HAMMETT BOWEN JR ELEMENTARY
Ocala, Florida
Welcome to our visual arts gallery on Artsonia. Hammett Bowen Bears enjoy imagining, creating, problem-solving, savoring beauty, learning vocabulary, exploring new media, understanding cultures, sharing, and having fun while learning about the power of the imagination! Thank you for visiting and supporting the arts. The money generated through Artsonia will help purchase art supplies for our school. Please take this opportunity to start a fan club for your student, where you may express how much you enjoy and appreciate their hard work and creativity.
  
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Artwork Exhibits - this school year (since July 2012)
 
Art Club Chihuly Flowers (12 artworks)
May 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Chihuly blew glass but we use plastic water bottles!! They sparkle in the sun and brighten the landscape!
   
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Texture Letter (83 artworks)
May 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
What is texture and how can we make it show on paper? Does it make our initial look interesting?
   
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May 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Add the beauty of the white clay, to the lovely metallics: this equals some gorgeous ceramics!
   
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Cupcake Crazy (113 artworks)
May 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
How do you make a cupcake out of clay? Does the icing look especially good? What kind of sculpture is this?
   
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Fish in a Bowl (268 artworks)
May 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
What kinds of shapes do we use to create a three dimensional-looking bowl?
   
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Bamboo Quiet Line (127 artworks)
Apr 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
The lovely bamboo, swaying in the breeze. Japanese brushstrokes, quiet and meditative. A haiku filled with the sounds of ...
   
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Art Club Bowls (26 artworks)
Apr 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Our bowls are heavy duty papier mache, built to hold lots of interesting stones, or maybe some sand from the Sahara Dese ...
   
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A Snake in the Grass! (59 artworks)
Apr 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Something is hiding in the grass...colorful and quiet...moving slowly and then quickly....
   
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Giraffes Can Dance! (114 artworks)
Apr 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
In the book Giraffes Can't Dance, the other animals laugh at Gerald. When he finds the music he loves, he shows them how ...
   
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Apr 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
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My House in a Storm (21 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
It's a storm and we are safe inside with our family! Let's look at ourselves looking out the window!
   
 
Mini Still Life (9 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
For centuries, artists have been using everyday objects as subject matter. These still life drawings show our understand ...
   
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Prehistoric Animals Rock! (107 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Our prehistoric animal are forms with amazing colors! They also come with cool names!
   
 
One-Point Perspective (75 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Can we draw five squares and use one point perspective to turn them into cubes? What about an organic shape?
   
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Our City Block (15 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Can we make a building out of paper?
   
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Fruit in Light and Dark (117 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
How can we draw fruit shapes and turn them into fruit forms? Light creates all form....
   
 
Mar 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
A snake is a most interesting creature! Especially when they are made of paper!
   
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Mar 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Who is lurking in the leaves? Do the stripes hide the tiger from the world?
   
 
Zebra Style (111 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Zebras have style and they wear it well! No straight lines in nature! Zebra stripes flow and ripple!
   
 
Shading and Layering (66 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Learning to make a flat shape into a form involves shading. Light creates dimension. Can we shade from dark to light and ...
   
 
Art in Schools Month (1 artwork)
Mar 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
The school board enjoyed our work! The music students held it as they sang. We are hoping they remember how important Ar ...
   
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Mar 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
When we weave, the patterns start to appear, slowly and surely. Soon, our patterns are a rug or a placemat!
   
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PRINTS: ART CLUB (49 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Our artist proofs, printing three colors.
   
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Wooly Wanda Sheep (206 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
How can we draw a creature who is furry and white and loves grass? No, not a rabbit! She gives us wool for sweaters!
   
 
Feb 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Tiger tiger burning bright in the forest of the night.....tell us your story by the moon's golden light.....
   
 
Big Bears Speak (96 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Can we draw a bear head, filling the page? How about listening to his roar, and giving him a poem to sing about?
   
 
My House in Florida (113 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
What kind of shapes is my house made from? Are there free form shapes around my house?
   
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Feb 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Who will receive the most wonderful card, made with loving hands?
   
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Picasso Cubism (155 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Why did Picasso explore the cubist theme? What is he trying to understand about two dimensional and three dimensional sp ...
   
 
Big Face Portrait (222 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
What is a closeup? Can we use color to show the two sides of a symmetrical face?
   
 
Feb 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Fourth and fifth grade students assert their identities at the School Board Offices. We are the future and we have nickn ...
   
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Feb 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
How do we draw a rose unfurling? A Valentine gift for someone wonderful!
   
 
My Heart is a Cool Color (75 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
The cool colors calm us and soothe us. They remind us of nature: ocean, sky, grassy meadows. Can our hearts be cool like ...
   
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Jan 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Can we draw half of a butterfly, cut it out and have a whole butterfly? Will it be the same on both sides? How about the ...
   
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Kandinsky Color Study (30 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Can we make the primary colors? Why not? How do we make the secondary colors?
   
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My Heart lives in Color (67 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
What can the primary colors do for our heart? Paint some new colors and do it with love!
   
 
Jim Dine Heart Sweets (240 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Hearts are sweeter with tints! Add white to a color and go! Leave your colors bright for a flashy heart! Cool or warm, t ...
   
 
Graffiti Fun Art (201 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Graffiti has become an Art form. We carefully created our bubble letters and turned our names into Art for the wall!
   
 
Metal Jewelry (78 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
When you create a relief, you can feel the texture. The necklace looks like it is made of bronze, silver or gold!
   
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Sunset in the Big City (105 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Paint a flaming sunset as a background, add your own imaginative buildings and voila! A sunset cityscape for all to admi ...
   
