I love these owl projects! I plan to frame them for our April art show! #owlpainting #gearingupfortheartshow

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The Farmy Night and The Starry Night rain barrels are finally finished for the Rain Barrel Competition! #thestarrynight #FFA #rainbarrelcontest #artteacher

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Remember the letters my high school kids wrote yesterday? Well, this one was delivered to me today from such a sweet and kind student. It. Made. My. Day! Seriously, nothing could go wrong after reading it! #iloveteaching #artteacher #randomactsofkindness #RAK

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#portholes #5thgrade

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5th grade portholes! #porthole #5thgrade

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It's RAK (random acts of kindness) month at our school. I gave all of my students a blank card to write a special note to any k-12 staff member. It could be a funny story, thank you, etc. after they delivered it they received a mini candy! #happystudents #RAK #happyteachers

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Painting party tonight! #afterschoolarttherapy #paintingparty

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Third grade self portraits!

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Whenever we draw eyes in class there are always snickering kids who laugh when they look like boobs. #artteacherproblems

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High school girls admiring artwork on our field trip! #fieldtrip #toledomuseumofart

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Rain Barrel Contest!

I'm so proud of my senior art student Jessee!  She's been working on this rain barrel on and off for the last nine weeks.  I gave her the paint we had left over from the road mural we painted in the fall and she came up with this, her own version of The Starry Night!  

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#firstgradeart #toothfairy

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Handprint peacocks with kindergarten. #kinderart

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Second grade beginning their watercolor landscapes. #gearingupfortheartshow

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Is this inappropriate for the art show? #artteacherproblems #artteacher #gearingupfortheartshow

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Kindergarten ladybugs! #gearingupfortheartshow

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Fall Fest Mural

I had the opportunity to paint a road mural for our community's Fall Festival.  I had 9 juniors and seniors spend a day out of the classroom and work flawlessly together to create this mural.  We started at about 8:45am with a circle.  A few students sketched out the rest with chalk.  When the lines were complete everyone grabbed a brush and paint and just got to work.  We made multiple trips to the hardware store for more gallons of paint and brushes!  When 2:30 rolled around we were putting finish touches on and taking a group photo.  It was an AWESOME experience and we had so many positive compliments from the community!   

Kandinsky inspired trees for my first graders! #sharpiespaintandpaper #gearingupfortheartshow by sharpiespaintandpaper

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Kandinsky inspired trees for my first graders! #sharpiespaintandpaper #gearingupfortheartshow

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We used over 500 CD's.

This was quite the process, but well worth it!  It was WAY more time consuming than the bottle cap mural!  This mural was made out of recycled CD's, acrylic paint, and construction adhesive.  First, students broke the CD's into pieces, and then we painted them with acrylic paint.  Finally, we placed them over a 8'x7', black primed, 1/2" sheet of birch wood.  We made sure there was a small space in-between each piece so it looked like a mosaic in the end.  After everything was laid out and looked good, we glued each individual piece down.  I know in this photo the words are hard to read, but it says, "Be the change you want to see in the world."