First of all, I am sorry I haven't been around much. I was very ill for most of December and my recovery has been slow. Despite that, however, I have been more pleased with the work that has come out of the Vickery Art Studio than ever before. I have been holding the young artists to a higher standard, and they have met, or sometimes surpassed my expectations. The "Plus It" expectation has worked wonders, as the artists have stretched themselves and gained confidence in their abilities.
I do consider myself "modified" Choice-Based, and after returning from my illness I realized whole-group projects would best for the students and myself as I got back on my feet. One of the projects we did was one I had wanted to do for years, but had never set aside the money for supplies, or the time to introduce the tools and techniques.
We started with plastic canvas, short plastic needles, and yarn. I discovered that my clay tools were perfect for threading the needles, which was another hesitation in trying a project like this one.
In the display case I paired it with my own artwork, my 2014 Temperature Blanket, because the lesson focused on variety, and also my awesome principal requested that I hang it in the case. Here are a few pictures:
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| The Crazy Park |
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| The Roller Coaster |
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| Minecraft Shooter |
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| My Pretty House |
We took four weeks on this project and I am glad to be back on studio work with the kids!
Thanks for reading! The next post will be about the 2015 District Art Show.
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