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!
First and second grade artists looked at art by Vermont Folk Artist Warren Kimble. They chose a farm animal to draw and colored with crayons, making sure that the whole picture was covered with a thick, waxy layer of color. In order to make our pictures look old, like Kimble's, we crumpled them up and painted a black watercolor wash over the whole picture. I pressed the pictures under many heavy books to get out the wrinkles.
I am embarking on a school-wide Vermont Artist unit of study. We are starting with several very well-known Vermont artists.
Kindergarteners, First and Second graders are studying Woody Jackson, whose cows became the mascots of Ben and Jerrry's ice cream.
This video about Woody Jackson features Fayston's own Doug and Kelly Lewis as interviewers.
First and Second graders are also studying Warren Kimble, a folk artist from Brandon, Vermont. Warren Kimble is known for his "primitive style" animal paintings.
Learn more about Warren Kimble on his website. Click here.
Third and Fourth graders are studying Stephen Huneck. They are all quite familiar with his series of children's books about Sally the Dog. Huneck is well known for his dog prints and carvings, as well as his Dog Chapel in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. Click here to see a list of Huneck's books.
See an interview with Stephen Huneck and learn more about the Dog Chapel in this video.
Fifth and sixth graders are studying printmaker Sabra Field. Sabra Field's iconic images of Vermont's landscape truly capture the natural beauty of our state. We are specifically looking at how her works captures the different seasons.
