Welcome Back!

I hope the new school year is off to a great start for everyone. Classes have begun smoothly in the art room. As I have been meeting with all the classes for the first time this year, it has been interesting to hear of the student's summer art adventures. I have been impressed and pleased with the number of students who have traveled the globe this summer and included a trip to the art museums in the cities and countries in which they were visiting. Students were also eager to share the stories of the artworks they created on their own and at local art camps. In addition to catching up with students on their first art class of the year, students in grades 1-5 have been creating their art folders for the year, in which they will store all the artwork created this year. These folders will go home in June. In their second class, students in grades 2-4 will be creating their own sketchbooks for use during observational drawing and painting activities throughout the year. This week, I have also been meeting with Kindergarten students for the first time, beginning with the start of a series of drawing activities to ease them into the art class curriculum while getting to know this new group of youngsters. Please be sure to check back soon as new posts and projects will be posted here in the near future. Thanks for your ongoing support!