective of “The Wall” itself.

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Current Events in Photographs

April 14th, 2009 by Mrs. Saunders in Visual Literacy · news · No Comments


Great story starters… reflect on what is going on in the world!
The Big Picture is a photo blog of current events for the Boston Globe
Entries are posted every Monday, Wednesday and Friday by Alan Taylor.

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“The Lightning Thief” by Rick Roirdan

April 12th, 2009 by Mrs. Saunders in Art · Authors · No Comments

Statue of Zeus at Olympia    
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
If you enjoyed reading about Harry Potter you might want to check out Percy Jackson and the Olympians series.  My 3rd grade students introduced me to these wonderful books while we were studying Ancient Greek pottery forms and styles.  I thoroughly enjoyed “The Lightning Thief” the first book in the series.
You might want to brush up on your greek mythology a little first. 
A good website is Pegasus’ Paradise 
Find out more about the Olympian series 
at http://www.percyjacksonbooks.com/main.html 
Enjoy the adventure!

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