Cowles Elementary School
Des Moines, Iowa
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Artwork Exhibits - this school year (since July 2012)
 
Bowl Weaving (18 artworks)
May 2013, taught by Kara Dare
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Burlap Animals (19 artworks)
May 2013, taught by Kara Dare
After looking at Molas from South America the Kindergarteners chose an animal to draw on their burlap and then used a st ...
   
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Peace Tree (1 artwork)
May 2013, taught by Kara Dare
Whole school collaborative project with guest artists Pam & Ryk.
   
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B&W Photography (69 artworks)
May 2013, taught by Kara Dare
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Quoting Dr. Seuss (63 artworks)
Apr 2013, taught by Kara Dare
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Truffula Trees (92 artworks)
Apr 2013, taught by Kara Dare
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One Fish Two Fish (33 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Kara Dare
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Symmetrical Mask (63 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Kara Dare
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Wocket in my Pocket (36 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Kara Dare
After reading Dr. Seuss' There's a Wocket in my Pocket the students created their own character with model magic and wir ...
   
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Tin Mask (12 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Kara Dare
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Texture Lanscape Print (26 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Kara Dare
The students created a landscape using different textures. They created a texture print and a texture rubbing of their ...
   
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Celtic Design (65 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Kara Dare
Students created a personal Celtic design using wire, they used the wire to make a print block of their design. They ch ...
   
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3-D Heart (103 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Kara Dare
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African masks (111 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Kara Dare
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Heart Prints (108 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Kara Dare
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Roller Coaster Lines (32 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Kara Dare
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Color Spectrums (111 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Kara Dare
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Snowmen at Night (26 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Kara Dare
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Op Art Shading (62 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Kara Dare
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Manga Self-Portrait (25 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Kara Dare
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Stringing Up the Lights (66 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Kara Dare
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Snowmen (109 artworks)
Nov 2012, taught by Kara Dare
This collaged snowman project focused on using a different perspective than the usual straight on view of the three bal ...
   
 
Japanese Monkeys (36 artworks)
Nov 2012, taught by Kara Dare
We looked at Asian artwork espesially Mori Sosen. We practiced monkey moves and brushstrokes while making these active m ...
   
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Snowflake Mittens (36 artworks)
Nov 2012, taught by Kara Dare
After discussing symmetry the Kindergarteners collaged a pair of mittens. The following class we discussed radial symme ...
   
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Cherry Blossom Scrolls (94 artworks)
Nov 2012, taught by Kara Dare
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Torn Fall Leaves (35 artworks)
Nov 2012, taught by Kara Dare
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Dragons (45 artworks)
Nov 2012, taught by Kara Dare
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Nov 2012, taught by Kara Dare
Each student in this class re-created a piece of the masterpiece utilizing their choice of medium. We put the masterpiec ...
   
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Snow Plow Ocean (2 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Kara Dare
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leaf rubbings (34 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Kara Dare
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Line Landscapes (63 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Kara Dare
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Aborigini Animals (62 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Kara Dare
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Aborigini Dreaming Hands (34 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Kara Dare
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Monarch Migration (115 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Kara Dare
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Eric Carle Animals (34 artworks)
Sep 2012, taught by Kara Dare
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Family Portrait (36 artworks)
Sep 2012, taught by Kara Dare
At the beginning of the year I ask the children to do their very best to draw a picture of their family. I do not give ...
   
 
Matisse Collage (19 artworks)
Aug 2012, taught by Kara Dare
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Black and White Lines (25 artworks)
Aug 2012, taught by Kara Dare
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Kandinsky Drawing (52 artworks)
Aug 2012, taught by Kara Dare
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Non-Exhibit Artwork (7 artworks)
Nov 2012
   
Artwork Exhibits - last school year (July 2011 - June 2012)
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for this school year ... state nation
1993 artworks #30 #813
221 fanclub members #46 #1282
77 comments #33 #971
40 artist statements #24 #735
  overall rank #25 #717
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