by zwackart | Jul 25, 2019 | In the Classroom, Recent Projects
82 sixth graders at Snyder H. Austin Elementary School collaborated to create a mosaic mural representing themselves, their values and their...
by zwackart | May 16, 2017 | In the Classroom
I have been working with Cayuga Heights Elementary School, in Ithaca NY, on a 4′ x 15′ mosaic mural inspired by the schools values of Community, Respect, Friendliness, Safety and Self Control, Determination, Cooperation, Resilience, and Peace Making. I...
by zwackart | Sep 30, 2012 | In the Classroom, Recent Projects
Please join the Van Etten Elementary School community to celebrate the completion and installation of these two mosaic benches depicting the life cycle of plants. They were made possible in part by a grant from the New York State Council for the Arts, administered...
by zwackart | Apr 15, 2011 | In the Classroom
This past Wednesday, I met with four classes of third graders at Van Etten elementary school in Van Etten, New York. We talked about the fact that both scientists and artists need to use their skills of observation in their work. We used pencil, colored pencil, and...
by zwackart | Mar 3, 2011 | In the Classroom
As you may have noticed on the calendar, I’ve been teaching a drawing class at the local Middle School after school. I was inspired by the snowy landscape here in rural central New York state. Sometimes the skies are much darker than the earth all covered in...