The Dusty Art Room

When you have an art club of about 75 students, it takes FOREVER to finish a complex project like these rain sticks - but it's worth it!  I tried to get a photo of each student before they took their rain sticks home, but I missed a few along the way.   Students had to hammer nails in a spiral pattern all down the spiral tube, then they taped over the ends and used rice and beans to the stick to bounce off the nails and make the noise.  Students then papier mached over the stick and then used acrylic paints to decorate.  I still have about 20 more in various stages of completion in my classroom - so if you haven't picked up your rain stick - please do!  

The end of the trimester is a crazy time of year, but we made it!  I'm a little late, but wanted to take a moment to honor the October Art Students of the Month.   6th Grade: Ema Karajic & Emely Banegas  7th Grade: Melissa Serrano 8th Grade: Cristina Martinez Ema & Emely made a great team this year in art!  The girls were a great resource for one another when generating ideas and working through the projects.  They both maintained their own unique ideas for their projects and put a great deal of thought into their creations.  Ema & Emely worked to maintain the art studio and take good care of the supplies.  What a great start to 6th grade art!  I can't wait to see what these girls create over the next two years!   Ema's Kandinsky Inspired Composition Ema's Egyptian Burial Mask Ema's Family Collage Emely's Clay Monster Emely's Egyptian Burial Mask Emely's Chalk Pastel Sketchbook Melissa...