The Adventures of Art Girl in TeacherLand

Hello and Welcome to my blog. I'm Ms. Holt and this is my first year teaching. I've taken the high school art position in Crocker, Missouri. This blog is part teaching tool and part journal.

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Whatcha Doin'?



Hehe! Watercolor pencils plus high schoolers equals funny. Poor Melissa...

Whatcha Doin'?




Here's some of the Monster Head Pinch Pots from my Ceramics & Painting class. Too funny!

Sunday, October 22, 2006

Eye Candy


Let's talk a little bit about design. Art shows up in all kinds of places. Just about every product one buys, someone designed it. Here's an example of a product I think has divine design, the Motorola Pebl. Sleek and shiny, designed to catch the eye. And very artistic!

Monday, October 16, 2006

A few of my favorite things


Craziness! I am addicted to this game. My high score is 905, let me know if you beat that! Isn't graphic design amazing?

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Some of my Favorite Things



This is Diego. I think he lives in my backyard. I have named him after Diego Rivera, and he is Frida's one true love, but alas, they are different species.

Thursday, October 05, 2006

Whatcha Doin'?




*Evil Laughter*

Its all part of my master plan to imprison the students. Nah, Rachel's just trying on her team's paper straw sculpture for size. Brittney, Carol, and Malcolm rally around the prisoner.

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

A few of my favorite things


This is Frida. She lives in my art room. I love the little scaly critter. Shhhh, she's hiding.

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Halloween! Halloween! Halloween!


Its October! Yay, Halloween is on its way! Woohoo! Pumpkins, really cool pumpkins!