The fifth graders made portraits earlier this year, and now we are focusing on a new "genre" : still life paintings and drawings! We choose cactus to get a better understanding of how to create implied textures. We even added some southwest style patterns to complete our drawings. Aren't they beautiful!
Face Jugs The use of pottery jugs can be traced back beyond the Roman Empire. In a region like ours, where histories are often oral, tracing the origins of our traditions is tricky. Face jugs are one of the traditions that are an amalgam of many cultural influences. Amongst that rich history is the port of Charleston; the African tradition of using jug pots as headstones was brought to our culture through this port. Highly prized red glaze recipes from China also made their way to our region from the Charleston port. And even from the pubs of England came a long history and influence through their ever-charming Toby mugs. The school purchased brand new matted framed to display student artwork throughout the building. Check out these beautiful artworks!
The second graders finished their warm and cool peacock mixed media project with some very cool feathers! A big thank you goes out to Creative Pitch, an organization the art department has worked with for 2 years now in finding new uses for donated materials. This charity is hard at work to make sure the arts in schools across the Chicagoland area are supported and thriving! Great job 2nd grade!
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About Mrs. Montalbano...Welcome to the River Grove School's Art Classroom! I am a K-8 art teacher to over 700 students throughout the school year. I am so proud to be a part of the Royal family at RGS. Feel free to browse the beautiful student artwork. Archives
May 2017
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