Zeitgeist 2012: Year In Review

.: Contour Line Portraits

.: Contour Line Portraits: My 7th grade digital art class has been working on creating contour line self portraits this week. It has been difficult to find free softwa...

.: Sketchbook Update

.: Sketchbook Update: My middle school students have been working so hard on their sketching! The first five minutes of every class is dedicated to sketching....

.: Andy Goldsworthy

.: Andy Goldsworthy: Last Friday my students and I discussed the sculpture artist Andy Goldsworthy. He is British and works entirely with natural objects. W...

.: Discovering Typography

.: Discovering Typography: My 7th grade students have been studying typography the last few days. I am always inspired by modern type and I thought that my students...

.: Aaron De La Cruz

.: Aaron De La Cruz: Every Friday my students and I explore a new artist. This past Friday the students and I watched a short video of Aaron De La Cruz p...

.: An Exciting Classroom Visitor!

.: An Exciting Classroom Visitor!: My principal made a fantastic connection with Dreamworks Films to have a animation film director come to speak to my students yesterday abo...

The Art Room @ Jefferson Academy: Sketches for Homework

The Art Room @ Jefferson Academy: Sketches for Homework: Jefferson Academy Middle School the students homework grade is worth 25% of their overall average. I have asked the students to choose one i...

The Art Room @ Jefferson Academy: Donors Choose "A Sketchbook for Every Kid!"

The Art Room @ Jefferson Academy: Donors Choose "A Sketchbook for Every Kid!": I put together a Donor's Choose project over the summer for a class set of sketchbooks. My friends, family, and anonymous donors contributed...

The Art Room @ Jefferson Academy: The First Mural at Jefferson Academy Middle School...

The Art Room @ Jefferson Academy: The First Mural at Jefferson Academy Middle School...: I am happy to share the first mural at Jefferson Academy Middle School! This past Satursday 50 plus volunteers, including our very own Chanc...