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Mrs. Shock's Art Room at England Elementary in Austin, TX.
Nature, Math...ART!
Yes, Math and Science in Art! This is a great video that highlights the art of John Edmark.
Art Jobs: Map Makers
There are lots of different jobs in the arts, and sometimes they happen unexpectedly.
Art Camp with Mrs. Shock
This summer, Mrs. Shock will be hosting her first Summer Art Camps! There will be 3 sessions this summer and each session will have a different theme.
For the week of June 12th to 15th, our theme is COLOR! We will be doing some very colorful projects that may involve interesting ways of getting color onto our artwork. The week will end with tie-dying our own shirts!
For the week of June 26th to 29th, our theme is Stars & Stripes. We will be making patriotic themed art, including some hammer-and-nail string art!
For the week of July 10th to 13th, our theme is Under the Sea. All of our artwork will be ocean themed. This class will include some sculpting with baking soda clay.
All camps are for kids aged 8 to 12 years old and classes will be limited to 10 students per session. The cost per session is $125, which includes supply fees. All you need to bring is your imagination and a snack!
All the camps will be held at Mrs. Shock's house and camp will be from 9am to Noon. If you are interested in signing up...
Calling All Dry Markers!
Crayola has a great program for recycling those old dry markers that end up in the trash! It's called ColorCycle.
Last year we shipped off a pretty big box of dry markers, and this year I hope to send an even bigger box! If you have any dry markers laying around, send them to school to recycle in the art room. They don't even have to be crayola markers, any marker will do!
ATC Swap was a Success!
In November we mailed all of our Artist Trading Cards in to Mrs. Nic Hahn in Minnesota. She then worked tirelessly to organize and distribute the trading cards back to the schools that participated. We received some really great cards from other states and countries!
I created a google map with pictures of the cards we received from each school. If you'd like to see what we got, you can see them all by clicking on the globe below!
Now the hard part is distributing the trading cards to the England students. There are quite a few that everyone is going to want :)
I created a google map with pictures of the cards we received from each school. If you'd like to see what we got, you can see them all by clicking on the globe below!
Art Club and Artist Trading Cards
Fall Art Club has begun and we are starting off by creating Artist Trading Cards (ATCs). ATCs are miniature pieces of art that you can trade with other artists. When I say miniature, the actual size is 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches. They can be any medium of art and anything you want them to be!
In November we will be mailing our ATCs to an ATC swap coordinator in Minnesota. She has over 100 different schools participating from around the world. We will trade our cards in for cards from those students! The Art Club kids are super excited!
Here are a few great ATCs created yesterday. We are still working on how to use a ruler and make sure we are measuring 2.5 x 3.5 inches. :)
I told the artists that they can create these at home too! All you need is some thick paper (80# or more) and your imagination... and a ruler too! I want to mail off at least 100, which means if every student can make at least 5 cards for trading, we should meet that goal!
In November we will be mailing our ATCs to an ATC swap coordinator in Minnesota. She has over 100 different schools participating from around the world. We will trade our cards in for cards from those students! The Art Club kids are super excited!
Here are a few great ATCs created yesterday. We are still working on how to use a ruler and make sure we are measuring 2.5 x 3.5 inches. :)
I told the artists that they can create these at home too! All you need is some thick paper (80# or more) and your imagination... and a ruler too! I want to mail off at least 100, which means if every student can make at least 5 cards for trading, we should meet that goal!
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