Hoffman Trails Art

09/05/2026

Caught a few students wearing their spirit wear in Mrs. Gillespie’s art class today!!

09/03/2026

Handprints and mark making into shaving cream!

09/01/2026

Lots of rainbows today on Rainbow Tuesday!!

08/27/2026

ART CLUB!!!

September Tuesday Art Club- https://www.locallevelevents.com/events/details/46573
September Thursday Art Club-
https://www.locallevelevents.com/events/details/46574

October Tuesday Art Club-
https://www.locallevelevents.com/events/details/46578
October Thursday Art Club-
https://www.locallevelevents.com/events/details/46579

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08/27/2026

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Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who splashed her signature polka dots on paintings, sculptures and museum installations, has died. (AP Photo)

08/27/2026

Painting with Kindergarten on day 2 to start our Art to Remember projects! They each set up their workspace, made creative messes, and cleaned them up!!

08/26/2026

If you didn’t know, I plan my outfits around a different theme each day of the week! I LOVE when students join in!

If a student is twinning with me, we document it, I print the photo, and it goes right outside the art room! I’m hoping that wall fills up with lots of fun memories throughout the year!

Here’s the weekly lineup:

Monday: Motivational Monday
Tuesday: Rainbow Tuesday
Wednesday: Wednesday Addams (neutrals)
Thursday: Artist Inspired
Friday: Spirit Wear

First Rainbow Tuesday was a success! I can’t wait to see who I’ll be twinning with next!

08/20/2026

Welcome to Art at Hoffman Trails Elementary! I am Mrs. Christen and I have been the art teacher at HTE for 13 years.
My teaching philosophy is rooted in Choice-Based Art Education, where students have the freedom to explore their own ideas, interest, and creative processes. I focus on teaching artistic behaviors, such as planning, problem-solving, taking creative risk, making thoughtful choices and reflecting on their work. I value student independence, effort, curiosity, and growth over creating a “perfect” finished product. My goal is to help students see themselves as artist and feel confident making art that is meaningful to them.

We are going to have a great year!
-Mrs. Cara Christen

08/19/2026

Art room Scavenger Hunt on the first day of Art!!!

06/29/2026

I had the pleasure to direct the Hilliard Arts Center’s Extreme Art Camp the past two weeks.
Our 2013 student teacher, Miss. Davis (now Mrs. Wolfe), teaches digital art at Station, was our assistant director. Maddy Movshin, a 2016 Hoffman Trails alumni, was one of our camp counselors! Love when life comes full circle!!