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Art Focus®: Making Shape Stacks: Totems Grades K-2 and 3-5   Overview: Students create a mixed media sculpture featuring shapes (abstract or representational) in a vertical formation so as to convey a personal totem. Essential Skills: Learn about Shape & Size Hierarchy. Reflect a theme with abstract and representational shapes. Create a free standing construction with emphasis on balance. Vocabulary + Terms: Totem, Shape/Size Hierarchy, Abstract, Representational Artist Inspiration: Guy Zagursky, Russ Vogt, Michael Hough

Check out a snapshot of some of our school’s End of Summer parties from last month!  

  Tell us a little bit about you and your background. Art has been a passion of mine as far back as being able to properly hold up a pencil. I picked up on drawing from watching my dad do it, but growing up on 90s superhero animations, such as Batman, Spider-Man, and X-Men, served as my gateway to pursuing a career in comic books. After high school, and gaining an Associate’s Degree in Digital Media at The College Of Westchester, I applied to and was accepted in what was a childhood dream school: The Joe Kubert School Of Art. I would see the ads for it in comics, and was already a huge fan of the Kuberts. I graduated from the school in 2014, and landed my first professional art job working on trading cards for Cryptozoic Entertainment’s “The Hobbit Trilogy” sets. That led to more trading card work…

  Tell us a little bit about you and your background. I graduated with a BFA in Illustration & Animation in 2018 from Montclair State University. I started working with the One River School in 2017 and have worked across multiple locations such as Hartsdale, Englewood, and Allendale.   What attracted you to work at One River School? I was originally attracted to One River School because I was interested in art education, and I was just graduating with my degree. One River School was the perfect place to combine my love for teaching, working with kids, and art! Once I started with One River, I loved the connections I built with the students and the safe place this seemed to be for them.     How would you describe your team? My team is fun, collaborative, and creative! We love working with each other on all the various projects we…