Elementary Art room adventures!
Welcome to the Rockbrook Art Room with Mrs. Kistner
We are learning how to think artistically, creatively, and critically while learning about the engineering and artistic thinking process. That process includes creating a question, problem or idea, brainstorming about it, making a written plan or sketch, creating the project then asking ourselves how we could improve it.
We will also learn the Principals and Elements of Art, which means the "ingredients of art and how to use them".
Our art room always incorporates science, math, history, technology, and language arts along with social skills.
Carol Kistner
This will be my 11 th year as a teacher and 7th year teaching art. I taught third grade at Rockbrook for 3 years and before that I taught art in San Antonio but hurried back to Lewisville as fast as I could.
For 11 years, I owned a business called Amazing Artscapes where I painted murals for restaurants, businesses and homes, designed and rendered illustrations for special event companies and helped homeowners with interior design.
I hold a B.A. in Art from the University of Texas at Austin and Master's Degree in Teacher Leadership from Lamar University. My certifications include ART K-12, General Ed K-4, Gifted and Talented and ESL Supplementals.
My husband of 24 years and I have two cool sons! Josh graduated from Lewisville HS and is now a junior at UNT studying Communication Design and Will who also graduated from Lewisville HS and is currently a freshman at the University of Houston studying to be a chef..
Both Josh and Will attained the rank of Eagle Scouts and served as Captians of the LHS swim team. You may see them come to help out in the art room this year.
We also have three labradors named Bella, Boudain and Rochambeaux.
I love to read and write which we will do in art to discuss our work and the work of some of history's great artists. I also swim, hike, kayak, work out, crochet, sew and needlepoint, play a little piano and guitar and love to travel.
Volunteers are always welcome to come in the art room and help out!
Thanks for being awesome Rockbrook families! I look forward to working with your children.
KINDERGARTEN
FIRST GRADE
SECOND GRADE
Favorite Student Projects
THIRD GRADE
FOURTH GRADE
FIFTH GRADE
Website Links
Crayola
http://www.crayola.com/crafts/
Drawing on the Right Side
http://makingartfun.com/htm/f-maf-art-library/one-point-perspective.htm
Museum of Modern Art- Interactive Art Activities
http://www.moma.org/interactives/destination/
(Art Lab iPad App- http://www.moma.org/explore/mobile/artlabapp )
National Gallery of Art - Interactive Art Activities
http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/zone.htm
Tux Paint- Drawing Software for Children
How to Draw videos by: Steve Harpster
http://www.harptoons.com/home-page-baby.html
Mr.PicassoHead - online design and drawing
Harcourtschool.com/ Art express /Interactive Art Lessons
find me!
Carol Kistner
Rockbrook Elementary
2751 Rockbrook Drive
Lewisville,TX 75067
469-713-5968 Ext.
Fax: 972-350-9139
Twitter: @CarolKistner1
Rockbrook: http://lisd.net/Domain/42
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