Oh, Ocelli!

Today South Bay Hands on Art kicked off its 2012-13 season of six projects with "Proud as a Peacock" by Lee-Jean Lin.  If you're in the Thursday workshop group, you already know it's a fun, colorful project with unique materials.  If you're in the Friday workshop group, you'll find out tomorrow!  Today's brunch was provided by Adams Middle School, with helpful signage to take the  "Is this vegetarian? vegan?" guesswork out of the buffet.  Good thinking!  And now, some photos from the workshop:

Year-End Brunch Report

In case you missed the year-end brunch for South Bay Hands on Art...

Part of the delicious brunch spread

We ate very well (as usual).  Sweet little thank you gifts were exchanged--the school chairs never cease to amaze with their clever packaging and generosity.  And, the projects selected for next year were revealed.  Here's the line-up (subject, as always, to change):

Scottish Nights

based on Art Nouveau illustrations of Hannah Frank

Penny Richards

Proud as a Peacock

based on James McNeill Whistler's Peacock Room
Lee-Jean Lin

Painting a Sumi-E Poem

based on traditional Japanese brushwork
Erika Snow Robinson

Good Things in Life

based on contemporary Brazilian artist Romero Britto
Marcie Heaslet

Picasso's View

based on Picasso's "The Doves" (1957) and similar works
Marianne Coble

Fanta-sea Reefscape

based on the colors and shapes of a tropical coral reef
Marianne Coble

Chalk it Up 2012!

Principal Samantha Leddel,
at 2009's Chalk It Up at Parras

Mark your calendars, save the date, and start your engines (or at least find your bag of chalk):  Chalk It up 2012 will be held Saturday, June 2, all day at Parras Middle School.  If you've been to Chalk It Up in the past, you know it's a fun family day, with chalk art to do (or just watch and enjoy), food and other vendors, live music and exhibits.   Docents, check with your school HOA chair, because every school has a responsibility to cover at this, our annual fundraiser.  Be there, and be (chalking a) square!

More details as they become available...

Klimt-inspired student art

Students all around Redondo, all ages, are working on the Designs by Klimt project right now, and the results are pretty spectacular. Here (left) are some middle schooler projects, spotted at Adams Middle School (in the front office!). And below, some RUHS high schoolers' interpretations of the project (in order, we have works by Debbie Smith's students, Caia, Isabella, Valerie, and Phoenix):

Designs by Klimt docent training workshop

Here are photos from the Designs by Klimt docent training workshop on Thursday... hope you all, and your students, enjoy this latest project by Marianne Coble!