tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62180153960444382982024-03-24T15:24:12.213-07:00Bacich Elementary Art Blog Mrs. Libby's Art Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02330883865302117947noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218015396044438298.post-73411016884137279562024-01-30T13:50:00.000-08:002024-01-30T13:50:58.183-08:00January 2024<p> </p><span id="docs-internal-guid-b0005d75-7fff-6cba-db7d-5a28ea91f90e"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TK/K: The Skin You Live In: Self Portrait </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How Many Colors Are There in the Human Rainbow?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-fabaa434-7fff-7b08-f867-393e673f5003" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Visual arts are a wonderful, organic way to engage our students in conversation about skin colors, self love, respect for others, race and diversity. Students engaged in a self-study about their skin color and the skin of their peers, family and community. The culminating end product was a self-portrait featuring student’s personal skin colors. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The book </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"The Skin You Live In"</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> written by </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Michael Tyler</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, illustrated by David Lee Csicsko was a great introduction for students to share observations about their skin. After the read- aloud, students painted with watercolors creating color recipe charts to mix their own skin tones and used creative words to name and describe their skin colors. Students painted one entire page with their skin tone and wrote their creative names of their skin color on the page.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students continued the study of their skin by contemplating the question: “How many colors are there in the human rainbow?” By artist</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Angélica Dass’ </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">count, at least 4,000. Since 2012, the Brazilian artist has been photographing people of every color and matching each subject’s skin tone to hues from the Pantone printing color chart to codify a unique chromatic inventory.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dass’s project, titled</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Humanæ,” </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">has traveled the world and is featured in National Geographic. The project focuses on the idea of race as a social construct, rather than a biological one. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Inspired by Dass’ work students drew and layered their self-portraits on top of their skin color paper. Students studied basic facial proportions and facial features leaving room for personal expression and details. Students used art media of their choice such as watercolor, marker, color pencil and crayons to paint hair, eye and lip colors.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zdAlXutKc2Y55gwq4aw8KygoHjAAWYVJ7e2nGiKrVCyc3ph_3H6ylA2346ka7FwWjXhKoZWO6yAuwFV6zxvv0VKwJP235gZyzpN7_GXKnS__EIV-0JgR4Yxk6EnlXvTCFCwUvkf0eduw9UHwlTI7ki8RaRlcvf_xtJ8xQ7tNJ8H_D-aiT-OLvamBKB8/s1341/image-20231220-1545--1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1st GRADE: </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nōtan</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Black and White Compositions</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Nōtan</span> (pronounced no-tan) is a Japanese term that means '</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">light and dark harmony/balance</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.' It's a design concept that looks at how light and dark elements of a composition interact only using black and white.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">First grade students were introduced to the achromatic shades and tints; black and white. Practicing scissor cutting skills students enjoyed the process of placing light and dark elements next to the other creating stunning imagery and compositions. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp0Qun837jz2IW5iYC27bmz__vlTO_pLxMdlTjmN27i38EmMJLnTSHikJ6BMLOvFN2BeAYrllvDyjzCXGwkyelJSrwznXNxfL5H2TsCBXSDTl8HpTxO_a-RPwW28v60PhQWCzur9g_lf8JPD6f494Wcicn9-5vYc_g5pZP0DnYjkuyWVsob4BKnA9n0j4/s2816/IMG_0876.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2nd GRADE: Family Portrait inspired by Todd Parr </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students were introduced to the local author and illustrator Todd Parr.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">is the author and illustrator of more than 60 books for children, including the </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">New York Times</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> bestselling </span><b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I </span></b><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Love You Book</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Earth Book</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Thankful Book</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. He has inspired, empowered, and entertained millions of children around the world with his bold images, unique sense of humor, and inclusive storytelling.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Second grade students read </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>The Family Book </b></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and shared their connections with the book. Some families look alike, some families like to eat different things, some families like to hug each other, some families have two moms or two dads, some families are noisy, some are quiet. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students portrait their family in a simple cartoon style like Todd Parr. Students added clues and selected colors to personalize each of their family members. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwC1yf7qfFWCIONRBNVyN1GRZElCAGM_8f5EOfmCF_EHsuaeKVCRy6BrYD6x-gXw9KgNqIAuTPyV4byU05NOse571OAs5Ahwju4JmpbOqRT7o-UL9x3sYjANkcHL7PURibfIxFQHaIY7T8032Eum9StZCwfqdDDazxCeLPx6xjR7bHF8yxymg5phoWITk/s448/Screenshot%202024-01-27%20at%205.18.02%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3rd GRADE: Constellation Illustrations</span></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 400; white-space: pre-wrap;">The constellation of the Little Bear also known by its Latin name Ursa Minor contains an easily recognizable group of seven stars in the USA called the Little Dipper. </span></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students were introduced to the basic artistic background of how astronomers and artists have illustrated constellations in the past and in the present and how artists from different countries and cultures have associated the grouping of stars with a variety of images and creatures. </span></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Using white sketch pencils on a black paper students carefully mapped out the stars of the Ursa Minor constellation and sketched the mythological figure and/or creature around them. To color students practice the cross-hatching technique with colored pencils For finishing touches students placed gold star stickers in place of the constellation. </span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMe6y2riXaML43PY93FIHOO7oP7fvMlO5x95ZMaxO7B1PLEMbtcWxrQxyVl-GRpbh7P7SFYlGLl3We4wEX6uZZJ572DCudDgs9DNXj-x7KSTd-91DfvjH6JPlQIPcHehsC6Xody7xtr8gLsFKfzs-q-6sgjMFMRizOxz14wkfwokkJTbkNLOtr_BZ_10/s5097/IMG_0881.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3849" data-original-width="5097" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMe6y2riXaML43PY93FIHOO7oP7fvMlO5x95ZMaxO7B1PLEMbtcWxrQxyVl-GRpbh7P7SFYlGLl3We4wEX6uZZJ572DCudDgs9DNXj-x7KSTd-91DfvjH6JPlQIPcHehsC6Xody7xtr8gLsFKfzs-q-6sgjMFMRizOxz14wkfwokkJTbkNLOtr_BZ_10/s320/IMG_0881.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdsOBxb1Gq_YNQc5Q8RYxlf4DSPNB6WGg0gOcikeOKMfKJQl9pK8IS4tX6cf7FaYsKE7YWasvGO89U3eDNe2b4Aie1uwT37_0W84KqAH6StHzPFcgCfbAwlgcK4X7vO5K-gIMbdsN4dCo7VAbAs1rRtVF66U-se6gz7DTl4OlMNUFiQfoHOp28UfRBAbA/s4946/IMG_0882.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4946" data-original-width="3774" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdsOBxb1Gq_YNQc5Q8RYxlf4DSPNB6WGg0gOcikeOKMfKJQl9pK8IS4tX6cf7FaYsKE7YWasvGO89U3eDNe2b4Aie1uwT37_0W84KqAH6StHzPFcgCfbAwlgcK4X7vO5K-gIMbdsN4dCo7VAbAs1rRtVF66U-se6gz7DTl4OlMNUFiQfoHOp28UfRBAbA/s320/IMG_0882.jpeg" width="244" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkvTURwZz9B_CweqmVlBxgrA6ETtK_t8d13iGWUnPkUrZ9fFxwtFrGO53UBMcQBow2qq_dL2hBOGmUxCnr_5mbEaH3sv9FkUvCG06Mhvr4R_RGj0cjruSFXOaM0RiSvEjPKWFIDoZlWeAWyUQs7NwfrjcKyw_E5ReiSBruEn2Z_B1-l970v2i9L-G8dU/s4826/IMG_0883.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="4826" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkvTURwZz9B_CweqmVlBxgrA6ETtK_t8d13iGWUnPkUrZ9fFxwtFrGO53UBMcQBow2qq_dL2hBOGmUxCnr_5mbEaH3sv9FkUvCG06Mhvr4R_RGj0cjruSFXOaM0RiSvEjPKWFIDoZlWeAWyUQs7NwfrjcKyw_E5ReiSBruEn2Z_B1-l970v2i9L-G8dU/s320/IMG_0883.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></b><p></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4th GRADE: Realistic Marble Painting</span></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This introduction to realistic rendering in watercolor and soft pastels absorbed 4th grade students in wonder and excitement. Students were introduced to Glennray Tutor, an American Photorealist painter. Tutor was born in Kennett, Missouri in 1950. He has been painting Photorealist paintings since 1983. His most famous works depict marbles on comic book pages. His work is shown and collected throughout the world. </span></h2><div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><h2 dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 15pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are a few techniques that are key to creating realistic work. </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fbfbfb; color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Color values are the most important when it comes to creating realistic paintings. Value in painting is how light or dark a color is, and it is extensively considered to be one of the central elements of a painting. Students practiced painting values, to achieve a quality of realism while paying attention to edges, shapes, lines and other elements.</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHwaaA3MzAqq5ZQVZ2lom6hs2-tapDcJc6nOSguXq62Y-6uFKCLlYKdGmNYDjsrMtXsgvqavlwkoa7KDE5-SKaH9tnUCOI5r81uZgnw3tg4pgngzj-Bq_fe39raaZOU2QaSNajAqZ48Yiq6aEw3AgL8oHohPQyISfROMIiG3HoJWXJh6p8O1SNG4PEss/s2482/IMG_0884.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1923" data-original-width="2482" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYHwaaA3MzAqq5ZQVZ2lom6hs2-tapDcJc6nOSguXq62Y-6uFKCLlYKdGmNYDjsrMtXsgvqavlwkoa7KDE5-SKaH9tnUCOI5r81uZgnw3tg4pgngzj-Bq_fe39raaZOU2QaSNajAqZ48Yiq6aEw3AgL8oHohPQyISfROMIiG3HoJWXJh6p8O1SNG4PEss/s320/IMG_0884.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0UvERt3KQ3UmgiIxJencrpJC3bpGHpSblxvH-5pXyRCZ6BihnYWMhEn7CZa2v0ajuIV7odFSn3Joam237sAejsTnRarB8BwivBiPKVGVhGu9697-UIU5v_HTYaRu9KDxo2el2fSQMxEVhHVGtJLFqVAJRK9ySVFzuk0BPikCX4KJDuuGA1AhMfqPonU/s2730/IMG_0888.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1006" data-original-width="2730" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge0UvERt3KQ3UmgiIxJencrpJC3bpGHpSblxvH-5pXyRCZ6BihnYWMhEn7CZa2v0ajuIV7odFSn3Joam237sAejsTnRarB8BwivBiPKVGVhGu9697-UIU5v_HTYaRu9KDxo2el2fSQMxEVhHVGtJLFqVAJRK9ySVFzuk0BPikCX4KJDuuGA1AhMfqPonU/s320/IMG_0888.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 19pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></p></span></span>Mrs. Libby's Art Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02330883865302117947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218015396044438298.post-71048606345377052592023-11-15T14:48:00.000-08:002023-11-15T14:51:23.748-08:00October/November 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvoADyg7D42TDcxkOP2Z8TbKVvBylIhzjAEcwcbbClcTmDiaFKt66yQ8WGpjRS14J80WUHJ1nLkV87ivlWSM0Ulj18XVVBDW_wXjUpaZazC_vTT2kVKiZ6DZ9_7Pcj1aCloi1mFdfwY_ogSrfFH1Hs-TL6i99Gdv8GOp62L23R5rBhyphenhyphenWDFIYOzQmIaEY/s3999/IMG_0259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1992" data-original-width="3999" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvoADyg7D42TDcxkOP2Z8TbKVvBylIhzjAEcwcbbClcTmDiaFKt66yQ8WGpjRS14J80WUHJ1nLkV87ivlWSM0Ulj18XVVBDW_wXjUpaZazC_vTT2kVKiZ6DZ9_7Pcj1aCloi1mFdfwY_ogSrfFH1Hs-TL6i99Gdv8GOp62L23R5rBhyphenhyphenWDFIYOzQmIaEY/w503-h250/IMG_0259.jpg" width="503" /></a></div> <br /><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-4e0c4f6a-7fff-20a8-2fe0-8ef9364e3980"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">In Art For Bears TK-4th grade students are exposed to a highly engaging curriculum, which is aligned with the National Visual Art Standards. Ms. Libby’s expertise lies in building, refining, and implementing both discrete curricula in the visual arts and arts-integrated STEAM instruction across curricula. Mis. Libby cultivates student engagement and assessment strategies that make learning visible and lay the groundwork for future exercises in inquiry. Students are taught the language of the visual arts, connecting to history, science, math, social-justice, as well as personal views, and the world. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-fbbca3f6-7fff-4a5f-59fa-c0dc030d09cf"><div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-573a06c9-7fff-7fe2-80ce-e15e46e1e94b"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">TK/K: Mexican Amate Bark Painting </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">TK and Kindergarten artists were engrossed in the Amate Bark painting tradition which originates from San Pablito, a small mountain village in Mexico where this beautiful craft is still taught today. Students sketched Mexican and Mayan inspired designs, such as sun, birds, and floral motifs. To simulate the process of this beautiful hand made amate paper and to create a bark-like texture, students crumpled their upcycled brown paper bags and burnished the paper with flat, smooth rocks. Students used stabilo paint pens to achieve the gorgeous vibrant, saturated colors on their bark paintings. The finished art pieces turned out stunning! </span></p></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08TlpXhLunF_rcUorbVWErapYSFHm0bEik1bx03Kv-TBpyPNH8nRDy1rx91wARZpn3a41DAAqmh-zodbamhgsjHrGc_vuaOQmITjrzx35RXBfP4kAY66XOiYvpvzHyGl6txX8esJkIVnThFTnmX_A9MQwKhzXpg_al9Px7BmZeHfX1MfQD754XLIzdlI/s3264/IMG_0753%202.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08TlpXhLunF_rcUorbVWErapYSFHm0bEik1bx03Kv-TBpyPNH8nRDy1rx91wARZpn3a41DAAqmh-zodbamhgsjHrGc_vuaOQmITjrzx35RXBfP4kAY66XOiYvpvzHyGl6txX8esJkIVnThFTnmX_A9MQwKhzXpg_al9Px7BmZeHfX1MfQD754XLIzdlI/w443-h333/IMG_0753%202.HEIC" width="443" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbATWDs2NlNADsFYq1ACIDEoYD1M5gq8HMKME-47luptJ7uaeajAearC-QIxBhXAHnfLtcrbB-hqpTNgZvzXhmaTvR0um0uKRSw3ZMkART1jv8CPYr1doEVjK8fCzjgaNd72HlWIa6VGcKlxYT1EJHiLlzZLr2hbojndxsRQ665BWm-M5Syww09oKGaHA/s3264/IMG_0759.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbATWDs2NlNADsFYq1ACIDEoYD1M5gq8HMKME-47luptJ7uaeajAearC-QIxBhXAHnfLtcrbB-hqpTNgZvzXhmaTvR0um0uKRSw3ZMkART1jv8CPYr1doEVjK8fCzjgaNd72HlWIa6VGcKlxYT1EJHiLlzZLr2hbojndxsRQ665BWm-M5Syww09oKGaHA/w445-h334/IMG_0759.HEIC" width="445" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-bea415ce-7fff-b2b5-8ed4-b4508d293da4"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1st: Paper Molas</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The Mola or Molas is a hand-made textile that forms part of the traditional women's clothing of the indigenous Guna people from Panamá. Their clothing includes a patterned wrapped skirt, a red and yellow headscarf, arm and leg beads, a gold nose ring and earrings in addition to the mola blouse.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">First grade students created colorful paper molas by tracing an animal shape onto construction paper. Repeating the same shape numerous times increasing its size slightly each time. With this technique students achieved the layered effect of a traditional mola. Students enjoyed practicing their scissor cutting skills and adding additional designs around and on top of their animal shapes. </span></p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkoqbz8Zhig5jXjvZMA1nNxJwnZ81RAKq4uBy0SQMCYlOSc63iNLCigEYgdV31KTzsA-XO37JLcHPoP9gRWPE1Fv0qUm9wRzi3phdX_sH4mPAkzwrjozxDX36DpnXPbu7CP0ONPAb4Wi2eb1ohsHFSYrD33KBOAJsPTNAJi6qZBc03S4QusSZO7vS3i0/s3264/IMG_0711.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmkoqbz8Zhig5jXjvZMA1nNxJwnZ81RAKq4uBy0SQMCYlOSc63iNLCigEYgdV31KTzsA-XO37JLcHPoP9gRWPE1Fv0qUm9wRzi3phdX_sH4mPAkzwrjozxDX36DpnXPbu7CP0ONPAb4Wi2eb1ohsHFSYrD33KBOAJsPTNAJi6qZBc03S4QusSZO7vS3i0/w485-h363/IMG_0711.HEIC" width="485" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSDAbAxgE325LAnljv8AxOwVCH8xel1j_00eIJh1R2Y6UOaCaM3haE1-AQ482ORDOykVbTps5eNUL_eike66CQ1sHpUS3lLM4SnlZq4DOkjj3-YY8saDlABjCCcUvRi4r0OfRalbhxFRNdNSld-FjL4NxTkIC8WcZpzEkEru6LIY7TCGsFoKQ53kXWtk/s3264/IMG_0726.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSDAbAxgE325LAnljv8AxOwVCH8xel1j_00eIJh1R2Y6UOaCaM3haE1-AQ482ORDOykVbTps5eNUL_eike66CQ1sHpUS3lLM4SnlZq4DOkjj3-YY8saDlABjCCcUvRi4r0OfRalbhxFRNdNSld-FjL4NxTkIC8WcZpzEkEru6LIY7TCGsFoKQ53kXWtk/w466-h350/IMG_0726.HEIC" width="466" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-32dbf583-7fff-7239-71cf-ade6ac83e17d"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Inktober:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Inktober is a drawing challenge open to artists of all ages around the world. Illustrator Jake Parker created Inktober in 2009 as a challenge to improve his inking skills and develop positive drawing habits. It has since grown into a worldwide endeavor with thousands of artists taking on the challenge every year. When Jake Parker started Inktober he had a few goals in mind, and these have not changed in the 10+ years the Inktober challenge has been running. These goals are: </span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Help artists get better at drawing</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Help artists find other cool artists </span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-wrap: wrap; vertical-align: baseline;">Help artists develop positive drawing habits of practicing daily/weekly</span></p></li></ul><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Second and third grade students took on the challenge of starting each art class with a 5 min quite sketching practice. Creating a drawing inspired by the daily Inktober prompt or just sketching away with an ink pen or pencil of their own choosing. </span></p><br /><br /></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-d3a8e4b4-7fff-fd47-0049-5a1a95044f29"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2nd: Navajo Rug Weaving</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Navajo weaving (Navajo: diyogí) are </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #040c28; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">textiles produced by Navajo people</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">, </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">who are based near the Four Corners area of the United States. Navajo textiles are highly regarded and have been sought after as trade items and for purchase for more than 150 years.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“Because the Navajo reservation is so big, our stories are similar but each is a little different. For what people know in New Mexico, people in Arizona have a different version. So, it's really hard to pinpoint the true meaning behind any particular rug. Rugs are like a verse in the Bible—there are 365 ways of interpreting one verse; Navajo weaving is like that, too. Every rug here is completely different and made by an individual, but they all fall under one category—Navajo weaving. This is just like people—we are all Navajo, but we are each different. Our weaving reflects individual differences, too.” —Barbara Ornelas, Master Weaver</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Second grade students constructed simple looms out of stiff felt. Using twine students practiced weaving turning their looms into a small blanket. Students were instructed on the personal and cultural symbolic meaning of Navajo tapestry designs and patterns. Inspired by common Navajo symbols like crosses, triangles, diamonds and zigzags, students decorated their weaving with felt scraps. </span></p><div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGCweWbHIlvbm7FaLcdbp25uHivF1SDMzl91nZFIi-R_7HRtjoNt4BkCcl5DSJM-JwvVQBveRROSqudXkGgwxf6yKvdiXyYZCK4jbLPnMgA_dBkQ_lh255PMtUlxJligAM6iYGFi34TvYRcsh8eL9ROE-yK-4Gj2Ijh1F8T_8QKUD9iAVmRw5BHkDE2E/s3101/IMG_0271.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3101" data-original-width="3024" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGCweWbHIlvbm7FaLcdbp25uHivF1SDMzl91nZFIi-R_7HRtjoNt4BkCcl5DSJM-JwvVQBveRROSqudXkGgwxf6yKvdiXyYZCK4jbLPnMgA_dBkQ_lh255PMtUlxJligAM6iYGFi34TvYRcsh8eL9ROE-yK-4Gj2Ijh1F8T_8QKUD9iAVmRw5BHkDE2E/w223-h229/IMG_0271.jpg" width="223" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzTa8dZ-Dz8sHvlbJy8L-kdN2TWzZ0K8jkgdzDJjH87tmOFmbSDtNE7EXhaKnIxCuy077n2CL79RUe2UO0T1YeuiCwTEc8gn78lLt1thvqk4DMr0J5PsugDbTZNhiJlPiLZ06udnZvedK8T9477KGTvgOmjPRUE8h4PkdQBHSVJ35RNDlVm9bqnEYD9c/s3155/IMG_0270.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3155" data-original-width="3024" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzTa8dZ-Dz8sHvlbJy8L-kdN2TWzZ0K8jkgdzDJjH87tmOFmbSDtNE7EXhaKnIxCuy077n2CL79RUe2UO0T1YeuiCwTEc8gn78lLt1thvqk4DMr0J5PsugDbTZNhiJlPiLZ06udnZvedK8T9477KGTvgOmjPRUE8h4PkdQBHSVJ35RNDlVm9bqnEYD9c/w229-h239/IMG_0270.jpg" width="229" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4d_g0m-7A3c3asT8tq9c1ZQblC28kaSQFvy6FoL8Zu991Gcdv4sLf926YZcoQpJu4EKmb6ajyrUXsVu7SiUFTiHrTumNMGR2_3QUJNJMzlAg1Bt02zzJAzxee85PRaT8OpYNpN0Y52qV4xQmJinJSyopc_TOVfPCMYCxEUMw4iHw8Jf0cjFcY-5ictsQ/s4032/IMG_0274.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4d_g0m-7A3c3asT8tq9c1ZQblC28kaSQFvy6FoL8Zu991Gcdv4sLf926YZcoQpJu4EKmb6ajyrUXsVu7SiUFTiHrTumNMGR2_3QUJNJMzlAg1Bt02zzJAzxee85PRaT8OpYNpN0Y52qV4xQmJinJSyopc_TOVfPCMYCxEUMw4iHw8Jf0cjFcY-5ictsQ/w480-h360/IMG_0274.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7545c588-7fff-047f-f488-4edbfee90a47"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">3rd: Dreamcatchers </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">In many Native American tribes, a dream catcher is a handmade willow hoop woven to a web or literally, a net. They can include feathers and beads, and they're traditionally suspended on cradles as a form of armor and protection.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 15pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Dream catchers are widely viewed as a symbol of oneness among numerous indigenous cultures and tribes. They're also generally looked at as an indication of Native American identity. However, some Native Americans believe dream catchers have been appropriated and offensively exploited by non-Native Americans.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 15pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Third grade students enjoyed listening to Hazel, Native American storyteller sharing the magical story: “</span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="color: #131313; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Kôhkom meets Spider”. Grateful for Kôhkom’s kindness, Spider shares with her a valuable gift, a dreamcatcher. After the story students learned how to draw the geometric structure of a dreamcatcher. The radial symmetry was soothing to draw and students implemented their own creative license in drawing feathers, beads, personal decorations, colorful details and backgrounds with prismacolor pencils. </span></p></span></span></div></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx78bmji5WQwHxn0eLM-Zpn5ARUImdN14z6L3xJnrjWrfrjQMrRhAh7xDiEa6xIWsBYGKvyxPEQMVNn1l_JkD8Eve5RcHKgmZaE3afnd4xmfwLDoKhE2-lIdK1VJcHroPqiKccdjbp5YHjj0s3PbIsUnyaNR_8jskJRU0nRY9rCLSmqtRHEa3jB2a1zpE/s4032/IMG_0261.