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Welcome to Art!

Welcome to the art room at the Edward Hopkins School in Hopkinton MA. I teach all the fourth and fifth grades many different art lessons including painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking and mixed-media. For each new project I will post some photos of student work and an explanation of the project. I hope you enjoy them. Throughout the year I will be looking for donations of newspaper, paper towel and toilet paper tubes, and any other recyclable materials. Thanks!

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