Action Jackson

I apologize in advance if the spacing of paragraphs is out of whack. I'm having trouble when posting the blog. Lately, my posts aren't appearing exactly like I publish them and I'm not sure why.

We studied Jackson Pollock this week. He was known as an action painter; he used the motion of his whole body when painting. He had his own unique style which was coined as the drip technique. He would lay his canvases out on his studio floor, instead of using an easel, and drip pour, and splatter paint to create his works of art. He would often use household paints instead of artists paints along with hardened brushes, sticks and other items to paint with.

We created our own versions of Jackson Pollock pieces. The children dripped and threw paints onto canvases that were laid on the floor. Each of them experimented with different colors and ways to throw the paints onto canvas. I've posted some pictures of them in the process as well as pictures of the finished product. For an extension of our lesson, you can take your kids to http://www.jacksonpollock.org/ and create mess free action paintings online.

Most of the excitement on Wednesday centered around a young cottontail, thanks to Rooney the dog. We were able to get the bunny before Rooney had him for lunch. We found a box to keep the bunny in for the remainder of the school day. We went online and researched to find out more about cottontails. I'm certain that the children's favorite part was getting to hold the bunny. In fact, it was quite a distraction because they didn't want to do anything other than hang out with the bunny;-) After the bunny received a lot of prayers and TLC, Syan took him home with her so that her vet neighbor could care for him.

Next week, we'll be working on a special art project for the mothers. I hope to see all the children then. Have a wonderful weekend!