South End Art Hop Kids'Hop!

Burlington will be hosting the annual super amazing ART HOP from September 9-11. On Saturday September 10 from 10-2 is a special KIDS' HOP featuring all kinds of  hands-on activities  specially for you!

While I HIGHLY recommend you check out the entire event with your grown ups, there will be some extra cool stuff to see and do on Saturday! The Art Hop is one of the most widely attended events all year in Burlington, so much extreme creativity to see, music to listen too, ideas to ponder and be inspired by!

Back to school 2016-17!

Founders Memorial School Artists! The studio is ready for you! New pastels, paints and markers are unpacked and just WAITING for your ideas and creative expression!

I can't wait to see you in a few days to begin our creative journey together!

Love, Ms. G

Zentangle kicks....

On the subject of Zentangles, check out the sneakers that Navarro got for Christmas!

They were plain old white and he Zentangled them!

Awesomely inspiring!

Zentangling, Line Weight & Breaking the Picture Plane

Here is a small sampling of our zentangling unit

We chose animals that interested us and were very thoughtful about composition. Our goal was to create an exciting subject layout by breaking the picture plane. In non-artspeak, that means laying out your subject so it enters the paper and exits at points to create a great visual. Interestingly, our brains automatically provide the 'information' about the parts of the animals we cannot see.

Weaving demonstration....

So, we interrupt this zentangle lesson for a short video by a Founders artist...we recently got a BIG loom to work on during any free times we have, and well, we are kind of OBSESSED! One of the artists here, made a demo video to show us how its done! Take a look right here:

How To Weave

(click above to link to video)

Hello School Year 2015-16! We have started out the year by creating our fresh new portfolios, and are making Zentangle sea creatures with our names to decorate them!

Zentangling is a calming and creative way of using line and different line weights in patterns to draw.

You can find out more about it here

or here

And find all kinds of patterns to practice here

Stay tuned, so far we are having an amazing year!

Love, 

the artists at FMS

artist quote.....

 It is amazing in art how one line can create a whole different picture"

Owen.F.  

So excited for this new year.....

So far, we have created portfolios to hold our work, made a rainbow mural composed of our individual self portraits and tested out our brand new easels....

The origami blinking eye....

So, some creative artists made their own origami blinky eye FACE! You can find directions to make your own right over here!

what's the news for today?

artist quote.....

"Your voice should go on the paper"

Maddie B.


"An artist never gives up on dreams."

Mikaela P.


"It does not have to be realistic, it has to be artistic"

Aidan  J.

Here is a wonderful connection to our project based on Edvard Munch's famous paintings called "The Scream"

Check out this video below, plus their accompanying website.

www.thescreamfromnature.com

Munch said: " I felt a huge unending scream course through Nature"

Can you create a work of art inspired by this? Take a photo, email or bring to school and we can post it here!

REMEMBER, aRT HEALS!

Paige Creating art....

We loved watching Paige make art! ( and a whole bunch of other entertaining tricks!) What an incredible dog!....ok artists, here we go....

1) What five crayon colors did Paige use for her drawing?
2) Which two of these are primary colors?
3) Which two of these are secondary colors?
4) How do you mix the final color you see her use in the video? ( I have taught you this! :)

Email me your answers!

The Scream Interpreted....

Edvard Munch and interpretation....

We have been spending time looking at Edvard Munch's very famous piece that he called "The Scream'.  A few things we are observing is how he used the space to show things off in the distance, with perspective and use of tinting and scale. We have also spent much time pondering what on earth the screamer might be screaming about. Our response to this work will entail learning some oil pastel techniques and interpreting his work to make it our own. The artists will be charged with the creation of a self portrait in which they are screaming 'for' something, or because some sort of event is occurring....stay tuned!

Life imitates art.....

No, Michael has not gone wild in art class!....more to come on this lesson....and, please take  note  of the matching sweatshirts!...:)

artist quote....

         "Imagination is your ink"

                  Patrick R.

A new blog feature....

The artists of FMS have been very articulate regarding their thoughts around art making...I have been collecting their quores about art for a few years, and I thought it would be fun to share them...first up....

"Art is your own image"  Owen K.

Picasso Dogs

Exploring a new tool...

We are exploring is the question of whether or not an artist can capture the essence of a particular subject, without rendering it in a realistic form. Here is a sneak peek at the beginnings of a lesson called "Picasso Dogs". Please take special notice of the fancy schmancy paintbrushes we are learning to use! These are  specially designed watercolor brushes by Pentel that carry water in the barrel handle. We have a fairly unanimous thumbs up that we love them...they are not the best for larger work, and some students have chosen to work with traditional brushes, but these are wonderful for smaller watercolors and details. I believe that exposure to the tools of art making is what truly helps a young artist learn to express themselves....its like learning a new language...the more vocabulary you have, well the better you can get your ideas out of your mind and imagination and onto the page!