Bell School 2014 Winter Musical

Students from the Bell School 2nd and 3rd grade performed Dino-Sauring! to a full house of families and friends. The kids did an amazing job singing, dancing and creating original art for the production.

Visit the Bell school specialist blog - for more information and pictures from the performance at www.belllamppost.blogspot.com

Student Art Reproduced for 2014 Winter Concert

Lauren a senior at Marblehead High School, a member of the National Art Honor Society and (my oldest daughter) spends the day helping create mural sized reproductions of Bell School art student dinosaur designs for our up coming 2014 Winter Musical.

 

 Lauren working from 3rd graders original drawing creating a large sketch on black paper.

 

 Image was painted with acrylic paints.

 Finishing touches of each dino...

The Bell School 2014 Winter Musical Show shirts are in!

Performance Dates

Tuesday, January 28th

and 

Wednesday, January 29th

7PM at the MHS Auditorium

1st Grade Paper Mache - Owl Moon

Paper Mache - Owls

Teaching the process of paper mache is always an interesting undertaking in any elementary school art classroom. My first couple of years of teaching I tried various paper mache projects but it was always a huge undertaking with 25 kids in a class. After many years have finally come to embrace the process. This year I started paper mache with my 1st grade classes. I combined this project with a PTO enrichment program on Birds of Prey. The kids saw owls first hand during the presentation. Making a connection with live owls their sculptural art was a great experience. And paper mache is a wonderful medium to address many of the elements and principles of art and design.

• The elements are: line, shape, color, texture, space, and form. 
• The principles include: pattern, balance, contrast, unity, variety, rhythm, movement, and emphasis. 

Our owls were created from recycled materials, acrylic paint, and model magic. Donated newspaper, paper towels, aluminum foil and black pins make up the recycled elements. Students use painted paper for feathers to create texture and depth. Here are some of our owls from my first two classes that completed their owls. I just love these.

Rip-Roaring Dino-Sauring! Bell Winter Concert 2014!

Bell Art Students - National Grand Bank K-12 Winter Art Show

The following students from Mrs. Nohelty's art classroom have been selected to be exhibited at the bi-annual Marblehead Public School Art Exhibition at the National Grand Bank on Pleasant Street in Marblehead. The work showcases student work from K-12 art students in the MPS. Work selected will be on display from November 2013 until March 2014. 

Students left to right: Remington Tilkens, Theo Scola, Evan Manning, Caroline Janney, 

Madeleine Conlon  

Birch Trees by Caroline Janney

Falling Leaves by Madeleine Conlon

3rd Grade - Hundertwasser Color and Texture Study

 

Hundertwasser is one of my favorite lessons so far this year. During the fall I was enrolled in a visual art course for art educators. In one of the units on color theory for elementary art I came across this awesome lesson by Patty at Deep Space Sparkle. This lesson was originally created for 5th grade but my Bell 3rd graders were well up to the challenge and accomplished some very visually appealing work.

The lessons main concept was to develop the students understanding of warm and cool color palettes, patterns, lines, composition and abstract imagery. It also has strong art history component by introducing art students to Hundertwasser (1928-2000), "a visionary and responsible creator, who mobilized the power of his art in order to spread his message for a life in harmony with nature and the individual creativity. Hundertwasser was a symbolic figure for a non-conformist way of life, a forerunner of environmental protection and an ambassador for a self-determined alternative existence."

A wonderful resource for students is Harvesting Dreams: Hundertwasser Kids by Barbara Stieff and Hundertwasser (Taschen 25th Anniversary) by Harry Rand.

 

 

3rd Grade Students at Work 2013 - Hundertwasser Lesson

 

 

Student Art