JumpstART Mosaics, Silhouettes, and Collages

Today, Mrs. Pepper's third grade class made mosaics of an image of the King Edward Hotel that was projected onto the white board at the front of the classroom. They were practicing the technique with paper to prepare for creating a mosaic from small, square tiles and mirrors. Mrs. Bowley, a third grade parent, sent a book to share with the class entitled Saint Valentine by Robert Sabuda which uses mosaics for its illustrations.

Mrs. Wilson's class drew musical instruments that will be incorporated into their mixed-media art piece. Mr. Shambé and Mr. Miles also traced each student's silhouette in the teachers' lounge using two overhead projectors. Mr. Miles found an old guitar that he plans to break apart into pieces that will be added to their project.

Students in Ms. Gee's class focused on collage today. They viewed a large print of a collage by Romare Bearden, an artist of the Harlem Renaissance. Then, they began cutting images from old magazines and from their own photographs of Farish Street to mix into their portion of the JumpstART project.

Below is a slide show of all photos I took today. I ran out of battery power towards the end, so I apologize that there are not as many photos from Ms. Gee's class as from the other two third grade classrooms. Through these photos, I hope you may glimpse some of the work students, teachers, and artists did together this morning.



The third graders will be presenting their JumpstART project at the Casey Arts Festival and PTA program on March 26, 2009. There will also be a special meeting for third grade parents that night. Mark your calendars now!