tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48680373507169995652024-03-05T05:22:30.794-08:00it's an HSES Arty Party!Well, Hello there! Welcome to the High Shoals Elementary School Art room blog. Come on in and see what we are up to!Bess Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04272833467234637097noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868037350716999565.post-63458541579235463912014-09-10T08:06:00.001-07:002014-09-10T08:06:34.729-07:00Kindergarten line and shape oceansKindergarten students always begin the year with the elements of art and this project focuses on line and shape. They started by painting different types of lines with several shades of blue paint. They were encouraged to makes a lot of lines and they could overlap and repeat lines to create the "water" for their ocean. Next, they got to come over to the printing station and add some bubble wrap "bubbles" to their ocean. In the following classes we covered shapes and how we could use shapes to create a fish and other ocean life. Students loved picking their favorite patterned scrap book papers for their tropical fish. This was a great lesson to discuss proper painting techniques, cutting and gluing skills, and drawing and cutting on a line skills. These aren't quite finished yet but are turning out super cute!<br />
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Bess Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04272833467234637097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868037350716999565.post-8671964929494477412014-09-08T11:01:00.003-07:002014-09-08T11:01:32.341-07:00Alma Thomas and first grade<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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I LOVE Alma Thomas's work and my first graders do too. It's so vibrant and full of color. My first graders liked trying to Interpret her abstract work. I have seen lots of Thomas inspired student work around the web including my sweet friend's from <a href="http://cfesart.blogspot.com/2012/10/alma-thomas-inspired-collage.html" target="_blank">The Blue Horse blog</a>. I decided to do my own spin on Alma Thomas's gorgeous work. This was a great elements of art review for the kids and also a good fine motor, cutting, gluing task. I'm loving how these are turning out!<br />
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Bess Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04272833467234637097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868037350716999565.post-13697121691104569392014-08-29T06:10:00.001-07:002014-08-29T06:10:17.299-07:00What was I thinking?I was NOT thinking when planning my first lessons for this year. I somehow have created lessons where EVERY class is painting. My drying rack is packed to the top at the end of each day and I am worn out from washing, wiping, and refilling all day. What was I thinking?<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiek0ZeHCRaxSpdB0r9IOtsHccWXLkqlsv4GtfA-D8jzxl6l7EXHBPUqjEoLPt8T1-mUfN6qTSIo7xSnbG7HbaGzQPCtbxLJlnzFPq8Q3T7_2UyoJkWMz-acfS2bTaDvRh3yoJGf1HF0FoA/s640/blogger-image-628409035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiek0ZeHCRaxSpdB0r9IOtsHccWXLkqlsv4GtfA-D8jzxl6l7EXHBPUqjEoLPt8T1-mUfN6qTSIo7xSnbG7HbaGzQPCtbxLJlnzFPq8Q3T7_2UyoJkWMz-acfS2bTaDvRh3yoJGf1HF0FoA/s640/blogger-image-628409035.jpg"></a></div>Bess Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04272833467234637097noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868037350716999565.post-47968971831066153172014-08-26T10:57:00.002-07:002014-08-26T10:57:54.374-07:00First day fun<div>
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<br />Bess Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04272833467234637097noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868037350716999565.post-5675816031590852372014-08-19T07:16:00.002-07:002014-08-19T07:21:25.246-07:00Shameful....I totally fell hard off of the blogging wagon. I am back for a new year and I HOPE to do a better job of reporting the awesome art my students are working on. Until then, I will post pictures from last spring's projects. (because who wants to read an art blog post without pictures?) See y'all soon!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Empty Bowls Dinner was a huge success</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We used a combo of white and red clay this year</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was an Andy Goldsworthy meets Andy Worhol ipad lesson. Fifth graders LOVED this project</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mine too! Happy Thanksgiving to you all!</td></tr>
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Students in kindergarten have been focusing on the elements of art. They started with a color mixing activity using red, yellow, and blue. They mixed the colors on the paper and created a page filled with stripes of new colors. They were required to make green, orange and purple. Later in the class I gave them some white paint so they could experiment with making tints. In the next class, they learned about different types of lines and added line designs with oil pastels on top of their painted stripes. The following classes were spent looking at birds of South America. We talked about shapes we needed to use to create a tropical bird. After making the head and body, I taught them how to cut strips from their rainbow paper to make feathers for their bird. This step took several class times but was a great lesson in fine motor skills as well as appropriate glue usage. This was a great multiple step lesson with tons of opportunities to improve their fine motor skills.<br />
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<br />Bess Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04272833467234637097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868037350716999565.post-29176229269910866572013-10-25T08:00:00.001-07:002013-10-25T08:05:16.257-07:00Fun Photo Friday,<br />
