Lost River Elementary - UNDERWATER STEAM INSTALLATION

This week I began my work as a visiting artist with Lost River Elementary School in Bowling Green Kentucky. Art teacher, Kelli Combs and I are leading the students as they discover the science and art connection of our rivers, streams and oceans. We began our learning with the water cycle and a little experiment. The students are using some recycled materials in their installation project. They were painting water bottles using permanent sharpies for color and then cutting and reshaping the bottles to resemble ocean life.

The students did an experiment to see what happens to clean water when oil and chemicals are spilled out on the ground and allowed to run into the ground water.

COUNCIL ON EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN CONFERENCE LOUISVILLE NOVEMBER 2019

Missi Carini and I presented at the Council on Exceptional Children Kentucky Conference November 24th 2019 in Louisville, Ky. We led a presentation about how to work together to write a proposal for an inclusion project and we shared how ours went step by step. We also were able to teach the process of cold wax painting. We are pictured here with Delaire Rowe, Director of ARTS FOR ALL KENTUCKY. It was so fun to share with other teachers about how to write and direct a successful Inclusion project.

SPECIAL ARTS INITIATIVE AT MARTIN LUTHER KING ELEMENTARY - LOUISVILLE MAY 28, 2019

SLIME!! SLIMY SALAMANDERS, SNAILS AND SNAKES! a Special Arts Initiative was a wonderful day at Martin Luther King Elementary. Students had so much fun meeting a real artist, painting a collaborative project on 3 canvases, making slime and creating a slimy snake or snail. Speech Therapist, Dala Sparks was able to lead the students in Speech Therapy as a key part of this effort. While VSA Roster artist Kim Soule led the students in art making and slime making. It was a wonderful sensory experience! The students enjoyed painting with me using lots of colors to fill in this Martin Luther King quote. It is a favorite of their school and I'm sure this collaboration will be displayed and enjoyed for years to come

SPECIAL ARTS INITIATIVE GEORGE UNSELD EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS

On May 16, 2019 I had the wonderful opportunity to work with my daughter, speech therapist Dala Sparks at Unseld Preschool in Louisville Kentucky. We saw small groups of children during the day and visited one classroom. The students used paint daubers to paint in a circle and create a choice of snail or snake. We sat those aside to dry and proceeded to make the slime! The students loved mixing up the slime mixture and experiencing the sensory feel of the slime. Even the students with sensory issues were willing to try! Later we added oil pastels lines and shapes to the snails and snakes and added the finishing touches. So many smiles in one day!