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Art Room
   The second trimester is starting out great.  The sudents are  working on eggshell mosaics, creative color theory artwork and Australian Dot art.  Lots of super artwork is in progress.
 
Go Eagles!  
  Mrs. Bird
You can contact me at,
 

 

Vision

"Prepare the next generation of professional's through academic excellence."

Mission

"Inspire, motivate, and educate each Madison student."

 

  

School Pledge:  

Today is a new day.

I will be respectful and responsible.

If I put forth full effort, I will learn.  

  

 
Some great web sites;
 
Michigan Department of Education
 
 
Flint Institute of Arts
 
Flintartsed/home.html
 
Detroit Institute of Arts
 
info/general_information/index.asp
 
Chicago Institute of Arts
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
The true work of art
is but a shadow
of the divine perfection.
::: Michelangelo :::

 
 
 
 "Beauty is the purgation of superfluities."
Michaelangelo
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Artists Birthday's

 

  

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
“People who don't Think probably don't have Brains; rather, they have grey fluff that's blown into their heads by mistake.” 
 
Winnie the Pooh
 
 
 
 
       “If ever there is tomorrow when we're not together.. there is something you must always remember. you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. but the most important thing is, even if we're apart.. i'll always be with you.”
Winnie the Pooh

"The arts humanize the curriculum while affirming the interconnectedness of all forms of knowing. They are a powerful means to imporve general education."

Charles Fowler

 

"With a subject matter as broad as life itself, the arts easily relate to aspects of almost everything else that is taught."

Charles Fowler

 
 

An artist cannot fail:
It is a success to be one.
        Art Class Schedule;
        1st hr. Foundations of Art I, 9c
        2nd hr. Planning
        3rd hr. Foundations of Art I, 9a
        4th hr. Foundations of Art II, 9b
        5th hr. Painting/ Mixed Media
 
 
The artist is not a special kind of person, rather each person is a special kind of artist. 
                                               
~Ananda Coomaraswamy
  

The difference between the right word and the wrong word is the same as the difference between lighting and a lightning bug.’    Mark Twain

 
 
The arts reach students who are not otherwise being reached.
The arts reach students in ways that they are not otherwise being reached.
The arts connect students to themselves and each other.
The arts transform the environment for learning.
The arts provide learning opportunities for the adults in the lives of young people.
The arts provide new challenges for those students already considered successful.
The arts connect learning experiences to the world of real work.

  www.aep-arts.org

 
 
 
 
 Student ART
 
 
 Warm Cool Colors
        
 
 
 
 
               

 

9th grade paper sack drawings
 
 
 
 
 
 9th grade Art History I
 
Pop Art Mona Lisa

 

 

 
 
 
         
 
 
           
 
 
“Intelligence without ambition
is a bird without wings.” 
~C. Archie Danielson 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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