 
Mondrian and My Crayon (111 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Can we draw a Mondrian abstract painting, using black vertical and horizontal lines, creating rectangles, showing our pr ...
   
 
My Mondrian (119 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Mondrian used vertical and horizontal lines to create rectangles and squares. His composition is quiet and calming!
   
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Dec 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Pvt. Parramore is shipping out overseas and we want to thank him for his service!
   
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Dec 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
When the snowmen and snowwomen come to Florida, they enjoy our weather. Watch out! They could begin to melt!
   
 
Tag Art (16 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
The Kid's Tag Art Project is a creative way to put some Art on your car! The tags from Fifth Grade Bears show the indivi ...
   
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The Wonderful Tree (231 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
A tree is a wonderful creation, any time of year. This season, many trees are looking especially good!
   
 
Holiday Images (183 artworks)
Nov 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Draw a holiday-theme to create a card for someone special.
   
 
Holiday Poinsettias (99 artworks)
Nov 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
The colors of the season make a winter flower seasonal print!
   
 
Nov 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
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A Bird in the Birch Tree (95 artworks)
Nov 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
The colorful paper makes a perfect bird enjoying the winter view.
   
 
Nov 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!
   
 
Snowy Cardinals (220 artworks)
Nov 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
The cardinal sits on the snowy branch, watching the wintry world.
   
 
Art Art Art (34 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
People love to express themselves! Here is some work brought to me, done outside of class....
   
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Neutrals Study (21 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
What is a neutral? Can you be a scientist and study the making of a neutral color? How do we mix a neutral? Why are neut ...
   
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Oct 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Look around! Draw what you see!
   
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Oct 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
A Snowy Owl caught in a blizzard in Florida!
   
 
Castle Keep (95 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Castles served many purposes in their times, built strong to protect the kingdoms they represented. Design your family c ...
   
 
A Tree Grows in Autumn (118 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Close your eyes and visualize.....Autumn. What do you see?
   
 
Oct 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
How can we paint a really hungry penguin near an iceberg? Do we need cool colors or warm? What about the sunset?
   
 
Autumn Landscape (123 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
How can we paint the beauty of the fall colors against the black branches of a tree?
   
 
Pumpkin Names (116 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Autumn means leaves, pumpkins, and practicing our names!!!
   
 
Succulent Still Life (117 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
The beauty of simple things on a table... fruit, a pot, and a succulent plant!
   
 
Wild Wild Things! (117 artworks)
Sep 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
In the Art Room is where the wild things are!
   
 
The Line Goes for a Walk (110 artworks)
Sep 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Take a line for a walk, over some hills and under some bridges and around some curves. Then see if you can make a new co ...
   
 
Pirate Ships Ahoy! (123 artworks)
Sep 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Are you ready for a wild ride on the wild seas on a pirate ship?
   
 
The Cool Cats! (110 artworks)
Sep 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Why are cats so cool? Probably because second grade drew them!
   
 
Sep 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Let's take a walk! A crazy walk with a crazy line! Over mountains and under the sea, around the corner, into the eye of ...
   
 
The Mouse is Back! (100 artworks)
Sep 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Who knew we could build a big mouse to surprise the cat by just using shapes? Kindergarten knows!
   
 
The Secret Name (151 artworks)
Sep 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Where is the name? Can anyone see the name I drew? When lines create new shapes the name becomes the hidden secret!
   
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Summer Scenes (39 artworks)
Aug 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
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Aug 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
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Aug 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
Tools 4 Teaching gives teachers free supplies! Thank you notes are necessary and fun!
   
 
Name Worms (86 artworks)
Aug 2012, taught by Sharon Pletcher
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Non-Exhibit Artwork (2 artworks)
Nov 2012
   
Artwork Exhibits - last school year (July 2011 - June 2012)
Artwork Exhibits - 2 years ago (July 2010 - June 2011)
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for this school year ... state nation
7215 artworks #2 #27
706 fanclub members #7 #185
483 comments #3 #97
480 artist statements #3 #99
  overall rank #1 #37
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Announcements
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School Awards & Honors
  2011-2012 Leadership Award
Ranked #1 in Florida (#97 in the nation) for overall participation among all schools
  2011-2012 Art Publishing Award
Ranked #5 in Florida (#108 in the nation) for art published among all schools
  2011-2012 Fan Clubs Award
Ranked #10 in Florida (#330 in the nation) for fan club signups among all schools
  2011-2012 Comments Award
Ranked #4 in Florida (#220 in the nation) for comments posted among all schools
  2011-2012 Statements Award
Ranked #9 in Florida (#172 in the nation) for artist statements collected among all schools
view all awards (15 awards in all)
 
Student Hall of Fame
Shown are five randomly-selected students who have entered the Hall of Fame this year.
 Landyn55
awarded on 11/11/2012
 Autumn2478
awarded on 1/14/2013
 Ahmar4
awarded on 2/19/2013
 Naomi925
awarded on 11/28/2012
 Jailyn98
awarded on 2/2/2013
view all awards (691 students in all)
 
Recent visitor comments ...
Beautiful job! Keep up the good work! Love you! -- Toni
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My favorite!!! -- Grammi
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Great job Jason! T T is very proud of you!! -- Tammie
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Recent artist statements ...
This is cool, I just love all the work that you have done. Love, Mom
written by Melissa2722
Wow, I Love it, So proud of all the hard work that you put into this year. Keep up the good work in Middle School. I cannot wait to see what is ahead for you. Love Always, Mom <3
written by Melissa2722
THis owl can really fly
written by Branden403
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