October 2-8
Note: This blog post is much longer than normal because I need to give you all the important info. Please be sure to take your time and read it carefully with a parent. This will help you have a successful and fun time in art class!
YOU WERE CREATED TO CREATE
So what is this class all about?
Heavenly Father is the ultimate Creator. Because we are His children, we have been given the amazing gift of creativity. We can imagine, design, express, and bring new ideas into the world in our own unique way.
In this class, we will explore how artists use their creativity to share ideas, express feelings, recognize beauty, overcome challenges, and make a difference. Through inspiring artists, hands-on projects, and creative challenges, you will experiment with different art materials and discover your own creative voice.
This class is NOT about making “good” art. It is about learning to be brave, trying new things, seeing the beauty around you, and understanding that your ideas and creations matter.
Come ready to be courageous, grow your faith, make mistakes, and discover the creator within you!
CREATOR’S WORKBOOK
Keep your workbook in your tote bag and bring your tote bag to class every time we meet for art class.
You will use this workbook all year, so it is very important that you take good care of it, and always know where it is (hint: in your tote bag).
TOTE BAG
Congratulations! You are the proud new owner of a mobile art studio.
Okay, okay, it’s really just a tote bag. But its going to become a mobile art studio soon enough! Plus, you’re going to get to decorate it however you like. But don’t start decorating just yet, we’re decorating our totes -*AHEM* “MOBILE ART STUDIOS”- as a class. So hands off for now.
This bag should always carry your journal, homework, supplies, masterpieces, brilliant ideas, and the occasional “What even is this?” art projects.
IMPORTANT: Bring your tote bag to Vanguard every week of art class. You’ll get Vanbucks!
END OF YEAR ART EXHIBIT
I just want to make you aware that we will have an art exhibit for your friends and family at the end of the school year.
So hang on to everything you create. At the end of the year we’ll turn them into a real art exhibit. Fancy voices and dramatic head nods are highly encouraged.
BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS!
Warning: these books might change your life. Or at least the way you see your life.
I took a class at BYU that was entirely about pictures books, and I became obsessed with finding the very best picture books I could get my grubby little hands on. I have owned hundreds of remarkable picture books, but I carefully selected just six of the best for this class. Every page will be packed with beautiful artwork, powerful ideas, and stories that can make you laugh, think, and see the world in a whole new way. Get ready… these aren’t just books, they’re adventures waiting to be opened!
Please be sure you have all 6 books ready to go for the year:
Week 1: Vincent Can’t Sleep: Van Gogh Paints the Night Sky by Barb Rosenstock
Week 2: What Do You Do With an Idea? by Kobi Yamada
Week 3: The Noisy Paintbox by Barb Rosenstock
Week 4: Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena, & Beatrix Potter and Her Paint Box by David McPhail
Week 5: The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires
Week 6: Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood by F. Isabel Campoy
GET STARTED!
Here’s what you need to do this week:
- Open your journal and read the cover page, supplies page, then turn to the section Week 1: Created to Create. Complete those pages. Check off each activity as it is completed (there’s a check box by each one).
- Complete the 2 art projects as outlined in your journal. This week is a doodle (pg 3) and an impressionist painting (pg 5).
- Take a look at your checklist in your journal (pg 5) and be sure you have everything ready to go for Thursday.
That’s it! I can’t wait to start this adventure with you! See you Thursday
-Victoria
I HAVE ALL THE BOOKS !!!!!yayayayayayay