Story Portraits

Fifth and sixth grade artists have spent many weeks working on painting portraits.  They chose pictures of people from magazines that looked interesting to them.  As they painted their portraits, students thought about the life and challenges of their subject.   We used VoiceThread to record the stories.

District Art Show at Red Hen Bakery

March is Youth Art Month!
Celebrate Youth Art Month with the fantastic artists of Washington West School District.  For the week of March 1-6, artwork from all of the schools in the district will be on display at Red Hen Bakery in Middlesex.  There is a closing reception on Sunday, March 6th at 4:00.

Fayston Artists featured in the show are:

Clara Kelly

Phoebe Pacheco

Sally Read

Katie Rush

Lillian Vasseur

Kindergarten Paper Clay Hearts

Paper clay is a great media for young artists!  It is easy to clean up and children (generally) love the way it feels.  When it is dry, a thick coat of acrylic paint makes it beautiful.  To finish the hearts in an extra special way, add glitter and a coat or two of Modge Podge for added shine.

Clay Club!

Clay Club meets after school at the Fayston School on Mondays, 2:30-4:00.  This group of students have decided that they would like to further explore working with ceramics.  Our kiln fired last night and our pieces will be ready to glaze on Monday!

Here are our clay artists hard at work:

Watch a video of clay project ideas:

Jim Dine Inspired Valentines for the American Cancer Society

Third and fourth grade artists made Valentines to give to cancer survivors and their caregivers at a very special Valentine's Day Tea, hosted by the American Cancer Society.  Visit www.cancer.org to find out what you can do to help the American Cancer Society.

We looked at "heart art" by Jim Dine and then created our own Valentines using oil pastels and watercolors.

Check out Jim Dine's crazy hearts:

Here are the artists hard art work...

... and the beautiful Valentines that they created for cancer survivors and their caregivers.

"Art is... not a frill"

"Art is humanity's most essential, most universal language. It is not a frill, but a necessary part of communication. We must give our children knowledge and understanding of civilization's most profound works."

—Ernest Boyer, former president, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching