Back to school . . .

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We are back to school after our unexpected four day weekend.  I’ve been meaning to share one of my 7th graders first projects.  I always like to have something up for Open House, so I had students trace their hand and arm on tagboard.  They searched through magazines for images, words, designs and colors that described their personality and collaged their hand.  Each student also cut out the letters of their name as a final touch.  I love the way the hands turned out.  Each one is truly full of personality- it really helpd me to get to know my students too.  I painted this little sign for the center of the wall and we taped the hands right to the wall radiating from it.  This is just a portion of the installation.  The hands ended up filling the whole wall!  Fun :).

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13 Comments

  1. Stacey Spencer said . . .

    You are such an amazing teacher…encouraging students to express who they truly are, and providing a medium for them to do just that! :)

    Posted September 17, 2008 at 10:22 pm | Permalink
  2. Kim Ferris said . . .

    I Love Art like that it is Great! You are very talented.

    Posted September 18, 2008 at 7:44 am | Permalink
  3. Kris said . . .

    LOOOOOOOOOOVE IT:)

    Posted September 18, 2008 at 8:55 am | Permalink
  4. Stacy B said . . .

    That is spectacular!

    Posted September 18, 2008 at 11:46 am | Permalink
  5. Jeanie DeTemple said . . .

    I wish I had an art teacher like you! You make school fun….they are lucky to have you

    Posted September 18, 2008 at 3:43 pm | Permalink
  6. mama said . . .

    AMAZING - I love it!!

    Posted September 18, 2008 at 9:20 pm | Permalink
  7. Andrea said . . .

    It looks great, such a wonderful idea!!!

    Posted September 18, 2008 at 9:37 pm | Permalink
  8. Dana Darbyshire said . . .

    We have the best art teacher in the world right at SJH!!! What lucky kids. Hopefully, one day my children will get to experience the wonders of Mrs. Speelmen or as Bryce says “mewissa”

    Posted September 18, 2008 at 10:13 pm | Permalink
  9. b said . . .

    That looks so fun! I like it.

    Posted September 19, 2008 at 9:58 am | Permalink
  10. Jodi Kinasewitz said . . .

    LOVED THIS! So sad to see it go from the wall, but look forward to the next awesome display- I love that I am right down the hall from your class- that way I get to see all of your students’ masterpieces!

    Posted September 20, 2008 at 10:00 am | Permalink
  11. Mary Kodysh said . . .

    Your work is beautiful! Keep at it… I wanted to be an art teacher but did not get the opportunit,,,y

    Posted September 22, 2008 at 8:41 pm | Permalink
  12. Julie said . . .

    I LOVE this!! You have the best ideas!!!

    Posted September 25, 2008 at 9:41 am | Permalink
  13. Linda Woods said . . .

    Hi Melissa,
    I love your blog. I think I want one too, now. I teach art to k-5 in Houston at St. John’s School. This project looks like a great way to start the year. I don’t have tons of magazines at the start of the year, so I think I will just do mine in collage. Is this mural done by ALL of your classes, or just a grade level? Just curious. It’s very eye catching!

    Posted August 8, 2009 at 12:37 pm | Permalink

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