Vans

A month ago I signed the Lakeridge High School art department up for a contest that Vans puts on. Essentially, you are sent four pairs of shoes from the company and then you transform them. Each shoe has a theme, this year we were required to have one shoe for each of the following:

Action Sports, Art, Music and Local Flavor.

I asked Katey Jacobsen, Kelly Sosa, Anna Engstrom and Nicholai Busch to participate. This is what they came up with! We have to wait a month to see if we are finalist in our region. If we are, we will need to rally the Pacers and start voting!!!!! Cross your fingers.

Which pair do you like the best?

Scheduling

I feel like we all keep saying this but... this year is going by super fast. Mr. Helle and I are having a rough go finding a date that works for the majority of the AP students for some kind of an art show. Any suggestions? The district calender is packed and you all are very busy little munchkins.

Maybe we all can think out of the box and come up with a new and exciting idea for an AP showcase? I'm sure you have nothing else better to think about...hee hee.

This week is the last official NEW art critique. We are going to have a visitor that day. A teacher in training. She is excited to see how we do things in the LHS art room. One piece is due on Thursday the 12th. The next critique will be a rework of an old piece. That critique will be later in the month.

Note: If you don't have a piece to work on in class you can always be photographing your work or adjusting it in Adobe or even uploading the work to the AP site. We all need to be having conversations about what pieces you will be using for your Quality section. Lots to do. Always!

BTW, I know the picture of the dog is random. I couldn't resist.

A New Week - New Deadlines

Is it really time to go back? You betcha!!!!

There are several deadlines most of you need to be aware of...

1. Wednesday, April 4th, Marie Walsh Sharpe applications due. Juniors who will be Seniors next year. Most of you are done, but just in case, I need the statements, forms signed by PARENTS and all your images no later than Tuesday. I have to have this postmarked by WEDNESDAY.

2. Friday, April 6th, OAEA Scholarships due. These are seniors who are graduating who will be majoring or minoring in art or art education. If you are one of these people you need to fill out the application and write your essay explaining your goals and interest in pursuing an art career. Essay should be a maximum size of one page, about 300 words typed.

THE ESSAY AND FORM ARE DUE IN MY HANDS ON MONDAY. EVEN IF WE DON'T HAVE CLASS ON THAT DAY. THERE'S A TON OF STUFF DUE THIS WEEK, SO MS. MCB NEEDS IT NOW!

If you don't have your application anymore or have changed your mind and would like to apply here is the link to the website with the information:

http://www.oregonarted.org/index.php

3. If you are one of the students doing the VANS. Those are due on April 9th at the latest.

4. This month we have two concentration checks. One is a new piece, the other is a reworked piece. We are almost done!

See you all soon - can't wait. Ms McB

Spring Break Spring Break Spring Break

Concentration Check on Wednesday....and then....it's Spring Break!!!!!!

OAEA applications are due April 6th

Marie Walsh Sharpe - Juniors applications are due April 4th - form and statement by Monday please :)

What are you doing for spring break?

AP FEE - Now is the time

Deadline for paying for the AP 2-D Art Studio test is March 16th.

Don't miss out!!!!

See Mrs. Beers - she's the bookkeeper for the details

Work Place

I LOVE that former students are always emailing and visiting me. Just today, Garrett Durant and Marta King, class of 2005 came to visit. They are both still active with their art making which of course makes me happy.

Lindsay Iredale, currently at MICA, is looking for an internship this summer and emailed me this nifty site she found it's called Work.place and it focuses on artists in their work place. If you take the time to look and scroll down you will see cool stuff. Artist working in their creative environment. Thanks Lindsay!

How do you work on art when you aren't in the classroom. Take a picture of your 'creative place.' What does it look like?

work.place is a documentary of Portland, Ore. creativity facilitated by local photographer, Carlie Armstrong. The aim of work.place is to understand creative processes and the places that contain them.

We also hope to inform - by displaying the work of some of the most talented artists, musicians, designers, and craftspeople in this great city.

work.place is a completely film-based effort and all photographs are taken on a Twin Lens Reflex.

Thank you for exploring work.place, please be sure to check out the artists we've photographed (see: links and our archive).

http://workplacepdx.com/about.php

New York City Baby

One of my favorite places, aside from being with you all of course, is New York city. So sending the group text thing didn't work out. But I have been taking some images of things that are interesting to me. I love how being in a new place inspires you.

Where have you been recently that inspired you? Doesn't have to be a destination, it could be your backyard. Which I guess technically qualifies as a destination. I'm having a great time in New York. Wish you could all be here as well. That would be an amazing field trip!!!! Bummer won't let me load images from my phone. I'll figure this out and get images here soon! Tootles.