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St. Aidan's Second Annual Grad. Art Show (Gr. 9-12)

6/8/2017

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Artists working hard at their art projects.
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Here they all are at the art show,
sharing with the crowd of admirers!
The theme this year had to do with representing the animal kingdom in art. Each student was responsible for doing a total of eight pieces. Two were personal, and the remaining pieces were basically a series on some aspect of animal and human relationships or matters to do with environmental or extinction issues etc.

Guests were given an insight into how the class worked via a lively panel discussion sparked by interesting exchanges, comments and questions from myself or the audience. 

The other special items on display were the "special sketchbooks" each student was responsible for. The assigned drawings in these displayed the incredible skills and unique styles of each student in the class. 

I would like to thank everyone who had a hand in making this art show happen. To the parents who brought the snacks, to St. Aidan's Christian School for this signature art program recognizing and encouraging the arts in a Christian setting. And of course to the students who did all that exquisite art and set up the gallery by themselves. Fantastic work.  
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Thanks to all the parents bringing snacks....
don't these look tempting...and artsy?
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Checking out the snack table early...
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One of the student's art displaying the animals
around the throne of God,
​from the book of Revelations.

"I grew up not knowing I was an artist, on the farm.
My first drawings were about my best friend,
my dog - Ricky!
Then I knew I was an artist!"

Cliff Derksen

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OH NO, It's Our Last Art Class!

6/8/2017

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 So, what do you do for the last art class of the year? It's spring, the weather is fantastic, and school's practically out...no one feels like being inside anymore! No problem, let's do bubbles! After all, everyone loves bobbles!

We have a gentleman doing just that at a park near our house. He's often out there using the gentle breese to make bubbles, and I mean bubbles, big ones floating along, undulating and moving as they float along in the air. It's amazing to watch.

So that's what I did. Black paper, oil pastels and a few items to make circles and away we go. Oh, sorry I missed one part. I also brought in a bubble toy so I could blow bubbles right in the classroom so the students could see the reflections and colors in the transparent bubble floating along. 

Of course, it was hard for them not to burst them with their hands...

Once they are into it I give the bubble toy to a student, and away they go. One found a fan in the classroom, turned it on and held the bubble maker in front of the whirling fan...wow, streams of bubbles burst into the room! 

​Mission accomplished! 
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We all live in our own bubbles! 
So, what happens when they burst?
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A Teacher's Favorite Trick!

6/8/2017

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What do you do for the last art class of the year? It's spring and the weather is so fine, no one want's to stay inside. Everyone is wound up and thinking of anything but art. What to do? 

Now that the weather is warming up a gentleman in our neighborhood has reapeared along the roadside waving his magic wand, creating huge often life sized bubbles that drift slowly undulating in the gentle spring breeze. 

It gave me an idea! Drawing bubbles on black paper. But, I would purchase a container of bubble soap with a wand and actually demonstrate in the classroom. A visual aid that should really work.

Well, it worked! Everyone wanted to blow bubbles. Ah ha, I had them. I made the rule, I would illustrate by blowing bubbles first, asking them to look at the bubbles to see what they actually looked like. Are there colors, shiny spots, what form to they take? etc. Then I would demonstrate how to do the drawing, so after they filled their sheet with bubbles, then and only then could they blow some bubbles. 

A favorite teachers trick. 

Wow did they work....everyone wanted to be finished first....

A very successful class. It's a keeper for next spring! 
"To finish off this whole Olympics by finally getting the gold medal,
it's the best feeling in the world." 

Shawn Johnson

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    Pastor Cliff Derksen
    Maplecrest Church Holiday Inn S. 1330 Pembina Hwy.
    http://www.maplecrestchurch.ca/​

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