Ms. Edwards' Personal Art

My own artwork has developed in theme and style since I graduated from Haverford college in 2003. During college my oil paintings consisted of still life paintings often incorporating flowers, self-portraits and sometimes butterflies. After college I did mostly self-portraits in pencil or charcoal. I took a few night classes in oil-painting and worked on my still-life painting skills. I also did my first painting from a photograph and I have done paintings on commission. After taking a collage and mixed media course for my Masters work I have expanded into the world of collage. Currently my oil paintings are based on butterfly wings I inherited from my grandfather. The painting are either direct representations of the colors and patterns of the wings or abstract landscapes I have found.

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Name Transformations

For the first mini drawing project, students were asked to write their first names in bubble or block letters and transform them into objects that reflect their unique personalities. Here are some amazing examples!!

3rd and 4th Grade Symmetrical Name Aliens

Third and Fourth Grade started the year off with a lesson on symmetry and pattern. After writing their names on a folded piece of paper, the names were cut out and details added. Patterns were introduced and added to their name aliens.

Pattern Names

The pattern name project was the initial piece for a larger unit of study. Student's were challenged with writing their names in block or bubble capital letters. All letters had to overlap the previous one. After sketching out their names, they had to fill each letter with a different pattern. The spaces where the letters overlapped also had to be different patterns. Students were challenged to create interesting and varied patterns. After creating their patterns, students erased the lettered outlines and colored their patterns with sharpie. Once they were finished, the patterns created the forms of their letters in unique and bold ways.

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