Ben has created a humorous comic about a piece of moldy Swiss cheese.

The Starry Night is one of Vincent van Gogh’s most famous paintings and often referred to as his magnum opus ( think about the book Charlotte’s Web to remember what this means ). The painting shows the village of Saint-Remy under a swirling sky with a cypress tree in the foreground. Art historians think the painting is an example of the artist’s fascination with the nocturnal. The oil on canvas painting is hanging in The Museum of Modern Art in New York.

The creativity of people never ceases to amaze me. Years ago, only a few people in Hollywood had access to the equipment and the funding needed to make a movie. However, today’s DSLR camera technology and websites like Vimeo opens the door for so many people to shoot and share their videos on the internet. When watching them, you begin to realize that there is a lot of incredibly talented people out there doing very creative things. For student’s it’s a very exciting time to live in. I wonder what creative things my students will be doing with technology when they are eighteen or twenty years old? I believe the possibilities are endless.

Below is an example of a very creative video. A snowboarder is skiing at night while wearing a light suit and when he turns the snow spray is lit from behind by the light from his suit.

In Art students painted a foamcore background and an old shoe that they had brought from home. We then added lots of recyclable materials. It was a fun project that allowed students to express themselves creatively and they also learned that Art can be made from materials that many people would consider to be no longer useful. Each shoe is unique in it’s own way. A special thanks to the adult helpers in the classroom for this project. You can also watch the slideshow in ‘Full screen’ 720pHD version by clicking the button in the lower right hand corner of the screen.

The students drew their own pictures and then outlined their drawings with a black felt marker. By tearing different coloured construction paper into small pieces and then gluing them onto their picture with their glue sticks they created a truly unique mosaic.