Mrs. Smart's favorite slogan, "get smart about art!"

7th grade Casey is wondering how many hands can fit into a bucket of Papier-mache

Brittney bending wire to make an armature for her motion sculpture.

Nate in deep creative concentration of his new favorite art media- Papier-mâché

4th grader Adrianna is painting a Japanese Landscape

4th grade Max "This is how you make a wonderful sunset using only watercolors."

7th grade Nick says, "Papier-mâché paste is so cool! Mrs. Smart, take my picture."

The Studio

7th grade went to the Taft art museum to learn about architecture

4th grade's field trip to the Taft Art Museum

3rd grade Catie working with the smart board, "hum...who made this still life painting, Paul Cezanne, Vincent Van Gough or Leonardo daVinci?"

3rd grade Emma triumphant. "Yes! Michelangelo made this sculpture of David"

3rd grade Josh Lanyii pastels are so much fun!

3rd grade Adelaide making an artwork using Perspective. "Just a bit more light blue oil pastel and it will be a masterpiece!"

1st grade Abby drawing a snoflake "hum...I wonder how snowflakes are made..."

1st grade Caleb using the element of line to make a drawing. "My artistic talent is not diminished in any way by my sling."