Ms. Jacobson's Art Class

Fourth Grades Artists are wrapping up the school year by learning about color theory! Check out the different color schemes they are creating!

This artist is using the colors of the rainbow in their specific order!

This artist is using a Monochromatic color scheme. He chose one color and is adding white and black to create lights and darks of that color.

This artist is demonstrating an Analogous color scheme. She is using colors that are next to each other, i.e. yellow, orange, and red!

Big thanks to the artists, parents, teachers, administration, teachers, and the Colchester community for making the district art show a success!

For the art teachers and artists, it is the fruit of our labor!

There are a couple of exciting and important events going on, the first week of May. First of all,           MAY 1st, is Voting DAY in Colchester. If you choose to vote, you will get a SNEAK PEAK of the District Wide Art Show, located at the Colchester High School’s gym.

Secondly, the District Wide Art Show, will be available for viewing:

May 2nd-4th, 8am-4pm

Reception for families, friends, and artists: May 3rd, 6-8pm

5th grade artists have been working hard to end the quarter strong. They are created designs called Radial Symmetry, transferred them onto linoleum blocks and used wood carving tools to create their print. More photos of the final project soon to come!

Here are a sample of photos from our garden mural project!

Hello Malletts Bay Artists! Please Comment on our Timbre Mural found in the Light House!

Here are some questions that you may help answer!Please add other comments as well!

What is a timbre? How is it different from a timbre found in music? What is the quickest way to find the amount of squares in this timbre?

Welcome back from February break! I had a very exciting break. I spent part of it in New York City at the National Art Education Association’s annual convention. Over 7,000 art teachers from all over the country attended workshops, sessions, listened to speakers and had full access to NYC’s most prestigious museums! My head is still spinning

I could go on and on about  my trip, however a highlight I wanted to share, was listening to Chuck Close speak about his remarkable life as a world renowned artist. This week I will share with all of my classes this experience in more detail.

Below, is a photo taken during his presentation. You might notice something right away. Chuck is a paraplegic and hasn’t walked is over two decades.

Chuck may not be able to hold a glass of water but he can paint this!!!!

This is a self portrait, painted acrylic on canvas. This is NOT a photograph. This style of painting is known as photo realism. In class we will watch a short film on how he holds and manipulates a paint brush!

Check out his newest style of painting below.

How has his style of painting changed? How is it still the same?

Let’s check in and answer some of these questions in class this week! Enjoy your last day of break!

Greetings! I am offering, yet again, another after school session. In this session, we will be exploring the world of fiber arts and creating two Funky Sock Monkeys (or other animals). Students will keep one of their sock creatures and the second will be donated to the Vermont Children’s Hospital at Fletcher Allen Health Care. Artists will use their creative skills to give back to our community!

Details:

Dates: Six Tuesdays, MAY 1st- June 5th!

Time: After school- 4:15pm

Location: MBS Art Room

Cost: $120 (includes instruction & materials)

Please contact me with any questions or concerns!

Last Friday, Artists from my after school art program, “Master’s in Clay”, showed off their art work to the MBS community. Students, Parents, Friends, Teachers, and even the Principal attended! Note: It was also Crazy Hair Day at school!

3rd grade and 5th grade artists in my art enrichment group have been collaboratively painting a wall mural known as a timbre (tam-ber). Timbre, typically used in musical terms, means “variation in colors”. Basically we are creating large color grid. The mural is located in the Lighthouse corridor, leading out to the playground.

When finished, the entire Osprey community will have access to connecting math curriculum that I am developing. This timbre will help students with turning numbers into decimals, fractions, and percentages. For example, students will count all squares, then asked, how many are yellow? turn that into a fraction, etc.