Fayston Elementary Art

This is the art blog for Fayston Elementary School, located in the Mad River Valley in Central Vermont. This blog is updated frequently to showcase the artwork of Fayston's students and celebrate all things creative!

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Leaf Rubbings in Kindergarten Art


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Collecting #leaves for leaf rubbings in #kindergartenart at @faystonschool 🍂 🍁 🍃
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#leafrubbings in #kindergartenart part one @faystonschool
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Painting our leaf rubbings and observing #watercolor resist in #kindergartenart at @faystonschool

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Leaf collages in #kindergartenart at @faystonschool @originalworks1989

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Labels: fall, Kindergarten, leave, outdoor art, Seasons

Monday, September 23, 2019

First Day of Fall Paintings

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#firstdayoffall #liquidwatercolors paintings by #gradeone at @faystonschool

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Labels: fall, First and second grade, leaves, liquid watercolor, Seasons

Color Wheel Self Portraits

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#colorwheel #selfportraits by the #youngartists at the @faystonschool Students K-6 could only use colors from one color family for their portraits.

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Labels: back to school, bulletin board, color wheel, portraits, school-wide, self portraits

Friday, September 20, 2019

Sunflowers/ "Fun"flowers by grades One and Two

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#firstandsecondgrades were inspired by #vangogh #sunflowers #liquidwatercolors @faystonschool

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Labels: First and second grade, flowers, liquid watercolor, Sunflowers, Van Gogh, warm and cool colors

"First Letter" Art by Kindergarten

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#kindergartenart with the first letters of their names. @kwikstixpaint @faystonschool #jasperjohnsinspired

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Labels: Jasper Johns, Kindergarten, kwik stix, letters and numbers

Friday, September 6, 2019

Back to School All-School Bulletin Board

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#bulletinboard progress at @faystonschool with so many creative #flowers #ogmandino #quote #garden #elementaryart

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Labels: back to school, bulletin board, collaboration, collage, flowers, garden, quotes

Kindergarten Art Stations

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#kindergartenart stations @faystonschool

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