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updated 2/23/11
Highlights in the Art Curriculum:
Sixth graders are studying Pablo Picasso’s Three Musicians. The unit involves coming to art class dressed in costume ready to play a musical instrument. Artists and parents, Scott Chambers and Morten Olrik will photograph the students in small trios. Images will be used in a mixed media painting.
In April, Pamela Dupzyk from the Santa Fe Watershed Association will teach a science lesson on understanding where our water comes from here in Santa Fe. On, Tuesday, April 19th all three classes will take an Art Field Trip to the San Isidro River Crossing to learn about the erosion of the area and to plant native species along the banks. We will spend the afternoon as sculptors inspired by artist Andy Goldsworthy.
Ms. Johnson’s fifth/sixth class is deep into a math unit on scale, measurement and proportion. They are building a model of the Santa Fe Plaza under the direction of architect and parent Morten Olrik. We joined forces in art and have been developing skills in cutting foam core and constructing a scale model of the plaza.
Fifth graders are creating clay facades and will host Scott Irving as a guest speaker on “GREEN building”. This spring visiting artist and photographer, Jackie Mathey will lead a study of the Camera Obscura and cyanotype photography.
Fourth graders are working with Spanish Market artist Cleo Romero doing reverse glass painting with punched tin frames. In conjunction with New Mexico History, the classes toured the Spanish Colonial Museum and Hispanic Heritage Collection at the Folk Art Museum.
Artist, Andrew Romanoff will share his wonderful miniature paintings with fourth graders and Mr. Smith’s third/fourth class. His work is done in Shrinky-Dinks and tells the stories of his life. He is the last living descendant Tsar Nicholas II. The Turner Carroll Gallery is generously sponsoring his visit and these classes will try Shrinky-Dinks with their own stories. This spring 4th graders will bring their action figures to life in clay.
Third graders are creating clay storytellers and writing a story too. Natural wool is on order to try our hands at felting and later in the spring, visiting artist Susan Todd will lead a recycled project where a story is told in the style of the Bayeux Tapestry.
Second graders are working from the center out with radial designs. Examining sun lore will guide their hands in clay. Springtime will bring a study of birds and a walking field trip to the Nedra Mettuci Sculpture garden.
Kinders and first graders have been sewing new things from old sweaters with visiting artist Susan Todd. Look for the cutest hats and mittens, the message is reuse and recycle. Springtime will bring clay and paper mache creatures…
Community Arts Event:
Wood Gormley’s Art Night will be Friday, April 29, 2011 from 5-7. Mark your calendars now, it will be on the eve of the great Panther Run. The new Art Night t-shirts will be unveiled, musicians will serenade you and every child will have a work of art on exhibit.
Wish List:
We are in search of an Art Night Coordinator for 2011-12 school year. Our beloved Marcy Horne will complete her years at Wood Gormley with Ezri (6th grader) graduating this May. It would be ideal for our new coordinator to shadow Marcy this spring as we prepare for Art Night, 2011.
*The art night coordinator is a volunteer who oversees the volunteers and art teacher in hanging a work of art from each child. The coordinator works with a crew to transform the school to a gallery. There is lots of teamwork and minimal meetings with the Art Night Committee. Please contact Mary O. if you might be interested.
An Invitation:
All our volunteers are invited to the Santa Fe Public Schools “VOLUNTEER RECOGNTION EVENT” on Thursday, April 28. Save the date as this is a special event to thank you for all you do at Wood Gormley.
Mary H. Olson (Art Teacher)