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx78bmji5WQwHxn0eLM-Zpn5ARUImdN14z6L3xJnrjWrfrjQMrRhAh7xDiEa6xIWsBYGKvyxPEQMVNn1l_JkD8Eve5RcHKgmZaE3afnd4xmfwLDoKhE2-lIdK1VJcHroPqiKccdjbp5YHjj0s3PbIsUnyaNR_8jskJRU0nRY9rCLSmqtRHEa3jB2a1zpE/w151-h201/IMG_0261.JPG" width="151" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNXQLZCHybe0vLnl3yCDnOe2dCw1Zwmp-tEdKqb7_ifp9k1mfgnEfjtzqFL75c9HjZ52E1kX46AjKWKNo-OuAO2yM3RestxSDH-eYqiKv9aI0FaramBG274cSRZhpl87z8VpTKQ75nVkE10dP93-3mPJkvdQXwulXVG6YFvJ-vj6sCPVShXsKJYfHkaQ/s4032/IMG_0263.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNXQLZCHybe0vLnl3yCDnOe2dCw1Zwmp-tEdKqb7_ifp9k1mfgnEfjtzqFL75c9HjZ52E1kX46AjKWKNo-OuAO2yM3RestxSDH-eYqiKv9aI0FaramBG274cSRZhpl87z8VpTKQ75nVkE10dP93-3mPJkvdQXwulXVG6YFvJ-vj6sCPVShXsKJYfHkaQ/w136-h181/IMG_0263.JPG" width="136" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dtoyNuTnJnO4-A2l0TdasRt13yhVgBvPxcXiRuOYWv3TxnF9_rWN47-nNhandA76hbqSBm46R1Zj_0kyOJD8Bih-burgoQoedV_JhldB6RO9qsZ8CxGG_63uwPT1fsM9RGKGSUeMLZYHTx-xliOPOaqjV3E1bQ07JTVUl2LB6c0UUI7fZqYrBd-umdk/s4032/IMG_0262.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dtoyNuTnJnO4-A2l0TdasRt13yhVgBvPxcXiRuOYWv3TxnF9_rWN47-nNhandA76hbqSBm46R1Zj_0kyOJD8Bih-burgoQoedV_JhldB6RO9qsZ8CxGG_63uwPT1fsM9RGKGSUeMLZYHTx-xliOPOaqjV3E1bQ07JTVUl2LB6c0UUI7fZqYrBd-umdk/w142-h188/IMG_0262.JPG" width="142" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTp5Gkrb3N3xARa7qa7lb3rbIo0xyBXzE5Q7SPMgWjCUWWJYZ_JtDacTbYojEhw1xxQP5LfZPTynFCaHw5QFLF8lK9d7RR47-_HQBljm-RS2n9BY-1KciG9Qy2oH7D7aPiJYei8bfS9FIny3_XPu22iNACiTRoOimwKnkKCj-8ASFV12bcYpkQzvXKFo8/s3999/IMG_0259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1992" data-original-width="3999" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTp5Gkrb3N3xARa7qa7lb3rbIo0xyBXzE5Q7SPMgWjCUWWJYZ_JtDacTbYojEhw1xxQP5LfZPTynFCaHw5QFLF8lK9d7RR47-_HQBljm-RS2n9BY-1KciG9Qy2oH7D7aPiJYei8bfS9FIny3_XPu22iNACiTRoOimwKnkKCj-8ASFV12bcYpkQzvXKFo8/w506-h252/IMG_0259.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">4th: Oaxac Alebrijes Animals </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a15ad64f-7fff-25ed-ec44-f19be1386cfc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 9pt; margin-top: 9pt; text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Traditionally, Alebrijes are carved and painted animal figurines that have become a form of symbolic art from Mexico. The word Alebrije means “imaginary” or “fantasy,” describing a style of animal carvings with exceptional paint schema.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 9pt; margin-top: 9pt; text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fourth grade students watched a video by </span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="color: #131313; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Latin America Editor Lucia Newman as she reported from an artisan workshop in Oaxaca. Inspired by the skillful wood carvings students used Model Magic clay to shape and sculpt their personal </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Alebrijes. Using tempera paint and paint markers students painted their creatures with delicate designs and patterns. </span></p></span></div></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4bCnfu9MORo_MIxw3wKxqMC9qVFFcw-CQ8rYLsXjak4HClL97NMAUzeHfrScMm6busC77-bdMzwbJYyQd2sICbT0q_bSGsA6TUZwgKmRl_N8GlZn1RIr_X5tP240icOQO4aegq3ge11RJKtkLT3PdPaNiQrvuje0MCnazrHQfLBEQMHGtAEURDgh1nc/s3264/IMG_0769.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4bCnfu9MORo_MIxw3wKxqMC9qVFFcw-CQ8rYLsXjak4HClL97NMAUzeHfrScMm6busC77-bdMzwbJYyQd2sICbT0q_bSGsA6TUZwgKmRl_N8GlZn1RIr_X5tP240icOQO4aegq3ge11RJKtkLT3PdPaNiQrvuje0MCnazrHQfLBEQMHGtAEURDgh1nc/w467-h351/IMG_0769.HEIC" width="467" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6NDU2EN2w4amf4BhhCJTXEswx6x8YjWFUylJl1f18XxmARIhyphenhyphenTqD8pVWFC_auAxMuNAf15PE3pgO6Fvov43iVgEdyxMv_g0A-e9t3QR3vlfPN0-6-tM8ObgCBXzxla9g7FZ-ICgJRtGqZgXT98PL9KE5MWiyz6Ey3wZ2jBZWIP-xzsAlMQ2W3k4DbHw/s3264/IMG_0768.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6NDU2EN2w4amf4BhhCJTXEswx6x8YjWFUylJl1f18XxmARIhyphenhyphenTqD8pVWFC_auAxMuNAf15PE3pgO6Fvov43iVgEdyxMv_g0A-e9t3QR3vlfPN0-6-tM8ObgCBXzxla9g7FZ-ICgJRtGqZgXT98PL9KE5MWiyz6Ey3wZ2jBZWIP-xzsAlMQ2W3k4DbHw/w455-h341/IMG_0768.HEIC" width="455" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Mrs. Libby's Art Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02330883865302117947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218015396044438298.post-7485200016739519802023-09-28T20:50:00.001-07:002023-09-28T20:53:12.797-07:00<h2 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"> Welcome to Art for Bears</div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Art Blog, August/September 2023</span></div></span></h2><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DgUwhWJmnGBes2NhyphenhyphenBwFkGfxIhjsg2OZ5RIPmqlGWNO8gU0uI9ayNx8AUE6PrODVkqshZ762yxi7XjPvJHyhAsW79TTRXAZcZwG54QfGngRUIqRZrAkLfJ5uU62j57rJw1IIAibGcImC4GSKkZS2TPbHtNsTSmk5ZUlbNv-5y7BJa0H-8s6NJDaE72A/s4028/IMG_9995.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1988" data-original-width="4028" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6DgUwhWJmnGBes2NhyphenhyphenBwFkGfxIhjsg2OZ5RIPmqlGWNO8gU0uI9ayNx8AUE6PrODVkqshZ762yxi7XjPvJHyhAsW79TTRXAZcZwG54QfGngRUIqRZrAkLfJ5uU62j57rJw1IIAibGcImC4GSKkZS2TPbHtNsTSmk5ZUlbNv-5y7BJa0H-8s6NJDaE72A/w590-h292/IMG_9995.jpeg" width="590" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Collaborative Large Polka-Dot Pumpkins created by our youngest TK and Kindergarten artists inspired by artily Yayoi Kusama</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><p></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-570f8066-7fff-1c38-b1e1-394c3ee3b72b"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Community Building</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">In the Bacich Art Room we started the school year with establishing art room routines and building and inclusive community culture. We begin and end every class with a greeting and a choral speaking and signing of our art classroom affirmation. Students love learning and practicing American Sign Language to support our greeting and affirmation. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhL_nX1KKKfuwGUrWWZVNe04gBmsvtyUX3-cPyvsgfFuYJ1AgnL_t6VCLCND97ZxJVJ-8Urd3nbQcFb2-shofkQhu0gtWthHLPEZzCw0Id-KNHPAV5myi-j1-sZXP7gydcUkg3jRck2ctjnHQPjWKDcWdlpgaXIbodhl071p50OYU8EU18bTqsUuS8a5g0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="1910" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhL_nX1KKKfuwGUrWWZVNe04gBmsvtyUX3-cPyvsgfFuYJ1AgnL_t6VCLCND97ZxJVJ-8Urd3nbQcFb2-shofkQhu0gtWthHLPEZzCw0Id-KNHPAV5myi-j1-sZXP7gydcUkg3jRck2ctjnHQPjWKDcWdlpgaXIbodhl071p50OYU8EU18bTqsUuS8a5g0=w434-h242" width="434" /></a></span></div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Sketchbooks</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It is a Bacich art room tradition that in the beginning of a new school year students start out their visual arts journey by grounding themselves with a sketchbook activity. Throughout the school year, students will have the opportunity to use their sketchbook in a combination of sketching, note taking and personal journal writing. Students reflect upon and evaluate their own learning. This allows students to place reading and writing in a context that is functional and personally relevant. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">One of the key values of the Bacich art program is that we are all practicing artists. Besides being a means of practicing and recording, the sketchbook is a safe place for students to express their thoughts and ideas in writing and drawing that is not corrected by the teacher, providing freedom for individual expression.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Sketchbook Covers</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">TK-K </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">We celebrated International Dot Day, which was inspired by the book The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. Students connected with the story of making their mark and decorated their sketchbooks with many different dot combinations. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJkiohb9g4E2HCt3N5CwMLF1b-oPlLkn_M3yvXgSgZ7iiGCdO5oKxXKsB-x27lzTpjk5gSSeHk9BrUUmE3sBWV26bur0hTdou0QGUqfDw3nGnig-_mizCsFALq2xyGBvMS0uGbA1U2yQAKM0eHDkX_xZJEWWzIF7TEqbd4uwBgZYbsZo7NqK_0cknxK4/s2731/IMG_0003.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2731" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJkiohb9g4E2HCt3N5CwMLF1b-oPlLkn_M3yvXgSgZ7iiGCdO5oKxXKsB-x27lzTpjk5gSSeHk9BrUUmE3sBWV26bur0hTdou0QGUqfDw3nGnig-_mizCsFALq2xyGBvMS0uGbA1U2yQAKM0eHDkX_xZJEWWzIF7TEqbd4uwBgZYbsZo7NqK_0cknxK4/s320/IMG_0003.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span><br /></div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1st Grade</span></span><div><span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Bacich Bear mascot inspired 1st grade students' sketchbook covers. In a guided drawing lesson, students learned to recognize and categorize lines, shapes and space while drawing their individualized cartoon-style art bear. </span><br /></span><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2nd Grade</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Students were introduced to Jim Dine. The </span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">American painter, graphic artist, sculptor and poet. He became famous during the Pop art period as an innovative creator of works that combine the painted canvas with ordinary objects of daily life and art making tools. Students used brushes as inspiration to depict as a popular art making tool on the covers of their sketchbooks.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /><br /><br /></span><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3rd-4th Grade </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The art of upcycling is to reuse (discarded objects or materials) in such a way as to create a product of a higher quality or value than the original. 3rd and 4th grade students recycled brown paper bags to make their sketchbooks. Students were introduced to the basics of bookbinding, the process of physically assembling a book from an ordered stack of recycled paper sheets folded together into sections. 4th grade students learned how to sew their journals with a saddle stitch book binding method. Students then designed and colored their sketchbook covers. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><br /></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDV958TWU8l1rSy1BjvsczpKLDCELRpSHj_hTF1JqVJeWliJo1G7TR9YOoFi4I7YJeCpTg3gfj8_H5bsiJslYzsqD6xxSL2mUC_x_7h9HDYx5w5Og-fmLIqB7RRzw5YiqSnXB_Lnp_KO9HOzbtMDfzbJBSFwyzG5Y9iZIq0CJKzDD3Mm5TQKovDv13iL0/s2731/IMG_0001.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqjwOA4md8W_E1N8_Ws5jiXWl3r_EjviOBmQFgfP4oFq6pJ5Nbzgsxhyphenhyphensfh5NXGbLozjipBB4hcZX7_FEPeITwki9s7q2u9Ey-LuVV41zQVQPr1MLeBcD64tKPmSIE_1qII5e5QbMjcGZHbZiB8Ge9Ni4TqhZQQtDuJJql2YF5OB18T1VKnYPN21VGaw/s2731/IMG_0002.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2731" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqjwOA4md8W_E1N8_Ws5jiXWl3r_EjviOBmQFgfP4oFq6pJ5Nbzgsxhyphenhyphensfh5NXGbLozjipBB4hcZX7_FEPeITwki9s7q2u9Ey-LuVV41zQVQPr1MLeBcD64tKPmSIE_1qII5e5QbMjcGZHbZiB8Ge9Ni4TqhZQQtDuJJql2YF5OB18T1VKnYPN21VGaw/w217-h163/IMG_0002.jpeg" width="217" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2731" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDV958TWU8l1rSy1BjvsczpKLDCELRpSHj_hTF1JqVJeWliJo1G7TR9YOoFi4I7YJeCpTg3gfj8_H5bsiJslYzsqD6xxSL2mUC_x_7h9HDYx5w5Og-fmLIqB7RRzw5YiqSnXB_Lnp_KO9HOzbtMDfzbJBSFwyzG5Y9iZIq0CJKzDD3Mm5TQKovDv13iL0/w217-h163/IMG_0001.jpeg" width="217" /></span></div></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><br /></span></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Artist Yajoy Kusama </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #4d5156; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Students were introduced to the artist a Japanese contemporary artist who works primarily in sculpture and installation, but is also active in painting, performance, video art, fashion, poetry, fiction, and other arts.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Yajoy Kusama at SFMOMA, October 14, 2023-September 7.2024</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">If you own a Marin County Public Library card your family may check out a </span><a href="https://marinet.discoverandgo.net/" style="text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">free museum pass</span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> to see the Kusama show!</span></p><br /><h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Yayoi Kusama: Aspiring to Pumpkin’s Love, the Love in My Heart</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #2d3033; font-size: 2.25pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">.</span></h1><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 39pt; margin-top: 15pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #2d3033; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">For Yayoi Kusama, pumpkins have been a lifelong source of fascination. She was first drawn to them in childhood, citing their “generous unpretentiousness” and “spiritual balance,” and has explored them continually in her painting, sculpture, installation art, and poetry. They first appeared in her work in the 1940s and have been the subject of some of the most important works of her career. Today, polka-dotted pumpkins are synonymous with the artist and her idiosyncratic style.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 39pt; margin-top: 15pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #2d3033; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Aspiring to Pumpkin’s Love, the Love in My Heart</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #2d3033; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> is among her most recent such sculptures. In it, Kusama pushes the polka-dotted pumpkin to new extremes. For her, polka dots represent self-obliteration — not in a destructive sense, but as a means of merging the individual with the larger universe. As we navigate the sculpture’s massive five-stem form and undulating walls, we are invited to share in the artist’s admiration for this symbol which embodies peace and joy.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #2d3033; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #2d3033; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Hispanic Heritage Month </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Below find a list of projects by grade levels students have started to work on this month in connection with celebrating folk art from Hispanic and Latinex cultures. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">TK/K Amate Bark Painting from </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">1st: Molas from Panama</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">2nd: Arpilleras from Peru and Chile</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">3rd: Calaveras from Mexico</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">4th: Oaxacan Wood Carvings from Mexico</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Stay tuned for more information and completion of these wonderful projects. </span></p><br /></span></div>Mrs. Libby's Art Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02330883865302117947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218015396044438298.post-35012274656145843752023-06-03T20:38:00.006-07:002023-06-03T20:50:23.792-07:00May/June 2023 Art Blog <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">TK/K: Texture Clay Turtle </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-d8929ecc-7fff-619b-a34e-4beb81af2eb7"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students had the opportunity to create three-dimensional turtles out of air-dry clay. Students were introduced to the element of art of texture. To create an interesting texture for the turtle's shell, students stepped on a clay ball to imprint the texture of the sole of their shoes. Students viewed and compared the variety of textures every one's shoe had left behind. Practicing rolling coils for the turtle's legs, head and tail was yet another clay molding technique students used. Students cut out pond habitats for their turtles using a variety of painting and drawing techniques to create implied texture of water and light reflection. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlhtX0pjXyCTmulo2ThZ-aToEEUjAkMByY70eDbQmhIItcme1RPlEaoGZyhGJG3KJUm_7GcberYfVZ_EYoZ0NNTZAIo5wdoMyW5gK21bF587ozXwGIeqXT7vAPCdmJKNypnycwXNnAv-TiIqVTJrBHXgYaVeTzg_hBpRXi1D2XcY0Ulcz3fexU67H/s4032/5EAFFEDF-B767-433D-9EDC-F4CDB55D8AB0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlhtX0pjXyCTmulo2ThZ-aToEEUjAkMByY70eDbQmhIItcme1RPlEaoGZyhGJG3KJUm_7GcberYfVZ_EYoZ0NNTZAIo5wdoMyW5gK21bF587ozXwGIeqXT7vAPCdmJKNypnycwXNnAv-TiIqVTJrBHXgYaVeTzg_hBpRXi1D2XcY0Ulcz3fexU67H/w238-h317/5EAFFEDF-B767-433D-9EDC-F4CDB55D8AB0.jpeg" width="238" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlMFRNLGe29owRo9RQA3UwCHMPH5_0kPh7s0sJQBsnFrDs1YZsbTDeKHVFaM95vjf8twFt78u9LuDqRR1uiDxKZY1tHmnG5cw64jdDLRX_OHNmWX-oQmD4pMjg9vpvks9UOTjUzqMR7A0OohSos0YCQOIFEhjrGq_7uM_28p0UmZ2k_6-FAhXA00c/s4032/C029C18B-BC76-4D16-8901-E8A87BCFE323.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlMFRNLGe29owRo9RQA3UwCHMPH5_0kPh7s0sJQBsnFrDs1YZsbTDeKHVFaM95vjf8twFt78u9LuDqRR1uiDxKZY1tHmnG5cw64jdDLRX_OHNmWX-oQmD4pMjg9vpvks9UOTjUzqMR7A0OohSos0YCQOIFEhjrGq_7uM_28p0UmZ2k_6-FAhXA00c/w240-h319/C029C18B-BC76-4D16-8901-E8A87BCFE323.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></div></span><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>1st Grade: “Kunterbunt” Buildings inspired by artist Hundertwasser</b></span></h4><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #252525; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">First grade students were introduced to the painter and architect Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser (1928 – 2000). He was an Austrian-born </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">New Zealand</span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> artist and architect who also worked in the field of environmental protection. His real name being Stowasser, his pseudonym Hundertwasser (by which he is known worldwide) comes from </span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">sto</span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> in Slavic languages, meaning "hundred".</span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 6pt;"><span style="color: #252525; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He stood out as an opponent of "a straight line" and any standardization, expressing this concept in the field of building design. His best known work is considered the </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hundertwasserhaus in Vienna, Austria</span><span style="color: #252525; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> which has become a notable place of interest in the Austrian capital characterized by imaginative vitality and uniqueness.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He was fascinated by </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">spirals</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and called straight lines "something cowardly drawn with a rule, without thought or feeling". He called his theory of art</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> "</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">transautomatism</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> focusing on the experience of the viewer rather than the artist. This was encapsulated by his design of a new flag for New Zealand. He incorporated the image of the</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Koru, a spiral</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> shape based on the image of a new unfurling silver fern frond, symbolizing new life, growth, strength and peace according to the </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Māori people. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">First grade students played with the element of the spiral and color and painted a "kunterbunt" (German English translation multicolored) background. Students were guided to paint and design facades of buildings. Inspired by Hundertwasser students experimented to alter straight lines and angles into whimsical, innovative buildings. The multicolored spiral paintings served as a vibrant background for these magical buildings. </span></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FZoEhsrfT7mQy6xBp6omCUravGnZ_FmIOPo_4bNFR9IutcW-uQAS9o4LT_yHzK6gO7gbPD-MTKfVig2S8LBoJYYbSNp3qz5zS9C-vdxvWALpTpoidw26UCWK15hhvi90PT28lXqKHlP_61n0pQWQaWhz_DC46I1nKx5vWIGITM-4SBMgwAjCdTLD/s1406/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-03%20at%208.45.10%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1406" data-original-width="1318" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FZoEhsrfT7mQy6xBp6omCUravGnZ_FmIOPo_4bNFR9IutcW-uQAS9o4LT_yHzK6gO7gbPD-MTKfVig2S8LBoJYYbSNp3qz5zS9C-vdxvWALpTpoidw26UCWK15hhvi90PT28lXqKHlP_61n0pQWQaWhz_DC46I1nKx5vWIGITM-4SBMgwAjCdTLD/w384-h410/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-03%20at%208.45.10%20PM.png" width="384" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2nd Grade: Tree Wire Sculpture</span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students were introduced to the basics of sculptures and studied the difference between two-versus three-dimensional art. Students were guided to use 8 strands of aluminum wire to bend and twist a representation of a tree. Thinner steel wire, aluminum wire, colored twisty wire, beads and buttons were added for volume and color accents. Second grade artists created amazing tree sculptures with unique characteristics. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Along with this sculpture students were introduced to the concept of "Visual Literacy". "How artists can convey meaning, a message, ideas." In a class discussion students were responding to two different titles for the same piece of artwork. Students shared great connections and insides about how a title of an art piece can change a viewer's perception or opinion. Students practiced critical thinking in developing a fitting title for their tree sculptures. They revised their titles and came up with thought-provoking, clever titles to support their message or meaning of their tree sculptures. Students analyzed a classmate's tree sculpture and predicted and inferred what the message/idea/story might be the artist is communicating. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVe-v6cIJt6SQUWxu11IWF-uxa5wrUZW5AUV04o_f59g7YrahKhH0iqEFYBPyoGwL7epLE3JubtuT-YKSZvSHvaHBDwWOnv-KZI3xCC80-0oTojKHWXe4DlCECgwfOrRwXDEKQ2GrQAg5F5v-ZEoa_YI7LuOxPqy64Po1-D7kyWvmYFpAymnronJ24/s2070/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-03%20at%208.37.09%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1128" data-original-width="2070" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVe-v6cIJt6SQUWxu11IWF-uxa5wrUZW5AUV04o_f59g7YrahKhH0iqEFYBPyoGwL7epLE3JubtuT-YKSZvSHvaHBDwWOnv-KZI3xCC80-0oTojKHWXe4DlCECgwfOrRwXDEKQ2GrQAg5F5v-ZEoa_YI7LuOxPqy64Po1-D7kyWvmYFpAymnronJ24/w634-h345/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-03%20at%208.37.09%20PM.png" width="634" /></a></div><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3rd Grade: Hand Sewing Soft Sculptures: Emojis and Stuffies</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Soft sculpture is a type of sculpture made using cloth, foam, rubber, plastic, paper, fibers and similar material that are supple and not rigid. They can also be made out of natural materials if combined to make a non rigid object. Students were introduced to sewing 101: needle threading, knot tying, the basics of hand sewing: running stitch and whip stitch. Based</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> on their sewing skill levels students chose a stitch to fit their skills to sew together felt fabric. Students gently pushed acrylic fiberfill into their soft sculptures. With appliqué students designed the faces of their emojis and other features and details for their stuffies. