Hoang Thai Nguyen's Blog

I’m going to be a Middle School teacher! Yay!

htnguyen — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:46:15 +0000

Killian Middle School, here I come!

I’m totally excited now! Lots of new things to do!

Major Site Updates and Overhauls…

htnguyen — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 04:37:17 +0000

Wow! The art’s pouring in, and the pages are getting really large! I’ve split up the Student Artwork sections to showcase my elementary and secondary students; it should be more cohesive now (in my opinion). I’ve added a few new works, as well as the LISD Elementary Art Show in this section.

I’ve added an archive for my “Artist of the Day” posts…but only visual artists will be retained.

Last, but not least, I’ve added a “Murals” section, so showcase any murals I’ll be painting in the future.

Well, I hope you like the updates!

Cheers!

Here’s the Finished Mural!

htnguyen — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 03:16:34 +0000

Sorry for the lack of updates, but it’s been quite a whirlwind six weeks lately! Instead of pics, why not a video?

I’ll upload pics of the finished mural tomorrow…

htnguyen — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 03:07:44 +0000

…in the meantime, here’s me and my brothers and sister helping me on the mural on a busy Saturday, with the gracious help of some great P.T.A. parents!

8 Days and about 99% done…!!! :)

htnguyen — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:35:51 +0000

Yeah, I’m pretty close to finishing…just nitpicking here and there now, but for the most part, I hope the kids enjoys the mural. 12′ x 50′ paintings are no joke!

I wouldn’t have gotten this far without the great PTA help.

well, the 6th day is about to start today…

htnguyen — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:43:06 +0000

oh wow, the mural’s about 80% done! woohoo!

list of problems thus far?

1. the double-border i had in mine didn’t work…peeled off the paint when the tape came off, so i decided to just make a solid blue border… *sigh*

2. touch-ups GALORE! tons of touch-ups in the morning…

3. lots of time just mulling things over! argghhh!!!

Well, i’ll post pics once it’s “officially” done.

…odds and ends

htnguyen — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:35:26 +0000

…finally got around to updating the site with some artwork, mainly stuff in the “Watercolors” portion of the site. It’s mostly horses for…you guessed it! The school! *le sign*

LISD Elementary Art Show – 2010

htnguyen — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:25:34 +0000

Now that it’s over, here’s a sampling of my students’ works at the LISD Elementary Art Show:

Well…I finally caved in, and…

htnguyen — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:54:13 +0000

…I’m going to paint a mural for the cafeteria wall at Stewart’s Creek. It really does need a fresh coat of paint, you know? The old mural is 24 years old! Really antiquated, and I’m sure there will be some resentment with me painting over it, but it will give the wall a fresh look!

Here’s a preview:

Artist(s) of the Day: Syyn Labs

htnguyen — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:46:22 +0000

This group of engineers border on the line of art and pushing the boundaries of technology…incredible stuff dealing with visual and audible components:

Site:
Syyn Labs

Contours Explored

Sonic Stalagmites