Art Night

Oh Yeah, this project is done and out of the house...

...I know you have all been waiting with baited breath for the report on the B-6 Table Project and I apologize for keeping you waiting...I've been distracted. The Art in Bloom festivities at Spanish Springs Elementary School took place on April 9th. The PTA, which these days is called something else I can't remember at the moment, decided to hold this auction to raise money. Too bad someone did not explain the premise of raising money to the folks who ran the event, make more money than you spend, duh. Each project was given a spending budget of around $100, yet the bozos who put out the sign up sheets for the auction started the bidding way too low. For instance, the opening bid on our table was $15. What! The bidding on this table should have started at $100, whic was the cost of the materials. And if this area cannot afford this kind of price, then they need to bring down the project cost, or just ask for donations of money and skip the whole building projects bit. It was a big disappointment that our table only ended up selling for $50, and in effect cost the organization $50. Silly.

However, as far as the competitor in me is concerned, we did have the highest price sale, so that says something. And I thought we had the best project, as far as the parameters of the project was concerned. No, the kids did not actually build the table, but they created original art that was the centerpiece of the project. The table that was our direct competition, made by sixth graders was cool, but had no sign that the kids had made it, and the matching lamp was just plain ugly.

There were a couple of other projects that I thought were clever and well executed, like the book shelf a kindergarten class did with all their hand prints in different colors. Then there was a huge bouquet of felt flowers made by a fourth grade class, this picture only shows a small portion of it, but it was about two feet long. And a wall hanging made by a sixth grade class, that seemed pretty lame for this event. Who would want that in their house as a piece of art, maybe it is just me and I am being too harsh.

There were a few garden steps, one that was cute, but the rest were kind of sloppy and the decorations were so deep that this stone would just fill up with dirt in any garden. Whatever. Maybe when it is your kid who makes it, it suddenly becomes the best thing ever.

There were several quilts, but only one that looked like the kids has participated in the creation of it. Some of the other art projects were ok.

I did like the frame made by a first grade class that was decorated with thumbprint art, it was really cute. Not sure what kind of art I would put in the frame, but the idea was adorable.

This was done by a sixth grade class and I just did not get it.

The big loser of the night as far as I was concerned was a series of Holiday Chairs decorated by a sixth grade class. With the exception of the Love Chair, you could not sit in any of them and who would purchase and store an unusable chair for decoration on a holiday. Is it just me, or is this totally lame.

The event was well attended, but there were a couple of groups of kids performing, so that could be the reason. I was so grateful that Betsy, Jade and I snuck out before the merriment began.

It's never a dull moment in the life of an elementary school teacher, we shall see what they come up with next year. I doubt they will ask me for advice.