Eric Carle Project

     This project was inspired by Eric Carle using paints, tissue paper and your choice of different materials. I painted different textures/designs on the tissue paper for my turtle's spots on his shell. His body and shell were made of tissue paper and construction paper. The ocean background was painted blue and I created the plant life out of regular tissue paper and the textured/patterned tissue paper.

     I really enjoyed this project and was very pleased with the outcome.

Kandinsky Circles

     This project was inspired by Wassily Kandinsky, his circles and water colors.  Using various shapes and creative thought, this was the outcome.  I enjoyed creating this painting because it was colorful and expressive, and it was interesting to see how the amount of water used (a little vs. a lot) created so many varieties of one color.  This would be a great project for children!

Henri Matisse Project

     This project, inspired by Henri Matisse, was a paper-cutting collage where you layer the cut pieces on top of each other using construction paper, paint, tissue paper and any other materials needed.  I made an ocean/lake scene with a sunrise, a turtle, fish, a beach ball, a palm tree and yes that is a lounge chair and not a dinosaur!

Cyberbullying and Bullying

      Bullying for a disorder can be stopped by teaching awareness of the disability to other students in the class (but this is all age/grade sensitive). If there is zero tolerance at the school for bullying, then make sure it is enforced no matter what it takes as a parent and a teacher.

     Cyberbullying can be prevented by eliminating the “cyber”. Instill strong self-esteem in your children. Any mention of suicide should always be taken seriously! Look for signs in school work, drawings or poems. Parents and teachers need to be involved and educate!

     Reach out to students and let them know you are always available and that there are counselors to help every student anytime there are bullying issues. Advocate against bullying by creating groups in the class and assign different types of groups (cyber bullying, bullying because of race/sexual orientation/cultural differences, appearance/socioeconomic status) and have them give a summary, how it makes a person feel, consequences of their actions. The school could also have a guest speaker come and speak and do a presentation informing children of what can happen and what they can do to prevent these issues from occurring.

Greer Sleeping - Midterm Project

As my midterm project, I decided to capture my son sleeping.  This was the most challenging assignment yet; however, I can reflect and appreciate because it gives me assurance that there is one time in the day that my son is still!

The Door

This was a fun piece for me.  It is interesting as you go along learning to draw you begin to recognize that lines of shapes may not always be going the direction you initially see it going - it can be tricky but very interesting and exciting!

Combination of Free-Style and Pane Drawing

The Chair

This was the hardest drawing for me personally to do because of the space and angle configurations.