Welcome Back!!! (And A 4th Grade Shout-Out!)
Welcome back Mustangs!! I am so excited about this year of awesome art making at Manzanita! I hope your summers were fun, relaxing and...
In Search Of...
I am always posed with the question of it there is anything that we need in the art room... and we are so lucky to have such a wonderful...
Mustang Round Up!
In case you were unable to see the little video I put together for the Feburary Round Up.... Enjoy!! #Kinder #1stgrade #2ndgrade...
Exploring Our Lovely Desert Habitat Through Art- 2nd Grade
2nd grade just finished up an awesome unit in which we learned about the Sonoran Desert habitat, our amazing saguaro cacti, and the...
Inspired By Glass: 4th Grade Chihuly Bowls
It's one of the most wonderful things when students just absolutely connect with an artist, and are truly engaged and excited when they...
Precarious Forms From Fourth!
4th grade has just completed an amazing project that looked at how shapes become forms using value. Originally named "Impossible Forms,"...
Real vs Surreal: 5th Grade Shoes With a Twist
(Note: This is the 3rd of 3 posts... please also check out new work from Kinder and 3rd grade! :) Happy New Year!! I hope that your...
Starry Night- Tucson Style!
In Kindergarten, we learned about Vincent (or Vinny, as we call him) VanGogh. We learned about his life and struggles, as well as his...
Me and My Shadow- 3rd Grade Action Selfies!
3rd grade completed a really fun exploration of self portraits, the element of movement and gesture drawing with what I'm calling "Me and...
Clay, Clay Everywhere!! (Well, in 1st and 2nd Grade :)
This is a double post because we have just finished up some amazing clay projects in both 1st and 2nd grade! Both groups of kids LOVED...