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are a "maker culture"! Students enjoyed this visual arts/maker project, the process of creating something from start to the finished piece. Everyone was engaged because persistence was required to solve problems as they occurred. Students helped each other, which made this a nice teamwork project as well. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9Tyn7Fumr9XiH83vq4PfeSp6HH_kjzRndaV7lJGCOiO25QGlBy8lR2niNlMbNWvV1Ltx2Vjt3uUBk_S2eHQSHVxHh0DZf_ERfvBeWTsdIesjHi9KiuKLdk3WBwNA1Rb1EqB0UdTQa8LJfSJuMZRiRWMWqa7oJNLj_F9XglW3qsKMsv7pwqMHXsbV/s1404/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-03%20at%208.27.58%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="1404" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9Tyn7Fumr9XiH83vq4PfeSp6HH_kjzRndaV7lJGCOiO25QGlBy8lR2niNlMbNWvV1Ltx2Vjt3uUBk_S2eHQSHVxHh0DZf_ERfvBeWTsdIesjHi9KiuKLdk3WBwNA1Rb1EqB0UdTQa8LJfSJuMZRiRWMWqa7oJNLj_F9XglW3qsKMsv7pwqMHXsbV/w358-h295/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-03%20at%208.27.58%20PM.png" width="358" /></a></div><p></p><div><span><br /></span></div><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4th Grade: Hand Sewing: Pouches </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fourth grade students sketched ideas for their pouches. Some students made asymmetrical designs, some students decided on a symmetrical pouch design. Students were introduced to the blanket stitch. An advanced, decorative stitch to sew the seams of the pouch as well as working as an eye catching decor element along the edges of the flap. Students learned how to sew on a button and construct a functional opening and closing mechanism for their pouches. Some students decided to sew on a strap. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With appliqué students added design elements to their pouches. </span><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.333333015441895px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUj-gtTs3Vn7LXVOOqFsS8d6bCq3NeYe4ieC3cY5ABfyGkriOOSLnkBc0xjPZ1tMNJ96H8YK_Yi4ZoSIp81zIw_YOeRaOd4zxfs13tgiqqGE9Av_uKLfDpwve2XdIOwCmyP-yakixA4sg5DNjPzOh4ttWEe_3-UAGsenA8YqHI0puVaaVA6UrH0G_/s2248/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-03%20at%208.28.39%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1092" data-original-width="2248" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUj-gtTs3Vn7LXVOOqFsS8d6bCq3NeYe4ieC3cY5ABfyGkriOOSLnkBc0xjPZ1tMNJ96H8YK_Yi4ZoSIp81zIw_YOeRaOd4zxfs13tgiqqGE9Av_uKLfDpwve2XdIOwCmyP-yakixA4sg5DNjPzOh4ttWEe_3-UAGsenA8YqHI0puVaaVA6UrH0G_/w534-h259/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-03%20at%208.28.39%20PM.png" width="534" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br />Mrs. Libby's Art Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02330883865302117947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218015396044438298.post-48314712878750519952023-04-21T12:30:00.000-07:002023-04-21T12:30:21.589-07:00March/April 2023 Art Blog<span id="docs-internal-guid-3bda8221-7fff-2ce2-c5b1-b0b9eb31210b"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Display of: District-wide Art Project</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The ‘All Our Hearts Are In It’ displays were enthusiastically enjoyed by families at Kent and Bacich during both Open House evenings. Combining the works of staff and students into a shared expression of our connection proved very powerful to all involved. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now as envisioned in our original proposal we are planning to distribute the 20 columns and banners to the District Office meeting room, Kent Library, and Bacich office spaces for ongoing display. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjTjP6-_1mrpuVX3zqPotHUl0Tz3lrf-FYnAc3n1O9wp8I5NubW4HGyJVd7GJOHCvG8GvI4h1StHT_7e2uk1J37_cCi51iuJ9Q8A333NUKLx7Kh6IGvFp-FPnwyojiSzCtRxPEsweiwg1ceJsRp7DpPQXLAIlt9-YT4zkn4sBpFttCj-0dDJcYuBR/s6898/IMG_8828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3902" data-original-width="6898" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjTjP6-_1mrpuVX3zqPotHUl0Tz3lrf-FYnAc3n1O9wp8I5NubW4HGyJVd7GJOHCvG8GvI4h1StHT_7e2uk1J37_cCi51iuJ9Q8A333NUKLx7Kh6IGvFp-FPnwyojiSzCtRxPEsweiwg1ceJsRp7DpPQXLAIlt9-YT4zkn4sBpFttCj-0dDJcYuBR/w397-h224/IMG_8828.jpg" width="397" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWpF3xI9rhmX3Pr1awGvd30ADg1kIaACJPuRMp5a-Nb5LMGZwLmW937li35vLqMczpk6e7yWLDodg-oBiliKLVdwSpLGUDDiahIJaZeQvidpdivh5J_-lgo6uFdZ0ikBv5xnGwIXGBLH39P_l5eZd6t8sYIeibPARGkhaStk-jp5QEZJ_kLI4BEAf4/s4032/IMG_8827.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWpF3xI9rhmX3Pr1awGvd30ADg1kIaACJPuRMp5a-Nb5LMGZwLmW937li35vLqMczpk6e7yWLDodg-oBiliKLVdwSpLGUDDiahIJaZeQvidpdivh5J_-lgo6uFdZ0ikBv5xnGwIXGBLH39P_l5eZd6t8sYIeibPARGkhaStk-jp5QEZJ_kLI4BEAf4/w377-h283/IMG_8827.jpg" width="377" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg11KnfTjAcv6b58sBQCZ9gDCK7SS3lzdtDWWq7w9eBkICeL2hKfY2RFvE-xgROdmKLM0JngQW98a-RQ8d5VZRMlEilgE2UoVxG-dKdGTY4Pm7WSq3IOuSi10JWySS2q6tMpTLqpIGTVvzuusuEFt0TH2LYdSCM1yTTH4M7l0uC6LBSqm6Bo4_2GoL/s4032/IMG_8835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg11KnfTjAcv6b58sBQCZ9gDCK7SS3lzdtDWWq7w9eBkICeL2hKfY2RFvE-xgROdmKLM0JngQW98a-RQ8d5VZRMlEilgE2UoVxG-dKdGTY4Pm7WSq3IOuSi10JWySS2q6tMpTLqpIGTVvzuusuEFt0TH2LYdSCM1yTTH4M7l0uC6LBSqm6Bo4_2GoL/w382-h287/IMG_8835.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TK/K: Black Cat White Cat </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #3c3c3c; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students were introduced to the concept of contrast: to use different elements or opposites to make areas in artwork stand out. The tint white and the shade black are the lightest and darkest shades to create the highest, strongest contrast and a </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #111111; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">dramatic statement.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #3c3c3c; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #3c3c3c; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Are black and white colors? Many do consider black to be a color, because you combine other pigments to create it on paper, but in a technical sense, black and white are not colors, they’re shades and tints. They are augment colors, and yet they do function like colors. They evoke feelings and allow for balanced, and aesthetic pleasing designs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #3c3c3c; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwiVPKXnKpvS8pkvdRfjktCKVWOByzdmpURskiM9XjDFC5LMpLR_Bi6d7GvrkUEFRKf893E1UBcho-_1AJvAsI2ABO1JLAsN_9S8kDn9G0vZ3ZzHCnCbxvIyJtFSVLYoqSB8XM5YJ3yRSSRBuxwNLQ8wUhsynTA3GYVCmfAVBz57CBHbC2WbvmQT0h/s4032/IMG_8705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2821" data-original-width="4032" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwiVPKXnKpvS8pkvdRfjktCKVWOByzdmpURskiM9XjDFC5LMpLR_Bi6d7GvrkUEFRKf893E1UBcho-_1AJvAsI2ABO1JLAsN_9S8kDn9G0vZ3ZzHCnCbxvIyJtFSVLYoqSB8XM5YJ3yRSSRBuxwNLQ8wUhsynTA3GYVCmfAVBz57CBHbC2WbvmQT0h/w452-h316/IMG_8705.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1st: Bird sketching/drawing </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students were introduced to Jane Kim, American painter, science illustrator and the founder of the Ink Dwell studio. She is best known for her large-scale murals, created with the purpose of promoting advocacy of the natural world. In 2015, Kim completed a 70-foot by 40-foot mural called the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wall of Birds</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> at </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornell_University" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cornell University</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'s </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornell_Lab_of_Ornithology" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lab of Ornithology</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.The mural depicts 243 modern bird families, all life size and superimposed on a map of the earth. It took her two and a half years to complete the work.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">During directed sketching lessons students were guided through a series of sketching check-points, to capture the position and gesture of a bird and its distinctive features, such as, beak, legs, tail and wing feathers. Students enjoyed sketching the California Robin and the California Quail and were amazed how realistic their drawings came out to be. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0JPde-_S2ekWYhTMhDDCs5SuKv_Uxcj-Q1D0K4XzL6AZa_HKjA1enJ3gBaiC6t5OdKfFskcG9sthiJPm5epDeZoiZO1lErSaWE2qQ3QWTkoDlfN_s5F32ezi1S3vOgn-vcCU8NSU2jEXg6CYdIgiqc1dr7fYMjXDevc3HMLMZ9MATlq5H5cSxxCu/s4032/IMG_8765.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM0JPde-_S2ekWYhTMhDDCs5SuKv_Uxcj-Q1D0K4XzL6AZa_HKjA1enJ3gBaiC6t5OdKfFskcG9sthiJPm5epDeZoiZO1lErSaWE2qQ3QWTkoDlfN_s5F32ezi1S3vOgn-vcCU8NSU2jEXg6CYdIgiqc1dr7fYMjXDevc3HMLMZ9MATlq5H5cSxxCu/s320/IMG_8765.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jmonsvKv9HWZZRciV3diXJMSJmSqvO5pCTJwlUauV4pPQYZdwy1Yq8BKStl_D4VG7fPQE07nzWFVyOTmwY2lxE8TKqvv2izVlIeTKF9VBINHIJ_hx307jYJIvaIFqe1-nH7fdB-fCvPVO8NTgwgCwC2b_mx6vaVpElZS2fI0BruXeqCiaS6WQ9H1/s4032/IMG_8767.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jmonsvKv9HWZZRciV3diXJMSJmSqvO5pCTJwlUauV4pPQYZdwy1Yq8BKStl_D4VG7fPQE07nzWFVyOTmwY2lxE8TKqvv2izVlIeTKF9VBINHIJ_hx307jYJIvaIFqe1-nH7fdB-fCvPVO8NTgwgCwC2b_mx6vaVpElZS2fI0BruXeqCiaS6WQ9H1/s320/IMG_8767.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2nd: Loom Weaving</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #3c3c3c; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students were introduced to the history of weaving and the different kinds of looms that can be used to create a tapestry art piece or cloth. Weaving is an art form practiced in cultures around the world. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A loom is a device/frame used to</span><span style="color: #3c3c3c; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="https://kids.kiddle.co/Weaving" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">weave</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> cloth and tapestry. The basic purpose of any loom is to hold the warp threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads. The precise shape of the loom and its mechanics may vary, but the basic function is the same.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Once the cardboard looms were completed students were ready to take on the weaving challenge. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Weaving helps develop hand-eye coordination because the activity encourages children to use the visual information received to coordinate the movement of the hands. It isn't an easy task when starting out but with practice and perseverance students made great progress. It is a common sight to see children really concentrate when they weave. There is often a peaceful calm class environment as students carefully move the material between the warp. Students were so very proud of their tapestry works. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdjhr55QoXQqEMPtASviz59eJPOEqqGhF0CPVXwlJjW4Lrew34RvROostnJcNanGXmtHWDiYPbJJEjNvRzB2Gv5vRnAcFx0B1m5z-oTkIfzsEwHQ3KxRdbnLx8392-2Jm8_QyIo5O1SYE-Wpl2LaDw_f9SBGcy_6NcvfUZTqkPsx6CdLagCEGabuJ/s4032/IMG_8751%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdjhr55QoXQqEMPtASviz59eJPOEqqGhF0CPVXwlJjW4Lrew34RvROostnJcNanGXmtHWDiYPbJJEjNvRzB2Gv5vRnAcFx0B1m5z-oTkIfzsEwHQ3KxRdbnLx8392-2Jm8_QyIo5O1SYE-Wpl2LaDw_f9SBGcy_6NcvfUZTqkPsx6CdLagCEGabuJ/w448-h337/IMG_8751%202.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3rd: Eyes/Japanese Anime Portraits</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Japanese Anime is an art genre that focuses on the eyes of characters. The word anime — pronounced "</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ah-</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">knee-may" — is an abbreviation of the word animation</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Anime character’s eyes are over exaggerated and often take up about one third of the characters face to illustrate the actions and emotions of characters. Students were introduced to “manga” creator artist Osamu Tezuka. Practicing the manga cartoon drawing style students sketched eyes and unique eyelid shapes in creative, descriptive ways. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With the attention on unique, expressive eye shapes, students drew their own Japanese anime characters and used their previously acquired color pencil cross-hatching techniques to color their portraits. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This lesson built on our social justice/arts integration unit of human skin color. Students engaged in the inquiry and conversation: “Why do the shape of eyes differ in different races?”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">They are not different eye shapes, they are different eyelids. Some Asians as well as others have what is called an </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">epicanthic</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> fold in their upper eyelid and it makes the eye appear to be an elliptical shape.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 11pt 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The epicanthal fold is a skin fold of the upper eyelid covering the inner corner of the eye. It is often seen as a normal finding in very young children and is most pronounced in some people of Asiatic descent. There are also varying degrees of the fold throughout the world's population.As far as its evolutionary purpose, there are various thoughts on this and it has been a topic of discussion since the 19th century.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One hypothesis is that it was a trait that evolved to protect the eye from the blowing sand of the Gobi Desert. Interestingly, the Bushmen of the Kalahari desert also have epicanthal folds. It has also been suggested that the fold itself might provide a level of protection from snow blindness. It can be seen in Siberian peoples and Inuits. There are several other hypotheses but these are the two most widely known.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMjoiPsD2zUiS7P95aKpbapJQH9DkuXL1EDXOdx6S87e29dDi_v5Y6X3FgASFKJgNpSPJkIUh3oK-xItHnIEs7eYoAJm1ZOC03mLjqJwQP1uN9iZmhms6IeHtpy2URBnoHCCnVPgMgyjo7nAPt2lKBDEm-i_9EdiZ_2_KI9onDiAYrYkrPsJMc0Ps/s4032/IMG_8825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2016" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRMjoiPsD2zUiS7P95aKpbapJQH9DkuXL1EDXOdx6S87e29dDi_v5Y6X3FgASFKJgNpSPJkIUh3oK-xItHnIEs7eYoAJm1ZOC03mLjqJwQP1uN9iZmhms6IeHtpy2URBnoHCCnVPgMgyjo7nAPt2lKBDEm-i_9EdiZ_2_KI9onDiAYrYkrPsJMc0Ps/w206-h412/IMG_8825.jpg" width="206" /></a></div></span><p></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDEyItcDTh0ykDOIUSCfWnX8MJBmSKFxCVuENxiOF1bvwpirqCKaP4uPyzxwxaRPd5A6uSdBxWkL9OWOOTBtuF9Tw0N44FwLmqqAw59JadjnpGwtpvTS11n1gwo45DG53mFTI0w5oXA6YsuDiQnb1xGx0EFpUCBzc9agMLIhouEC75PXVcaHiun0O/s3226/IMG_8822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2696" data-original-width="3226" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDEyItcDTh0ykDOIUSCfWnX8MJBmSKFxCVuENxiOF1bvwpirqCKaP4uPyzxwxaRPd5A6uSdBxWkL9OWOOTBtuF9Tw0N44FwLmqqAw59JadjnpGwtpvTS11n1gwo45DG53mFTI0w5oXA6YsuDiQnb1xGx0EFpUCBzc9agMLIhouEC75PXVcaHiun0O/s320/IMG_8822.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCL9-IkK2JgeXMCawERk4wR8B1zdMz0DDwUzg4i6TVoWRI19Eil2LDgUI8m-zrouyYdxsjK74zShn5EYpQTiji2CGBpvbwwG4Id3adJsOdQiGulpat9WqfIasyqVMIDnFCYNXNDSc-THzpRCfBxoOZXmimX8krQ9nvzlcLJBamKZmLNcn4iyOYnAa/s3611/IMG_8823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3611" data-original-width="2631" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOCL9-IkK2JgeXMCawERk4wR8B1zdMz0DDwUzg4i6TVoWRI19Eil2LDgUI8m-zrouyYdxsjK74zShn5EYpQTiji2CGBpvbwwG4Id3adJsOdQiGulpat9WqfIasyqVMIDnFCYNXNDSc-THzpRCfBxoOZXmimX8krQ9nvzlcLJBamKZmLNcn4iyOYnAa/s320/IMG_8823.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4th: Repouss</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">é</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (Metal Tooling )</span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Repoussé or repoussage (French “pushed up”) is a metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is shaped by pushing, pressing or hammering from the reverse side to create a design in low relief. Chasing or embossing is a similar technique in which the piece is worked on the front side, sinking the metal. The two techniques are often used in conjunction.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students sketched fantastical creatures to emboss into a 36 gauge, aluminum metal sheet. Using a variety of tools/nibs students burnished and chased the metal to achieve a low relief. The experimentation with patterns, textures and designs gave each student lots of creative freedom to create their own repoussé masterpiece.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxNfYVCLByLX6AyZU8tdaxLUwwY0FTZnJAFIRqXAqnL0qu9xOvN-mPXUbp-wmuJ9izdTN7kLl7u2HiAdXwHKH13Tlw3KplMLjT1C6_QPWiv6sfYEKxjIAVtvu6NdZDdLruH8mdRYqNtqUGA8ipjRvD3v-qjQkDLq2HySsQgoBWueZzgQdzBT_xQi6/s4024/IMG_8795%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2029" data-original-width="4024" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLxNfYVCLByLX6AyZU8tdaxLUwwY0FTZnJAFIRqXAqnL0qu9xOvN-mPXUbp-wmuJ9izdTN7kLl7u2HiAdXwHKH13Tlw3KplMLjT1C6_QPWiv6sfYEKxjIAVtvu6NdZDdLruH8mdRYqNtqUGA8ipjRvD3v-qjQkDLq2HySsQgoBWueZzgQdzBT_xQi6/s320/IMG_8795%202.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKQs1EeKtwQcBFIGWcRYBJR0Rh62EPSLWxI7PvntemeIEYnP58zlf6NC8M-Bv0ew0gdu5AKVcLxq8eIKZ2K7JitW6jxoenW2a-VKWou-zG6yrEkXuDpg-VkL4XrlpCH1usXz7sWy1S-sBGg0AeW7TBLViwEcA7UncG_wYVDlA6vJ-yKfNFkmfRSvA/s3733/IMG_8798.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3733" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKQs1EeKtwQcBFIGWcRYBJR0Rh62EPSLWxI7PvntemeIEYnP58zlf6NC8M-Bv0ew0gdu5AKVcLxq8eIKZ2K7JitW6jxoenW2a-VKWou-zG6yrEkXuDpg-VkL4XrlpCH1usXz7sWy1S-sBGg0AeW7TBLViwEcA7UncG_wYVDlA6vJ-yKfNFkmfRSvA/w440-h356/IMG_8798.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><br />Mrs. Libby's Art Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02330883865302117947noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218015396044438298.post-71011825298011784112023-02-24T19:10:00.004-08:002023-06-03T21:21:44.769-07:00January/February 2023 Art Blog<p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kentfield Community Art Project: ‘All Our Hearts are In It'</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-d36dd43a-7fff-0927-157d-6010476cbb48"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why? The arts have power to connect us and make that connection visible.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When each member of our community contributes to a bigger project, our creative power is clear for all to see. Centering KSD in artistic expression invites us all to imagine a more vibrant, exciting time of learning/working and being together. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The theme “All Our Hearts Are In It “serves as a prompt for the thoughts, ideas and process of the work.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Objective: </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To be emotionally and enthusiastically involved in creating something; to undertake something with passion and seal. Everyone's heart is essential and part of our community. Everyone who learns and works at KSD is invited to participate. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Process</span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The artwork will be composed of individual panels made by each person who works or learns in our schools</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">These pieces will later be assembled on columns for a roving display on our campuses</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Faculty and staff created their artworks during a special facilitated session by Barbara Libby and Elizabeth Rubenstein in the course of August work week.</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students, TK- 8 created their artworks during art classes and advisory</span></p></li></ul><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Assemblage and Presentation</span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Art elective students in 7th & 8th grade are tasked with assembling the resulting works into column pieces, as well as designing column caps and supports</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This portable display will visit bot Bacich and Kent campuses for 2023 Open House events</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Column size: 48” high, 12” diameter, estimating a total of 27-29 columns </span></p><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; 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margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">TK and Kindergarten students completed their first color theory unit. We read the wonderful book titled “Mouse Paint” by Ellen Stoll Walsh and learned about primary colors. Students had the opportunity to use a variety of art media to mix secondary colors. For example using primary color crayola magic clay students mixed colors and shaped beads for a primary/secondary color necklace. </span></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Black History Month: Artist Alma Thomas</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students were introduced to the African-American artist and teacher Alma Thomas. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thomas became an important role model for women, African-Americans, and older artists. She was the first African-American woman to have a solo exhibition at New York's Whitney Museum of American Art, and she exhibited her paintings at the White House three times.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students connected with Thomas’s luminous, abstract style. Students used their prior knowledge of primary and secondary colors and their skills of different kinds of mark making with a flat brush to create stunning, mosaic-like paintings. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJ-uofnje7MNpnB1esDsktIaagB9sll-Lg4Ybn1qFrTDXUr6bgbsueFGWo1bgdYDy3QeD1v3BWN811HTkB5Pwb0yk-9ooxwpatC1H7wNEoUAFkT2a6XCQCzwilNhki3RVZLWCd_2tWfsbV4xlb5N7l4hEi3t4WRqzcO6W55uPMeaJHub4GdN5mJci/s4032/9FBC3914-6B10-47C9-A9B1-475C23AC3149_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJ-uofnje7MNpnB1esDsktIaagB9sll-Lg4Ybn1qFrTDXUr6bgbsueFGWo1bgdYDy3QeD1v3BWN811HTkB5Pwb0yk-9ooxwpatC1H7wNEoUAFkT2a6XCQCzwilNhki3RVZLWCd_2tWfsbV4xlb5N7l4hEi3t4WRqzcO6W55uPMeaJHub4GdN5mJci/w192-h144/9FBC3914-6B10-47C9-A9B1-475C23AC3149_1_201_a.jpeg" width="192" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PM6zjooe-pNw3YM6jtKaaxYfEX4c89PimX-N-7JKRQZ1BOqeDlTPmgFI8s_Sc7FjfUCCECLwc17kF9lV3TJD9bFU0ap0TFA0WuqcxkP3VS-SUvvsGM_SdgVLGKvToCafdSyhI4glAJckIRftMzdx3e3e6jAvC59oTaij_tSe-UGI1rcOebAZk28T/s4032/D21DB7A8-8B91-4EFA-AD0F-4FCF466192D0_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PM6zjooe-pNw3YM6jtKaaxYfEX4c89PimX-N-7JKRQZ1BOqeDlTPmgFI8s_Sc7FjfUCCECLwc17kF9lV3TJD9bFU0ap0TFA0WuqcxkP3VS-SUvvsGM_SdgVLGKvToCafdSyhI4glAJckIRftMzdx3e3e6jAvC59oTaij_tSe-UGI1rcOebAZk28T/w191-h143/D21DB7A8-8B91-4EFA-AD0F-4FCF466192D0_1_201_a.jpeg" width="191" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1st Grade: Exploration of Light</span></span><div><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">This 1st grade STEAM lesson focused on exploration of light. Students experimented with materials which allow light to pass through them, and with others that allow only some light through, and others that block all the light. Students explored that mirrors can be used to redirect a light beam. (Boundary: The idea that light travels from place to place is developed through experiences with light sources, mirrors, and shadows, but no attempt was made to discuss the speed of light).</span><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.44; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mirror Walk: Students used one small mirror held close to their faces below their eyes, to walk around the classroom. Students explored the world around them through the upside-down image reflection in the mirror. Students were guided in the exploration of how mirrors work. Students used artistic expressions to experiment with mirror reflection and duplication of their drawing and designs.