6th graders donate Dia de los Muertos Art to the VA

Here at West, we are only a few blocks from the midwest's largest and oldest Veteran Affair's hospitals.  On occasion, we have the honor of lending our artworks to them for special celebrations.  This year, the VA is hosting  a "Day of the Dead" or "Dia de los Muertos" for the veterans.  The 6th grade art students were more than happy to permenantly donate some of their "Dia" skull prints to such deserving neighbors.

 

 

6th Grade Dia de los Muertos Celebrity (or Character) Skeletons! And welcoming Mrs. Styza!

The sixth grade art classes did a fantastic job of making their Dia de los Muertos celebrity skeletons.  They studied the human skeleton and used models to understand how bones moved.  The objective was to create a character that we could identify based on just a few simple details like hair, accessories, clothes, or poses.  I love how different each one turned out.  

In other art news, we have a fantastic addition to our art room.  Mrs. Samantha Styza is a student teacher from UWM.  She will be working with us for the remainder of the semester.  We're very excited to have her here and look forward to some awesome lessons with her.