Have a happy holiday!!

I wish you all a very happy holiday break. May you enjoy your families, celebrate your traditions, and I look forward to seeing you all in the new year!

Original Works

Original Works items shipped!! They should be delivered to KGMS by 12/14!!

Original Works fundraiser----ORDER DEADLINE 11/23

Art is currently running an Original Works fundraiser. http://www.originalworks.com/. Click on "gallery" and type in our code "Kgms". Use the student code from the letter your child brought home to complete the transaction. You can order all kinds of cool products with that feature your child's artwork!! This has a guaranteed return date before winter break. That means you can do holiday shopping for meaningful keepsake gifts that feature your child's artwork. Family, friends, teachers, and even your artist will LOVE these personalized gifts!!!!

October is Bullying Prevention Month. Here are some anti-bullying sketches.

What a week!

These first 2 weeks have flown by! Art students have been super productive in the art room. 2nd and 3rd period students are finishing up their color wheels. 1st, 5th, and 6th period students will begin painting their self-portrait mask on Tuesday.

 Here are some examples of the color wheel project.

What a wonderful start to the year!

This week was a wonderful start to the 2015-2016 school year! We are all settling in to the new year routine and making art! 1st, 5th, and 6th period  will be working on a two-dimensional self-portrait mask painted with watercolor and tempera paint. 2nd and 3rd period classes are painting colorwheels with tempera paint. ALL STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE THEIR REQUIRED ART SUPPLIES ON MONDAY, AUGUST 31.

Welcome Back!!!

I am so excited to be beginning another school year at KGMS! I look forward to teaching many different art concepts, techniques, and materials to my 7th and 8th grade students. See you at the Open House!

Art Club is Doing a Canstruction!!

Art Club is working on a Canstruction (a sculpture from donated cans of food)!! We NEED CANS of food! Please send your students with non-perishable cans of food for the KGMS food drive. We will be Canstructing during lunch and after school. The deadline for completing the Canstruction is May 11. As of now, we have received no cans and can't begin canstructing.

8th graders just completed Kehinde Wiley inspired self-portraits. They did scaled drawings using a grid, shaded themselves in with pencil and painted a background using a specific color scheme. Then they took a some part of the background and made it overlap the pencil drawing so that it unified the overall design and added the principle of movement to their artwork.  These look fantastic in the photos but they are AMAZING in person.  These will be up outside the art room door on display for a few weeks.  Great job, 8th graders!

Square 1 Art for 3rd rotation/2nd Semester Students

Personalized catalogs will be sent home on or around 3/17/2015!!!! These make unique gifts and keepsakes.  Mother's Day is just around the corner!

Dear Family, Coming home to you soon is a school sponsored fundraiser called Square 1 Art.  This fundraiser takes your child’s artwork and makes it into great products for you to purchase. These products are wonderful keepsakes and gifts for family and friends. Your child has been busy making beautiful artwork that can be made into many fun products such as magnets, t-shirts, mouse pads, ornaments and much more! The money raised from this fundraiser will enable the school to continue its efforts in supporting our students. Your help is needed for us to continue offering these opportunities to our school. Celebrate your child’s artistic achievement! Order keepsakes to cherish for years to come! Two Easy Ways to Order Paper order form located on the back of the catalog coming home to you soon.  Your child's very own artwork and name will be printed on the front! Online at www.square1art.com/shop  Create an online art gallery using the access code located on your catalog.  Shop useful custom products that display your child's artwork! Your Order Counts Make a difference by helping us reach our fundraising goal.  Square 1 Art is a wonderful fundraiser that celebrates your child's artwork along with helping our school. Thank You A huge thank you to all of the teachers, faculty, and volunteers for their help in creating this artwork with their students.

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