This year the Art Department at Westgate is trying something new! We are hoping to increase printmaking materials in the art room. They are costly and to help cover those costs we are trying a couple of new ventures. One of the ventures is to offer Art keepsakes to the first and second graders. We are partnering with the company Square 1 Art who create some wonderful keepsakes from your children's artwork. You can visit their website at www.square1art.com. Students are currently creating the artwork that will be sent in to be made into keepsakes. The keepsakes can be ordered from the catalogs that will be sent home at a later date. All children will receive a complimentary sheet of stickers of their art work. Our hope is that parents will enjoy the opportunity to purchase some keepsakes of their child' s artwork and that the art department will be able to purchase the resources to enhance the printmaking unit at Westgate.
First graders are learning about the Post-Impressionist artist Paul Cezanne. We have studied his apple still-life paintings. Working with pattern and light source, the students are creating some awesome still-life apple paintings! These paintings will be submitted to the Square One Art company to be made into the various keepsakes.