Irving Elem School
Oak Park, Illinois
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Artwork Exhibits - this school year (since July 2012)
 
May 2013, taught by Emily Tague
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Action Paintings (56 artworks)
Apr 2013, taught by Emily Tague
Inspired by Jackson Pollock
   
 
Hybrid Animals (40 artworks)
Apr 2013, taught by Emily Tague
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Apr 2013, taught by Emily Tague
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Clay Choice Project (32 artworks)
Apr 2013, taught by Emily Tague
5th graders were able to choose something to make out of clay.
   
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Clay Self Portraits (79 artworks)
Apr 2013, taught by Emily Tague
Students learned how to make shapes out of clay and attach pieces of clay together to make a self portrait.
   
 
Apr 2013, taught by Emily Tague
Inspired by the book "The Way I Feel" by Janin Cain. Students brainstormed all the different feelings they could think. ...
   
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Future Drawings (80 artworks)
Apr 2013, taught by Emily Tague
After reading the book "Just a Dream," students discussed different things we do that are good for the environment and o ...
   
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Penguins (43 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Emily Tague
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Bending Twisting Snowmen (15 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Emily Tague
Drawn with oil pastels, inspired by the book Snowmen at Night.
   
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Snowmen Points of View (87 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Emily Tague
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Animals (50 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Emily Tague
Students started with a rectangle of paper, then cut and glued other shapes to make an animal of their choosing.
   
 
Alligators (48 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Emily Tague
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Snowy Day Collages (76 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Emily Tague
This lesson was inspired by the book, "The Snowy Day," and the illustrations by Ezra Jack Keats.
   
 
Sewn and Stuffed Pillows (20 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Emily Tague
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Houses (69 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Emily Tague
Volunteers from Architect Adventure came to the art room for this lesson. They brought pictures of houses in Oak Park (m ...
   
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Jan 2013, taught by Emily Tague
In class, students used the Elmo document camera to trace the silhouettes of a chosen image onto large paper before pain ...
   
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Jan 2013, taught by Emily Tague
Students used white paint to paint their snow-person or animal onto blue paper. Once the paint was dry, they added detai ...
   
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Landscape Paintings (97 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Emily Tague
Students learned how to create depth in a work of art by painting objects to look like they are closer or farther away. ...
   
 
Quilt Narrative Drawings (70 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Emily Tague
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Swimming Turtles (77 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Emily Tague
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Snuggly Patterned Quilts (46 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Emily Tague
Students drew a person sleeping in a bed with a quilt. In class we discussed the differences between quilts and other bl ...
   
 
Fall Tree Landscapes (92 artworks)
Nov 2012, taught by Emily Tague
Students learned how to create depth in a work of art by making things look closer or farther away. They painted a tree ...
   
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Nov 2012, taught by Emily Tague
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Suns (41 artworks)
Nov 2012, taught by Molly Naples
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Pop Art Paintings (59 artworks)
Nov 2012, taught by Emily Tague
Inspired by the Pop Art Movement and the artists Claes Oldenburg, Andy Warhol, and Roy Lichtenstein.
   
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Radial Names (60 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Emily Tague
Look closely to see the student's name rotating around the center in this design.
   
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Oct 2012, taught by Emily Tague
For these paintings, the students learned how the primary colors can be mixed together to make the secondary colors. Eac ...
   
 
Printmaking (69 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Emily Linne
During the first class, students cut out shapes and glued them onto a piece of cardboard. On the second day, the student ...
   
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Radial Symmetry Design (69 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Emily Tague
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Primary Color Paintings (46 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Emily Linne
Inspired by Piet Mondrian.
   
 
Figures in Motion (78 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Emily Linne
Inspired by the art of Keith Haring.
   
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Day of the Dead Skulls (73 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Emily Linne
Students learned about the Day of the Dead (or El Dia de los Muertos) in Spanish and in art. The holiday is a time to re ...
   
 
Organic Shape Collages (78 artworks)
Sep 2012, taught by Emily Linne
The students learned about organic shapes by looking at examples of Henri Matisse's cut outs. They made their own collag ...
   
 
Patterned Letters (86 artworks)
Sep 2012, taught by Emily Linne
The students learned how to make block letters and drew their first initial. Inside of the letters, they used lines and ...
   
 
Sep 2012, taught by Molly Naples
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Self Portrait Drawings (431 artworks)
Sep 2012, taught by Emily Linne
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Non-Exhibit Artwork (3 artworks)
Nov 2012
   
Artwork Exhibits - last school year (July 2011 - June 2012)
Artwork Exhibits - 2 years ago (July 2010 - June 2011)
Artwork Exhibits - 3 years ago (July 2009 - June 2010)
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for this school year ... state nation
2600 artworks #28 #472
770 fanclub members #12 #140
173 comments #27 #423
26 artist statements #49 #877
  overall rank #22 #271
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School Awards & Honors
  2008-2009 Comments Award
Ranked #8 in Illinois (#133 in the nation) for comments posted among all schools
  2008-2009 Comments Award
Ranked #7 in Illinois (#115 in the nation) for comments posted among elementary schools
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Student Hall of Fame
Shown are five randomly-selected students who have entered the Hall of Fame this year.
 Hannah4394
awarded on 4/18/2013
 Henry1128
awarded on 2/26/2013
 Kegan35
awarded on 4/30/2013
 Lily2301
awarded on 1/24/2013
 Maxie5
awarded on 3/6/2013
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Recent visitor comments ...
You combined two of my favorite animals! I love them! -- Dad
left for Claire1425
Sierra,,,,love the primary colors. I can almost feel the blast-off. You certainly are becoming quite the little artist. Keep up the good work. Love, Nana -- nana
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Kegan, this is really very good. Love the sun and all the "green areas". You just keep getting better and better. Can't wait for the next one. xoxoxo Nana -- nana
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Recent artist statements ...
My favorite part is the sun and the smoke. I draw stars, and then painted them in yellow. I draw a quarter circle, then colored in yellow with a yellow crayon.
written by William8684
I didn't decide to draw a horse. I was splattering paint like Jackson Pollack and a horse is what appeared on my canvas:)
written by Elsie62
Clay is my favorite art type because it is strong--but sometimes you have to be careful with it because it can break. And you can make collections of what you make. Art is my favorite subject.
written by Lily2301
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