Our theme for the Fall is exploring Creativity–All about Process.

For you the parent this will probably mean a lot of really strange things arriving home with a huge story behind them.

At this age children love to create and to create stories along with their work.  They will spend an hour taping sticks together to make a rocket or guitar.  To you it may look like something for the recycle bin, but they see the next NASA space shuttle.  I encourage you to:  Listen to the story, acknowledge the joy they had in creating it, ask questions about the process.  Put the creation on a shelf for a week or two to honor the process.  Most projects will soon be forgotten and then you can recycle it.  These kids live in the now.  Another option is to keep a photo library of these amazing creations.

At this stage in your child’s life creating and process are paramount, most care very little about the perfection of the product.  They will have plenty of time in their lives to work toward product ,so help them celebrate the stage they are at.

As a parent I also understand the need to have some amazing things to send to grama and put on the fridge, those will be coming.

But equally important is developing the love of pure creating without the pressure of production.

Some questions to ask:

What does it feel like when you are creating?

What materials did you have to work with today?

Did you learn any new art words today?

What does creativity feel like in your body?

Some supplies we still need:  Masking Tape, more staplers(little ones), drawing paper,  paper tubes,  any size terra cotta pots.

I can always use more hands with the young kids and they would love you to be there too!  Art is at 1:20-2:10

Kinder:  Monday —-First:Tuesday—–Second : Wednesday

Any questions please contact me at Jeanseauxfive@cox.net or check out our website at   /museumschooljuliesartclass.wordpress.com/

2nd Semester for 5th/6th they will be designing, and writing proposals about what they would like to work on.  Then creating and presenting their Creative Endevors.

3rd Semester for 5th/6th will be Portfolio Focused.  Which I’m tightening a bit this year….as too many kids had incomplete portfolios which we both new could have been better—-Another reason I’m keeping unit work together till the end.

One of my goals this year is to get the kids working on longer, more complete  pieces that involve color.  I’m hoping to have a few to submit to the publication- Stone Soup.

Please make sure your student has a sketch book.  If they forget it, it will cost 10 push ups and there work will be scattered on scratch paper.  We will have a few available in the classroom if you need one.  They are also welcome to leave it in the work bin for next session.

A couple of changes I’ve made this year:

Your child will be keeping the entire units work in a classroom file until critique at the end of the unit.

why?:  A couple of reasons.  When work goes home slowly over the unit it’s hard for the student, as well as me to see progress and to see areas to work on.  A File full of work with the same theme is really fun to see all together at the end and much more fun for you to see and decide what to do with.  Last year way too much work was forgotten in the room.  When it comes time for critique as well as portfolios it is much easier to look through the file and find your best work that you’d like to share.

Portfolio info will be going home each semester for a reminder, though it isn’t due until the end of the year.  I  would really like the students to start collecting now.  More info will come out in the next month.

Another change is we are wearing aprons in class.  One as a visual reminder that class has begun and that Miss Julie expects that the students are focused and doing there best.  And two there were lots of accidents last year with paint left from a previous class or spills or paint magically appearing on someones clothes.

If you child needs more art, the room is open on Wednesday’s lunch.  They can bring their lunch and come create.

Upper rotations are 2:20-3:10 and 3:15 to 4:00 Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.  You are always welcome and NEEDED.

Two big needs we have our someone to come clean– the construction has left a lot of dirt.  And we need a new CD player very badly.

Thanks for checking in!  Julie

Yesterday I met with the First Graders and we started our semester long conversation about Art, Risk and Creativity!  Look for our posters coming soon.  Second Grade will be finishing them today and continuing the conversations.

It was so lovely to see our 3rd graders in rotations uptstairs.  I had a review of expectations and the semester planned and as they came in I realized that they needed an introduction to rotations not a review!  So we flipped the plan around and they all seem very excited about the upcoming projects.

Please check in with the upper and lower grade Tabs to see what we are working on….

I’m so excited to be creating with your kids again!

Julie

My friend who has had Brain Cancer just passed away last Friday.

