BWC Group B - October 24, 2012

I was so proud of J S. who had an amazing day in the BWC!! We VTSed this image and the, asked the boys to imagine a move about this creature. They were to design a poster advertising their movie and we showed them example of the same kind of posters from the internet:

JS got right to work and designed a very elaborate poster with 4 kinds of tornadoes; fire, ice, wind, and poison and told us elaborate stories about them when we would stop to check on his progress.  Somehow, the yeti or abominable snowman idea got lost in his imaginative tale, but what he produced in terms or narrative and illustration was no less intriguing so we let him go with it.  When he finished, he asked Mr. T. what he should do next, he was told to write down his story.  He VERY WILLINGLY AND HAPPILY COMPLIED and this is what he produced. He was clearly very pleased with his work!

Outstanding Art Educator Sharyn Hyatt-Wade

 Send a shout out to Sharyn Hyatt-Wade for her MAC Art Education Award!!! Her Superwoman picture is pretty darn wonderful, too!

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=363644497038037&set=a.154428944626261.34350.139606702775152&type=1&relevant_count=1&ref=nf

Connect Art, Music & Data!!

Amazing TED video!!

Fun images

Fascinating compare/contrast images for VTS. (We do compare/contrast images in VTS II). Top image is Still Life with Dralas by Marion Peck.  The second is Still Life, 1765 Henri-Horace Roland de la Porte.  For older art students these might be intriguing.
Enjoy!

At our VTS I class on Saturday, I mentioned a book resource that I used for a recent event for kids and parents at the Museum of Art & Archaeology.  It's called "A Kick in the Head" by Paul B. Janeczko and Christonpher Raschka. 

Half.com's synopsis states, "From the simplest couplet to the mind-boggling pantoum, the award-winning team behind A POKE IN THE I shows us the many fascinating ways poetic forms take shape. In this splendid and playful volume second of a trilogy an acclaimed creative team presents examples of twenty-nine poetic forms, demonstrating not only the (sometimes bendable) rules of poetry, but also the spirit that brings these forms to life."

It's a great little resource; non-intimidating and playful. A great classroom resource, particularly for reluctant writers. The illustrations are awesome as well and could suggest creative directions for companion art making.  Enjoy!

Happy New Year!

I came home from the first VTS I class of the year thoroughly "happy-tired"! The class consists of eight AMAZING graduate students who ROCKED at their first VTS facilitations of the school year!!  The images they selected at the Museum of Art and Archaeology were rich and varied, and in their VTS practice they demonstrated the kind of unbridled enthusiasm and risk-taking that characterizes exceptional art teachers!! I am so excited to have the opportunity to work with all of them this semester!!!! It's going to be a great new school year!!

Awesome Book Artist - Brian Dettmer

http://karanarora.posterous.com/insane-art-formed-by-carving-books-with-surgi

" Using knives, tweezers and surgical tools, Brian Dettmer carves one page at a time. Nothing inside the out-of-date encyclopedias, medical journals, illustration books, or dictionaries is relocated or implanted, only removed."

These were too cool not to share with my fibers friends!! Many more at the website!