I know it has been a while since my last post. Student teaching proved to be extremely time consuming and also very rewarding! Below I am sharing a sampling of many other projects I completed in the remainder of my practicum. In the late Spring, I had 3 interviews as well as a demo lesson. In the end, I was not a chosen candidate for a position. I am devoting my time this school year to working on some jobs for Meri B's design (my mural painting business), substitute teaching in two school districts, volunteering in my daughter's first grade classroom and being the best mom I can to both my girls.
I check job postings on a daily basis and remain hopeful that one day, in the near future, I will get the opportunity to teach art to children!
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| Kindergarten: Ghost Tree, cool color, wavy line, smudging oil pastel to convey "mysterious" or "sad" feeling |
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| Kindergarten: Bug Garden, fingerprinting ink, fringe cut and drawing |
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| Kindergarten: NYC Cityscape, geometric shapes, architecture, drawing |
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| Kindergarten: Jellyfish, warm/cool colors, types of line, oil pastel |
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| Grade 1: Aborignal Dot Animals, Process photo |
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| Tempera paint on "bark"paper using brushes for line and pencil erasers for dots in patterns |
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| Grade 1: Line Treasure Maps, variety of line, tea stain wash, torn paper |
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| Grade 1: Pinch Pot Treasure Box, model magic pinch pot technique, shaping coins and painting |
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| Grade 1: Tidepools, organic shapes, watercolor resist, crayon |
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| Grade 3: Oaxaca Animal Masks, process photo - armature and papier mache |
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Finished Products: Acrylic paint, patterns, Mexican Folk art history
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| Grade 3: Cloudy with a Chance, students were the Author and Illustrators, illustrations included foreground and background as well as a horizon line, emphasis on craftsmanship, sharpie and colored pencil |
