Scroll down to see pictures of some of the pillars being constructed with artist, Cheryl Halsey, and various students.
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1920s Pillar
The 4th grade class of Sydney Haugland’s room take on the 1920s.
In the beginning, artist, Cheryl Halsey, and The Matthews’ Ava Sauter, gathered the troops (kids) together for initial instruction and expectations. “Craftmanship” was a term that students had to learn. No sloppy work!
The creation of copper circle decorations will be added to the pillar as part of the era’s art deco design theme.
Another design feature and challenge is how to use the flapper-style dress on the pillar.
The dress was eventually cut apart, dipped into Modge Podge (a decorative white glue), and then draped diagonally over the pillar. See just below.
Photography is a part of each pillar. Shown here are some images from the 20s.
1940s Pillar
Just getting started on this one. The 4th grade class of Lisa Merchen is in charge of creating this pillar. More images to come as it progresses.
1970s Pillar
Pam Gillespie’s 5th-grade class is responsible for the 70s pillar. We think that some of these kids were hippies in a former life.
Each pillar has an element of hand-worked pieces of art. The kids are drawing & using colored pencils to make 70s era medallions.