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.44; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As a grand finale, students built, and created stunning kaleidoscopes, using simple materials such as: reflective mylar, tape, translucent tissue paper, and markers to design colorful patterns when looking through the kaleidoscope.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLTly6NKPZgbqyyK6iQ544t6bmHqIZPg2FT87Bx7oj5yzTZzmFcfZiAjuCJ-KLpKI0XLTzfIyhrRbFW3ugY3PzHHTRbQlg02lcl67zXi3yz75XXfvtmngFUtI79XxEChXKmufGhcFT8qglnPGuTvnBA1FOo7emj09wyz0a9b21SdsJGC36iDn7Bkg/s4032/99CD0888-B1F9-4F08-814D-753805A1CAD7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLTly6NKPZgbqyyK6iQ544t6bmHqIZPg2FT87Bx7oj5yzTZzmFcfZiAjuCJ-KLpKI0XLTzfIyhrRbFW3ugY3PzHHTRbQlg02lcl67zXi3yz75XXfvtmngFUtI79XxEChXKmufGhcFT8qglnPGuTvnBA1FOo7emj09wyz0a9b21SdsJGC36iDn7Bkg/w176-h235/99CD0888-B1F9-4F08-814D-753805A1CAD7.jpeg" width="176" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuizFUpmqGiPR8fczYetx2d93hEqUMOF6ifjVz1xMFe-VfZcmdTh0UqHrFcdyfByQRGdaHRXRuzNvgjux1STLj7oBcY8dEYGju5xoxzBBuiyPYG_dtoXulxNw0xWXNydVhcOzJAc4y1mB9_x5pCBMKTBY47cx5MeSomIBTIuARWvaeZNfL958TzPq/s4032/14EB64B1-A93D-4C7E-A234-CDEE0EB911F2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuizFUpmqGiPR8fczYetx2d93hEqUMOF6ifjVz1xMFe-VfZcmdTh0UqHrFcdyfByQRGdaHRXRuzNvgjux1STLj7oBcY8dEYGju5xoxzBBuiyPYG_dtoXulxNw0xWXNydVhcOzJAc4y1mB9_x5pCBMKTBY47cx5MeSomIBTIuARWvaeZNfL958TzPq/w204-h272/14EB64B1-A93D-4C7E-A234-CDEE0EB911F2.jpeg" width="204" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHV8lyvovs-VaTo4PQkzMXWgHO9isNkQaJh8GhS9p84-yKwiibXdIlmkOqkRBE4hMPzybywhp8pqdTGaT_0elbdmAuuRkYIIJS2xu_PIsl08IpP-tFdKOHakSWzZT9LbhR-zHvpcNHEs2-oe7sXOClU1ioWMey_GsUt4oiYhVjG_5HhYOHU5LZYWyz/s4032/84CC1E51-30D5-4BDD-9735-D7B96564CFF6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHV8lyvovs-VaTo4PQkzMXWgHO9isNkQaJh8GhS9p84-yKwiibXdIlmkOqkRBE4hMPzybywhp8pqdTGaT_0elbdmAuuRkYIIJS2xu_PIsl08IpP-tFdKOHakSWzZT9LbhR-zHvpcNHEs2-oe7sXOClU1ioWMey_GsUt4oiYhVjG_5HhYOHU5LZYWyz/w197-h263/84CC1E51-30D5-4BDD-9735-D7B96564CFF6.jpeg" width="197" /></a></div></span><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2nd Grade: Warm/Cool Color Dragons</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students were introduced to the color scheme warm and cool. With colors an artist can set a mood, attract attention, or make a statement. Color can be used to energize, or to calm down. By selecting a color scheme, artists can create an ambiance of elegance, warmth or tranquility, or convey an image of playful youthfulness. Color can be an artist's most powerful design element. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students learned to use colors consciously and harmoniously to paint a landscape backdrop for an imaginary dragon. Students sketched, cut and pasted imaginary dragons out of construction paper paper, representing either the warm or cool color family. With black pen and markers, details such as sharp teeth and claws, scales and spikes, horns and wings were added. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj859hfmgkZULlggtsWpx2XBa6B6keaUbUdkgzQ9X1us8tHGv16ClGNBBlabnNgdolFLWjzWcWPZuEnhx7WfEVqikAHB1JCJgM3CDyvDlZojsqivyBkfKhilOiT0jxHDg1Pl7wOQCekNY0qVzl0IhALSylv2pInose7JcQI9QoHLelz-LNfd0qgeAH5/s4032/8F46BA2A-0713-4200-A86E-E21D9DC1EB2C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj859hfmgkZULlggtsWpx2XBa6B6keaUbUdkgzQ9X1us8tHGv16ClGNBBlabnNgdolFLWjzWcWPZuEnhx7WfEVqikAHB1JCJgM3CDyvDlZojsqivyBkfKhilOiT0jxHDg1Pl7wOQCekNY0qVzl0IhALSylv2pInose7JcQI9QoHLelz-LNfd0qgeAH5/w190-h142/8F46BA2A-0713-4200-A86E-E21D9DC1EB2C_1_201_a.jpeg" width="190" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqMj_O8--KuQFhXXJ9sDAdNGeO35_iXxo4Gde3xAITl5OGgC7xtEqLTAD0p66sKzDUuXxRsmUfcunYebF-JSqEwg9BErxiOntCuOnJ7Nihe0Dfp1zP9BFPT8BT9mXJk2V30pYcCqQcmhrgmOi63NKQmqE5n5k8vbf4OE9kFn-DsAsdeGKyOnb6Fh3/s4032/F30C58F2-D69A-46FC-A8EF-F9D1BDBA2F31_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqMj_O8--KuQFhXXJ9sDAdNGeO35_iXxo4Gde3xAITl5OGgC7xtEqLTAD0p66sKzDUuXxRsmUfcunYebF-JSqEwg9BErxiOntCuOnJ7Nihe0Dfp1zP9BFPT8BT9mXJk2V30pYcCqQcmhrgmOi63NKQmqE5n5k8vbf4OE9kFn-DsAsdeGKyOnb6Fh3/w186-h140/F30C58F2-D69A-46FC-A8EF-F9D1BDBA2F31_1_201_a.jpeg" width="186" /></a></div></div><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipkR--CEa-65JGovrkIIwkQ6Fk9sdmJgWFN0i9VSRUsGzk2JHansStZknHxEvWNFm924esq5gsl_zbrAJDOthkls6NoB2yTnBKxMtF2pPS5dNxI9CUm9Xce8OMH5tUGEQxoT6_2aAeJ2K17U5ShZHQq6Bn5OjextVKx62_h4h3f8CIto6GnK_Gu9Yu/s4032/2C00D824-5E7B-4244-8B10-74C8F05975D4_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipkR--CEa-65JGovrkIIwkQ6Fk9sdmJgWFN0i9VSRUsGzk2JHansStZknHxEvWNFm924esq5gsl_zbrAJDOthkls6NoB2yTnBKxMtF2pPS5dNxI9CUm9Xce8OMH5tUGEQxoT6_2aAeJ2K17U5ShZHQq6Bn5OjextVKx62_h4h3f8CIto6GnK_Gu9Yu/s320/2C00D824-5E7B-4244-8B10-74C8F05975D4_1_201_a.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3rd Grade: Lunar New Year Lion Dance Puppet</span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To mark Lunar New Year Bacich students enjoyed a variety of events and special projects based on traditions celebrated by people from and around Asia. In art class students created three dimensional Lion Dance Puppets. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lion dancing is a traditional dance usually performed for big celebrations like weddings, the opening of a store or a restaurant, or the new year. There are a few tales or stories on how lion dancing came to be and one of them is that long ago, there was a monster that attacked the village. Then a monk arrived at the village and tamed the monster by tying a ribbon around its horn. Another story starts out the same way with a monster attacking a village, so the villagers decide to make a lion costume with a mirror on it in hopes of scaring the monster away. Fortunately, the lion costume, along with a lot of noise from pots and pans scared the monster away and it never came back</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Pangolin, cursive; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In Chinese culture, there are predominantly two kinds of lions. There is a northern costume and a southern costume. They both have mirrors that scare away the bad spirits because when the spirit looks at its own reflection, it’s scared away. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #212529; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Northern lions usually have long and shaggy orange and yellow hair with either a red bow, or a green bow on its head, depending on the gender of the lion (red for male, green for female).</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #212529; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The southern mask and costume is a more stylized version of a lion, often with only two legs, and a drape over the back, in colors such as red, white, black and gray. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the United States the southern lions are predominantly used in celebratory dances and competitions. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students had the opportunity to either follow the northern or southern lion mask design, patterns, details and colors or follow their own artist interpretation. Once the lions were assembled students enjoyed performing collaborative dances with their lion puppets for their peers. </span></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JpSdwFKsbz1LiPjOAe47T7UNVI1BirBM7EppL5Qv5OfibULC4wjR_yLcUh15aYh2AlIrGOQUWquPPNDR6tMmc2J1y1KQoswbQYjzqN1zopaxqi15POr7HPDv6b9eLtECGN-vgjZSYYCdAzk59EsTqc7CtKlk7psug8spOfVazPP2cQ2s2tGpIOia/s4032/83680D0B-B908-4695-A845-4D208431E5C0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JpSdwFKsbz1LiPjOAe47T7UNVI1BirBM7EppL5Qv5OfibULC4wjR_yLcUh15aYh2AlIrGOQUWquPPNDR6tMmc2J1y1KQoswbQYjzqN1zopaxqi15POr7HPDv6b9eLtECGN-vgjZSYYCdAzk59EsTqc7CtKlk7psug8spOfVazPP2cQ2s2tGpIOia/w191-h143/83680D0B-B908-4695-A845-4D208431E5C0.jpeg" width="191" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwd8aAk8xVh80ALs4COnS0oBfmph5ppMVR5A9OEdGUiDRGJV0__L8qMj1lb9uSlnysoIuCu7pYRVKP6id6NBEeXFTNnbOdITeWufNR3y4LqfjksPJSv9rRgvDn4oDTTZmZFWq5uj3xHYeMGKbRr77dGyeG_OShq83jJkfbl5S3dTOtecP2mPIZbJo/s4032/AC94B8C5-E21B-4DEC-8229-8A309D653812.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwd8aAk8xVh80ALs4COnS0oBfmph5ppMVR5A9OEdGUiDRGJV0__L8qMj1lb9uSlnysoIuCu7pYRVKP6id6NBEeXFTNnbOdITeWufNR3y4LqfjksPJSv9rRgvDn4oDTTZmZFWq5uj3xHYeMGKbRr77dGyeG_OShq83jJkfbl5S3dTOtecP2mPIZbJo/w193-h145/AC94B8C5-E21B-4DEC-8229-8A309D653812.jpeg" width="193" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gXRB1h7ls-aDnh1o59W7_jYeFFV4WZIXXgZ0czYQdIStTjOxEg5yRm_6J2lfsDtq6FOeosv9PKUB9nFyZviJP1WPYEeKJpoUci95nBUrr6ajX9r2U9xiz9C0tVtNEPMKvrCSD6UQoTTde-Rb_r1XNTQIbpb8-qyEhgNdUerlUq8jjAjacaaMd7Vq/s4009/AEDD888D-357D-48C0-B226-33443503BE58_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1679" data-original-width="4009" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gXRB1h7ls-aDnh1o59W7_jYeFFV4WZIXXgZ0czYQdIStTjOxEg5yRm_6J2lfsDtq6FOeosv9PKUB9nFyZviJP1WPYEeKJpoUci95nBUrr6ajX9r2U9xiz9C0tVtNEPMKvrCSD6UQoTTde-Rb_r1XNTQIbpb8-qyEhgNdUerlUq8jjAjacaaMd7Vq/w411-h173/AEDD888D-357D-48C0-B226-33443503BE58_1_201_a.jpeg" width="411" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4th Grade: Black History Month Collaborative Portraits </span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">African American Hero Collaborative Portrait; Visual Arts, Social Justice and History integration unit. Each 4th grade class studied an African-American hero: Ruby Bridges, Katherine G Johnson, John Lewis, Louis Armstrong, Langston Hughes</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In art class students were tasked to collaboratively portray the hero they studied. Students were introduced to the grid method to scale up and transfer a drawing. Students enjoyed this artistic challenge, figuring out how to draw their portion of the grid and matching their individual square to their classmates' pieces. 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margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TK/Kindergarten </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Skin You Live In: Self Portrait </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How Many Colors Are There in the Human Rainbow?</span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Visual arts are a wonderful, organic way to engage our students in conversation about skin colors, self love, respect for others, race and diversity. Students engaged in a self-study about their skin color and the skin of their peers, family and community. The culminating end product was a self portrait featuring student’s personal skin colors. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The book</span><a href="http://michaeltylerwrites.com/publications/theskinyoulivein" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"The Skin You Live In"</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> written by</span><a href="http://michaeltylerwrites.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Michael Tyler</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, illustrated by David Lee Csicsko was a great introduction for students to share observations about their skin. After the read- aloud, students painted with watercolors creating color recipe charts to mix their own skin tones and used creative words to name and describe their skin colors. Students painted one entire page with their skin tone and wrote their creative names of their skin color on the page.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students continued the study of their skin by contemplating the question: “How many colors are there in the human rainbow?” By artist</span><a href="https://angelicadass.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Angélica Dass’</span></a><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">count, at least 4,000. Since 2012, the Brazilian artist has been photographing people of every color and matching each subject’s skin tone to hues from the Pantone printing color chart to codify a unique chromatic inventory.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dass’s project, titled</span><a href="https://angelicadass.com/exhibitions/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Humanæ,”</span></a><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">has traveled the world and is featured in National Geographic. The project focuses on the idea of race as a social construct, rather than a biological one. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Inspired by Dass’ work students drew and layered their self portraits on top of their skin color paper. Students studied basic facial proportions and facial features leaving room for personal expression and details. Students used art media of their choice such as watercolor, marker, color pencil and crayons to paint hair, eye and lip colors and wrote their creative names for their skin colors onto their self portraits. </span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsX7inylY_4zLorLRz2QwnOxLqrjeRuJVuzNe-JeKEMj3_b1t6TnKcqUs27f_PDCdZeUrFWK6hRg38rBcBeQ-7UKNLoMQa0tS-WEIldCQfLp-VGjJ8j4rOlaNdZoYgw4akF7e1AveFyNLQRt2k633f1Ee2SRVb2TD09xkAMK0oDwxa-VtNR5NYvCZ/s4032/F418F3E4-088F-434C-A076-7A65E8A638C6_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsX7inylY_4zLorLRz2QwnOxLqrjeRuJVuzNe-JeKEMj3_b1t6TnKcqUs27f_PDCdZeUrFWK6hRg38rBcBeQ-7UKNLoMQa0tS-WEIldCQfLp-VGjJ8j4rOlaNdZoYgw4akF7e1AveFyNLQRt2k633f1Ee2SRVb2TD09xkAMK0oDwxa-VtNR5NYvCZ/s320/F418F3E4-088F-434C-A076-7A65E8A638C6_1_201_a.jpeg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHetKsZtZVURYndWacBN_wX2htA9mJRkdLB-ZCKhSX_VuI3hYg_XRw9xsvrHoaCI1QiWDNBJOVHbE3wBQMu5j4zF-BUc9wNt_eGMQRVqe_fjwLonVT2EPBuauNlQ1rCUUyU-5qMIEMluHh6rYpehBmLVU-mccmxusZQHkO9vfHbUWfd8d2j-8KJqJz/s4032/D320FBE9-F323-4BBD-ABC2-56B3ED12ABF7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHetKsZtZVURYndWacBN_wX2htA9mJRkdLB-ZCKhSX_VuI3hYg_XRw9xsvrHoaCI1QiWDNBJOVHbE3wBQMu5j4zF-BUc9wNt_eGMQRVqe_fjwLonVT2EPBuauNlQ1rCUUyU-5qMIEMluHh6rYpehBmLVU-mccmxusZQHkO9vfHbUWfd8d2j-8KJqJz/s320/D320FBE9-F323-4BBD-ABC2-56B3ED12ABF7.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5z9GzyTh5a6q1miiRWBNZwS2N_rsknwC1HhuluapYCfXm2r6lSlniE5HGgWoPPeBJaQQm0NvjSQqyRP4ZNt270R69GVHI0Nw5wl_wtGUoaZbps_Z-cwAfw8PbD8bvAzqsmvb38rcuoq8YF7uZsqzN56NV2nqMZCgm6O_kU_HEpcotd-Fw6AgNU_D/s4032/A2A85E9B-5440-40CE-877A-FE1CAA503BED.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5z9GzyTh5a6q1miiRWBNZwS2N_rsknwC1HhuluapYCfXm2r6lSlniE5HGgWoPPeBJaQQm0NvjSQqyRP4ZNt270R69GVHI0Nw5wl_wtGUoaZbps_Z-cwAfw8PbD8bvAzqsmvb38rcuoq8YF7uZsqzN56NV2nqMZCgm6O_kU_HEpcotd-Fw6AgNU_D/s320/A2A85E9B-5440-40CE-877A-FE1CAA503BED.jpeg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzwpZ5Uqm9hf3tCYw8fYWAnUeH4Dn0rX9FFSoqt9kfGiYVkR-OXxhV5JojOP937lU7d9qur3LNarn9xHNviePqNWpYnWybOb_tB-FsvEJkhtDiOCXVfJJXhsn7Yz4i4NCOMFV80Byd2gFPTHOLLgiw_y6dKNEsP5n45TcBSDXxKsQM33tv0eZDC4O/s4032/246774D3-757A-4431-8474-C6AC5823D58E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzwpZ5Uqm9hf3tCYw8fYWAnUeH4Dn0rX9FFSoqt9kfGiYVkR-OXxhV5JojOP937lU7d9qur3LNarn9xHNviePqNWpYnWybOb_tB-FsvEJkhtDiOCXVfJJXhsn7Yz4i4NCOMFV80Byd2gFPTHOLLgiw_y6dKNEsP5n45TcBSDXxKsQM33tv0eZDC4O/s320/246774D3-757A-4431-8474-C6AC5823D58E.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXT5JttTkPLpxtjqH24qdyTC8fyo9Jprj8c5MQUxJvP4cnFgeRy7PCboQCMznIZjx9mrRDD7BbOQ3Kg1kk1_d6pS-adMbOFouSdW0QabQQ2SUcZSC_VGBktlF8ei0NDttKFcOgK6GwOjrNVxdg3YniBR3PIWWw1h5g4DU_G7sSUuARm1ErKujfttPL/s4032/99E69E52-CAC5-4DB7-8844-AF753BEBAC5B_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXT5JttTkPLpxtjqH24qdyTC8fyo9Jprj8c5MQUxJvP4cnFgeRy7PCboQCMznIZjx9mrRDD7BbOQ3Kg1kk1_d6pS-adMbOFouSdW0QabQQ2SUcZSC_VGBktlF8ei0NDttKFcOgK6GwOjrNVxdg3YniBR3PIWWw1h5g4DU_G7sSUuARm1ErKujfttPL/s320/99E69E52-CAC5-4DB7-8844-AF753BEBAC5B_1_201_a.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1st grade</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">What Do You Love About Yourself? I Love My….inspired by Andrea Pippins</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This study is a wonderful progression of the previous skin color unit. It focuses on social justice curriculum elements ‘Self Love and Knowledge’ and “Respect for Others.”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students were introduced to</span><a href="https://andreapippins.com/work" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Andrea Pippins</span></a><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, an illustrator and author who has a passion for creating images that reflect what she would like to see in art, media, and design. Her work has been featured in Essence Magazine, The New York Times, and The Oprah Magazine.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students read Pippins’ book</span><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/600680/who-will-you-be-by-andrea-pippins/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">'Who Will You Be'</span></a><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and talked about identity and goals in terms of positive characteristics. For further inspiration students watch Pippins’ video about her coloring book</span><a href="https://andreapippins.com/I-Love-My-Hair-1" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “I Love My Hair”</span></a><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and brainstormed attributes they love about themselves. As a class, we studied Pippin's work closely and identified that her style includes a limited palette of 3-4 bright bold colors, and the repetition of blocky geometric shapes such as zigzags, triangles, lightning bolts and lines. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students drew and painted expressive self-portraits in watercolors and added the words "I love My..." to their portraits. </span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpzfMgCIaVWp_pkTif0mCqiuP_vt2v8qEGEqeSVtVITg2s0CsMtsKZvBYTktUmWfp5lQhZOeoA8HezIkeg-MkLU5wKFgw_4mzkm3w0_vcjrsIShm-N0nfxvuCfWLLCMTU2rcU4ddBiJfI8TqVW1ZkZnlm3y9YUK5orJnsFND2kG3DJePaotxJcezXT/s4032/786076DA-AC91-4B09-8627-FC1002CD162C_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Family Portrait inspired by Todd Parr </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students were introduced to the local author and illustrator Todd Parr. </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">is the author and illustrator of more than 60 books for children, including the </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">New York Times</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> bestselling The </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I Love You Book</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Earth Book</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and </span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Thankful Book</span><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. He has inspired, empowered, and entertained millions of children around the world with his bold images, unique sense of humor, and inclusive storytelling.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students read The Family Book and shared their connections with the stories. Some families look alike, some families like to eat different things, some families like to hug each other, some families have two moms or two dads, some families are noisy, some are quiet. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students drew their family members in a simple cartoon style like Todd Parr. 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font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3rd grade </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Say Something Poster: The World Needs Your Voice!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Student voice is at the forefront of this unit of study, tying into social justice curriculum elements 'Social Movement, Social Change’ and ‘Awareness Raising '. Students designed posters using their art and words to express their feelings about a cause that is important to them. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our voices have power! It is important to teach students that they can use their voice to speak up about issues that are important to them.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students dove into this artistic journey by reading the story</span><a href="https://youtu.be/U_-rP-oaRpY" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Say Something!”</span></a><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">written and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds. During class discussions we reflect on the following questions before beginning our design work:</span></span></p><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 46pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What would you like to see change in the world?</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 46pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How can your voice change the world?</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 46pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why is it important to use your voice?</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 46pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How can we inspire others with our voice?</span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: decimal; margin-left: 46pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How can you use your voice to create a more just community?</span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For visual inspiration, students viewed a variety of posters created for</span><a href="https://amplifier.org/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Amplifier</span></a><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, a non-profit design lab that features art to amplify the most important movements of our time. Furthermore, students discussed the artwork</span><a href="http://www.barbaralibby.com/index.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Growing Acceptance”</span></a><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> illustrated by their very own art teacher Ms. Libby. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students gained an understanding of how our words can turn into positive action! To help emphasize this topic we read the story “Change Sings” written by</span><a href="https://www.theamandagorman.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Amanda Gorman</span></a><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and illustrated by Loren Long. In addition students researched young activists who have used their voice to speak up for what they believe in and whose actions have created a positive change in the world.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 9pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students recorded important facts about Haring in their sketchbooks and viewed samples of his work. Focusing on Haring's iconic imagery, students analyzed a few samples of his works and used "his clues" (color, symbols, and motion marks) to identify and guess Haring's message to the viewer.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 9pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students sketched ideas to express a positive message or thought in a Keith Haring style. Students finalized their positive message posters carefully selected bright colors to support their message. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">May you guess the message/idea/story that the students are communicating?</span><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students embraced this design challenge with heartfelt engagement mapping out powerful compositions to make their voices for their cause visible. Students decided on design elements, color pallet, art media and technique to best support their artwork. The project illustrates how important it is to engage in critical conversations with students. This includes conversations about identity, power, privilege, and the ways that injustice affects our lives and our society. