Educator Showcase: Elba Rovelli
Tell us a little bit about you and your background. I’m a graduate of Pratt Institute and a teacher with 19 years of experience, teaching from Pre-K -12th grade. I’m currently working at Leonia HS, teaching ceramics, and 6th grade art in Leonia school district. What attracted you to…
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Team Showcase: Anne Wallman
Tell us a little bit about you and your background. I’ve been in Talent Acquisition and Career related services my entire working life. I started work in the UK and moved to the US when my company opened an office in NYC. 5 years after I moved here, I married…
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Project Snapshot: Favorite Things
Kids Art Shuffle (K-2) Favorite Things Overview: Students create a mixed media work inspired by the work of JJ Manford, combining representational drawing, colored pencil drawing, color gradient acrylic painting, and collage. Essential Skills: Use of objects to show personal meaning. Use of color to show emotion. Bright color gradients…
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Student Showcase: Julian
Tell us a little bit about your journey as a young and developing artist. I became interested in art when I started taking classes here. I wasn’t that good when I started, but I grew to love art the longer I attended. I think that I have gotten better by…
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This Week…Plan Your Plan
Every year there is something great about the week before Labor Day and something that I also find modestly unsettling. I guess that’s normal human behavior given the fact that summer seems to be grinding to a halt, while September brings a greater sense of seriousness as people head back…
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Olympic Inspiration
Forgive me for the back to back Olympics inspired Monday Thoughts, but I had a compelling personal moment on Friday that led to this. Steph Curry is undoubtedly a wizard and one of the greatest basketball players ever. In fact, he had a fairytale performance in the gold medal game…
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Student Showcase: Leo D.
How long have you been a student at One River? 1 year Tell us a little bit about your journey as a young and developing artist. I started off doodling and sketching and my mom suggested One River to help me become a better artist because I want to…
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Project Snapshot: Vibrant Painterly Landscapes
Adult Into to Studio Vibrant Painterly Landscapes Overview: Students learn the principles of composing a landscape, then utilize abstract painting techniques to add vibrancy & richness. Students will think about the way painters use color, texture, and technique to create images that inspire emotion. Essential Skills: Students create an acrylic…
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Team Showcase: Matt Gysin
Tell us a little bit about you and your background. I graduated from William Paterson University with a B.A. in media & film production in May of 2018 and have been interested in the arts since a very young age. I have always had a love for movies and storytelling…
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Educator Showcase: Dana Siljander
Tell us a little bit about you and your background. I started painting when I was 18. My dad and his mom were both artists and I grew up surrounded by art. I started with watercolor and quickly moved to acrylic painting when I fell in love with doing decorative…
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