Hello again! It’s been almost an entire year (!) since my last post. It’s definitely because I was completely preoccupied with having a baby! Last August, I was so happy to welcome little Sebastián to the world! Life as a mom is awesome, and I’m finally finding the energy to post some more photos! Stay tuned for updates as I sort through all of 2016’s pics, and start to add 2017!
Finally… It is April and I am just now posting some photographs of my excellent students! We’ve been oh-so-busy… Here are some self-portraits made by middle schoolers! We used oil pastels… And mirrors! Drawing from observation helps us figure out facial proportion.
I was thrilled to reach out to other Specialist Teachers (art, music, gym) at NLU. I was asked to speak on a panel, and I also led a mini-art-lesson for other teachers! Fun. 
The Tarkington choir was treated to a fantastic field trip by the Golden Apple Foundation. Our students work so hard; I am so proud of their creative spirit!
As inspired by the work of Pablo Picasso.
Recently, I teamed up with the 6th grade social studies teacher, Ms.Corres. She and her students have been studying about the Chinese Terra Cotta Soldiers. As a fantastic way to integrate art into other academic areas, students used what they knew about history to create accurate representations of various soldiers, their ranks, uniforms, and weapons.
Using paper collage, Popsicle sticks, and imagination, students created simple puppets!
This was a simple, one-day project I did with k-2nd grade:-)
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