Today I received an abundance of thank you notes from the Tunkhannock art Core group and their art teacher, Debbie Donowski. It was full circle as the theme of our residency was GRATITUDE. Boy, did this ever blow me away - and I am so grateful for the time they took to write me handwritten letters. Truly made my month! THANK YOU!!!!
My art residency ended yesterday with a great art trip with twenty three 'core group' sixth graders. We were so thankful to be welcomed with open arms at Marquis art and Frame, the Sordoni art gallery, the Wyoming Valley art league, Wet Paint and Linde Headquarters in Pittston.
My art residency ended yesterday with a great art trip with twenty three 'core group' sixth graders. We were so thankful to be welcomed with open arms at Marquis art and Frame, the Sordoni art gallery, the Wyoming Valley art league, Wet Paint and Linde Headquarters in Pittston. At Marquis we saw part of the amazing hubcap exhibition which was the brain child of Ken Marquis. At the Sordoni we saw the Syracuse Art collection of Japanese woodcuts. The gallery provided materialswe so the kids could do their own mono print. President Don Armstrong of the WVAL gave a tour of the circular building and we saw the members juried exhibiton. At Wet Paint owner Steve Taren showed us his unique building with the machines used to create tee shirts, cut out and wrapped vehicles. And lastly we were given lunch and tee shirts at lunch at Linde Headquarters in Pittston and viewed four floors of artwork which rotates three to four times a year.
Today teachers, school board members, parents and grandparents arrived at 7am to a breakfast (with the band playing) to honor the 'unveiling' of the backside of the school steps. An art core group of twenty four sixth graders diligently worked under the guidance of me,and art teachers Debbie Donowski and Krista Truesdale. This is the twenty first year the middle school has had an artist in residence thanks to the persistence and hard work of Debbie.
What a great night in Scranton, Pa! Thanks to all who came out on a rainy cold night to see art! Live music was coming in from connecting Adezzo coffee shop. Thanks to all the well wishes, email responses, texts, flowers - so appreciated. xxooBirds eye view in great gallery space - the Laundry Building In front of 'As Above, As Below - Blue lines" series Me with two of my most favorite little people who're growing too fast....
The kids are very excited to be adding a 'message' and art work to their school Art core sixth graders working of back riser for school stepsWe put the unfinished boards up to get a glimpse of progress made The past four weeks, I have been the artist in residency for the well established program started by art teacher Debbie Donowsky. She has had a working artist come for the past twenty one years to do four classes with each student. This year we focused on gratitude - each student in the school did a mixed medium project for which they were grateful. Twenty four 'art core' sixth graders met every day to work on the back risers of the schools steps with the theme also being gratitude. Books, school, family, friends, food are just some of the examples of what the kids depicted. April 18 there will be a breakfast with all the works hanging around the school and an 'unveiling' of the finished steps.
