Too Many Daves

Happy Birthday Dr. Suess, (march 2)

at school we do quite a bit  to celebrate his birthday, which was also the kick off of Read-Across-America. at Mary Eyre we had different guests come in to read to the kids, firemen, parents, and Joey Harrington! (I even took a wack at it and read the "Stinky Cheeseman") We also have a door decorating contest and since I have a door, I decorated it! Our theme has to involve a book or story and if you can incorporate Dr. Suess in, well, you're golden I chose the story "Too Many Daves" from the book "The Sneeches," a classic if ever there was one. I thought it appropriate as I work with 150 kids each day. I had them each color a dave and then I drew a picture of Mrs. McCrave (who had 23 sons and she named them all dave) calling to her sons. We got honorable mention and thus won a round of ice cream sandwiches!

The door

    Mrs. McCrave as drawn by Miss Walker 

 Daves 

           More to come my computer isn't being compliant right now though

too many fish in the sea

First the children created their own undersea creatures

then they took a picture with their fish and (crabs) in front of a blue shirt I gave them

waiting in line to put on the blue shirt

The finished product

The class of A-2  (second grade)

even when I'm not I am....still creating that is.

working title for a work in progress

"lights"

the kids were doing it why can't I?

Christmas present for Amy

TEXTURE

"Does anyone one know what texture         means?" 

it's a simple question but when you're only 7 you can't be expected to know everything. After spending a day at in-service learning about how to teach writing I stumbled into a class on making different kinds of alphabet books, "why not turn the alphabet into one giant work of art?" i thought. "We could use it to create a dialog on the elements of art, specifically texture!" After we discussed what had texture, (the wall, the rug our desks) and tried to feel the imaginary texture of a few examples i had we set to work. Armed with an array of plastic utensils, Popsicle sticks and any ordinary object you could think of we set to work experimenting. Once they had decided on their preferred utensil we let them at the alphabet!                                                                                                                                                                             

                                 

    

  

    

status update

went to "something red"-

definitely not as exciting as last year, must do better work this next time, honestly a little disappointed in myself, ahh well you live and you learn.

Anybody who might be thinking to themselves (Travis the blogger Nazi) " Lindsey sure needs to be painting some more I haven't seen a post in a while...." well I actually am being quite creative... I just can't post anything because they are all Christmas presents... so I'm taking pictures and will show all my productivity this past while (especially with the whole week off I just got! I love snow!)

I also just got done with a few more glass pieces but of course couldn't get a photo in with all the driving back and forth to Newberg and what not.

Final announcement is the alumni show at Fox coming up, I'm working on an image I took in Ireland and really am excited about it.

Thanks to all those out there that get around to reading about my meandering art life.