Here are some thumbnails of the finished tapestries on the loom, with and without embellishments. The images on the left are from the elementary students, the ones on the right are from preschool.
Our One-Drawing-A-Day exhibition was even more successful than I could have hoped. Jazz music filled the air, students and their parents mingled with teachers and sipped sparkling grape juice. Each participant had a comment sheet next to their work, and our guests were specific and generous with their compliments and comments. I am so proud of everyone who took the challenge!
On Friday, February 29th, I’ll be hosting the One-Drawing-A-Day Challenge Exhibition, hopefully with a packed house! My students get to see their artwork on the walls of our school twice a year, but I like the idea of this show including parents and teachers too. It’s important to me that they see art as an activity that will continue after “art class” ends. I’m curious about the work that has been made, and I hope everyone will decide to display what they’ve been making!
This video has some great ideas for using non-art materials to create something unexpected and wonderful.
Yesterday, I experimented with two upper elementary students to make drawing tools out of things we found laying around. Some of the most useful tools were:
feathers, their plumes uses as brushes/stamps, their quills used as pens
beads glued to string and dragged across paper
hot chocolate as ink
long dowels attached to just about anything
burlap dipped in ink
paper rolled in tubes and used as brushes
our feet!
I’m still going strong on my drawing-a-day challenge, and will post some new images soon to prove it! My students and colleagues are doing a great job keeping up on their own challenges too, I feel quite proud.
I am very excited about the feedback I’ve been getting from parents, colleagues, and students about the one drawing a day challenge!
Many more people than I had hoped are participating! While I won’t be posting all the sketches I make this month in a timely manner, it definitely keeps me honest knowing that the people around me are all working towards the same goal, and may ask to take a peek at my sketchbook at any given moment!
Here’s to a month of sketching and to securing a regular habit!
