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First Day In Art Class- "Painted Papers"

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Hi everyone!  It has been a while since I have written a blog post.  Since my last post: -I've bought a house. -Graduated from grad school. -Had a baby.  and as we all are--- currently surviving a pandemic.  But I am excited for the new school year, nonetheless. With the start of another school year comes the dread of creating a fun and engaging lesson for the first visit. I don't know about you, but I always have a hard time coming up with something interesting. This year I stuck with something simple yet fun.  I teach upper elementary, so each grade level did the exact same lesson-- Kwik Stix "Painted papers" using Analogous colors.  I always start my first visit to art with my rules and expecations video. Back when Bitmojis were a hit in the classroom, I made a video explaining the rules of the art room. Its only 5 minutes, keeps the kids' attention, and I don't have to say the same thing one million times--at two schools.  Next, we reviewed analogous color

Chris Uphues and Dasic Fernandez inspired Valentine's Day Project

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Well, well, well! We made it through the year of January! At least it felt like a year to me. I hope your New Years Resolutions are still in effect and if not--hey we still have 11 more months!  Valentine's Day is coming up and if your like me, you wait until the last minute to come up with a project. Thank goodness I've stayed loyal to one of my New Year's Resolutions-- Try to stay two steps ahead.  I was introduced to the artist Chris Uphues (Instagram: @chrisuphues) by the wonderful Cassie Stephens and I LOVED his awesome work. The precious hearts that he paints are so unique and fun! Source: https://chrisuphues.com/pages/commissions I decided to pair this artist with another- Dasic Fernandez. If you haven't heard of him, check him out on Instagram @dasicfernandez. He paints beautiful drips of paint- and sometimes creates imagery with his drips! Source: https://news.1xrun.com/dasic-fernandez-throws-down-on-the-dance-floor-in-paradise/