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They had to use a cool color on their hands and a warm color on their background. This project went pretty quickly and was a good first project that everyone was successful with. It was a great reminder about overlapping, as well. They loved looking at different examples of optical illusions each week and I shared some of M.C. 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We have looked at completely handmade books and artists that create altered books.these students are creating books all about themselves like a visual diary.We started with a large manilla envelope and painted interesting textures on both sides. Next, we created a plate for the front cover with their names in ransom note style letters. They are adding color to the pages that will eventually go inside with bleeding art tissue and water to make a tie dye effect. I plan to fold the pages so that each page has a pocket and I will sew them in the books with my sewing machine. In the coming weeks the students will have various assignments for creating the art that will go in the pockets. 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I sent home all of my student work in the last few weeks and it is always such a relief when I am finished with that massive task. I find that rolling, taping, and labeling their art is the best way to get it home. I have about a 30 second portfolio review with them all before I roll it up. It's a good chat to have with them before they ride off into the sunset. All of the students have at least one picture in our art show and it is mounted on colored construction paper. That work is always placed on the bottom of the roll and provides protection for the art inside. I tell the students to treat their tube of art like a newborn baby :) They think that is fun. I included my "25 Days of Drawing" challenge again this Summer. Any kid that shows me their sketch book in August will get a prize from me. I am sharing the PDF with you all as a parting gift :) I adapted mine from some I've seen online so I can't take full credit for the idea! See you in August!<br />
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Some 2nd graders with their "babies"Bess Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04272833467234637097noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868037350716999565.post-46800029330951066392013-05-23T08:58:00.000-07:002013-05-23T08:58:18.078-07:00One last project to share.....My fifth graders took a look at the art of face jugs in the South and we interpreted them in our own fun way. They made their pots using a simple pinch pot technique and we followed up with some simple glazing. I purchased wheat grass seeds from our local health food store's bulk section. I googled the best info on growing wheat grass and let our Environment Club do the planting. This is about 4 days worth of growth. They were triple this height and MUCH greener by the time they took them home. The kids and parents LOVED these.<br />
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A root actually grew out of a little hole in this one's nose!Bess Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04272833467234637097noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868037350716999565.post-25446531421590849542013-03-26T08:06:00.002-07:002013-03-26T08:08:05.501-07:00Family Art Night and Silent AuctionOur Annual Family Art Night and Silent Auction came and went. It was a huge success and I couldn't be happier with the turn out as well as the profits from the auction. I did things very similar to previous years. My preparation for this event is massive but I have gotten it down to an "art" and It comes together easier every year. I also have a co-worker that is a tremendous help and I couldn't do it with out her.<br />
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I mount and label all the work then mount it on black butcher paper weeks prior to the show. Then I start with a team of volunteers about 1:30 the day of the show tacking up the sheets of paper onto the walls. It goes surprisingly fast. I like that the kids come back that night and the halls have been transformed.<br />
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We set up the lunchroom with tons of art activities for all guests to enjoy. Some of the centers were watercolor, still life, free collage, Legos, modeling clay, zentangles, and free drawing. We set up a little photo booth area for people to take fun pictures. Our book fair was also open this year and that was a popular stop for guests.<br />
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We served light snacks and those are always a hit. I mix up a snack mix of Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, marshmallows, and chocolate chips. It tastes like a s'more! I also have juice in the primary colors and the kids can pick two colors to see it change in their cup. Last but not least, we had our silent auction featuring canvas art made by each homeroom. It was a big success and the kids did an amazing job. Now I will go take a nap.<br />
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Bess Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04272833467234637097noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868037350716999565.post-26498783079836049162013-02-21T11:28:00.001-08:002013-02-21T11:28:57.020-08:00Youth Art Month is upon us!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love March and Youth Art Month. I loved it so much that I had two children in March. It makes for a crazy busy month but it's always fun to celebrate my favorite things. I put up my hall display to promote YAM as well as our school wide art show, March 21st. I had the students use one of our Friday rotation days to work on all the parts to the display. I drew out the letters and the kids painted them in. I went back and outlined them in black and it was ready to go! My kindergarten students painted all the large paper that I used to assemble the daffodils and the grass. I have a ton of work ahead of me to prepare for the art show. Last year, I had a student teacher that was a tremendous help. This year...it's just me...and I need to get to work!<br />
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<br />Bess Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04272833467234637097noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868037350716999565.post-44199211953329085782013-01-24T12:03:00.001-08:002013-01-24T12:03:41.563-08:00Lucky MeI am so fortunate to be able to teach my own children art. There were definitely times when I felt guilty for being a working mom but now I reap the benefits. I get to have them with me at school. I get to watch my little guy in Kindergarten make his self portrait and it is killing me with cuteness.<br />