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This project is an example of how educators may lead students through these conversations so that they can begin to think about how their words and actions can create change. A helpful tool to guide conversation is the</span><a href="https://www.learningforjustice.org/sites/default/files/2019-12/TT-Lets-Talk-December-2019.pdf" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “Let’s Talk”</span></a><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #212121; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">guide created by Teaching Tolerance. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; 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margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">4th grade </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Positive Message Poster inspired by Keith Haring </span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><b style="font-style: normal;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;">To promote love and kindness in the world, 4th grade students designed and painted impressive, bright colored, posters </span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;">inspired</span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;"> by the artist Keith Haring.</span></span></b></i><br /><i><br /></i><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Students were introduced to the works of Pop artist Keith Haring. Haring (1958-1990) was famous in the 1980s for his often large scale art, which was a mixture of graffiti and pop art. He used bright colors and simplistic, cartoon like images, expressing his social, emotional, and political views. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Students recorded important facts about Haring in their art journals and viewed samples of his work. Focusing on Haring's iconic imagery students analyzed a few samples of his works and used "his clues" (color, symbols, and motion marks) to identify, and guess Haring's message to the viewer. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 9pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Students sketched ideas to express a positive message or thought to promote love, kindness, acceptance, peace, equality etc. in a Keith Haring style. Students presented their ideas in small groups and gave each other feedback. Students used pop art techniques such as simple figures, motion lines, and bright colors to express their ideas and to communicate their views. </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Can you guess the students' message/idea/story they are communicating? </span></p><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKchcJpZEFaN-rNEj5oBbPXHzbEuj9bZr7x6y5RiTyTatlOBvrVI0KYUH0RJsZ_uqA8MjQzUvPYRULwHw8en5UdtcyVwXKeaO_fiVZ7liYtyWOo2GUlYCAYBsSwmbyVp7fAvm1kY3fKfLIeoOOtqMjyY0sQRDGxgybZV1ZPLD4hHtwb3Zrwf3xHmW/s3157/D8764488-4961-4A4A-9A29-EB55E56A55EB_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3157" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKchcJpZEFaN-rNEj5oBbPXHzbEuj9bZr7x6y5RiTyTatlOBvrVI0KYUH0RJsZ_uqA8MjQzUvPYRULwHw8en5UdtcyVwXKeaO_fiVZ7liYtyWOo2GUlYCAYBsSwmbyVp7fAvm1kY3fKfLIeoOOtqMjyY0sQRDGxgybZV1ZPLD4hHtwb3Zrwf3xHmW/w621-h594/D8764488-4961-4A4A-9A29-EB55E56A55EB_1_201_a.jpeg" width="621" /></a></div><br /></div>Mrs. Libby's Art Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02330883865302117947noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218015396044438298.post-80000632224558825612022-10-12T18:15:00.005-07:002022-10-13T18:21:55.887-07:00September/October 2022 Art Blog <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-a1ca9a85-7fff-a349-c6fd-75c0067e2e4e" style="text-align: start;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Community Building</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We have been working on establishing art room guidelines and building an inclusive community culture. We start every class with a greeting routine and a choral speaking and signing of our art classroom affirmation. Students love learning and practicing American Sign Language to support our greeting and affirmation. </span></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bacich artists, TK through 4th grade, worked on a collaborative concentric circle art piece that was inspired by International Dot Day and the concentric circle painting by Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky. Panels of these collaborative works are on display in the Bacich art room and the front office. </span></p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghB6MLW2zw9BcH8F_nBYKCtn2P_V94Wf_XzkIvi9QT1V5pcAvRF3Il41MIqXDakg9Qdjyv2zgIUHdLzF6YzxScJkkjkXNON-tc3SjA8rhTcCBPlt55UhmHDBoO8Sv1SiCuG3YJNV-wpNJvYRvdFl01XjIuytPqYKsHM3Gufr7T1Dz0NBuEkyYdXRxv/s3379/62006920-E2F2-4137-8B56-1F1EF9C8D5E4_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1590" data-original-width="3379" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghB6MLW2zw9BcH8F_nBYKCtn2P_V94Wf_XzkIvi9QT1V5pcAvRF3Il41MIqXDakg9Qdjyv2zgIUHdLzF6YzxScJkkjkXNON-tc3SjA8rhTcCBPlt55UhmHDBoO8Sv1SiCuG3YJNV-wpNJvYRvdFl01XjIuytPqYKsHM3Gufr7T1Dz0NBuEkyYdXRxv/w527-h249/62006920-E2F2-4137-8B56-1F1EF9C8D5E4_1_201_a.jpeg" width="527" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPsKO8ci6xGoosaXInhLDB_Vqh3z09V0g-q-SsxR27b1dR2jQHYXusqx0OWrhZ5uaHnHbw1EpKCYqn5hc5I4x8zPk5O95FSwlAHJFKyFxtIvCiMxXnLCG5zpbS8OYR6E6_oKiqzpsz1DH6vMAHU5ggS8OCFAa33_QEEXyjMHbaJGpWBKZyA_T6F9M/s2418/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-12%20at%206.10.23%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1354" data-original-width="2418" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPsKO8ci6xGoosaXInhLDB_Vqh3z09V0g-q-SsxR27b1dR2jQHYXusqx0OWrhZ5uaHnHbw1EpKCYqn5hc5I4x8zPk5O95FSwlAHJFKyFxtIvCiMxXnLCG5zpbS8OYR6E6_oKiqzpsz1DH6vMAHU5ggS8OCFAa33_QEEXyjMHbaJGpWBKZyA_T6F9M/w545-h305/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-12%20at%206.10.23%20PM.png" width="545" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8462b960-7fff-4ad1-7c04-488d9ff86c6b" style="text-align: start;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sketchbooks</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is a Bacich art room tradition that in the beginning of a new school year students start out their visual arts journey by grounding themselves with a sketchbook activity. Throughout the school year, students will have the opportunity to use their sketchbook in a combination of sketching, note taking and personal journal writing. Students reflect upon and evaluate their own learning. This allows students to place reading and writing in a context that is functional and personally relevant. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of the key values of the Bacich art program is that we are all practicing artists. Besides being a means of practicing and recording, the sketchbook is a safe place for students to express their thoughts and ideas in writing and drawing that is not corrected by the teacher, providing freedom for individual expression.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Sketchbook Covers</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TK-K </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We celebrated International Dot Day, which was inspired by the book The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. Students connected with the story of making their mark and decorated their sketchbooks with many different dot combinations. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1st-2nd Grade</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Bacich Bear mascot inspired the 1st and 2nd grade students' sketchbook covers. In a guided drawing lesson, students learned to recognize and categorize lines, shapes and space while drawing their individualized cartoon-style art bear. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IhXlsvsimPfAhGFKcjycJ7ser4DBqk_l4vulIHr4NkhmUYExzvHW2GGGbzDwGxnJDCHr5cranWGmnL-y2OsLn8fbP6vstUvC_8r34AmqtgV6fL8VhmNzCrJ4I8p-HPzmXYFWLQssY4SHzIHpt8uvocY8CaitAGq26q9aNNJv-EYh2pBwKJkgjF2z/s2100/IMG_7514.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1575" data-original-width="2100" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IhXlsvsimPfAhGFKcjycJ7ser4DBqk_l4vulIHr4NkhmUYExzvHW2GGGbzDwGxnJDCHr5cranWGmnL-y2OsLn8fbP6vstUvC_8r34AmqtgV6fL8VhmNzCrJ4I8p-HPzmXYFWLQssY4SHzIHpt8uvocY8CaitAGq26q9aNNJv-EYh2pBwKJkgjF2z/s320/IMG_7514.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3rd-4th Grade </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The art of upcycling is to reuse (discarded objects or materials) in such a way as to create a product of a higher quality or value than the original. 3rd and 4th grade students upcycled brown paper bags to make their sketchbooks. Students were introduced to the basics of bookbinding, the process of physically assembling a book from an ordered stack of recycled paper sheets folded together into sections. 4th grade students learned how to sew their journals with a saddle stitch book binding method. 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Students sketched Mexican and Mayan inspired designs, birds, floral motifs and village scenes. To simulate the process of this beautiful hand made amate paper, and to create a bark-like texture, students crumpled their upcycled brown paper bags and burnished the paper with flat, smooth rocks. Thank you KSPTA for funding the amazing paint pens to achieve the gorgeous vibrant, saturated colors on our bark paintings. 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margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Kindergarten: The Tree of Life inspired by Gustav Klimt</span></span></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Kindergarten students were introduced to the Austrian “Art Nouveau” painter Gustav Klimt (born in 1862). Klimt had created many world famous paintings such as “The Kiss” and the painting the Kindergarten students were introduced to “The Tree of Life”. Gustav Klimt painted the Tree of Life, during his Golden Era as seen by the extensive use of the golden color on this piece. </span></span></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Gustav Klimt’s decorative art nouveau style, with his use of colors and abstract shapes, is full of symbolism and can be interpreted in so many ways. Students used gold tempera paint to paint their own tree of life, painting graceful spirals at the end of each branch. While painting students dedicated each spiral to someone they love. </span></span></h2><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Y2Wr8nRBuydJHqKhyphenhyphenckHLfda-lYqmznzknXPsaO0zybJNFhntjn6fWH2VPk9rp1l3meJDgNlKH8IAFDMhLrFwxLVZrF3r_EjC88rEcuSlG613A1G3No-adk6BKTSHNbWQm9VQIu3R1U/s2048/IMG_4471.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Y2Wr8nRBuydJHqKhyphenhyphenckHLfda-lYqmznzknXPsaO0zybJNFhntjn6fWH2VPk9rp1l3meJDgNlKH8IAFDMhLrFwxLVZrF3r_EjC88rEcuSlG613A1G3No-adk6BKTSHNbWQm9VQIu3R1U/s320/IMG_4471.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6y4Odt5qqrBmBOYo03Ke6sNgJyjlm5e5-KrG7ePc_hRbWZt1A6sF-bmOf_X2WKLxZRA6GzMetzisbiLNhQaT4KmhZMlGckOMzlarIf0zxtIC4GG6byJkJITrokoyRUAqRUwFTtV_wvIg/s2048/IMG_4470.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6y4Odt5qqrBmBOYo03Ke6sNgJyjlm5e5-KrG7ePc_hRbWZt1A6sF-bmOf_X2WKLxZRA6GzMetzisbiLNhQaT4KmhZMlGckOMzlarIf0zxtIC4GG6byJkJITrokoyRUAqRUwFTtV_wvIg/s320/IMG_4470.JPG" /></a></div></div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvs8bEFrnu-L9rOhbzqEm2G_ubVJHW3G7INDSepESHW2bT0bFhIiqtSDSRy9abRS_URGhS80AGc0HR2B9h7JvPZNrtwMiIWYYVfIpil_kQMLJnI8WNxFyRvlPFNzPGbXS2D4IS01XmJE/s2048/IMG_4473.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvs8bEFrnu-L9rOhbzqEm2G_ubVJHW3G7INDSepESHW2bT0bFhIiqtSDSRy9abRS_URGhS80AGc0HR2B9h7JvPZNrtwMiIWYYVfIpil_kQMLJnI8WNxFyRvlPFNzPGbXS2D4IS01XmJE/w300-h400/IMG_4473.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2nd GRADE: Warm/Cool Color Sun/Moon Study</span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Students were introduced to the color scheme warm and cool. With colors an artist can set a mood, attract attention, or make a statement. Color can be used to energize, or to calm down. By selecting the right color scheme, artists can create an ambiance of elegance, warmth or tranquility, or convey an image of playful youthfulness. Color can be an artist's most powerful design element if learned to use effectively. </span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Colors affect us in numerous ways, both mentally and physically. A strong red color has been shown to raise blood pressure, while a blue color has a calming effect.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Students learned to use colors consciously and harmoniously to create spectacular results.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Students sketched imaginary, circular sun/moon compositions and used a color marker/water wash technique to carefully color in the sun/moon compositions with warm/cool color combinations. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; 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margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">3rd GRADE: Constellation Illustrations</span></span></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The constellation of the Little Bear also known by its Latin name Ursa Minor contains an easily recognizable group of seven stars in the USA called the Little Dipper. </span></span></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Students were introduced to the basic artistic background of how astronomers and artists have illustrated constellations in the past and in the present and how artists from different countries and cultures have associated the grouping of stars with a variety of images and creatures. </span></span></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Using white sketch pencils students carefully mapped out the stars of the Ursa Minor constellation and sketched the mythological figure and/or creature around them. To color students practice the cross-hatching technique with colored pencils For finishing touches students placed gold star stickers in place of the constellation. </span></span></h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMcs-zSUrEp1QAz0UJZAEZM31auxQ5rwJAccIc1nlW9VpIBXfWGxmQ04NKwsNVE32uAXL4IdpCC8pqimaPMmeY2QLVXVOHYkXxF4TSN7eRtubYbPUKeLgjY_bpCltK3_T23vzogHC2z4/s2048/IMG_4431.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMcs-zSUrEp1QAz0UJZAEZM31auxQ5rwJAccIc1nlW9VpIBXfWGxmQ04NKwsNVE32uAXL4IdpCC8pqimaPMmeY2QLVXVOHYkXxF4TSN7eRtubYbPUKeLgjY_bpCltK3_T23vzogHC2z4/s320/IMG_4431.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Sqn9i2IOcg-1G2yDXPdbabp22xIaePmEKPR7IAZ7f30ZTkQIEq_AP5OJvwIt6cA8Ff3TEz9CE0d8dF_qOXkf6dn2sB0Tm2jOFTs3GAn5WMN1j2xJtIzPMHa3Pk0eHdSX_eApE1bq2uw/s2048/IMG_4430.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Sqn9i2IOcg-1G2yDXPdbabp22xIaePmEKPR7IAZ7f30ZTkQIEq_AP5OJvwIt6cA8Ff3TEz9CE0d8dF_qOXkf6dn2sB0Tm2jOFTs3GAn5WMN1j2xJtIzPMHa3Pk0eHdSX_eApE1bq2uw/s320/IMG_4430.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM16hOkuZzd57Ezmt472kLwMV-FfskPkPcSnx3S5O_wuUZk7u7QdwPf-zjtOTtIkWknSOgM_p8LDslaGITvAQuJ3t4Cz31NnbIqjc8Z1xlcq9v1eQjenx39z7XBujEBsQRimzyehlilqw/s2048/IMG_4429.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM16hOkuZzd57Ezmt472kLwMV-FfskPkPcSnx3S5O_wuUZk7u7QdwPf-zjtOTtIkWknSOgM_p8LDslaGITvAQuJ3t4Cz31NnbIqjc8Z1xlcq9v1eQjenx39z7XBujEBsQRimzyehlilqw/s320/IMG_4429.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4th GRADE: Realistic Soap Bubbles</span></span></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 15pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This introduction to realistic rendering in colored pencil absorbed 4th grade students in wonder and excitement.There are a few techniques that are key to creating realistic work in colored pencil. The first is layering by lightly applying multiple layers known as cross-hatching. With this technique artists can achieve soft transitions in value, color and light. Colored pencils are solid-not liquid-so it doesn't blend like paint. Creating smooth transitions requires constant layering with light pressure. </span></span></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 15pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Drawing bubbles on black paper is really interesting because of the way a color pencil will pop against the black paper. The white highlights and reflections on bubbles are particularly satisfying to apply creating the visual effect of a sphere. There is no right or wrong way to draw these bubbles. With some practice and patience everybody can learn how to draw bubbles like this. Each and every bubble came out differently which makes this project such a stunning visual. </span></span></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 15pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yw0ejU3K6u2-FgcwDR3QaZaauROjiUZZSOGR41LfR1VduhRDnJluLXzdIudL3o2Ysx_QfxP2EX0v-v4dZq1_HEZr10tuCnecqG60XMHmSo52gBsIt4awHRGLEmb1e_435DSZA_0ql-w/s2048/IMG_4494.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1452" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6yw0ejU3K6u2-FgcwDR3QaZaauROjiUZZSOGR41LfR1VduhRDnJluLXzdIudL3o2Ysx_QfxP2EX0v-v4dZq1_HEZr10tuCnecqG60XMHmSo52gBsIt4awHRGLEmb1e_435DSZA_0ql-w/w142-h200/IMG_4494.jpg" width="142" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyt4c1q6lI4EzLjGHtTw0fq8aJP3ATCiBOyjTrfFYB7V1XzTG7p8L99ToxLvhyphenhyphen15g08J7RWOATerxpTLfCiaAwi-TGGcYgb6CUv_9Zi-b0_-cxAwUFF7Uujvaeou_zq69O1BvT0jEi0hE/s2048/IMG_4483+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyt4c1q6lI4EzLjGHtTw0fq8aJP3ATCiBOyjTrfFYB7V1XzTG7p8L99ToxLvhyphenhyphen15g08J7RWOATerxpTLfCiaAwi-TGGcYgb6CUv_9Zi-b0_-cxAwUFF7Uujvaeou_zq69O1BvT0jEi0hE/w150-h200/IMG_4483+2.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBu9b3DqNr6nAqKX9i1u4BA4SfvBvxkXc3jFRHbNyIPJ0jLJflPXGuw8DVwqgFFtRmMpQzMHvGdHvYRxmyzJRFOrvUALbLb9tKTVRvy0b8Jw_wZVrgZ0HXQwcLIzjhIqRsuflONJPaQr8/s2048/IMG_4496.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1352" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBu9b3DqNr6nAqKX9i1u4BA4SfvBvxkXc3jFRHbNyIPJ0jLJflPXGuw8DVwqgFFtRmMpQzMHvGdHvYRxmyzJRFOrvUALbLb9tKTVRvy0b8Jw_wZVrgZ0HXQwcLIzjhIqRsuflONJPaQr8/w264-h400/IMG_4496.jpg" width="264" /></a></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwp0P6mJidpTnIBXYhYgowqDYnsU1H3-zUg6uHpM8-IIECJWw_o4sy8oH3ci8RGQMCRg8WlINcHIcNEHGNpBNYh7it-PLHWI6A5Hs_1W5FRgmnaFBrg0xagrIl-cegJfOLEXyDc61q_QI/s2048/IMG_4510.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwp0P6mJidpTnIBXYhYgowqDYnsU1H3-zUg6uHpM8-IIECJWw_o4sy8oH3ci8RGQMCRg8WlINcHIcNEHGNpBNYh7it-PLHWI6A5Hs_1W5FRgmnaFBrg0xagrIl-cegJfOLEXyDc61q_QI/w400-h300/IMG_4510.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBUhe7dh8-APXjlVQU8i4qrFBVV2MyEle6JU7OzNTcoAGmG4YODV_FeuCxUNLNvHrNmOVISbBrhA7v-IT-xUUDoff_IHMZabjNYOmOnrYbzOuszwFfdn8hDJWh07u6_BpNQcjxYMY_VI/s2048/IMG_4511.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBUhe7dh8-APXjlVQU8i4qrFBVV2MyEle6JU7OzNTcoAGmG4YODV_FeuCxUNLNvHrNmOVISbBrhA7v-IT-xUUDoff_IHMZabjNYOmOnrYbzOuszwFfdn8hDJWh07u6_BpNQcjxYMY_VI/w400-h300/IMG_4511.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span></h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /></span><br /></span>Mrs. Libby's Art Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02330883865302117947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218015396044438298.post-8093882549562019082021-04-23T12:13:00.002-07:002021-04-26T13:46:18.080-07:00April 2021 Art Blog <p><span style="color: #050505; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap;">During the week of April 12, 2021 Bacich teachers and community volunteers delivered an arts based unit on skin colors to 44 Marin Country Public Elementary Schools. Inside the inclusive language tote bag: </span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap;">Bacich Elementary School Social Justice Skin Color unit, The Skin You Live In book, by Michael Tyler and </span></span><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap;">beautifully</span></span><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap;"> painted bookmarks in skin tones by Bacich students. So much gratitude to all who leaned into this important message of acceptance & self love. Thank you to a fantastic team making this happen. </span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgradStfbLCs47gYxJkPz_quwhPvL4OTbnPtaOkdmYhBN-fPAoxiIKi108Pu-mvLRbA0VlPnDzwSBX0_dvXmJvaIyTZpXhhyEvg5aqp68t0VtY73jZELQpUCUiUysFw8hA1AKEX-1OWnrg/s2048/6695CF44-0916-47F4-A104-A5711E6DD5A2_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgradStfbLCs47gYxJkPz_quwhPvL4OTbnPtaOkdmYhBN-fPAoxiIKi108Pu-mvLRbA0VlPnDzwSBX0_dvXmJvaIyTZpXhhyEvg5aqp68t0VtY73jZELQpUCUiUysFw8hA1AKEX-1OWnrg/s320/6695CF44-0916-47F4-A104-A5711E6DD5A2_1_201_a.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYc8YqOs5elYTlWKuVnCBvtMkqyPFJsnbexfXbfxZJHGcHKox3rMr8-V1lQ2__nDpMTY5DqJhNFdTv6nQPWxUSPfYUdH4sUeLcJVyHa08w4u1iAY1ZHtrZJ-ivpOH0vTVs0kjXSVrlkg/s320/0A13B681-7BF3-413E-9D53-5F19508A45A9.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">Donation Package</span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wAIXtAhjJu2QEF6_Td2ccl0BRF83LlkAa1zVYc-GMe8qdKWPEDmP4dwvVIo0XOp7QzlomaFdXgeMB-PSBwgmn1a8dS-LZV0VB2PPg-HAVorTPYtI07skJUkZyhm43EWMuJUT1LPHV6s/s320/F4A54648-1F13-45A3-ADD9-4279364FF05E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bookmarks painted by K-4th grade Bacich Students</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wAIXtAhjJu2QEF6_Td2ccl0BRF83LlkAa1zVYc-GMe8qdKWPEDmP4dwvVIo0XOp7QzlomaFdXgeMB-PSBwgmn1a8dS-LZV0VB2PPg-HAVorTPYtI07skJUkZyhm43EWMuJUT1LPHV6s/s2048/F4A54648-1F13-45A3-ADD9-4279364FF05E_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-60cf22ba-7fff-3e6a-cd44-3640fec70c57"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">This fantastic action step </span></span></span><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif" style="color: #050505;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">includes a long list of individuals and organizations who donated books, resources, and endless support to bring this unit of acceptance and inclusion to all Marin elementary schools. With gratitude we’d like to recognize; Raquel Rose, Mary Ann Spitzer, Wendy Holmes, Barbara Libby-Steinmann, Thalia Milano, Marty Ross, Anna Rochester, Michael Tyler, Jenny Novack, Jennifer Ball, KSPTA, Community ArtsKitchen and a big thank you to all the Bacich K-4th grade students who painted the beautiful bookmarks. </span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiik2TVsCDYVyh0nM57FEwOoQbG1uw4Eiw55HR2s7k6VduhC6kEUmW1pRUCDGoK78HtORVKCqjTT0Qlffv6xkwLq_nSYqyEVnL7ldlT60DHKuBQPe7Fw40y2Nzye_VUqdOcUtbh-IwqWrA/s787/Screen+Shot+2021-04-19+at+11.56.35+AM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="787" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiik2TVsCDYVyh0nM57FEwOoQbG1uw4Eiw55HR2s7k6VduhC6kEUmW1pRUCDGoK78HtORVKCqjTT0Qlffv6xkwLq_nSYqyEVnL7ldlT60DHKuBQPe7Fw40y2Nzye_VUqdOcUtbh-IwqWrA/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-04-19+at+11.56.35+AM.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;">KSD students volunteering passing out donation tote bags </span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: normal;"></p></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; white-space: normal;" /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1310" data-original-width="1544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeO-OoNBsrhWbHko74_V10GLpC3gTYIioQVKgDne-sUrsIxHmmX-Op-JAZyJuWfAqyVNU3W3LGv4gIwdhS0OCn3apbGSVETaupkm-dy_CBcTlbYc2MvollxL20U5iKwpjg9nnVHavpW9Q/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-04-19+at+5.59.59+PM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;">Principal Anderson from Lucas Valley Elem Sch accepts Bacich Elem Sch Social Justice unit</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWZJaxX8bUBxiQJFYAOhQ946jZ-GwjA3-8GEx6_ipginwYS3qRvF5OKeIY_XEvoQ3RjpitmurSgV1KMtuYKPYSlxKpu_K-CBE_m7Rg2qpGzORdE7ifep2lrn9l2Bmhw25689CDt19JqE/s2048/IMG_2673.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Message from author Michael Tyler:</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><i>This is such an incredible and extraordinary expression of community goodwill. I can never thank you enough, but hope one day to try, in person. My gratitude to the entire Bacich fellowship and to Marin County for being so receptive to my book.