WHAT MATTERS MOST

To start the year, I shared by idea of what matters most in art: That all students get a chance to

 ACT LIKE ARTISTS---

•  Looking (aesthetics)
•  Learning (art history)
•  Creating (art production)
•  & Reflecting (art criticism)

 ---IN ORDER TO GROW INTO THEIR MOST CREATIVE SELVES!

For our first mini-project, students k-5  looked at the artwork of Takishi Murakami (shown below) a Japanese born international pop artist well-known for his paintings, sculptures, a film, anime, and more. Murakami uses many circular shapes in his work.

Murray students where challenged to start with a circle, too, then using simple materials and tools, create a  image that flexed their creative muscles.

VLM Families: Feel free to check out our variety of solutions on VLM's  art-room  bulletin board and beyond for these first weeks of school.

Here's to a creative year of art ed!