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<br />Bess Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04272833467234637097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868037350716999565.post-31439824111716154222013-01-23T09:26:00.001-08:002013-01-23T09:26:26.557-08:00ChIcKeNs! ChIcKeNs! ChIcKeNs!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: start;">First grade students have been working on some fabulous collage art that I want to share. They aren't quite finished but I felt the need to photograph their work and share it today because I just love them. The lesson began with an introduction of Eric Carle's collage techniques and his use of painted papers to add texture and a realistic quality to his art. The kids made painted papers during the first class time. The next class time I introduced two books to them. Blue Chicken and Chicken Big are both Georgia Picture Book Award nominees. Chicken Big also happens to be one of my favorite books. It is hilarious.</span></div>
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The kids spent the next two classes hearing the books, comparing the characters, and summarizing the stories. This took the first 10-15 minutes of class, and they spent the remainder of time creating chickens with the painted papers from the previous week. They made the chickens without gluing them to a background. The next class times were spent on creating a background scene to glue their chicken into. The first graders used tissue paper in shades of greens and blues and liquid starch to paint on the tissue. They added additional textures to their grass and sky with tempera paint. On the day these photos were taken, they glued in their chickens and started adding other "farm" elements of their choice to the back ground. These aren't quite finished but they came to life when they added the chickens in today. I love my job.</div>
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<br />Bess Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04272833467234637097noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868037350716999565.post-70416852438610679922013-01-18T09:16:00.001-08:002013-01-18T09:16:52.713-08:00self portraits with personality<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: start;">I recently began a self portrait lesson with second grade and I debated over how I wanted to begin with them. I think I have talked on here before about how I often will let my students jump right in and draw with markers or the paint rather than having them start with a pencil. There is definitely a mixture of pros and cons to both approaches. I really wanted these portraits to have lots of personality and I find that sometimes when they start with a pencil, they end up erasing all of their "personality". So, we jumped right in and they "drew" with a paintbrush and black tempera paint. We will begin painting in the color next week. I like using colored construction paper too because I like the way the paint looks on top.</span></div>
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I love this one with his head cocked to the side. He probably would have erased it...if we could :)<br />
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Yes, I need to clean my tables. bad.<br />
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<br />Bess Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04272833467234637097noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868037350716999565.post-87901704190742549602013-01-18T08:52:00.001-08:002013-01-18T08:52:54.989-08:00Mixed Media Collage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: start;">My Third Grade students have been working on a mixed media collage with a bird theme. We looked at the art of </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/allisonstrine" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank">Allison Strine</a><span style="text-align: start;">. She is a Georgia artist. She's not really famous. From what I understand, she is a mom and lives a pretty normal life as a working artist. The kids loved looking at her work and can appreciate her humor. I like showing my students the work of current working artists. It's important for them to understand that not all artists are dead, lived in Europe, and lived eccentric lives. We spent a lot of time talking about symbols and how artists use them to tell a story. I wanted my students to use the birds as sort of a non traditional self portrait and although they don't look at all like them, this art could tell a story about them. I offered the kids a huge variety of materials to work with like newspaper, painted papers, magazines, fabric, scrapbook paper and buttons. I didn't give them to them all at once but offered a new material each week. They are turning out really quirky and fun and I love them.</span>
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<br />Bess Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04272833467234637097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868037350716999565.post-10783082398815162312013-01-16T08:54:00.001-08:002013-01-16T08:54:40.590-08:00A New Year and Grandma Moses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm back! I didn't mean to have a month between my last post but the flu hit our house and then Christmas happened. busy. busy. busy. We are slowly getting back in to the routine of school. I always start to feel panicked after the new year with lots of plans and ideas to cram in before the "end of the year rush" hits. I will share some art that my second graders recently finished. They learned about the landscape art of Grandma Moses. They colored them with oil pastels and went back into them with a wash of watercolor. I think Ol' Grandma would be proud.<br />
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Our Empty Bowls Dinner was a HUGE success. All of the students and teachers work really paid off. We tripled the amount of money we raised at $4,400! The students made collaborative bowls as a homeroom and we sold those in a silent auction. The auction really helped us raise more money. We also had local ceramic artists donate work to be sold and it proved to be a popular part, as well. The hosts, hostesses, bus boys, and bus girls were, once again, the stars of the show. They would walk guests in to the food line, seat them at their tables, and take their drink orders. Parents were so impressed with the manners and poise these students showed. The program "Perfectly Polished" is to credit for their skills in conversation and manners. Kids can join Perfectly Polished when they are in 5th grade. They work after school to learn table manners, conversational skills, public speaking and they even learn to dance. The completed bowls turned out beautifully and were flying out the door with families as they left. I am always a little sad to see them go after working so hard with the students to get them made. We had performers from all around town. There were dance teams, chorus groups, pianists, soloists, and even dramatic performances from Oconee Youth Playhouse. I am so proud to be involved in this meaningful event and to be able to give the proceeds to "Food For Kids".<br />