Wasn’t going to make the drive to Salem but I’m going to now.

Thanks for all the fun.

Art time will probably be continued on Thursdays after school—check in for an update!

Julie

This is a kid and Grown up Arts experience.  No drop offs please.

I will have the studio broken up into zones–  Pick a zone and have some fun.  You will need to check out of the zone before moving on to the next.

–Painting, cutting, collage, gluing, printing….Or bring your own project and use the glue guns or brushes in the studio.

Cost is 5$ an hour or 12 for the whole morning.  I’m very flexible with the price—Just let me know what would work for you or if you can come set up or clean up.  There is also sibling discounts if you purchase the whole morning.  Prices are applicable to any little one over 18 mths that’s out of the stroller and cruising around.

Hope to see you in the morning!  Please leave a comment below to let me know that you will be joining us.

If you’ve lost the flyer and need the address let me know and I’ll send the you the address again.

THIS IS NOT A MUSEUM SCHOOL EVENT AND I AM OPERATING INDEPENDENTLY OF THEM IN THIS CAPACITY.

The kids found a double piece of cardboard inside and decided it was a butterfly.  Then they drew the lines on the box to which I sacrificed my bread knife and cut the doors and window.  Then some duct tape.  Then a wire handle for the door.  Then markers, crayons and all the neighborhood kids in the box coloring and writing their names and other silly things.

My 13 year old even got into it untill she decided she needed her own box—so now we have two crazy looking creations on the patio.  Don’t think they will make it past the weekend but the have had oh so much fun this week.

Stop by Best Buy or Sears, get a box and have some fun!

Create a fun crazy monster with your kiddo

You will need–markers, heavy paper, water color, construction paper, glue and scissor.

Time– You’ll need about 20 minutes, depending on the age of your child.

If mess drives you nuts make sure to put paper under the project and give yourself time to clean up and have a rag handy for accidents.

1. Talk about what kind of monster your kiddo would like to make, shape and extras like horns, or how many arms?

2. Make it big so that lots can be added on.  Top of the paper to the bottom.

3. You draw the basic monster with a dark strong marker like a sharpie.

4. Ask questions!  What’s next?  What kind of horns?  How big are the hands?

5. Creating with your child is a bit like a dance.  Suggest, try something out, let them object.  Talk about the together process.  Your opinion matters too!

6. Use your materials to cover the monster with as many details as possible.  My daughter kept reminding me it had to look scarey.  I was making it too cute apparently.  Cover the whole paper till no corner has been left un touched.

7. Hang your creation up!  Wether for a day or a week.   it is sooo important that you show off the work and give that time together importance.

Just Miss Julie’s Art Camp!……

Art Camp: A four day morning Art camp, held at my studio in La Mesa

All the Profits will be going directly to help build a medical Clinic in Haiti

We will be building with clay, painting, collage and maybe even a little sewing!

Hours: 9:30-1:00 Ages: 2nd grade through 6th

Cost: 120$. When; July 26-29th And August 30th-2nd
( If this is a hardship please talk to me and we can work something out)

This camp is open to students of the Museum School, or students in our neighborhood or friends of those students.

Preregistration is required within one week of camp.

This is not a Museum School Sponsored camp. Updates and more info will be available on my website please check the link below.

And then there is …..

Fabulous Fridays at the Studio!—One Free Friday with a camp sign up….

This is an open studio experience with a few projects set out and lots of supplies to do your own exploring.

Open to all ages! You do need to stay with your child to help them explore and if they are doing well… I’ll have coffee on and some snacks as well.

Hours will be 10:00-1:00

Cost: Only 5$ an hour or the whole morning for 12$. (this is for one child and a parent. There are no sibling discounts unless you purchase the whole morning.)

Pre registration is not required but is recomended as there are limited spaces. Please check my website for more info and for cancellations when I’m on vacation in August.

Open to neighborhood friends and friends of those friends, as well as my lovely students at the Museum School

I know craftsman supply(4th and robinson) carries a ream for 20$.  Strathmore is a lovely brand as well.

Thanks so much…