Welcome Back Bucktown!

2012-2013 Is Going to Be a Great Year!

I am so excited for this upcoming school year. Visit back often to see student artwork, find out Middle School homework, and to hear about any art announcements. As always you can reach me by email at vschubow@distinctiveschools.org


I'm sure you're all wondering, what did Ms. Schubow do this summer? Well here is a glimpse! See you soon!

Rode my bike by the lake!

Gardened a ton! (I have hundreds of tomatoes)

Climbed a mountain in North Carolina ( The biggest peak east of the Mississippi!)

Held a chicken!

Aboriginal Art

When we started this project 1st and 2nd graders could not even pronounce the word Aboriginal. Ask them about it now and they can tell you it is art from Australia, it has dots, it has patterns and it has animals. They can also explain why dots were used and how Aboriginal art is different from other kinds of art. This was a time consuming project, but WOW the results are gorgeous!!

Students working on their projects

Ms. Schubow next to some Aboriginal Art in New York City!

Civil War Landscapes

5th grade just learned all about the Civil War and many of its key figures. In art, students learned about how to draw things realistically and learned the terms background, middle ground and foreground. They know things in the background appear TINY and things in the foreground appear HUGE. They used the Civil War as inspiration for their landscapes

Slice me off a piece of that!

4th graders and 3rd/4th graders learned about artist Wayne Thiebuad. He is most well known for painting desserts, especially delicious cakes.

 

 Students learned how to draw cakes so they appeared 3-Dimensional versus flat. Students learned about shapes versus forms. Students also learned how to create a cake stand that appeared to be a form and not a shape. Then students took a slice out of their cake and left the rest show you. Enjoy their mouth watering results.

Art Report Template

 Lost your art report worksheet? No Problem! Download it here.

Click here to get the art report template

Fine Arts Night!!

Fine Arts Night is coming up! Thursday May 10 from 6-730 is when you can come to school to see all of the amazing arts that are happening here at Bucktown. If you want to submit a work of visual art (drawing, painting, sculpture) to be displayed, start working on something! Let Ms. Schubow know if you need help, or if you would like her to hold on to something for display! More announcements about Fine Arts Night to come!

Middle school exquisite Corpse

Middle school students created an exquisite corpse, which is a collaborative drawing game where three people draw on the SAME drawing without seeing what the person before them drew. The results are often weird, fantastical and surreal! Check out their funky results!