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Rolling napkins and putting on napkin rings<br />
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All set up and ready to feed hundreds!<br />
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Part of our silent auction with art from local ceramic artists<br />
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I can't believe that it has already been a year since our first <a href="http://hsesartyparty.blogspot.com/2011/11/our-empty-bowls-dinner-was-amazing.html" target="_blank">Empty Bowls Dinner</a> here at High Shoals Elementary but it has! So, here I sit, exhausted from a day of bowl making with my sweet students. We will host our 2nd Annual Empty Bowls dinner on Friday, November 16th. The kids are excited to begin the preparations and with a year under their belts, they know what to do and how to help. For those of you that are unfamiliar with Empty Bowls Dinners; they are events planned to raise money for organizations that feed the hungry. When a guest comes to our dinner, they get to take a student made bowl with them as a reminder of those less fortunate. Our kids have really embraced this service project and even though they would love to keep the bowls they make for them selves, they know that this project is about helping others. It's a great lesson for all students to experience and I'm proud to be a part of it. The students are working in pairs pounding out their slab and we are draping them over plastic bowl molds to take their shape. The Athens paper wrote a nice <a href="http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2012-10-29/oconee-students-making-bowls-combat-hunger" target="_blank">article</a> about the event. Thanks to Pinterest, I saw a great idea for using hot glue to make patterned rolling pins. I love Pinterest<em> almost</em> as much as I love my glue gun :)<br />
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<br />Bess Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04272833467234637097noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868037350716999565.post-58224237102421041842012-10-09T07:58:00.002-07:002012-10-09T07:58:24.509-07:00Fall display and my deep love and effection for textured painted papers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's Fall y'all! I recently created a Fall themed display in our hall way to celebrate the new season and also our upcoming Fall Fest here at High Shoals Elementary. I made the "art" part and our PTO added the flair with straw bails and pumpkins and the banner. I always use my "kid power", as one of the moms called it once, to get big jobs done. I would much rather see kid made work in the halls than my own, so we spent a Friday in my class working on all the parts to this display. All the classes that came to me on that day contributed in some way; whether is was making painted papers or using those painted papers to create leaves and kids. I used a similar technique to make<a href="http://hsesartyparty.blogspot.com/2012/02/why-do-you-love-art.html" target="_blank"> this</a> display (which is the most viewed post on my blog). Here are photos of my "kid power" at work!<br />
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They were having just a little bit of fun.<br />
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This paper was so gorgeous, I just wanted to keep it!<br />
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The kids love it when I come and just squirt a big ol' glob of paint for them to spread.<br />
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All of the characters were made by teams of students that planned and created them.<br />
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When I think of Fall, I think of playing in a big pile of leaves, don't you?<br />
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Bess Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04272833467234637097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4868037350716999565.post-18195526210861429072012-09-24T10:48:00.001-07:002012-09-24T10:53:43.584-07:00Arty Parties!Some of my classes just earned their first Arty Party of the year! I keep a chart with all of the homeroom names on it. When a class has a great day, they get a sticker on the chart. When they have earned eight stickers, they have an Arty Party! My students absolutely LOVE these reward days. I set up the room in centers that they can rotate and visit as they please. I try to have different centers for each of their parties so they get to experience new activities. This round of parties had an interactive smart board activity, modeling clay, a circle painting collaborative art table, fuzzoodles, connectigons, invention station, roll-a-creature drawing activity, and a free drawing station. Here are some photos of the fun. I love Pinterest and get so many great ideas from centers on there. The kids are so independent and happy on these days and will work hard to earn them.<br />
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The Connectigons were from an educational toy company and my own kids quit playing with them so I brought them to school.<br />
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Free drawing!</div>
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Circle painting!</div>
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This was the "invention box". Otherwise known as a box of junk. They loved it more than I ever imagined!</div>
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I saw a similar idea to this on Pinterest and adapted my own hand out for the kids to create a creature by rolling dice. They were completely entertained by this center and I will probably use this as an emergency sub plan as well.Bess Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04272833467234637097noreply@blogger.com5