A few weeks ago I put out a post on
my Facebook Page that I was going to my daughter's High School to teach Art classes for the week, and I promised photos. Well, the week turned into two days, and three days the following week due to the children's sports and activities schedules. I didn't want to rush them to finish, so I offered to give them more time before I came back to finish them up. I'm so glad I did that because they blew me away. I think I learned more from them than they did from me. It was a fabulous experience, and I will definitely do it again. Everyone did a bang up job, and their behavior was wonderful...that
was the part I was worried about, but all for nothing. They are a great
group of kids, and so talented. I am so glad my daughter made me go ;0)...and I am so thankful to her exceptional Art teacher Mrs. McClaine for inviting me!
So as promised, here are a few photos. I couldn't take a picture of each piece (90+ children), but I have some of the pieces that really stood out.
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| This is a super calm and clean photo! This was one of the first classes, so everything was still neat and tidy, and the students were eerily quiet. After six classes, there were Faber Castell Gelatos everywhere, and even color on the floor. It was the most beautiful mess, and loud mess! I told them they could go for an Andy Warhol type vibe, but each person took from what I taught and went their own way. That is what I like the most! Nothing could have made me happier. |
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| I gave each student eight choices of animals for them to use, and this rack held all the canvas boards. It was such a great way to store them. I might need one. |
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| Only these six didn't quite get finished before I left. They only have the last two steps to go, but so far they were amazing. |
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| Lots of the kids gave their animals names. We called this one Blaze the Cat! This photo doesn't do her justice. |
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| LOVE this horse! |
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| This pig was colored so wonderfully!!! |
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| So cool! |
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| Beautiful! |
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| That purple orangutang was precious! |
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| Cute cute cute! |
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| This is Mrs. McClaine's. I love the colors she used! |
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| This is one I was demoing along the way. It's not my favorite, as I had to go real fast, but it's still cute. |
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| And here is the original I made that inspired the class, and in turn they inspired me much much more! They lit an excietment bug under me like I haven't felt for a long time. I truly LOVE my job!!! It's so rewarding. |
Thanks for looking, and for all the comments, and as always, I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!
