Departures

It's been an exciting start to the new year in the Mitchell Art Studio. The timing couldn't be better for me to get a new phone with endless memory to document accordingly. The following showcase some departures for students as they stretch and explore.

In pre-k this student usually, lately, draws pictures of her family. On this day she began with a beautifully textured, completely black painting, done very deliberately. She slowly added layers of other colors in a very balanced, still deliberate way. I'm loving the finished painting!

Inspiration

So much has been happening in the art studio. Last week we said goodbye to the fox and the owl, see amazing examples of observational drawing here.

This week we were lucky enough to have two visitors in the studio, an art teacher from Franklin Park who thinks our art studio is so great that she would like to set up a studio for her students! (She's right, we are great!)
I also had a quick visit with Mrs. Catalano, a Mitchell parent and knitting master, so she could introduce me (and ultimately the children) to knitting. What an adventure!
I'm really going to have to practice a lot to get this knitting thing down but the new knitting center generated a lot of interest as soon as I set it out! As luck would have it, Ms. Hergott, the visiting art teacher, knew some knitting tricks, like finger knitting, and shared them with us. One of our fourth grade students did an excellent job of taking a video of the process and you can find it here.

Richard Hunt

The featured artist for quarter 3 in the Mitchell Art Studio is local sculptor Richard Hunt.


His work is being exhibited in two cultural institutions in Chicago this winter, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Chicago Cultural Center.

Many of the classes are going on a field trip to the MCA and the Cultural Center is a great place to take your family on weekends! It is right across the street from the Cloudgate sculpture (the Bean) in Millennium park and it is always free. If you've never been to the Cultural Center, it has several breathtaking mosaics on the ceilings and is worth a visit.

Happy Snow Day!

I am usually home with my kiddos on Monday anyway but we also are usually able to leave the house. SO we are making play dough today. What creative things are you doing today Bobcats?

click here for the recipe

Welcome Bobcats!

Welcome to the Mitchell art studio blog. With so much talent we are silly not to go digital. Stay tuned for pictures, information, and magic.

If you look closely you can see our friend Mr. Fox in the background

This first grader brought in his own material for drawing. WOW!

Lewis really captured the fox using coloring pencils.