Welcome to the 2021 - 22 school year and Art with Mrs. Jenkins! 

I am so excited to be working with the student artists at St. Lawrence School for the 2021-22 school year!

Who am I?
I am a wife, mother and grandmother, professional working artist and art teacher with many years of classroom experience.

What will this year look like in the art room?
I am pleased to report that we will be having art classes in the art / music room this year, while still adhering to CDC advised covid-19 procedures for safety. This will impact some project parameters but will not deter us from creating beautiful artwork.

Our lessons will encompass the following components:
- Historical perspectives and inspiration from some of the world’s great civilizations, cultures and artists
- Goodness aspect: where is God in a specific piece of art and the lesson
- NYS standards for the Arts
- Technical artistic skills instruction involving multiple artistic mediums  

We are so fortunate that St. Lawrence School has expanded our artistic supplies inventory enabling us to explore many new mediums this year including painting, drawing, portraiture and architecture, 3-dimensional artforms, mixed media, pastels, charcoal and more.

Look for some beautiful student creations on display soon!

You can see my personal portfolio by visiting my website www.susanjenkinsgallery.com 

October, 2021

Happy October! This fall, student artsts have been busy in the art room! Each class has been working on long range projects that will be on display in the hallways of the school soon! In addition, the entire school participated in the creation of a piece of group art: a mosaic. To expand on the theme " All are welcome", students studied the origins of Mosaics in art from Ancient civilizations to modern day.  Observing that a mosaic is made from many beautiful but different size, shape and color individual pieces, we made comparisons between the pieces of a mosaic to each student, each wonderfully unique. Together each student, like each piece of a mosaic contributes to the overall beauty of our school community. Their completed mosaic design is below.