</i></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><i>There’s an adage with deep roots in African American culture, one that can traces its origins back to the days of bondage, when those who knew how to read, write and count or the way and route to freedom taught those who didn’t: “Each one reach one. Each one teach one.” The application of this instruction goes far beyond this specific cultural counseling. If we all followed this, relative to reaching another human being and sharing the knowledge of the mutual valuation of everyone, along with the bonding power of acceptance, our union would be more perfect. What you and others are doing is a hopeful, inspiring and active demonstration of this adage. My wish is that others will see and do the same. It is all the more fated in the effort that the beauty of colorful art is being employed to focus on and promote the beauty of colorful hues that make up the palette of all people.</i></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: #f0f2f5; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: #f0f2f5; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><br /></span></div><h1 style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: medium;">1st Grade: Bird Sketching</span></h1><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div style="color: black; white-space: normal;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Students were introduced to David Allen Sibley, American ornithologist. He is the author and illustrator of "The Sibley Guide to Birds" considered by many to be the most comprehensive guide for North American field bird identification. </span></div><div style="color: black; white-space: normal;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="color: black; white-space: normal;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">During directed sketching lessons students were guided through a series of sketching check-points, to capture the position and gesture of a bird and its distinctive features, such as, beak, legs, tail and wing feathers. Students enjoyed sketching the California Quail and their drawings came out amazing. </span></div><div style="color: black; font-size: medium; white-space: normal;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="white-space: normal;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The California quail, also known as the California valley quail, is a small ground-dwelling bird. These birds have a curving crest or plume, made of six feathers, that droops forward: black in males and brown in females; the flanks are brown with white streaks. Males have a dark brown cap and a black face with a brown back, a grey-blue chest and a light brown belly. Females and immature birds are mainly grey-brown with a light-colored belly. </span></div></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-size: medium; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(5, 5, 5); color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfwxyyd4S7qT2xckH1cIP51-HfAZpkaayDKD-4abHxkAe4lUmfq7e8ZmXonWvE-7sICnN0KBKzWhRgSbYAdZERRk7uoUK73FcFFDWv2sgJVcs6kED5oOEV9rQZN3KOHXjAHhlmtue1PA/s2048/1B850C87-D77B-4927-B7AB-729512322094_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfwxyyd4S7qT2xckH1cIP51-HfAZpkaayDKD-4abHxkAe4lUmfq7e8ZmXonWvE-7sICnN0KBKzWhRgSbYAdZERRk7uoUK73FcFFDWv2sgJVcs6kED5oOEV9rQZN3KOHXjAHhlmtue1PA/s320/1B850C87-D77B-4927-B7AB-729512322094_1_201_a.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span face="system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4t4Oe3CBGWxiPP3zTwRYdc9Aw0ZsFD9EnrM9qnjFaNedH0Az1aNcYWD3kpR98Qnqw80NdJp7fzUT835v53szaDGhf6NjapMHK8GetnlsI8VgH58LzzQ34gZ1NwxB4ELvc2nG7pncy_2M/s320/EBA45671-2762-4C83-A692-A57D26CE66C1_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /><br /><br /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">California Quail Sketches by 1st grade students from Mrs. Fanning's class</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4t4Oe3CBGWxiPP3zTwRYdc9Aw0ZsFD9EnrM9qnjFaNedH0Az1aNcYWD3kpR98Qnqw80NdJp7fzUT835v53szaDGhf6NjapMHK8GetnlsI8VgH58LzzQ34gZ1NwxB4ELvc2nG7pncy_2M/s2048/EBA45671-2762-4C83-A692-A57D26CE66C1_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">March 2021 </span><p></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-6c3346a5-7fff-c7ab-e488-972ac6d2025d"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With great pleasure I welcomed students in-person in the Baich art room for the first time in over a year! What a difference to be able to have access to supplies and a teaching style not via a screen. Through the end of the school year two grade levels will be rotating through the art room for in-person art instruction in a two week wheel schedule. Distance learning classes will continue to have art instruction via zoom following the same two week schedule. </span></p><br /><br /><h1 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kindergarten </span></span></h1><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students were introduced to the concept of contrast: to use different elements or opposites to make areas in artwork stand out. The tint white and the shade black are the lightest and darkest shades to create the highest, strongest contrast and a </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">dramatic statement.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Are black and white colors? </span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Many do consider black to be a color, because you combine other pigments to create it on paper, but in a technical sense, black and white are not colors, they’re shades. They augment colors, and yet they do function like colors. 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margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">T</span><span style="color: #282829; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">hey are not different eye shapes, they are different eyelids. Some Asians as well as others have what is called an </span><span style="color: #282829; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">epicanthic</span><span style="color: #282829; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> fold in their upper eyelid and it makes the eye appear to be a different shape.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 11pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #282829; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The epicanthal fold is a skin fold of the upper eyelid covering the inner corner of the eye. It is often seen as a normal finding in very young children and is most pronounced in some people of Asiatic descent. There are also varying degrees of the fold throughout the world's population.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 11pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #282829; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As far as its evolutionary purpose, there are various thoughts on this and has been a topic of discussion since the 19th century.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #282829; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One hypothesis is that it was a trait that evolved to protect the eye from the blowing sand of the Gobi Desert. Interestingly, the Bushmen of the Kalahari desert also have epicanthal folds. It has also been suggested that the fold itself might provide a level of protection from snow blindness. It can be seen in Siberian peoples and Inuits. There are several other hypotheses but these are the two most widely known.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #282829; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Japanese Anime is an art genre that focuses on the eyes of characters. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The word anime — pronounced "</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ah-</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">knee-may" — is an abbreviation of the word animation</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Anime character’s eyes are over exaggerated and often take up about one third of the characters face to illustrate the actions and emotions of characters. Students were introduced to “manga” creator artist Osamu Tezuka. 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margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><h1 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">School wide Bookmark Project </span></h1><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kindergarten through 4th grade students are continuing with our Social Justice/Arts Integration work with a "Call for Action Bookmark Project". (SJ elements 5 and 6: Awareness Raising and Social Action)</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We pledge to donate a copy of “The Skin you Live In” to all Elementary Schools in Marin County.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6z2aEZ2A3iCdWE8k_0zRxmUl05vJEyiuhwluWki-_CUVyd2LME_DVkI6c-hVJEwMIyvnhhyWh-99FyepSV_Qsr6Bqpfp5Q61hA1q1YQlI_Rr07kJDtLpk_00AVCO75RO5JwItYfJlxQ/s2048/IMG_4006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2033" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6z2aEZ2A3iCdWE8k_0zRxmUl05vJEyiuhwluWki-_CUVyd2LME_DVkI6c-hVJEwMIyvnhhyWh-99FyepSV_Qsr6Bqpfp5Q61hA1q1YQlI_Rr07kJDtLpk_00AVCO75RO5JwItYfJlxQ/s320/IMG_4006.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bacich students are designing bookmarks. Students may choose to paint their bookmarks with their skin tones, decorate with patterns and designs inspired by illustrator David Lee Csicsko, or they may draw a cartoon version of their faces with a description of their skin like those written by author Michael Tyler: “I have milky chocolate pudding skin. How about you?” Bookmarks will be tucked into the donated books along with a copy of the “Skin” unit the Bacich Social Justice team has developed. Books will be delivered in “Inclusive Language” totes.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kindergarten and 4th grade students kicked off our school wide bookmark project. Below please see a selection of fantastic bookmarks designed by student artists. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgasHmuyMoE-nXHwJRlOgBpqY83hBnwWCXpwBdq2995GHI3UiHO7Tpn0JMxJHdV-ohLA-TVq8mCo_rzrKo5GREYqob2coDwPtdL_PHFLHXe74CfgalVFzgjHiEKc_-P-lLhCEKOmrHe4Pc/s2048/IMG_4009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><h2 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">The Great </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">Kindness</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124;"> Challenge Week: </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">January</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124;"> 25–29, </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">2021</b></span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">The GKC, presented by Kids for </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">Peace</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">, is a global, proactive bullying-prevention initiative that educators and students can use to create a culture of </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">kindness</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">. </span><span style="background-color: white;">Using a</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"> </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">customizable</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">kindness checklist, every student has an opportunity to practice kindness and make a positive impact.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The theme for this year’s GKC is <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Kindness Unites</span>. Now, more than ever, our communities need to experience the healing and unifying power of kindness. I encourage you to embrace the GKC as a powerful tool to celebrate diversity and champion our common humanity. It is through the cumulative effects of sometimes small acts of kindness that we can begin to counter bias, bullying, and racism.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9315e90a-7fff-b44f-10dc-e66ba9b4d00d"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We can spread kindness and unite through art, through words and through actions. I put together a <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UbQfMClL1Ed_zWFp-QvOFCUleWYtrTIhR19AMPDT3Pw/edit?usp=sharing">slide deck </a>of artistic choices and activities. Students and staff were asked to choose 10 acts of kindness they would like to do and log their acts of kindness on a personal chart and share them on </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;">a schoolwide digital pinboard called padlet. </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 16px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDMW8aseDTe2ljR1C8C9ODeGoMvgOv1vlxFLbyGNX6FTBVcdpEirsQn1WRovtGhMhP3XEvCxSw3l-FD6Lp7QG8iT4bRk4y34zTT-MMPLch-20TeiTqKe0DHNLiwra3KBLvdUkn_ZNKbg/s2576/Screen+Shot+2021-01-27+at+1.52.25+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><br /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 16px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIZak5hyQ8YNXXY1RcSvicLGRsLHXgBUvaJ7qxyVTXzsZECh4SiAYEO9u9p2SteTZJdCUfozwR2g4Zg8KhyphenhyphenG7DzaWDvF5_I0KJm6xogPxMbHyGPYrDULtNPiipcsGMYnPKxpHd0cYdmw/s792/Screen+Shot+2021-01-22+at+5.28.28+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="792" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIZak5hyQ8YNXXY1RcSvicLGRsLHXgBUvaJ7qxyVTXzsZECh4SiAYEO9u9p2SteTZJdCUfozwR2g4Zg8KhyphenhyphenG7DzaWDvF5_I0KJm6xogPxMbHyGPYrDULtNPiipcsGMYnPKxpHd0cYdmw/s320/Screen+Shot+2021-01-22+at+5.28.28+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YNfcRdWNx7l7coCLHeyTYqG-QW2c6VwDQXSFyC6hqnQ6xvwoJI3DIm9cnbtIpswD0BvZwrEEtHBH_ak3f4JG1fpJguKdA6erioKDiiYJKghvunBsEfPjhYFow47LRm7B9czH_hhdf84/s2048/IMG_3988+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1505" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YNfcRdWNx7l7coCLHeyTYqG-QW2c6VwDQXSFyC6hqnQ6xvwoJI3DIm9cnbtIpswD0BvZwrEEtHBH_ak3f4JG1fpJguKdA6erioKDiiYJKghvunBsEfPjhYFow47LRm7B9czH_hhdf84/s320/IMG_3988+2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 16px;"><br /></p>Mrs. Libby's Art Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02330883865302117947noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218015396044438298.post-43354000485493452242020-12-11T12:53:00.017-08:002020-12-15T15:13:53.276-08:00Distance and Hybrid Learning December Art Blog<p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-963ab14c-7fff-f606-2790-5687d28a2470"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On December 3rd, 2020, Bacich School celebrated the conclusion of our unit titled: "My Skin: Evolving Identity " in a first ever school wide webinar. Visual arts is a wonderful, organic way to engage our students in conversation about skin colors, self love, respect for others, race and diversity. The overarching visual arts component integrated literature with the book by author Michael Tyler and illustrator David Lee Csickso "The Skin you Live In." This unit was implemented in all grade levels K-4th grade. Moreover, the art component was inspired by photographer Angelica Dass and her stunning skin color study titled</span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6218015396044438298/4335400048549345224#" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Humanæ.</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Like Angelica Dass, students engaged in a self-study about their skin color and the skin of their peers, family and community. Students created a self-portrait featuring their skin colors and wrote creative, descriptive names for their skin color. The K-4th grade artwork is featured in our school wide virtual art gallery.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTwcjdT-on6Xff2M1IZzaWQeI8pxvlck19zIgxHWHLq26ZDq4tcocNH66S4oNaQq5zzAEEw8VX1CEHhof9D1VNCqzT4xugMojzBnB9hzJMXZVh-kLl3hTtijKpdI8kDKyn_gUj0NdGnY/s838/Screen+Shot+2020-12-11+at+12.46.10+PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="838" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitTwcjdT-on6Xff2M1IZzaWQeI8pxvlck19zIgxHWHLq26ZDq4tcocNH66S4oNaQq5zzAEEw8VX1CEHhof9D1VNCqzT4xugMojzBnB9hzJMXZVh-kLl3hTtijKpdI8kDKyn_gUj0NdGnY/w400-h226/Screen+Shot+2020-12-11+at+12.46.10+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The highlight of this project was having the author Michael Tyler join us for our school wide virtual event. His visit was moving and inspirational. He shared some personal and special stories about why he has chosen a life of activism and acceptance. Later in the day, students shared special comments on what they learned and liked about the author's visit. This powerful experience will help to shape our community in positive ways for many years to come!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f93c7c57-7fff-3b63-13bb-64318364f86e"><br /><br /></span></p></span><h2><span><span id="docs-internal-guid-e339231f-7fff-a86b-cabc-50525f9a6b9a"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;">Click play on the video below to view "Skin Color Self-Portrait Studies" Kindergarten-1st Grade</span></span></span></h2><span><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"> </p></span><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: large; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: start;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='502' height='418' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwcmBd5M8PuDQ4DP43WGZJTZvpCQPJe6f5NBnt5cOCmTZDQvfTqQ24G4KELlrgGUjiepd_SxNyprPTwV-Qpdw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: large; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: large; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: start;"></p><br /><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: large; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-bdd07555-7fff-8be0-f769-8f2056b45f08"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I would like to express my deepest gratitude and thanks to everyone involved in supporting this study and making our school wide webinar/author visit with Michel Tyler a huge success. My heart is full from giving and receiving love. </span></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The creative way this entire project came together in the midst of a pandemic and distance/hybrid learning needs to be celebrated! We are forced to look at education in a different way and that is not a bad thing. Through dialogue and discomfort we are taking big steps to make our school more inclusive for ALL students.</span></span></p><br /></span><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><br /></p><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-b5149630-7fff-6a9a-c153-6f9772250477"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7dab7e05-7fff-bbce-f88f-906192c6dcbb"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial; font-size: 28pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thank You Donors </span></p><div><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial; font-size: 28pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b5dedf22-7fff-dee8-9011-25e826205d6f"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 16pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #595959; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">KSPTA (Books)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 16pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #595959; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Community ArtsKitchen (Books)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 16pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #595959; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Jenny Novack (Books)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 16pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #595959; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Jennifer Ball (Inclusive Language Totes)</span></p><div><span style="color: #595959; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-5ee84e34-7fff-2ff7-32b2-04c40bdcaa2e"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Arial; font-size: 28pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Credits</span></p></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-1c7d0e92-7fff-53c3-5b07-a424b6058b0e"><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: #595959; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Michael Tyler (Author “The Skin You Live In” )</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="color: #595959; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Angelica Dass (Photographer “Humanae Project”)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="color: #595959; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">David Lee Csicsko (Illustrator “The Skin You Live In”)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="color: #595959; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Raquel Rose (Superintendent KSD)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="color: #595959; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mary Ann Spitzer (Principal Bacich)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="color: #595959; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wendy Holmes (Assistant Principal KSD)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="color: #595959; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Andrew Korff (Technology) </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="color: #595959; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bacich Social Justice Committee </span></p></li><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: #595959; font-family: Arial; 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text-align: center;"><h2><span><span id="docs-internal-guid-e339231f-7fff-a86b-cabc-50525f9a6b9a"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial;">Click play on the video below to view "Skin Color Self-Portrait Studies" 2nd - 4th Grade</span></span></span></h2><span><br /><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='471' height='391' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxCK2kJGLjUDbnltPPuZJM75_G5a--GtBlvUoufNicw-LGUKvbc57lrvIrfCqfKRCgkkl6yu51BKogzJtbOJw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">Action Steps:</span></h2><div><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;"><p dir="ltr" style="color: #783f04; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 16pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #595959; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Social Justice Elements: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #783f04; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 16pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Element 5: Awareness Raising</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #783f04; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Element 6: Social Action Conclusion References </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="color: #783f04; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We pledge to donate a copy of “The Skin you Live In” to all Elementary Schools in Marin County. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 16pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For their next visual arts project Bacich Bears will design bookmarks. Students may choose a social justice theme to illustrate and decorate their bookmarks or they may draw their faces with a description of their skin like those written by author Michael Tyler: “I have milky chocolate pudding skin. How about you?” Bookmarks will be tucked into our donated books along with a copy of “Skin” lesson plan the Bacich Social Justice team has developed. Books will be delivered in the “Inclusive Language” totes.</span></p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div></div><div><br /></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-2a4bdbf7-7fff-1c3f-cfc5-ae21679efb26"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLSpMeACA16S_qBSPE-tJlLG9ECBi89y_7K1maUiN-oDBcp1LBJ1jQfZgCp61LdB693JR7rXc1M1eu3FlygLs0wSilI_-5MuFQs6YUsQKP_rVJbgoeQ8Q-qngIBW8pMSbLIDnNV7lXHY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="793" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLSpMeACA16S_qBSPE-tJlLG9ECBi89y_7K1maUiN-oDBcp1LBJ1jQfZgCp61LdB693JR7rXc1M1eu3FlygLs0wSilI_-5MuFQs6YUsQKP_rVJbgoeQ8Q-qngIBW8pMSbLIDnNV7lXHY/w640-h360/Screen+Shot+2020-12-10+at+2.10.22+PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span> <p></p>Mrs. Libby's Art Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02330883865302117947noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218015396044438298.post-1738878567962936142020-10-28T15:56:00.000-07:002020-10-28T15:56:10.368-07:00Distance Learning October 2020 Art Blog <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <p></p><h3><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.6px;">Kindergarten </b></span></span></span></h3><div><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2b084c97-7fff-83b7-2ede-b3d951a6d100" style="font-weight: normal;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With the help of family members Kindergarten students submitted their skin color study self-portraits to be displayed in our school-wide “Our Skin” virtual exhibition schedule for December 2020. