This is the outside of Adrian's sculpture.

This is the inside of Adrian's "Trash for Nash" sculpture.

ABOUT OUR MARCH FIELD TRIP--

From the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture website:

The Pottery of Santa Ana Pueblo
The Pottery of Santa Ana Pueblo, an exhibition tracing the history and development of pottery making at the Pueblo of Santa Ana, opens Saturday, March 12, 2005 at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture. A day of dance and celebration, hosted by the people of Santa Ana Pueblo, will mark the opening of the exhibition, the first of its kind dedicated to the pottery of this small Pueblo village. The exhibition remains on display through February 19, 2006.

Elements of Earth and Fire: New Directions in Native American Ceramic Art
A series of installations focusing on innovation in ceramic art opens at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture on Sunday, October 23, 2005. Elements of Earth and Fire: New Directions in Native American Ceramic Art consists of three four-month installations, each focusing on one element of pottery making: form, texture, or color. The series will highlight the work of over twenty cutting-edge potters and explores how they use pottery making to communicate individual artistic expressions and communal identity. Elements of Earth and Fire runs through October 2006.

Second Grade is finishing up their studies of Impressionism. We will be looking at how, during the time of the Impressionists, the invention of photochemicals and easier access to photography equipment influenced portraiture in Europe and the United States. Students will study the work of contemporary photographer Carrie Mae Weems and learn to use digital still-cameras. They will apply some of Mary Cassatt’s composition and framing techniques to their own photos and paintings to create portraits of family members and friends. Afterwards, we will move into our studies of contemporary Pueblo art and artists. Pablita Velarde and Roxanne Swentzell are two artists who will figure prominently in our lessons.

As part of our Pueblo art unit, we will go on a field trip to the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe. Please take the time to visit their website by using the link on the right sidebar. We will be viewing and discussing the pottery in both the Santa Ana Pueblo Pottery exhibition and the Contemporary Pueblo Potters show.

Twenty pictures from Manzano Day School have been chosen to represent the school in Pentel's 36th International Children's Art Exhibition in Japan. The vivid imagination of a child is the recurring theme for the event. Artwork is judged on the basis of originality, clearly expressed content and cultural expression. Winners will be announced in May or June of 2006.

Madison, now a fourth grader, won top honors (Supreme Gold Award) in the 35th International Children's Art Exhibition for her artwork titled "My Cat." See the special interview featured in the Thanksgiving edition of the "Albuquerque Tribune" (http://www.abqtrib.com/albq/neighbors/article/).

The pictures below are Me'a's "Dragon," Tess's "Summer Bug," Bryce's "Penguins," and Julian's "Dragon":