Coil Pots!

This week the 6th graders got to coil some pots up! We had so much fun learning a new pottery technique, and getting our hands a little muddy! Don't worry if you weren't here! We will be making coil pots again super soon!

Fall!

We have been very busy in the art room this semester, and I want to share some of their work that I've caught on camera throughout the Fall! 

Working on the City Scene:

Finger printed dalmatian: 

The Fast Food Collage in progress: 

The Little Red Barn: 

Glazed pots ready to be fired!

Creativity!!!!

Each child at PDS is so creative! They amaze me with what they come up with when they are drawing. I admire their imaginations!!! PDS students created wonderful magnet designs this year, and we just finished them up last week. This week we worked on poster designs! It was so much fun! I must give all the students a hand for all of their hard work! Next week 4-k and 5-k are going to make more pottery, and 1st-6th grade are going to glaze their pottery! All of the students have become such great PDS potters!!!!!

Painting Pottery and Sketching out our Magnet Designs!!!!

We have been busy in the art room! It has been so much fun painting pottery. Also, we are getting started on our designs for the magnets that go out each year. The students have been carefully sketching out their pictures with pencils before they start to color! PDS is just so full of talented little artists!!!

Pottery!

Wow, we have been running the kiln a bunch at PDS! It is so exciting! All of the pottery has to be fired once before we can paint glaze on the pots. The 6th graders have been my pottery helpers. They have loaded and unloaded the kiln with me.All of the children have learned so much about the pottery process. Pottery Pics will be posted soon! Can't wait to see the finished pots!!!!!
-Mrs. Tatum

Ron Koehler visits 5th grade!

We are starting "fast food" collage inspired by DSU's Chair of the Art Department and Sculpture Professor, Ron Koehler! He shared with us his food sculptures that he created from wood! All of the kids were amazed how real his sculptures looked!!!

Clay Days at PDS!

I'm so impressed with all of the "PDS Potters"!!!! They made wonderful pinch pots last week! I can't wait until the next Clay Day in the Art Room! We are all set for painting this week; it is going to be a blast! 

PDS Loves Art and Friends Video

PDS ART VIDEOPDS ART VIDEO: My Favorite Thing About Art!

PDS Self Portraits!

All of the children loved drawing self portraits the first week or Art Class! They used mirrors and actually looked at themselves while they were drawing. All of the work turned out great! It was wonderful to see everyone again, and we are all ready for the new project: pottery bowls!!!! 

Welcome Back!!!

  The PDS Art room is going to be full of many creations this year! I will be keeping you posted on all of the wonderful projects we do. I am looking forward to a great year!
              Mrs. Tatum