Art Fair

This past week we had the first annual Kids Art Fair at school. Basically, it's a fundraiser for the Art Department, but it gives the students a chance to shine with some of their original artworks on display. The nice thing about it is that any student that was planning to attend had a piece of artwork framed and on display. It's amazing the difference framing makes. She could have just put the artwork out, but when it's framed it takes on a whole new look. And that leads to the fundraiser part. Parents are getting their child's artwork but paying for the framing. I felt the price was a little steep, but matted frames aren't cheap. And, from what I understand, they did pretty darn well with sales. So I guess overall, it wasn't too bad.

One of the highlights of the art fair was the classroom artwork. Each classroom teacher had to choose an artist or painting that we liked and the art teacher then had the students recreate it on paper. She enlarged the painting then cut it up into even blocks. She then displayed the original artwork and the students colored their block accordingly. Once all the pieces were finished, she reassembled the pieces to show the artwork. These items were also framed then displayed for a silent auction.

I have to say that the work the students did for this project, for the most part, turned out beautiful. One of the pictures even auctioned off for $50 and another for $40. They really were beautiful pieces of art.

My choice, of course, was Andy Warhol's "Three Cokes". I even made sure my students were inspired while working on the project by serving ice cold Coca~Cola as they worked. It paid off as they did a fantastic job! Just look for yourself! Hard to believe that 25 students had a hand at it. It looks as though only one person did it.

Ok, it's not the best photograph, but it really is a good piece of artwork. And yes, I did bid (and win obviously) on my own students artwork. I couldn't let somebody else have this one of a kind Coca Cola item. It goes perfect with my collection!

The funny thing is everybody in the school knew it was my class selection. Guess I've become a little predictable. That's ok though. I'm the one with the priceless piece of artwork!

Time for an ice cold Coca~Cola and a smile!