Mason Arts Festival

This Saturday (19th) is Mason Arts Festival. I will be there in the morning to set up the Kids Art Tent but will leave around 12. Stop by if you can!!! Maggie Moschell (4th grade art teacher) and Katie Hornung (1st grade art teacher) will also be at the tent. We have some super fun projects for the kids to create! Below is a little information from the website.

The Mason Arts Festival is a fine arts and crafts event. Over 120 local and regional artists are featured in outside tents and inside the facility. Painting, ceramics, wood, scultpure, jewelry, photography are just a few of the many medias featured. The event featured local performing arts, food and children's art activities.

LOCATION: Cottell Park

                    5847 Irwin-Simpson Road                    Mason, OH 45040 

                                                  

Additional Features:

Crafts, Entertainment Children's, Entertainment Free, Food, Music 

       

Hours:

11am-5pm 

       

Admission:

Free 

       

Art to Remember Artwork!!

This week, the children are beginning to create their masterpiece for Art to Remember. Art to Remember is a company that takes your child's art, scans it and puts it on over 30 really cool keepsake items. Some of the items are: tshirts, bookmarks, hats, drawstring bag, matted print, lunch bag, cell phone case, necklace, water bottle, coffee cups, key chain and more! Many of the products are less than $15 and ordering will be online only. Keep in mind special occasions: Grandparent's Day, Christmas, Hanukkah, Mother's Day, Birthdays, Father's Day, etc. Order forms will be personalized (a picture of your child's art will be on the front so you know what it looks like) and will be sent home October 23rd. We have over a month, so I will send home a paper reminder when the day gets closer. 

The masterpiece your child is making incorporates lines they've learned this year, a shape of their choice, lots of different colors, their hand print and their name. 

Line Cutting Practice

When students finish their Kandinsky inspired line paintings, they are practicing their cutting skills with a line paper (below). 

A few key points in using scissors:

1. Thumb in small hole, 3 fingers in large.

2. Thumb should always stay on top.

3. Scissors should stay in front of belly when cutting. (If scissors come out to the side, the thumb points sideways or down and the student won't be able to cut appropriately.)

4. Always pick paper up off the table and keep in other hand. 

The students have been doing an amazing job at using scissors this week. I do have the children stand while cutting, at least for the first half of the year. The reason to stand is so the table doesn't get in the way and it is easier to remember to pick the paper off if the table.