Art Expedition Blog

The Return of Artwork for 2019-2020

Hi everyone.

First I want to thank Sophia, J.P., Maria, and my son, Aidan for assisting me in sorting all of the 750 student portfolios of art to return to Chalker children.

It was a four day process and we managed to get the majority of art to the correct bag currently located in the gym for students that will be returned through our drive thru operation that the school has created to return student property.

I wanted to share a few things regarding the return of artwork that will cover the FAQ's.

1. Any 2-d art where a student forgot to write their name... we have placed into a no name pile and any art from this pile will be available at a later date that is not known at this time.

 

    2. Most 3-D Clay art ceramic pieces K-3 were able to be placed for the child to receive in their bag and items that         will be returned through the drive through. There are a few ceramic pieces from k-3 that I have placed in my            storage closet because there was no name to identify what child it will be returned to. We will make these                 available at a date later to be determined.

 

    3. 3-D clay pieces for 4th and 5th will be held in storage in the art room. Items that were never baked (clay in             bags) were thrown away due to the clay being to old to complete the assignment. Items that were bisque fired          are stored on the shelf and we will make a date for those to be available a bit later as well.

    4. A few pieces of art have been pulled to add to a permanent collection to be displayed at our school.

I thank everyone for their understanding and flexibility to meet us where we are as a result of the pandemic and It was an honor to teach your children in the classroom. I am of course frustrated by how things have ended for everyone this school year. My helpers and I worked worked very hard to chronicle what could be chronicled and returned, store the remaining, intact artworks that had no identification, and adequately secure the works that still remain at Chalker.

I think this has been a learning experience for all of us and I'm looking forward and hopeful to resume our discovery of art together as everyone uses the summer to identify our new approaches for the upcoming year. I will focus on a few more updates as we enter the final weeks now of school. 

Thanks,

Mr. Hale

Student Spotlight Mrs. Hedden' Kindergarten class!

Alice!

Wonderful snowman! Great job with the shadows!

Malia! 

Wow! I dig the flamingo. What a great job you've done working through your art.

Jadeynn!

I can tell you listened really well with our dinosaur designs!

Gianna! 

Whoa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are brilliant and I love the clean coloring work in your picture. Incredible!

Jonathan! I see some aliens!

Jotham the man!

Alright guys thanks for the visit. I want to send out a HUGE THANK YOU to the Triplets, Juan Pablo, Maria, and Sophia. We have spent the last three work days getting the entire school's artworks sorted by child, by grade level, by class, to the correct bag across the whole school to the best of our ability. I will pull a few artworks to feature in our permanent display in the school and any no name we will figure a way for you to come find at a later date in this ever fluid situation....

Be well out there!

Mr. Hale

Student Spotlight! Mrs. Cerio's class!

Austin!

Fantastic work here! I really love how the Dinosaur "pops" from the background. The warm color of yellow really stands out from the blue and your dinosaur has some great character to the lines and shapes of how it's drawn. Great work!

Cayden! 

I think it was snowing recently up north. Strange I think, because we are already in May. This is a super great job! Wonderful work in your drawing!

Sophia!

Great toy drawing! Wonderful work here as we looked a the toys to carefully draw them!

Hank! 

Great job on this stuffed animal parrot. He's a new toy I picked up this year for you guys to draw, but I have not named him yet! Maybe you can help me out with that! Alright buddy great job!

Cassie Stephens: Let's make a POP STAR! See the link below!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJB_xGH8Jgg

Mother's Day is approaching!

Ok moms...I need you to not read this and find your husband or have your child read this on their own. You are amazing and thank you for doing that...

Ok...no more reading mom...

Kids, Mother's day is right around the corner on Sunday!

I know you are probably already thinking about a gift to make your mom. Let's stop and think about her for a moment...

What has she done for you?

Wow...where to begin? Right?

Think of her favorite things like colors, subject matter, food, people in her life, what would you like to do for her? How about creating a great artwork?!

I'm sure you have great ideas but if you're having trouble, watch this youtube video I selected for you.

It's by the art teacher we've been looking at for awhile named Cassie Stephens.

Copy this link and paste this into your browser window: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjOBbCrnaVY

 

Student Spotlight! Mrs. Wright's Kindergarten class!

Aiden G!

What a great job on this snow man drawing. I am really impressed! I really like your sense of shadow in the artwork!

Jasmine C!

Wonderful job creating your artwork here! I love your stars and blue snowflakes!

On our final day that we left school, I was in the midst of preparing for our annual art show. The last grade level I was collecting throughout the school was Kindergarten. So as a result, I have limited collections of artworks for Hedden, Klein, Cerio, and Wright here at my house. I did collect all of Ms. E's Class. 

