Dot Day!

On September 15th CSDA celebrated International Dot Day!
What is International Dot Day you ask?!? Well good question....
The day is based on a fantastic book  with a fantastic message ...

The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds

This story focuses on a girl Vashti who finds she "cannot draw" anything in art class and with a little help from her art teacher, she starts to make dots as her signature style. Of course I LOVE this idea of a student who feels like they cannot draw who pushes through the challenge and takes a mistake on paper and makes it into beautiful art...

Students were asked the big question after reading this story: HOW WILL I MAKE MY MARK IN THE WORLD?
And some great conversations happened over this one question, dots were made, and more risks are being taking on paper in the art room this year!

Ready for an awesome art year?!? 

2015-2016 here we come!

Now that everyone  has had some summer adventures and time to relax it is time to get back to work getting creative in the art room at CSDA.
This summer, I was lucky enough to bring my daughter Lilly into the world which has given me a new life perspective as a mom and as an artist.  Having a newborn to hang out with all summer has helped me find enjoyment to being in the moment and watching a small human grow right before my eyes. This experience brought me to thinking about the simple questions in art: What is creativity? What makes me feel creative? What is art? Why do we make art?
These questions are what have started conversations in the art room this year with the focus on having students thinking about taking creative risks this year and not just always drawing what comes easiest to them.

 Here is where the creative magic happens! Nice and clean at the moment but once the kiddos get painting it will look very different...

New addition to the room! 

This coming week we will be celebrating international dot day at CSDA- so stay tuned!