Welcome back!

Here we are at week 2 already!  We had a great first week in the Dragonfly Studio!

We worked on our portfolios to hold our works.

Second graders have been hard at work creating colorful banners to hang in the cafeteria featuring different lunchroom manners.

We are starting to create Pinwheels for Peace this week.  We will "plant" them for  World Peace on September 21st.  

If you received an Artsonia slip in your child's communicator, please be sure to visit the site complete your registration so your child's work isn't hidden!  

Thank you for your support to another successful school year!

Sorry, Mom! I ate my artwork!

One of my favorite end of the year art activities for kindergarten is the edible color wheel!  The kids had a great time mixing primary colored frosting into secondary colors! 

Older students were busy with the opening of our favorite, Inventors Studio! They love taking recycled materials and creating something new!

He made a droid to go with his shirt!  

We ended the week with Track and Field day and then the ever famous, pie the teacher assembly.  This year I watched my co-workers take numerous pies from the sidelines!

Another successful art show in the books!

Thank you so much for another successful art show!  I truly couldn't do it without your support! 

We have had an exciting past couple of weeks in the Dragonfly Studio!  Miss Hoffman's class was presented with their monsters from the high school Art 3/Studio Art classes on Tuesday!  This is my third year collaborating on this project.  The third graders designed and wrote stories about their monsters.  The high school students then built 3D versions of them.  Miss Hoffman even had class books published!  

Here we are nearing the middle of May.  Where did this school year go?  I hope everyone gets out and enjoys the beautiful weather this weekend!  

Art Show Tomorrow!

Just a reminder, our annual elementary school art show is tomorrow night from 5-7pm!  I look forward to seeing everyone there!

Fun return from Spring Break!

I hope everyone enjoyed their break!  We started the week off with an Earth Day Unity Day project of decorating grocery bags for Topway!  My group had some extra time so we made kazoos out of wax paper and cut paper towel rolls!

Our fourth grade students have been working in out glass fusing unit (my favorite)!  It's so much fun to come open the kiln after it's cooled overnight!

Students will be able to pick up their glass pieces (if they chose to create one) at the art show on May 5th from 5-7pm.  Aren't they beautiful?

NAEA National Convention

This past week, I was able to attend the NAEA National Confernce in Chicago with the entire Pecatonica School District Art Department!  It was so reaffirming in how our students are experiencing art in the Dragonfly Studio! 

I also made a couple new friends in the comic convention in McCormick Place!

This is Cassie Stephens blogger, "What the Art Teacher Wore."  She's famous in my world!

Rockford Art Museum 75th Young Artist Show

Five students at Pecatonica Elementary will have their artworks on display at the Rockford Art Museum's 75th Young Artist Show.  The show opening is on Sunday, April 10th from 1-3pm.  The 75th Young Artist Show runs through May 8.

Pictured (left to right):  Fiona Handy, Emma Daly, Jaxon Diedrich, Tyler Bird and Morgan Greenberg

We also have a new date set for our elementary school art show!  

May 5th from 5-7pm