Cassie Stephens: Let's make an r2 d2 Colorgraph print!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UhYvmCtOGg

 

Student Spotlight!!!!Mrs. Scott's 3rd grade class!

Emily P!

Wow! Great job here Emily! I really enjoyed having you in my class this year and I think you are super smart! Great Oil Pastel work!

James N.!

Whoa look at this spectacular spaceship. I want to go for a ride. Great work!

Jonathan C.

Combining two or more things that don't normally go together in a drawing is a challenge. You did awesome. I like this elephant with a building as a body. Believe it or not I have seen one of these in real life before. It's a building named Lucy on the Jersey shore.

Lydia B!

Like Emily you did a great job on our look at Wayne Theibaud as we transformed a cylinder into a cake.

Melanie M.!

Wonderful GIANT Toy still life here! Great work! You are amazing.

Cassie Stephens: Draw baby YODA!!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Tw9DP7dQ8

Mr. Hale's YouTube: Draw dinosaurs! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbWfsuwPt20&t=50s

Let's draw dinosaurs!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbWfsuwPt20&t=44s

Cut and paste the link above into your browser!

We can draw dinosaurs together!

Student Spotlight!!!!! MAy the 4th Be with you! Mrs. Gonzalez's 4th Grade Class!

Alberto!

I thought I would feature your R2 D2 Today! Great job on this amazing drawing. So fantastic!

Adelaide! This drawing is absolutely amazing! Great work! I miss seeing you in class!

Alaya! Wonderful job! I love the texture on the fur of your brown bear!

Thomas Martinez! Whoa!!! Nice job here! That sky looks so cool. I really like this picture your hard work really came together.

Esther! Phenomenal job! You are so skilled in drawing! I really like your hard work and effort! it shows.

Jonathan N.!

Wow! Amazing job working through your design here. I am really impressed.

 

Cassie Stephens: Let's draw some castles!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaPbTnCeBwQ

I will finish some video work and post later this morning! I'll post it here.

May the 4th be with you today!

Student Spotlight!!!! (Episode 24) Ms. Sessions' 2nd Grade Class!

Eva P!

She is always smiling when she comes to my room and she really loves the to draw in my class. I really miss seeing her in my class! She is one of my strong little drawers! Great work here!

Jaxx! 

I'm sorry buddy I can't remember if it's one x or two. I love your drawing though it is incredible! You are super at drawing and I love this aerial shot. It's a unique perspective and reminds me of something I would have drawn at your age! 

Lilly Willmont! 

Great job drawing here! Like your sister, you are dynamite! I love the submarine. It would make the Beatles want to change their tune...(Ask your parents!) Phenomenal.

Rohan!

I dig your "Picasso Me"! Spectacular! I think the Bobble head is working big time here! Wonderful job!

Sam!

Great Toy still life! Sweet work. You know I'm a fan! Not Star wars...YOU! Great job! This would look amazing on a mug!

Okay so this morning I had difficulties with this blog and I also ran into some issues with my ipad, but I think I have them figured out now and I hope to post some new short 5 minute type videos that will be like a "take 5" with Mr. Hale. It will feature a timelapse and some short segments on drawing different subject matter so kids can practice along at home!

I hope to get the first one up tomorrow and iron out the kinks for Monday-Thursday next week!

Student Spotlight!!! (Episode 23) Mrs. Wilson's 5th Grade class!

Sophia C.!

I remember seeing Sophia come to my room during the mornings to use extra time to work on her art with others from her class. Here she has the work she would have displayed in our art show this year. It's strange to think that we did not get to have our proper goodbyes at Chalker. I know that she has much promise and character to become whatever she puts her mind too. I will miss seeing her in our class. Great job Sophia!

Rowen M.!

Here we have art from one a very thoughtful and helpful child. At the end of class anytime she was in my room I noticed her doing extra cleaning to help me get the room organized for children the next day. She did extra things that she noticed from her own initiative. I know she will do wonderful in her future. Great work Rowen!

Miyu K!

I love the sky in this one and let me just say how amazing it's been to have you as a student over the years. I enjoy your attention to detail and I think you have a bright future ahead. Thanks for being such a great student in our room.

Kaithlyn T.

Wonderful house drawing here! Your drawing is incredible and I hope you have fun moving on to your next adventure in middle school next year. Well done!

To all of my 5th graders, I would like to say that I wish for you to strong and confident moving forward to take on your next adventures. I hope that you will continue to grow in your mind and train your eyes to see the world in a clear way with understanding. Try to understand the art of listening and discover joy.

Cassie Stephens: Look Book Fashion Design!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejAnWVOhPaU

 

Cassie Stephens: Draw yourself as a wizard!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=curHWmDQAuw