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kindergarten students also had the opportunity to engage in a variety of arts integration activities. Such as building paper sculptures, and creating whimsical, shape scarecrows silhouettes. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Arts integration</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is an approach to teaching that integrates the fine and performing arts as primary pathways to learning. Arts integration differs from traditional education by its inclusion of both the arts discipline and core subjects as part of learning. The goal of arts integration is to increase knowledge of a core subject area while concurrently fostering a greater understanding and appreciation of visual arts. Arts integration is an approach to teaching in which students construct and demonstrate understanding through an art form. Students engage in a creative process which connects an art form and another subject and meets evolving objectives in both.</span></p></span></b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.6px;">Paper Sculpture</b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; 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font-size: small;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-77bf1646-7fff-14f9-5271-d7419652eac6" style="font-weight: normal;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">First and second grade students were introduced to our school-wide “Skin” unit which has an overarching art component which will be implemented in all grade levels K-4th grade. Inspired by photographer Angelica Dass and her stunning skin color study titled</span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/6218015396044438298/1737763702130755421#" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Humanæ.</span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students were introduced to the picture book "The Skin You Live In" written by Michael Tyler, illustrated by David Lee Csicsko. After the read aloud students engaged in a discussion to share observations about their skin</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and the skin colors of their peers, families and community. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">During the weeks or first and second grade distance learning art rotation students will create a self-portrait featuring their skin colors. A school wide virtual art gallery featuring students' skin colors self-portraits will be the culmination of this visual study. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div></span></b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><br /></b></span></span></span></div><h3><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.6px;">3rd GRADE: How to Paint a Cupcake with Watercolor </b></span></span></span></h3><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-00611400-7fff-9abe-5c1a-5f3adee7c0b4"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Third grade students were excited to receive sketchbooks and watercolor sets for their 3 weeks virtual visual arts rotation. Students were introduced to watercolor skills</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and techniques such as mixing light and dark values of a hue, shading and highlighting, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">transforming</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> a flat shape into a three-dimensional, yummy looking cupcake. Students practiced taking pictures of their completed artwork and uploading their work to google classroom. Students were excited to upload their artwork to be featured on this blog. </span></p><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs095sV_RZVmM-CaBUfTuQPYZjOCZjel4aEMlcJ_z9ZqsBTtNReoaq_t2X7UbGofpmBs4TpL4nP2Q5baUw05mN_Zh-pfOPblPbW3UhvQ07rUaBGuhLIMWH9TQm6sUeu2hr6ansfOQmtmQ/s696/Screen+Shot+2020-10-12+at+10.29.40+AM.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="696" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs095sV_RZVmM-CaBUfTuQPYZjOCZjel4aEMlcJ_z9ZqsBTtNReoaq_t2X7UbGofpmBs4TpL4nP2Q5baUw05mN_Zh-pfOPblPbW3UhvQ07rUaBGuhLIMWH9TQm6sUeu2hr6ansfOQmtmQ/w640-h357/Screen+Shot+2020-10-12+at+10.29.40+AM.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: small;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.6px;">3rd GRADE: </b></span></span></span><b style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: 0.6px;">Skin Color/Self-Portrait Study</b></h3><div style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-85567411-7fff-c4bc-aea9-f6152862e2da" style="font-weight: normal;"></span></b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: large; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: start; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After contemplating the question: “How many colors are there in the human rainbow?” By artist </span><a href="https://www.angelicadass.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Angélica Dass</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">’ count, at least 4,000. Since 2012, the Brazilian artist has been photographing people of every color and matching each subject’s skin tone to hues from the Pantone printing color chart to codify a unique chromatic inventory.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: large; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: start; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: large; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: start; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dass’s project, titled </span><a href="https://www.angelicadass.com/humanae-project" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Humanæ,”</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> has traveled the world and is featured in</span><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/race-pantone-gallery-humanae-angelica-dass/race-pantone-grid-angelica-dass-humanae/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> National Geographic,</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> which focuses on the idea of race as a social construct, rather than a biological one. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: large; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: start; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Inspired by Dass’ work students draw and layer their self-portrait on top of their skin color paper. I guide students through basic facial proportions and facial features leaving room for personal expression and details. Students use art media of their choice such as watercolor, marker, color pencil and crayons to paint hair, eye and lip colors. Students will take a picture of their completed self-portraits and turn them in to google classroom. Students' skin color self-portrait study will be incorporated into the school wide virtual art gallery. Stay tuned, this gallery will be live in December. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: large; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: start; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: large; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: start; white-space: normal;"><br /></p></b></span></span></span></div></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><h3 style="color: black; font-family: Times; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.6px;">4th GRADE: Conclusion of Skin Color/Self-Portrait Study</b></span></span></span></h3><div><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-85567411-7fff-c4bc-aea9-f6152862e2da" style="font-weight: normal;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Fourth grade students completed their skin color self-portrait study. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Students used watercolors to mix color recipe charts to create their own skin tones and developed creative words to name and describe their skin colors. Students practice taking pictures of their artwork and uploading their work to google classroom. Their portraits will be featured in our school-wide virtual art exhibit planned for December. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">This fantastic study aligns with elements one and two of the Social Justice Curriculum design. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Element 1: Self Love and Knowledge</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">Element 2: Respect for Others</span></p><br /></span></b></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></div>Mrs. Libby's Art Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02330883865302117947noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218015396044438298.post-17377637021307554212020-09-27T17:48:00.009-07:002020-09-29T10:55:57.554-07:00September 2020 Distance Learning Art Blog<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span>Better Together/Racial Justice T-Shirt Artwork & Instruction Videos</span></span></h2></span></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; letter-spacing: 0.6px; white-space: pre-wrap;">“We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of this tapestry are equal in value no matter their color.” </span></div></span></span></h3><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ba9780bd-7fff-f289-f6ae-8a70d4ba3680"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">- Maya Angelou</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6ve0zmW301D76J3Q9iY9WPHXVrkYnMvpW4598qOkTq4BK7FwI-RNEHswX6QHSItfd6Ab7zIUSD4tkaYZjw_u2mKnI9bL9KsWJP6o4ADtnWLQ9qyvkApPC58zsClwg8udX6oKpvcxohE/s940/3D2B7BFB-F360-4692-B4B2-F560A44EC6D5_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="940" data-original-width="863" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu6ve0zmW301D76J3Q9iY9WPHXVrkYnMvpW4598qOkTq4BK7FwI-RNEHswX6QHSItfd6Ab7zIUSD4tkaYZjw_u2mKnI9bL9KsWJP6o4ADtnWLQ9qyvkApPC58zsClwg8udX6oKpvcxohE/w368-h400/3D2B7BFB-F360-4692-B4B2-F560A44EC6D5_1_201_a.jpeg" width="368" /></a></div></div><br /><span id="docs-internal-guid-81659345-7fff-e2dd-3581-22d381cdefa2"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #212529; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Many artists create work that intersects with political activism and social justice causes. Throughout history, art has been used as an accessible tool for communication, raising awareness about social issues and affecting positive change. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #212529; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My personal artwork is a natural way of expressing my ideas about how I see the world, through shapes, lines, textures and colors. Exploring social justice subjects in my personal artwork is a new and scary territory. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have immersed myself in reading about social justice, have joined a book club formed by colleagues and I have been serving on the Marin County Social Justice Curriculum Writing Group. This work has truly been eye opening for me. While self-reflecting, I feel shame and outrage at my own complicity with racism and what continues to go in the USA, the world, and here in Marin County, and have been processing this deep </span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">understanding </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and self-study through visual responses. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I created the “Love Not Hate'' artwork through moments of struggle, frustration, confusion, hope and love. With this artwork I strive to share my</span><span style="color: #212529; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> passion of educating students, to help them speak their truths and to foster growing ideas that we’re better together as we create stamina to shape our communities and the world. By all means, I am not an expert in leading others through challenging topics like racial and social justice, but I am willing to try. I am willing to show my vulnerability. I am using the organic language of visual arts to communicate, to spark conversations and to advocate for change and equality. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #212529; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With my art partner, Kent parent and artist/printmaker, Anna Rochester we believe we are Better Together. We created mini video lessons based on the 6 Elements of Social Justice Curriculum Design and our personal artworks to help jumpstart conversations in your classrooms. This first set of videos explores: </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Element 1: Self Love and Knowledge and, Element 2: Respect for Others. This work continues as we create more video lessons to tap into Elements 3-4. Links to the videos and playlist are here: </span><a href="https://youtu.be/HM3CjFqwu7A" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Social Justice Instruction Videos</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Please feel free to explore these videos with your students. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thank you for your support.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Warmly, Barbara Libby-Steinmann Bacich Art Teacher</span></span></p></span></span></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br />Artwork by Barbara Libby-Steinmann</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p dir="ltr" style="color: black; font-family: Times; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: black; font-family: Times; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">During the summer I joined a group of Bacich/Kent teachers to serve on the Marin County Social Justice Curriculum Writing Committee. With the support of the KSD administrative team, Bacich teachers and I engaged in developing a schoolwide social justice unit titled “My Skin": Living Armor Evolving Identity”. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: black; font-family: Times; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Social Justice curriculum design is based on 6 elements:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: black; font-family: Times; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Six Elements of Social Justice Curriculum Design:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Element 1: Self Love and Knowledge</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Element 2: Respect for Others</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Element 3: Issues of Social Injustice</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Element 4: Social Movements and Social Change</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Element 5: Awareness Raising</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Element 6: Social Action Conclusion References </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: black; font-family: Times; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Visual arts is a wonderful, organic way to engage our students in conversation about skin colors, self love, respect for others, race and diversity. Through our county wide collaboration, we learned that Arts Integration is a valuable tool in implementing the Six Elements of Social Justice and a nice vehicle to get past Elements 1 and 2. The Baich Social Justice committee will help teachers with the expansion and integration opportunities of the skin unit in Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: black; font-family: Times; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our school wide “Skin” unit has an overarching art component which I will be implementing in all grade levels K-4th grade. Inspired by photographer Angelica Dass and her stunning skin color study titled </span><a href="https://www.angelicadass.com/humanae-project" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Humanæ.</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Students will engage in a self-study about their skin color and the skin of their peers, family and community. Students will create a self-portrait featuring their skin colors. A school wide virtual art gallery featuring students' skin colors self-portraits will be the culmination of this visual study. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2LWSabGgz6sA397qp9acokz-K5pLXk2fcioiDC3bVfqk7RiL1MdVb83MMeLCRMlELzbOxhaEGs18d8C9QDrN2P-hgrAHrvA0Hqf827yjUn-5VZN6Vm-rLWG3nci08kjgPc37g2j_r5A/s2048/791BC7D9-B6EB-4DE1-89F9-89050660E636.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2LWSabGgz6sA397qp9acokz-K5pLXk2fcioiDC3bVfqk7RiL1MdVb83MMeLCRMlELzbOxhaEGs18d8C9QDrN2P-hgrAHrvA0Hqf827yjUn-5VZN6Vm-rLWG3nci08kjgPc37g2j_r5A/w300-h400/791BC7D9-B6EB-4DE1-89F9-89050660E636.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: black; font-family: Times; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The book "The Skin You Live In" written by Michael Tyler, illustrated by David Lee Csicsko is a great introduction for students to share observations about their skin. After the read aloud, I am teaching students to paint with watercolors creating color recipe charts to mix their own skin tones and using creative words to name and describe their skin colors. Students paint one entire page of their sketchbooks with their skin tone and write their name of their skin color at the bottom of the page.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; 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font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: black; font-family: Times; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students continue the study of their skin by contemplating the question: “How many colors are there in the human rainbow?” By artist </span><a href="https://www.angelicadass.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Angélica Dass</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">’ count, at least 4,000. Since 2012, the Brazilian artist has been photographing people of every color and matching each subject’s skin tone to hues from the Pantone printing color chart to codify a unique chromatic inventory.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dass’s project, titled </span><a href="https://www.angelicadass.com/humanae-project" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Humanæ,”</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> has traveled the world and is featured in</span><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/race-pantone-gallery-humanae-angelica-dass/race-pantone-grid-angelica-dass-humanae/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> National Geographic,</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> which focuses on the idea of race as a social construct, rather than a biological one. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Inspired by Dass’ work students draw and layer their self-portrait on top of their skin color paper. I guide students through basic facial proportions and facial features leaving room for personal expression and details. Students use art media of their choice such as watercolor, marker, color pencil and crayons to paint hair, eye and lip colors. Completed self-portraits will be photographed and incorporated into the school wide virtual art gallery.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: black; font-family: Times; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;"><br style="white-space: normal;" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #262626; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As an extension 3rd and 4th grade students will have the option to create a digital self-portrait. Using the free online platform sketchbook.app, students will learn how to import a selfie photo with a white/blank background, Students will learn how to use digital tools to determine their skin color and use their skin color to fill in the background. Students will use tools in the app to creatively alter their self portrait and add their creative, descriptive name for their skin color. Students will have a choice to submit either their digital, or hand drawn/painted skin study self-portrait to the school wide virtual art gallery.</span></p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-69998a52-7fff-2440-5357-76783936e2b2"><span><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; font-size: large; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; font-size: large; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCabu0vPqYUS0i8I8QKa5teBQMz-CTg39CZnLBTC7DF1ZqlSGfCPVRelUwi_TfK08I3kwqGEHqPZZ2zycknSwy3-nlxtZFFzH3sZBAy2gkZ-GNN1y5W_Q8eBXs4BnuAQuhNFCs5ZhuJs/s2048/IMG_4798.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCabu0vPqYUS0i8I8QKa5teBQMz-CTg39CZnLBTC7DF1ZqlSGfCPVRelUwi_TfK08I3kwqGEHqPZZ2zycknSwy3-nlxtZFFzH3sZBAy2gkZ-GNN1y5W_Q8eBXs4BnuAQuhNFCs5ZhuJs/s320/IMG_4798.jpg" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="1288" data-original-width="1149" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEEXl3QbZzLmvqPDqwHMYKkzb-gXanmp800vAdTuzQKTyT2rciDnOynBe0Qraok-qhjDWOdu-mbXj5qX-hxdEAPcUpz0NALsLv-cmTGq2-OKnQwtRA4OpyAFKFbN1ziHiYiivzy0ouN5Q/s320/180C9317-33D1-48B6-870E-A35E6DB41426.jpeg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Hand painted self-portrait by Kindergarten student and digital self-portrait by Mrs. Libby</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></span></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-c7de1396-7fff-718f-847d-dff24913844d"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><h3><span class="Apple-style-span" face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0.6px;">4th GRADE:</b> </span></span></span></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.5px;">Fourth grade students were excited to pick up sketchbooks and watercolor sets for their 3 weeks virtual visual arts rotation. Students were introduced to the works for California Artist </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wayne Thiebaud</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> (TEE-boh); born November 15, 1920). Thiebaud is </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">known for his colorful works depicting commonplace objects, pies, lipsticks, paint cans, ice cream cones, pastries, and hot dogs, as well as for his landscapes and figure paintings. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">This projects introduced students to basic watercolor techniques, transforming</span></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> a flat round shape into a three-dimensional, yummy looking doughnut. 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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Summer is almost here! For the last two weeks of school I will continue post themed visual arts assignments and projects on this blog. I would like you to explore and complete 1-2 art assignments per week. You are welcome to do more! </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">You may pick and choose from the video menu below. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">I would love to see your completed artwork. Please take a picture of your work and email it to me, or send me your questions:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">The week of April 27, the theme is water. Therefore, the art projects and activities I have planned for you this week are all connected to water. First up is the Sea Turtle. I love sea turtles! Two years ago I was lucky to travel to Costa Rica and watch baby sea turtles being released into the ocean. Baby turtles hatch from eggs. The baby sea turtles I saw were born in a conservation hatchery. Worldwide, six of seven sea turtle species are classified as threatened or endangered. That's why marine biologists around the world have organized turtle hatcheries to help the sea turtle population to grow in a protective way</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">.</span><br />
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They think jellyfish are delicious. ...
