Wild 9 artwork8/1/2023 ![]() ![]() Loro, Shannon was able to experiment and invent completely new art techniques. Because of her applied knowledge and wide variety of materials used in art restoration acquired under Dr. As her Aspen clients learned of her artwork, they became patrons and collectors supporting the main drive of Shannon’s passion. There, she catered to high-end residential and commercial clients leaving a permanent path of mural artwork (including the Red Brick art center) and countless wall finishes in homes and restaurants. In the following years, she further expanded into operating her own faux finish business in Aspen, CO. Following her formal studies, she interned in art restoration and faux painting under world renowned Italian artist, Dr. While earning her bachelor’s degree in fine art, Shannon studied under distinguished artists namely Karl Umlauf and Barry Klingman at Baylor University in Waco Texas. Her desire to learn about other countries and cultures has highly influenced her art. Here are all of the bloggers participating in the Booking Across the USA series today! Check them out.BIOGRAPHY Shannon Martinuzzi formerly known as Shannon Neumann, has lived, studied and traveled in a wide range of places through out the US, Europe, Latin America, New Zealand and the Caribbean. I love the worksheet she created to observe the textures and animal parts! Great idea. I also just came across this post with a similar idea. If I had to do it again, I would probably have students draw textures on top of the paint (like I did in this project). We used tempera cake paint with great results. Paint the monster and the background with paint. Trace the pencil lines with black oil pastels, and add details and textures with other colors.Ĥ. Also have students draw the horizon line.ģ. I distributed the color copies from the book to the tables not for them to copy, but just to be inspired and remember all of the possibilities. We used 12″x18″ white paper, and I had the students draw the monster as big as they could on the paper. I had the students notice and point out the different features of the monsters and the textures.Ģ. I read the book to the class, and then I made color copies of some of the illustrations. I did this Wild Things lesson with third grade, and the results were too cute!ġ. She has created some amazing art projects for kids, and her site was an amazing resource for me as an elementary art teacher! If you don’t visit her site regularly, you should. I was just teaching and not blogging when I did this project, so it didn’t matter whether it was a new idea or not, but the original inspiration for this project was from Patty at Deep Space Sparkle. He died in 2012 and in his will, he chose to donate all his work to a foundation dedicated to creating a museum to house his collection in Ridgefield. I chose Connecticut, because Maurice Sendak lived in Ridgefield, Connecticut for more than 40 years. Bloggers from across the web are each featuring children’s authors from all 50 states. This post is a part of the Booking Across the USA series organized by Jodie at Growing Book by Book. Please watch this video from PBS Digital Studios. I think Maurice Sendak really understands what it is like to be a child. The story is magic, but the art is what really shines for me. His most renowned work is Where the Wild Things Are, a magical book about a boy who disobeys his mom and leaves on an adventure in his imagination to a world of scary, wild things where becomes king. He wrote and/or illustrated about 100 books in his life. ![]() Maurice Sendak is a beloved children’s book illustrator and author. One of my favorite projects I did with my elementary students was an art project inspired by the amazing children’s book by Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are. ![]()
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