New Exciting News!!!!

DONORS CHOOSE:
There is a new program called Donors Choose.  Through the program's website, donorschoose.org, you can donate to different art projects that I post.  When the project gets completely funded, the supplies are delivered to me at the school and we can begin learning about these projects in the classroom.  If you would like to donate to one of the projects, please visit this link.  It will take you directly to my webpage:
http://www.donorschoose.org/ms.whitecotton

MARCH is YOUTH ART MONTH!!!
I have chosen several Eagle Ridge student's artwork to be on display at the Peachtree Mall.  All students here at Eagle Ridge have worked extremely hard this year and their hard work shows in their beautiful artwork.  Please go by the mall and show your support for our Eagle Ridge artists.  Pictures of the exhibit will be COMING SOON...
Below is a list of student names whose artwork is on display at the mall:
1st Grade:
Athena Seamount
Emily Shahan

2nd Grade:
Eli Williamson
Kea'Yunnia Leonard
Maddie Reynolds

4th Grade:
Haley Strickland
Meagan Lee
Ella Bullard

5th Grade:
Santanna Garcia
Emily Edenfield
Macy Amick
Emma Harstad
Riley Williamson


Also in MARCH, I have chosen a lot of artwork to be on display at the MCPEC building off Macon Road.  This building is a large brick building next to the Public Library.  The artwork is displayed on the 1st floor corridor, next to the break room.  If you go into the building ask the receptionist at the front desk where the first floor breakroom is and they will be happy to lead you in the right direction.  Below is a list of student's names whose artwork is displayed at the MCPEC building:
1st grade: Annabelle Bone, Jagger Stahl, Kearston Blackwell, Haylee Bui, Alex Leary, Brayden Cavanaugh, Imani Gibson, Ava Kurtz, Julia Wagers, Grace Bellware, Dearius McDaniel

3rd grade: Raven King, Cecile Choudhury, Jordan Grant, Will Scott, Rianna Cowart, Zack Grimes, Nicole Martinez, Lauren Wood, Nakaila Mosley, Autumn Justice, Ahmad Shahada, Mallory Ence, Amanda Bullard, Jaeyoun Kim

4th grade: Derijuana Porter, Nate Kingus, Meadow Owens, Josie Wood, Jerry Lorentz, Chelsea Reese

5th Grade: Victoria Bastini, Jordan Hughes, Dee Dee Dowlen, Brody Snipes, Rebekah Love, Avery Hooper

Congratulations to these students who had exemplary artwork and who were chosen out of the entire school to have their artwork on display!  Great job!!!

EAGLE ARTIST OF THE MONTH

AUGUST 2011
This year, I am doing something new with the students.  At the end of every month, I will pick a student from each grade level to be the EAGLE ARTIST OF THE MONTH.  Students who have excellent behavior in art and who work very hard on all art projects will be chosen for this honor.  Each month, the students chosen for this honor will have their artwork and their photo displayed in the hallway outside the art classroom. 

The EAGLE ARTIST OF THE MONTH for September 2011 are listed below:

1st Grade: JULIA WAGERS
2nd Grade: KEA'YUNNIA LEONARD
3rd Grade: CARA MILLEY
4th Grade: MATTHEW SEYFERT
5th Grade: JAY TINOCO

October
1st: Athena Seamount
2nd: James Spurlin
3rd: Amanda Bullard
4th: Josie Wood
5th: Peyton Riddle

November:
1st: Abigail Cook
2nd: Saachi Bhatia
3rd:Nicole Martinez
4th: Blayne Richardson
5th: Riley Williamson

December/January
1st: Kearston Blackwell
2nd: Micheal Wood
3rd: Will Scott
4th: Abby Leary
5th: Dakota Grimes

February:
1st: Erika Starbuck
2nd: Kimora Miller
3rd: Emily Walker
4th: Corey Phillips
5th: Santanna Garcia

March 2012:
1st: Alex Leary
2nd: Wilson Ford
3rd: Will Clickner
4th: Olivia Smith
5th: Minsung Jang

April/May
1st: Ava Kurtz
2nd: Jayden Pace
3rd: Franklin Davis
4th: Emma Hanes
5th: Emily Edenfield and Tyler Wenndt

Congratulations to these students for doing a wonderful job in the art classroom! Keep up the good work!


Kiryu Art Contest
Riley Williamson and Santanna Garcia are representing Eagle Ridge Academy in the Kiryu Art Contest.  Riley and Santanna have drawn beautiful pictures that will be entered into the contest.  Their 2 drawings will also be sent to Kiryu, Japan to be on display throughout the rest of the school year.  A big thanks to Riley and Santanna for their hard work and participation in this project!



Santanna Garcia


Riley Williamson

Steeplechase Art Contest 2011:
Congratulations to Gracie Entlich and Blake Evans (from Mrs. Jordan's 2nd grade class) for receiving honorable mentions in the Steeplechase Art Contest.  Other participants included: Alyssa Holland (2nd grade), Emily Edenfield, John Howard White, and Marilyn Chen (all 5th Grade)
All students did a wonderful job!  I thought that all of you should have won!  I apologize that pictures are not available for this artwork.

COMING SOON: 
May 2012
I will be displaying student artwork at the Columbus Museum.  Stay tuned to see who's artwork will be chosen for this great honor.

Also, 5th grade PTA night is in May and 5th grade artwork will be on display.  Stay tuned for more information.


Here are some pictures of some of the many art projects that we have been working on this year:


3rd Grade Animal Effigy Pots
For this lesson, students learned about ancient animal effigy pots, which is a vessel that is shaped into an animal.  They had to choose an animal that represented them in some way and make it into a pot out of clay. There creations turned out wonderful and I was very proud!!! 


Minsung Jang-5th grader, Mrs. Wilbur's class
5th Grade Face Pots/Jugs
For this lesson, 5th graders learned about face jugs and folk art.  They learned about the Meader's family, who live in Northeast Georgia and are famous all over the world for their face jugs or "ugly jugs."  The Meader's face jugs were even on display down here in Columbus at the Columbus Museum last year!  The students then had to create their own piece of pottery out of clay and attach a face to it.  They are not yet finished, but I can't wait to see them when they are done.  More pictures will be posted when the pots are finished.


WE JUST LEARNED:
In 4th grade, we just finished learning about the artist, Henri Rousseau.  Henri Rousseau was a French artist who drew and painted pictures of jungles.  Since he never left France, and he never actually saw a real-life jungle, his paintings came from his imagination.  He also got his inspiration from going to the zoo, botanical gardens, and from looking in magazines and books.  His jungles were very colorful and creative!  Here are some examples of the 4th graders Henri Rousseau Fantasy Jungles:

 

I have been introducing the Kindergarten classes to clay and teaching them how to make pinch pots.  The students have been learning about glaze (which is a paint used for painting clay that has been fired once in the kiln).  They even got the oppurtunity to look at the kiln (a big oven used for firing clay and pottery).  Here is a picture of some of the finished Kindergarten pinch pots.