Members of the Blanco Women’s Club and the Rotary Club of Blanco County have joined together to support the Blanco Elementary School’s art program.
The formal art program was discontinued after the district experienced financial difficulties several years ago. This year, first grade teacher, Rosalind Ellis, reached out to the Rotary Club to inquire if Rotarians would volunteer to teach art classes to Kindergarten through second graders. The answer was, of course, a resound yes!! In seeking the volunteers, the Rotarians contacted the Blanco Women’s Club to see if any of their members would like to help with the art project. They immediately stepped forward to offer their artistic expertise. The program is conducted each Friday with volunteers alternating every other Friday to help the young students with their art projects. The most recent project was making “pinch pots” with clay. Each student made their own pinch pot, engraved their initials on the bottom, and will paint their pots during another class period. The students were excited that they could give the pots to their parents, relatives or friends as Christmas presents. Pictured are the second grade artists learning how to work with clay in order to make the pinch pots. The students are watching retired art teacher, Ms. Kuebel demonstrate the technique of working with clay. Jayne Lightfoot, Rotarian Volunteer, and Betsy Scheffe, Blanco Women's Club Volunteer, are ready to help the young artists.