Murch Art with Miriam Cutelis

3D paper sculpting exploration in 1st grade

2012-01-27T14:45:00.001-05:00

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3rd grade sewing their pillows

2012-01-27T14:18:00.001-05:00

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4th grade detailing their yoga-inspired sculptures

2012-01-26T11:38:00.001-05:00

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2012-01-19T15:34:00.001-05:00

African-inspired designed pillow cases (George /3rd grade)

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Artist, Fiona, from first grade, shares her 'invented vehicle' sketches from her sketchbook

2012-01-13T14:46:00.001-05:00

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1st graders creating collagraphs of their invented vehicles. Notice they are using their sketches from last week as a resource.

2012-01-13T14:43:00.001-05:00

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2nd graders using fake foods to create still life sketches, which will be used to make collages with emphasis on composition

2012-01-13T10:36:00.001-05:00

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3rd grade making African-inspired printed and sewed pillows...anyone have any fiberfill they can spare?

2012-01-13T09:32:00.001-05:00

Alsi, thanks for the fiberfill donation from Chloe in Ms. George's class....I love my Murch families!

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National Gallery Art for Kids!!!!

2012-01-10T06:44:00.001-05:00

Family Programs
WORKSHOP REGISTRATION

Balancing Act

January 15, 22, 29 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
January 16, 28 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
February 5, 12, 19, 26 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
February 11, 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Education Studio

Online registration begins on January 11, 2012, at noon.
(ages 8 to 11)

Investigate Edgar Degas's wax sculptures of dancers and horses, and learn how to construct your own sculpture using a wire armature and clay. Led by Emily Lazaro and Nathalie Ryan.
Family Workshops are designed for children and adults to participate in together. Taught by artists and museum educators, each two-hour workshop includes an interactive tour in the galleries followed by a hands-on studio session.

www.nga.gov/programs/family/#family_workshops

Anasazi-Inspired Vessels Gallery (4th Grade-Patterson)

2012-01-10T06:40:00.000-05:00

This is just one of the 3 classes that worked on creating Anasazi-inspired vessels. We began by learning about the Anasazi, looking at maps of where they lived and discussed similarities in the vessels they created. We then learned about cylindrical vessels, what they are, what they are not, how to draw them. In our sketchbooks we drew half-a-dozen cylindrical vessels and drew Anasazi-inspired designs over our vessel sketches. Next, we used parent-donated recycled plastic containers, and sometimes inflated balloons, to create our vessels. We used tape, then paper mache to make our vessels extra strong and durable. When dry, we painted them and the last week we used varied-sized brushes to detail them using the designs we had drawn in our sketchbooks weeks back. What an amazing process to learn that you can be inspired by the work of another culture or artist and still make the final product your own personal creation. Enjoy the gallery!!

Board books needed for 5th grade refurbished pop-up non-fiction book creations. Also, pillow stuffing needed for 3rd grade African-inspired printed pillows. Drop off donations in the art room.

2012-01-10T05:27:00.002-05:00

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5th graders built a 'shared-knowledge' wall of ways you can make paper in books pop out. They will use this wall as a resource for when they create their pop-up book.

2012-01-09T13:49:00.002-05:00

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4th grader details their Anasazi-inspired vessel using sketchbook ideas

2012-01-06T11:43:00.002-05:00

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These finished puppet heroes look devine!!! (Ms. Pink's class)

2012-01-06T10:53:00.002-05:00

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Half-done 2nd grade puppet heroes in a pile from Ms. Schaefer's class.

2012-01-04T10:50:00.002-05:00

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The hallway display of our Anasazi-inspired vessels

2011-12-09T17:11:00.003-05:00

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3rd graders in Ms. George's class work to complete their limited-edition Art Trading Cards (ATCs)

2011-12-08T14:07:00.006-05:00

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Anasazi vessels drying in the halls

2011-12-08T14:05:00.003-05:00

Our Anasazi-inspired vessels are set out to dry

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Finberg's class design their Anasazi-inpired vessels

2011-12-08T11:43:00.004-05:00

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2nd graders help make permanent Murch Expectations posters that will hang in our hallways

2011-12-08T11:41:00.003-05:00

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5th graders learned how to effectively give possitive feedback based on the various objectives, vocabulary and concepts addressed in this oil pastel unit

2011-12-06T15:42:00.002-05:00

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Robinson class (1st grade) are done adding their personally symbolic images into their wooden boxes. Next week we will add personally symbolic small Items

2011-12-06T15:31:00.005-05:00

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Thank you to all the families who have donated for our Joseph Cornell boxes...I love my Murch families!!!

2011-12-06T15:25:00.003-05:00

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Kindergarteners use everyday objects to create texture on their clay (Fitzpatick)

2011-12-06T13:15:00.002-05:00

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Star lovers.....come to this tomorrow!!

2011-12-02T17:35:00.000-05:00

When:	Where:
Saturday, December 3, 2011 6:45 PM	Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Independence Ave at 6th St., SW Washington, DC 20560

"The National Air and Space Museum's Public Observatory will be open for special nighttime stargazing. Do not miss this chance to see an array of celestial objects through a powerful professional telescope as well as additional portable telescope...