Saturday, March 7, 2009

Klimt The Teacher's working examples


Artist Trading Cards



The third and fourth grade students' cards were displayed on the the banners. The seventh grade cards were displayed using the foam pyramids.

Monday, March 2, 2009

Inspiring the Teacher






It's been awhile since my last entry. I apologize to all the fans of the site. Over the Christmas break I had some enriching experiences. I went and saw an art show at the DIA that was from the Cleveland Museum's collection. Works included in the exhibit were from Mondrian, Dali, Magritte, Picasso, Renoir, Rodan, Manet, Monet, Van Gogh, and others. There were many beautiful works, but a few are branded on my soul. What I find to be art's most masterful technical achievement is its ability to stir my heart. Many of the works made me wistful while sparking my imagination. The Dali had a painful quality to it, but the colors were so electric that I felt like I was looking at work that was created in the 70's rather than the 1920's.
I went to the Detroit Science Center to see the da Vinci exhibit and I visited the Heidelberg Project. (The car hoods are more charming in person.) All of these events help me to see the world in ways daily life cannot. Picture images and imagining cannot replace seeing objects person.