DID YOU SEE THE SUPER BOWL????

As I sat with the majority of the country, watching the Saints and the Colts battle it out, I found myself anticipating the commercials. I actually heard it said that many people were really excited to see the commercials during the game, with some watching the game mainly for that purpose.. My thought was "THANKS TO THE ARTS" and the creative minds of the graphic artists that put all those together. Not to mention the field design, uniforms, banners, equipment, advertisements, logos, cameras, Jumbotrans, architecture, just to name a few.
Amazing how much art is integrated into the SuperBowl, as well as everyday life.

Sleeping under the Stars

FIRST GRADE SLEEPOVER.......what a fun day, filled with all kinds of activities dealing with SPACE..............THE FINAL FRONTIER! It started with a flashlight studded parade complete with aliens and a storm trooper. Then they broke off into stations, all dealing with space. In the art room, we did

12th Birthday Candle up

Once again, Chets Creek celebrated its birthday with the addition of a new candle. This years theme is "Orchustrating A Symphony of Student Success" so the candle was all about different musical genres. I have to admit, I think it is one of my favorites. My question is......after this wall is filled.......where will we go next??????? The world may never know.

Mrs. Snead goes to School

This past November I had the opportunity to attend a Portrait Workshop with Ann Kenyon, an internationally known artist, at the UNF Campus. WOW! Did I ever learn what I didn't know about painting portraits in oils!!!!!!! This was an all day workshop and I must say, I was exhausted at the end. On interesting point was I experienced some of the frustrations the kids feel when they are tackling a challenging project with me. Many times, I will tell them to look at their work and figure out what it needs. They tend to look at me with blank stares and say "I don't KNOW what it needs." Well, I was feeling their pain during the production time. I would look and know that my portrait definitly needed something but I could not figure out what. I was having trouble getting the right color mixed with the paints and ......well, I could go on and on. Ultimately, I did paint a portrait that looked like a human being, however, it did not do justice to the beautiful model I was painting. BUT, the great thing was the EXPERIENCE! I know I have a lot of work to do to be successful at Portraiture, but I know that I was motivated to do the work and get better. What a wonderful experience!!!!

LIME GREEN... the color for 2009-2010

Have you noticed that new artwork has FINALLY begun to fill our frames and cases on the 2nd floor? Well, if you are not sure, look for the lime green tags and you will see fresh work. We are framing 2-D work and are replacing old 3-D pieces with new ones. Make sure to look around when you are up there. We have some fabulous artists here at the Creek!

PTA REFLECTIONS "VISUAL" PARTICIPANTS

This year's entries for the PTA Reflections Visual Arts Exhibit are ready to compete! We had some very nice art pieces as well as photographs. These student's work will compete locally. Those selected at the County level will then compete at the state level. If they are selected at the state level they will then go on to compete at the national level. Congratulations to all these students and good luck!!!!

Another Great POW WOW!

Every year our Kindergarten classes study about various Native American tribes for two to three weeks, in their classrooms. I try to have the students work on a small clay piece when they are with me to teach the importance of that medium to these people, as it was used to create vessels, bowls, everyday items necessary to life, ceremonial items, as well as items with which to barter.

To culminate the entire unit of study, the whole kindergarten class participates in a huge POW WOW, including Native American music and dances. The resource team is responsible for running the various centers that the students visit throughout the day. My job is to talk about natural dyes and paints made by the early Native Americans and then let the students experiment by painting with beets, paprika and tumeric. Always fun! The students really have fun playing with food, but they also learn a lot about having to be resourceful with what you have available.