Art Shows

Been quite busy the past few weeks organizing art shows, thus, the lack of new posts. Sorry! My last show is tonight but I couldn't wait to upload a few pictures from the Foothill show last week. Thanks to Colton's mom, Janey (shown left) who always does a fantastic job of hanging the art. Thanks, Janey!
Also, congratulations to the students whose art I chose for the Goleta Union School District art show in May. I'll post the art and names later this weekend....Now more art show pics.

School Art on Artsonia!

Foothill and Mountain View Schools now have a gallery on Artsonia! A bit laborious but hopefully a fun way for parents and Friends to access their children's art and raise money for the school's art program. It's simple; go to www.artsonia.com, (It's bookmarked under favaorite websites) type in the school's zip code and select your school. You will be directed to your school's gallery where you can find your child's grade level and see their work. Last names are not used and each child has a security code that can only be accessed by parents. If you wish, you can leave comments for your artist and order t-shirts, mouse pads, etc. featuring your child's great works of art. Cool! The school receives 15% of any sale.

On another note...the 2007 Art shows are coming! Foothill's art show is on Thursday, April 12th and Mountain Views on Thursday, April 26th.

For Foothill student's...congratulations to the following kids whose artwork has been chosen for representation at the Goleta Union School District Art Show in May: Andie D, Natalia G, Mae R, Mason C. Dayna K, Logan R, Kevin C, Evelyn G, Emma T, Melisa P, Kelsey S, Carolyn C, Jada H, Alex H, Joseph O, Andrew F, Kennedy A, Hannah L, Vivian R, Theodore V, Jack P, Daniel W and Taylor A.
Two more kid's art will be selected at the end of the month to bring our tally to 25 pieces for the district show....stay posted to see who it will be!
Awesome work kids.
Mrs. P

Fred Babb Inspires...

Gwen Dawson, one of my favorite teachers from MountainView School, gave me the best gift; A portfolio of artist Fred Babb's vibrant paintings. I put them to good use by developing a lesson plan for my third and fourth grade students. The kids at Foothill let go of their inhibitions and painted freestyle, inspired by Babb's work.
I love watching kids create art. The concentration is fierce and you can almost see the creativity flow from their hands straight out the brush. Here are some pictures of the fun we had in art class today.

Last Thursday, I had the chance to pop into the Goleta Library to see the annual art gallery featuring works of art from all nine Goleta Schools. All schools presented a wonderful variety of art bathing the gallery with an abundance of color.

Congratulations to the following MountainView kids whose art was displayed: K-Summer Spink, Angie Richards 1st-Toby Wahlberg, Elena Ibettson, Matthew Huizenga, 2nd-Erin Mahan, Savannah Eggers, Calvin Schipper, Ryan Guardino, 3rd-Joyce Cabrera, Siena Applebaum, Ashley Padilla, Adison Courson, 4th-Janey Vickers, Josh Wang, Ben Earl, 5th-Patrick Scott, Sara Doyle, Niko Plesons, Teah Burdick, 6th Mia Cattaneo, Eena Kosik, Kayla Klopstein, Kevin Shaw, and Grace Halleck.