Wow this is an old blog. To update you all, I started this blog while taking a class about blogging.
You know teachers, we all try to stay current and keep up with our students.
Sadly I found the blogging to be time consuming and then was disappointed by how many people would leave obscene comments on a obvious school blog.
I quickly discovered the blog was not going to work as a way to communicate with my students.
I do enjoy the process, yet still find it time consuming, and as you can see I gave up basically on this site but now try to keep my teacher pages up instead.

This blogging is hard to keep up with.........
probably why the young blog so much more than the old........
working on a school website as an alternative

Just got back from the VAEA conference. Great little classes, gathered some nice ideas.
Beautiful drive to Williamsburg and back. Fall in Virginia is beautiful and the good news is it is just beginning! This Michigander is enjoying the fall colors, so many colors! The weather has been wonderful for the past week.

Torn paper collage by Carla grade 7

Grade time is a busy time....
Here are a couple more examples of student work...

one is example of tempera batik

the other is example of torn paper collage'



Tempera Batik by Jimmy 8th grade

A blog is time consuming?
This weekend I've been off busy with some of my own work.
I also tried a new technique taught in a class at "My Favorite Yarn Shop", Warrenton,VA. (Needle Sculpting)
Was fun, but long day....
New posts will have to wait till Monday morning.



Meet my newest creation.

Here are two examples of a 7th grade assignment that centered on design and pattern.

The red project is by Courtney and the turquoise project is by John.

Each 7th grade student had to design 10 various 'two inch' squares. One square was chosen to duplicate 10 to 12 times. They then used the squares to complete a final design or pattern.

Here are two examples of my 8th grade students' tempera batik. I asked my students to create a composition where the flowers touched at least 3 of the 4 sides of our paper.

I had fresh flowers in the room for the students to view as they created their compositions.

Paintings are 12X18 inches.

Left side painting completed by Logan , painting on the right side completed by Shaunte

It had been years since I presented this technique and was quite pleased with the results.