They're the oceans' lawnmowers. ...
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They spend 90% of their lives in water. ...
They've been around for a very, very long time. ...
They can hold their breath for five hours underwater. ...
They live to about 100 years.
I would like to lead you in a sea turtle drawing activity. Watch my video and follow along and learn how to draw a cute cartoon sea turtle. Have fun.
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">I felt the need to share with my community simple art lessons for adults and kids with materials they might have at home in their kitchens and home offices. I was doing this on my own not as a school related activity. I have received lots of positive feedback and requests to open these classes for the entire school</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> community and beyond. For the duration of the school closure I am planning to live-steam visual arts classes on Facebook every Tuesday and Thursday at 10:00 am PST. If you would like to tune in to my live-streams you may follow me on Facebook and Instagram @Barbara Libby-Steinmann. It takes lots of courage to brave the live-steam and virtual teaching world. The learning curve is high and frustrating at times. In a sense, this has become my own personal professional development from home. </span></span><br />
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Materials: instant coffee, paintbrush or Q-tips, water and containers, paper, paper towels</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "roboto" , "noto" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Learn how to print/ stamp with veggies. Print a card and a piece of stationary with matching envelope.
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">TK Students were introduced to the works of Saul Steinberg. Steinber (1914-1999) was a Romanian and American cartoonist and illustrator, best known for his work for The New Yorker. He described himself as a "writer who draws". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><span style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: normal;">The Zero Waste Schools Program inspired this amazing robot project. Recycling makes sense </span><span style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: normal;">unlike landfills (which simply stockpile trash) recycling removes waste completely, then turns it back to useful products. Recycling saves money, and in turn reduces the amount of trash going to the landfills. </span><br style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: normal;" /><br style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: normal;" /><span style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: normal;">ALUMINUM RECYCLING</span><br style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: normal;" /><span style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: normal;">Recycling one ton of aluminum:</span><br style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: normal;" /><span style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: normal;">Saves 14,000 kWh of energy</span><br style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: normal;" /><span style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: normal;">Saves 39.6 barrels (1,663 gallons) of oil</span><br style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: normal;" /><span style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: normal;">Saves 237.6 million Btu's of energy</span><br style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: normal;" /><span style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: normal;">Saves 10 cubic yards of landfill space</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><span style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: normal;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.6px;"><span style="color: #222222; letter-spacing: normal;">The Zero Waste program is a school wide program which teaches students that tin and </span></span><span style="color: #222222;">aluminum cans should not go in the regular trash. Students learned that new products can be made out of the recycled aluminum, or we can <b>upcycle </b>the cans and create amazing art. No need to go to the art store to purchase supplies! From Trash to Treasure!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Upcycling also known as <b>creative reuse. </b>It is the process of converting old or discarded materials into something useful, artistic and beautiful.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Actually no, and the difference is important. Upcycling is what many artists do. Reusing waste without destroying it in order to form something new. Recycling takes waste products, breaks them down, then forms them into something new. Both upcycling and recycling are great methods to keep products and packaging out of landfills and helps our planet earth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The "drawing local birds" lesson connects with the first grade PBL driving question: "Why should we care about Creekside marsh?" First grade students went on nature walks to observe animals which inhabit the Creekside marsh area. Students observed, charted, and identified birds. In art class students were introduced to David Allen Sibley, American Ornithologist, as well as Scientific Illustrator Jane Kim. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">During a directed sketching lesson students were guided through a series of sketching check-points, to capture the position and gesture of a bird and its distinctive features, such as, beak, legs, tail and wing feathers. After the intro sketching lesson, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">students chose a photograph of a marsh bird to illustrate. Students carefully followed the sketching check-points, and closely observed the bird's gesture, features and markings. Students used watercolor pencils and aqua brushes to apply delicate color and details. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Our apple tree needed pruning, instead of composting the cut branches students used them to build weaving looms. Students laid out 4 branches to create a frame. Students learned how to tie square knots to secure the corners of the loom. Students used a soft, neutral brown cotton thread to stretch around the branch frame to crate the vertical warp.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Once the looms they were completed students were ready to take on the weaving challenge. </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Weaving</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> helps develop hand-eye coordination because the activity encourages </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">children</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"> to use the visual information received to coordinate the movement of the hands. It isn't an easy task when starting out but with practice and perseverance students made great progress. It is a common sight to see </span></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">children</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> really concentrate when they </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">weave</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">. There is often silence as they carefully move the material between the warp. Weaving is a soothing and calming activity. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Third grade students continued and completed the weaving of their California Miwok inspired baskets. Students used round willow reed to twine the sides of their baskets and added color accents by incorporating beads into their weaving </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Inspired by Emily Dvorin's work, some students include upcycled materials such as nylon laniards to their baskets. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">The unique style of surrealist painter, sculptor and ceramist Joan </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Miró (</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">1893-1983) is characterized by the use of organic forms and flattened picture planes with sharp black lines. The inspiration for his works came from this dreams. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">In a similar fashion, students drew a surreal self-portrait and their dream pet. Students reviewed lines and geometric shapes and experimented with how these strict boundaries could be counterbalanced with the softness of color and more organic images. In his works, </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Miró often repeated surrealistic icons, objects and shapes such as: crescent moon, stars, figures with graphic patters, ladders, etc. </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Students were encouraged to include some of </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Miró'</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">s iconic objects or shapes in their own works, as well as adding imagery elements from their own dreams. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">We think you’ll agree these whimsical dream paintings are a delightful and expressive interpretation of </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Miró'</span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">s surreal and ebullient style!</span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">We think these rainsticks created out of recycled materials are just divine. To finish off and decorate their rainsticks students added beadwork and outlined their previously painted shapes with black sharpie pens. With help of an adult volunteer students attached ribbon as a shoulder strap to carry the rainsticks. </span></div>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-dd274210-7fff-63db-6064-850544cf50f4"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fibonacci</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> was an Italian man who studied math and theories back in the 11th century. He discovered a pattern called the </span><span style="color: #9900ff; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fibonacci sequence.</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> It's a series of numbers that starts with 0 and 1, and each number after is found by adding the two previous numbers </span><span style="color: #9900ff; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55...)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Visual arts integration with math and geometry. Fourth grade students implemented the mathematical Fibonacci sequence and golden ration in aesthetically pleasing, abstract and representational circle designs. <span style="font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;">The </span><b style="font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif;">art</b><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> world has felt the influence of the </span><b style="font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif;">Golden Ratio</b><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> for centuries. Also known as the </span><b style="font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif;">Golden Section</b><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> or the Divine Proportion, this mathematical principle is an expression of the </span><b style="font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif;">ratio</b><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> of two sums whereby their </span><b style="font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif;">ratio</b><span style="font-family: "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> is equal to the larger of the two quantities. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Many works </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">of</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> art have been designed using </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">the golden ratio</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">. For example Da Vinci's Mona Lisa. Students were fascinated how this mathematical formula discovered by Fibonacci in the 11th century is still used in visual arts, architecture and design today. For example the iconic logos Apple and Twitter were both designed with circles following the Fibonacci sequence. </span></span></div>
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Students practiced using a compass to draw circles with radii following the Fibonacci sequence. Students used different colored construction paper to create creative, visual pleasing circle designs. </div>
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Would you like to read more about the Fibonacci Sequence? <a href="https://www.canva.com/learn/what-is-the-golden-ratio/">https://www.canva.com/learn/what-is-the-golden-ratio/</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The myriad patterns and textures found on fall leaves, which were collected around campus were transferred by placing wet leaves onto a yellow under painting. Students painted on top of the leaves with a variety of colors. Leaves must stay on background until completely dry! The result - soft backgrounds contrasted with beautiful textured patterns from nature!</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Second grade students continued their studies with color theory, working with the color schema warm and cool. Through </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">colors an artist can set a mood, attract attention, or make a statement. Color can be used to energize, or to calm down. By selecting the right color scheme, artists can create an ambiance of elegance, warmth or tranquility, or convey an image of playful youthfulness. Color can be an artist's most powerful design element if use effectively. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Colors affect us in numerous ways, both mentally and physically. A strong red color has been shown to raise blood pressure, while a blue color has a calming effect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Students traced their hands and sketched creative patterns and designs for their background compositions and used a color marker/water wash technique to carefully color in their hand</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> compositions with warm/cool color combinations. </span><br />
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Third grade students have been studying the amazing art of Chinese Brush Painting. Students were introduced to the Chinese prodigy artist Yani, who became famous with her whimsical depictions of monkeys, as well as other traditional Chinese plants and animals when she was only 4 years old. </span><br />
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After a lot of practice, how to use a Chinese brush and ink correctly, students worked with 4 subjects Yani often depicted in her works: bamboo, orchid, crane, and monkey. The final paintings were painted on rice paper and each student created a “seal/chop” to print onto their finished piece. </span><br />
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<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chinese chops, or seals are used to inscribe a person's name or family name onto items such as government documents, art, and literary works. Used since the shang dynasty (s600-1046 BCE), Chinese chops were also seen as works of art. </span><br />
<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The original use of Chinese chops may have been to help those who could not read easily identify certain characters on official government documents or even to make the documents appear official. Whether it was the emperor who could not read or write, or the people of the emperor's empire, using a chop to make a mark on a piece of paper helped everyone understand more about what they were being told. </span><br />
<span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span class="s1" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Since ancient times, artists sign paintings with their chop. So did our 3rd grade students. In China, people who buy paintings often add their own chop. Some paintings from Ancient China have over 20 chop marks. The marks do not take away value from the painting but can actually increase the price depending on who purchased the parting over the years. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Inktober, the moth-long challenge where artist post one ink-drawing work for each day of the month according to a list of prompts. The rules of Inktober are simple: make an ink drawing - you are allowed to use a pencil under-drawing if you wish - and post your work on your favorite social media networks come October 1st with the hashtag of #inktober and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">#inktober2019. Although lots of illustrators use this period as a great way to showcase their art, Inktober is open to anyone and everyone. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Inktober began in 2009 thanks to an artist who refers to himself as <a href="https://www.mrjakeparker.com/" target="_blank">Mr. Jake Parker</a>. Jake says on the <a href="https://www.mrjakeparker.com/inktober-1" target="_blank">Inktober</a> website that he started Inktober as a way of challenging himself to improve his "inking skills" and as a way of developing positive drawing habits. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mr. Jake Parker said: "Inktober is something I look forward to with my fellow artist and fans. I think it's a simple amazing concept; 31 Days, 31 Drawings". M</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ore and more drawing enthusiasts take part in Inktober each year. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This holds artists either professional or amateur accountable for one another and fosters global sharing and connectivity between artists.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bacich 4th grade students enthusiastically embraced the Inktober challenge and practiced the following ink techniques: ink blotting, pen and in drawing, and calligraphy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Ink Blotting:</b> For this blot painting technique students applied small amounts of ink on one side of a glossy folded photo paper with a brush. The artist then folds the paper and prints the black ink onto the other side of the fold creating a mirror image. The artist repeats the steps of adding more ink and folding the paper. By adding water and applying ink in the thin layers gorgeous color nuances can be achieved on the glossy photo paper. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Pen an Ink Drawing:</b> Pen and ink drawing describes the process of using pens to apply ink to a surface. There are lots of pen and ink techniques artists use to create visual texture in their works. Students were introduced to the basics of pen and in drawing techniques using fine tipped sharpie pens. After practicing these techniques in their art journals students used their favorite pen and ink techniques to create strong ares of contrast, interest, and texture on top of their ink bolt paintings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No fancy pens are need to practice faux calligraphy, any old pen or pencils works. Although students had a chance to practice their lettering using dip ink pens with nibs and brush pens. Faux calligraphy is created by focusing on up- and -down stokes on each letter, going over the down stroke parts of the text to create bolder lines and filling in the lines to create the look of a fancy calligraphy tool. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Bacich Visual Arts Program TK-4th grade</span></h2>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We are off to a fabulous start. We are exited about our new tables and stools! The new furniture make the art room a complete, flexible, creative work space. During our first art lessons of the new school year, we established routines, rules and practiced collaboration and sharing tools and supplies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All grade levels started the year with practicing drawing skills. KT-2nd grade worked on guided drawing activities and 3rd and 4th grade students explored drawing with two hands. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of the key lessons in the Bacich art program is that there are no mistakes in art. Besides being a means of recording, the art journal is a safe place for the student to express his or her thoughts and ideas in writing and drawing that is not corrected by the teacher, giving freedom for individual expression.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Many people claim they cannot be artists because they "can't draw a straight line". Using the strategies of this guided drawing unit "Discovering Lines and Shapes" anybody who can hold a pencil can learn to draw. Drawing is basically a matter of close observation, breaking the subject into lines, shapes, and space and of course lots of practice.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Third and fourth grade students designed their art journal cover with a positive, inspirational, or personal word. Using graphic design principals students traced letter stencils onto their cover to spell their word of choice. Using warm/cool color schemas and pattern designs students colored their letters to create a pop art effect. Pop artist Jasper Johns' bright colored works of letters and numbers was an inspiration for many students. </span><br />
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Mrs. Libby's Art Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02330883865302117947noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6218015396044438298.post-25341414022353445212019-08-31T16:28:00.001-07:002019-09-07T19:43:17.874-07:00Welcome Art For Bears Volunteers <h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 22px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Volunteer Information, Art Class Schedules and Calendar 2019/20</span></h3>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thank you for your interest in volunteering in the Bacich Art Room. The Bacich Art Program is called "Art For Bears"(AFB). There are two basic AFB volunteer job opportunities: </span></h3>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">1. Coordinator</span></h3>
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<span style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial"; font-size: small;"><b>For the 2019/20 school year, 3rd and 4th grade students will have weekly art classes. All other grades will have biweekly art classes. </b></span></span></h3>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Below please find job descriptions for each of the two volunteer opportunities, art class schedules Week A and Week B, as well as Week A and Week B 2018/19 calendar. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. Coordinator</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">● You’re the LEAD coordinator and for consistency will attend ever art class (if possible). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">● </span><span style="background-color: yellow;">Create and maintain <u>a weekly</u> volunteer schedule for <u>3rd and 4th grade classes</u>, </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">create and </span></span><span style="background-color: yellow; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">maintain<u> a biweekly</u> volunteer schedule for TK - 2nd grade class on SinUpGenius </span><a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/" style="background-color: yellow; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">https://www.signupgenius.com/</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">● Throughout the year, there may be requests from Mrs. Libby to have additional</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">volunteers in class due to the nature of some special Art projects. This will be</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">●<b> Weekly commitment (3rd and 4th grade)</b>, <b>biweekly commitment TK-2nd grade</b> to assist Mrs. Libby and students in the classroom along </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;">with other scheduled volunteers </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">● Commits to arriving 5 minutes before class to help with setup and stay 5-10 minutes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">● Point of contact between additional volunteers and Mrs. Libby</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">● Please make every effort to send out a reminder email to your scheduled volunteers</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1-2 days prior to the art class.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">● Ensure that there are volunteers scheduled for each art class.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">● If a volunteer cannot fulfill their assigned day and cannot find a replacement, please</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">● You are an additional Volunteer for special projects or substitute if the lead AFB coordinator<span style="font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 1.4;"> is unable to attend class.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">● Commitment on a fill-in bases</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">● Throughout the year, there may be requests from Mrs. Libby to have additional</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">TK Students had the opportunity to create three-dimensional turtles out of air-dry clay. To create an interesting texture for the turtle's shell, students stepped on a clay ball to imprint the texture of the sole of their shoes. Students viewed and compared the variety of textures every one's shoe had left behind. Practicing rolling coils for the turtle's legs, head and tail was yet another clay molding technique students used. After the clay had dried, students painted their turtles in vibrant colors using liquid water colors. A coat of clear varnish finished the turtles with a nice shine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is Kindergarten Arts/Science integration at its best. Students learned about a variety of push and pull forces. Once students had grasped the basic concept of forces they were ready to build their “cranky", a little machine with a crank, an axle and a piston animating one part of two artistic forms. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Students persevered through the technical steps of engineering a crank and piston and loved the artistic challenge in creating two forms telling a story with one moving and one still part. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Kindergarten students went full STEAM ahead into this hands on learning experience. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">This 1st grade unit of Arts Integration and STEAM support the Next Generation Science Standards of "Sound". A</span><span style="font-size: small;">rts integration is an important part of the </span><span style="font-size: small;">transition to the Common Core Standard. Bacich school as formed a STEAM team where homeroom teachers, math/science coach, maker teacher and the art teacher meet to design projects to inspire student to think differently about core subjects such as, math, science, through project based learning. This supports deeper learning and thinking by connecting the core subject to an art form while maintaining the integrity of both the core subject and the artistic process. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">Soft sculpture<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>is a type of<span class="apple-converted-space"> sculpture</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>made using<span class="apple-converted-space"> cloth</span>,<span class="apple-converted-space"> foam, rubber</span>, plastic, paper, fibers and similar material that are supple and not rigid. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">They can also be made out of natural materials if combined to make a none rigid object. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">Soft sculpture art is very popular in Japan with artists like</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;"><u> </u></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: black;">Yayoi <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yayoii_Kusama&action=edit&redlink=1" style="font-family: helvetica;">Kusama</a></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">boosting the heritage of this new and innovative medium for</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;"> interior design. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">Popularized in the 1960s by artists such as</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claes_Oldenburg" style="color: black; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="text-decoration-line: none;">Claes Oldenburg</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;"> with hi</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">s props and objects Oldenburg created for performances. </span></div>
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<span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">Fourth grade students sketched ideas for their own, original soft sculpture "aka stuffies". Students practiced to revise their sketches to make a sewing pattern. Some students made asymmetrical designs, some folded their papers in half to make their designs symmetrical. Students added a 1/4 inch seam allowance to their patterns to allow enough space for stitching. </span><br />
<span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 11pt;">Students were introduce to sewing 101: needle threading, knot tying, the basics of stitching: running stitch, whip stitch, blanket stitch, and sew on a button. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 15px;">Based on their sewing skill levels students chose a stitch to fit their skills. Students gently pushed acrylic fiberfill into their soft sculptures. Students appliquéd faces and other features and sewed on buttons for eyes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 15px;">We are a "maker culture"! Students enjoyed this visual arts/maker project, the process from creating a pattern to the finished piece. It was engaging to boys and girls alike because persistence was required to solve problems as they occurred. Students helped each other, which made this a nice teamwork project. </span></div>
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