RJ Richey Elementary
Burnet, Texas
Welcome to RJ Richey's art gallery on Artsonia! We are so excited to have our work on exhibit to share with friends and family. We appreciate your visit, and would love comments on the work. The artists will appreciate the feedback! If you are interested in purchasing a product with your child's artwork on it, a percentage of the proceeds come back to our Fine Arts Studio for the purchase of more art supplies. We look forward to you visiting often! See you again soon.
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Artwork Exhibits - this school year (since July 2012)
 
Self-Portrait Boxes (3 artworks)
May 2013, taught by Samantha Melvin
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Abstract Portraits (1 artwork)
Mar 2013, taught by Samantha Melvin
These colorful portraits started as glue-line portaits. We discussed complementary colors and pattern.
   
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Stella-R HeARTs (57 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Samantha Melvin
Inspired by Frank Stella, we explored how artists use space in different ways. These collages started with one of our mo ...
   
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The Great Greeks (3 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Samantha Melvin
Students studied Ancient Greece for these 3D works of art.
   
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Famous Texans (12 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Samantha Melvin
Students researched a famous Texan for this Art and Social Studies project. We will use this portrait for a digital pres ...
   
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Tagxedo HeART statements (180 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Samantha Melvin
Students wrote their artists' statements into a Google Form which allowed us to collaborate on these class word clouds. ...
   
 
Valentines for Seton (170 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Samantha Melvin
Fourth grade artists are sharing their works of art with Seton Highland Lakes for their Valentine's Day party, where the ...
   
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Jan 2013, taught by Samantha Melvin
This student was working on her Hearts to the Max piece. She was able to pull multiple prints from the same plate. The w ...
   
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Jan 2013, taught by Samantha Melvin
Students collaborated on this Voicethread to share important facts about the historic missions they studied. Use a QR co ...
   
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Hearts to the Max! (38 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Samantha Melvin
Inspired by work by Peter Max and Jim Dine, students in 4th and 5th grade explored monotype printing to the maximum, cre ...
   
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Collaborative Hearts (34 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Samantha Melvin
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Jan 2013, taught by Samantha Melvin
Inviting students from around the world to submit artwork based on a space-oriented theme titled "If I were going..."
   
 
Jan 2013, taught by Samantha Melvin
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Collagraph Prints (10 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Samantha Melvin
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Peephole Dioramas (18 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Samantha Melvin
As inspiration, students viewed videos by artists whose works were displayed in the "Otherworldly" exhibit at the Museum ...
   
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Jan 2013, taught by Samantha Melvin
These works of art are on display at the local post office for the month of January. Congratulations to the 4th grade ar ...
   
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Jan 2013, taught by Samantha Melvin
E-time students researched a variety of cultural artifacts from across the world for this project. Each student selected ...
   
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Studies in Crayon Resist (20 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Samantha Melvin
Students explored using crayon resist with a limited palette of blue, violet and white. It serves to help them understan ...
   
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Collagraph Rubbings (12 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Samantha Melvin
Students built their collagraphs of historic missions of Texas using cardboard. Using crayons, they then created rubbing ...
   
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Independent Drawing (4 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Samantha Melvin
Student work brought from home or from other classes.
   
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Dec 2012, taught by Samantha Melvin
Students created collagraphs of a historic mission, replicating its architectural style. This piece is the printing plat ...
   
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RJR's Empty Bowls 2012 (403 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Samantha Melvin
Our project was a huge success! We raised $2,275.50 for charity with our 2012 Empty Bowls project! Students, teachers, s ...
   
 
Colorful Snowflakes (115 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Samantha Melvin
Students created colorful snowflakes from recycled magazine pages while applying concepts of line, shape and space. We a ...
   
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Dec 2012, taught by Samantha Melvin
Students drew a still-life of Poinsettas which they traced for their transfer print. They prepared a wet on wet watercol ...
   
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Fabulous Forms (187 artworks)
Nov 2012, taught by Samantha Melvin
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Our Star-Spangled Banner (178 artworks)
Nov 2012, taught by Samantha Melvin
Using recycled materials, this time donated feed sacks, students created heart-shaped flags by collaging words of apprec ...
   
 
Independent Sculpture (1 artwork)
Oct 2012, taught by Samantha Melvin
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We Have a Hand in It (49 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Samantha Melvin
Students traced their own hands and explored the elements of art of line, color and shape to create a design in the nega ...
   
 
Oct 2012, taught by Samantha Melvin
Students created special effects using the Word Foto app on the iPad on their Pop Art-inspired works of art.
   
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Positively Pop Art (38 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Samantha Melvin
Students explored the Pop Art style by Robert Indiana to create their own pop art "positive" statement. They each select ...
   
 
Oct 2012, taught by Samantha Melvin
Taking our art work and applying the percolator app from the iPad, students altered their designs with special effects. ...
   
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Artwork Exhibits - last school year (July 2011 - June 2012)
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for this school year ... state nation
1613 artworks #67 #971
298 fanclub members #62 #936
97 comments #52 #775
353 artist statements #11 #135
  overall rank #53 #654
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Announcements
2012-2013 Artsonia Fundraiser!
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School Awards & Honors
  2010-2011 Statements Award
Ranked #8 in Texas (#131 in the nation) for artist statements collected among all schools
  2010-2011 Statements Award
Ranked #5 in Texas (#98 in the nation) for artist statements collected among elementary schools
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Student Hall of Fame
Shown are the students who have entered the Hall of Fame this year.
 Kaitlyn6530
awarded on 1/20/2013
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Recent visitor comments ...
I love your hearts! -- jessica
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I love your aunts will like this heart.... -- Mary
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i love your artwork -- julie
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Recent artist statements ...
lots of detail, color lots of words that describe my heart
written by Luis3258
I like how many different colors there is.I am thankful for the new CAR A VAN.Thank you SETON HOSPITaL.
written by Blane90
It has many colors.The colors are pink, purple, red, and blue. I think people will like it.I like it because it has many colors and the shape.The shape is of a heart.
written by Timothy2964
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