The TLCS Art Show is up!  Photos just don't do it justice, so you'll have to come see it for yourself!  Stop by the auditorium lobby during Open House on Thursday, February 23, or visit anytime between now and Monday, February 27.  You'll see colorful tropical bird paintings, self-portraits inspired by Amadeo Modigliani and Grant Wood, and Chinese brush paintings, just to name a few.   Don't miss all the fabulous artwork by our TLCS artists!

Last week, our Kindergarteners and 1st Graders learned about French Impressionist artist Paul Cezanne.  My favorite part about his story is how he and his friend, writer Emil Zola, would encourage each other in their work.  We talked about how God wants us to do the same thing!  Hebrews 3:13 says, "....encourage one another daily..."  It was heartwarming to hear students complimenting and encouraging each other as they worked!  Here are a few still life paintings by our 1st Graders.  Look for artwork from each of our students in the auditorium lobby during our Open House & Art Show on February 23rd!

Our Middle School Art students are displaying their very realistic animal portraits during the month of January 2012 at Palace Art in Capitola.  Be sure to stop in next time you're on 41st Avenue so you can see these amazing pencil drawings for yourself!  (Special thanks to Mabel at Palace Art for allowing us to use their exhibit space this month!)

Happy New Year!  It's time to welcome in 2012, and that means many of you will be recycling your old 2011 calendars.  If you have any old photography calendars (travel photos are especially great!) or fine art calendars that feature the work of famous artists, please consider donating them to TLCS Art!  Just drop off your unwanted calendars in the office with my name on them and we will put them to good use!  Thank you!

Our Kids Kreations orders are officially "in transit" and should be arriving by next Wednesday, December 14th.... in plenty of time for Christmas gift-giving.  I always love unboxing our orders and seeing how great the kids' artwork looks on everything!  We'll post a sign out by the circle to let you know when the orders are available to be picked up.

Over the next couple of weeks, all of our students will be making Christmas cards for Veterans.  These cards will be displayed in the TLC lobby during weekend services for church members to sign.  Then they will be delivered to Veteran hospitals throughout the Bay Area in time for Christmas.  Yesterday, our 4th graders made their cards, and I was so touched by how seriously they took this project. They really saw this as a way that they could bless those who have sacrificed so much to protect our freedom.  Thank you, Veterans!!

Our Kinders will be taking their annual field trip to see the Monarchs this week, so I thought it would be fun to do a special Monarch project with them as they prepare to see this spectacular display of God's creation!  I'll share a few of their magnificent oil pastel Monarchs here....