ART NOTES

Annie Fagan and Sean Carolan will represent SJA at Roselle Catholic's Scholastic Olympics in the subject of art.  They have been practicing their drawing skills.  Wish them luck!

Grade 7  is working on a paper mache sculpture.  The pieces are desserts based on Claes Oldenburg's pop art  sculptures.  They are painting them now.

Grade 1 has completed their apple book they made with their own stencils.  They will be doing a color project bsed on the book "The Ghosts' Dinner".  Ask your child what happens when the ghost guests sample their juices or eat salmon.

Grade 2 is taking their pets on a trip.  They are making pictures of imaginary pets in unusual places based on George Rodigues' "Blue Dog " paintings.  The projects will reinforce informal perspective (closer things are bigger and occupy the bottom of the frame)

Grade 3  is finishing a watercolor/crayon resist painting of a gesture drawing.  This relates to Marcel Duchamp and the futurists depicting movement in an image 

Grade 4 is in the process of making a paper sculptue of a bat(or two) using folding and constuction techniques

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All Grades

Recently I learned about a really great project I would like to try that invlolves clear pakaging tape.  If anyone has access to a supply of it, I'd appreciate any donations

We appreciate alll the various and sundries sent in.  Please consider recycling the following:

Old calenders

Old gift boxes (for cardboad)

empty pudding , jello and applesauce single serving containers

Microwavable soup containers

old towels to be used for rags

any colored plastic bags from stores,