Winter Session Art Classes by Ms. Michelle

Winter Session Art Classes by Ms. Michelle

Session #3 Animals in Art

Monday July 21st, Eric Carle "Animal" Collage

Student's will create their own textured paper and develop an animal collage real or imaginary!  

 

 

 

July 22nd, Mondrian Zoo Animal Collage and Painting

Students will create an animal in the style of artist Piet Mondrian. An animal drawing will be cut out and construction paper collage will be painted.

 

July 24th, and 25th Pete the Cat Painting and Collage

Students will draw their own Pete the Cat after reading the book;" Pete the Cat at the Beach".

 If we have time

 

 

  

Session #1 July 7th-10th Summer Days and Nights

Monday July 7th, Students will start off  designing paper by using tempera paint and texture tools. While the paper dries students will have a snack and look at collage illustrations Eric Carle uses in my collection of Eric Carle books. While explaining how Eric Carle uses tissue paper and glue in his collage illustrations, I will read one of my favorite Eric Carle books;  The Very Lonely Firefly. If students decide to create a firefly which fits in great with the Summer Night theme, I will help them with the shapes and colors. If students  want to come up with  their own Summer Night creature I will help them with their ideas.

 

 

 

Tuesday, July 8th, we will be reading the book Through Georgia's Eyes as an introduction to the wonderful woman artist Georgia O'Keeffe. She loved to paint natural objects such as flowers, shells, skulls, and landscape. To go along with our Summer Theme we will be learning to draw shells by drawing form real life. If time allows, we can even color some in using pastel instead of paint!!  

 

 

 

More Summertime Drawing and Painting:  Inspiration: Castle Pictures

 

Wednesday July 9th, Summer Days and Nights continued....

Frozen Treats and Ice cream Sundaes Painting and Sculpture

 

 

 

 

Doesn't this look yummy? Today we will use watercolor paint and experiment with colors and add a little salt to see what happens! Popsicles are on the menu for summer time treats today!! Not only will we design our own popsicles but maybe we can snack on them as well! ( Real ones of course! )

After a little snack, students can use model magic and put together their own ice cream sundae!  

 

 

                               Claes Oldenburg- Inspiration for sculpture

 

 

 

 

 

Two Weeks to go! Ms. Michelle's Art Camps begins July 8th!

Flyer for description for the week.

Making Progress or Not??

    Aug. 24th was when Bob became injured. He was playing
volleyball when he went up against Tom and attempted to spike the ball over to him when something snapped!! Bob said it felt as if someone took a bat and hit him in the knee. His knee and quadriceps tendon had been ruptured by 80%. This picture is no joke...



Day after Injury

   At Aidan's first visit with Dr. Marsh was fabulous! After looking at Aidan days after his surgery Dr. Marsh told us that Aidan has healed the quickest he had ever seen in the 27 years of doing this same surgery. Instead of the intended 6 weeks of having his cast on to give him support and cover his fagile heal cords, Dr. Marsh took if off this past week. This picture was taken in Dr. Marsh's office One week after Bob's Surgery, One month after Aidan's Surgery.


 

 

 

 






  











       

Aidan Has His Surgery

     At the start of Summer we decided it was time to return to Aidan's Orthopedist's Dr. Marsh. It was clear that Aidan's hip along with tighten ligaments and heel cord, was causing him to turn in his left leg and walk on his toes. This didn't stop him from being the fastest kid on his team this past season. The years of physical therapy from age 18 months on was great for the mean time. Over the next 2 1/2 years, with all the growing and no PT on his own, his femur twisted. We had the choice to do the Femoral Osteotomy, and ligament and cord lengthening or keep things they way they were in hopes it wouldn't get worse. He chose to go ahead and do the surgery even though it meant 6 weeks to recuperate and possibly 6 months before he could play baseball or go on his dirt bike. I stayed with Aidan all four days with the help of Bob, family and friends. I enjoyed helping to care for him, and keep him from not getting too board. It was a great bonding time for us despite the annoying mom with her son in the next bed. That is a story it itself!
Pre-Surgery - Monday August 5th, 
Knowing Aidan's surgery was approaching we squeezed in a day trip to Quassy with the May's. Everyone had a blast!! Aidan got a little spoiled!!

Surgery Day- Wednesday August 7th, 
Welcome to Yale Children's Hospital

Aidan was well prepared for the surgery thanks to each person who came in to talk and visit him before they gave him the anesthesia and surgery.

Three hours later, Aidan had come out of surgery which went very smoothly without much loss of blood. He felt groggy, but that didn't stop him from showing his humor in no time!

                                One Day after Surgery

After a good night sleep for both of us Aidan was on his road to recovering and finally held down his food.

Two Days After Surgery

A Physical Therapist started working with Aidan and he exceeded her expectations by walking down the hallway using a walker still attached to the epidural and other pain meds.   

He was happy to have Pa Pa, Grandma, Grandpa Bruce, Ryan, Sean and Caitlin visit.  

Three Days after Surgery

With the oral meds helping the pain Aidan had the epidural and other pain meds. removed. A sponge bath and change into his regular clothes made him feel like a boy again!   

Aidan and Sean enjoyed playing on the roof top play area. 

After a rough patch of being uncomfortable, he was given a stronger medication and which put him to sleep and relief. While Aidan was resting we ventured down stairs and for dinner. 

Four Days After Surgery 

We didn't mind the Dr. coming in at 4:45 a.m. to tell the good news that Aidan would be going home today!! 

Aidan missed Buddy so much!!! I think Buddy felt the same!

Monday we visited Dr. Marsh who was geniunly excited how fast he was healing.  He was having a hard time waiting for the  surgery which thanks to another patient who needed to cancel. Dr. Marsh decided to take off his cast 2 weeks sooner!! September 9th, . This might mean he can get back to the things he loves to do sooner!!