My turn!!

Well students, my time is here and now my turn to complete the coal bucket I will get. I know I've been talking about the coal bucket I will get to paint on since the day you started working on yours. My coal bucket should arrive this mid week and I have to say I am both excited and nervous. I will have 4 weeks to complete the mural on the coal bucket and I have to stay within my original design I submitted. I can't show you mine or even show what it looks like on this page. In order to see the final completion, you will have to come out to downtown Pittsburg to view it! Wish me luck as I begin!!!

Here is what the unpainted adult coal buckets look like

 

 

The BIG reveal of the Coal Buckets

Tonight was the Big reveal of all 13 coal buckets.

 

Students were excited and came out to show their parents and friends what they had been working on.

 Every student who was there, had a chance to get pizza and sign the

bottom of their coal bucket they worked on.

The energy was great and best of all......so were the coal buckets! Great job students!!!

Make sure to view them in downtown Pittsburg starting May 11th through June, July and Aug.

 

Event sponsored by SEK Art Fest

 

 

Thank you to all my helpers who stayed late to work!!

 

 

Did someone say pizza?!!

 

Cheese!!!!

 

Time to show you some of the Coal Buckets

They have moved to downtown Pittsburg now.

 

5th hour

8th hour

One side of NJAHS coal bucket

another bucket by 8th hour

one side of a coal bucket from 7th hour

 

 

 

 

 

Come join us at the BIG REVEAL to see the COAL BUCKETS!

 

So the next time you see the coal buckets we hope, will be at our BIG REVEAL at the Junior High. All 13 coal buckets will be on display for parents, students and community members to see.

Come join us!

 

Here is a sneak peek (however you won't see finished work here)......they can only be seen in person!

Stay posted to see the locations of where the buckets will travel too.

 

 



Our last day working on the coal buckets!

We finished the project!

 

 

 

 

 

Last minute touches!

Today students worked on their coal bucket for the last time.

Here is our total time invested:

4 1/2 weeks

22 days

and

880 hours!

 

WOW!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coal Bucket Reception

Its been a few days since our last post so updating the blog today by posting when our reception will be. We will uncover and reveal all 13 coal buckets created by both our 7th and 8th art students.

SEK Art Fest

Presents

The reveal of the Coal Bucket Project

 

 

Date: Tuesday, April 30^th

Time: 6:00pm- 7:00pm

Location: CJJH Commons

 

Reception: Pizza and drinks provided to each student who participated in the group project on a coal bucket.

The coal bucket project is in conjunction with the SEK Art Fest. Each group worked on a coal bucket for 3-4 weeks and reflects what is great about our area and coal mining history.

More information can be viewed on our CJJH Coal Bucket blog or by emailing Ms. Cosby at ecosby@cj.k12.mo.us

We hope to see you there!! It is extra credit for students to attend. The uncovering of each coal bucket will begin shortly after 6pm.

Working hard and getting close to the deadline!!

 

WE CAN DO THIS!!

 

 

 

Deadline for group coal buckets is coming soon and

 all the groups are working hard on finishing touches.

Check them out!

 

 

 

YAH!!! We are almost done! 4 more working days left!

 



4th day on coal bucket- color and layering

Today is all about painting color and layering.

 

7th grade students who are taking turns and waiting to work on the coal bucket. 

While waiting they are then working on their practice paintings by pushing the value of each color.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Over the rainbow......

2nd and 3rd day

We are getting so much done and ALL the buckets are looking great!

 

 

 

 

Today I encouraged the students to begin adding more value within each color.

Pushing the light and dark tones and placing details.

 

 

I think they are getting the hang of it!!

 

 

Have a great weekend!