Independent Art Projects

Students are expected to choose and work on independent art projects in addition to the projects the whole class does together. As you can see, the interests are varied as students choose to improve skills in drawing, painting and sculpture. As part of our arts curriculum, all student work is displayed to honor their efforts. Thanks to our school librarian for providing a venue for our 3-D projects such as 'The Purple People Eater'!

Collaborative Quilt and Radial Design

First semester art students closed out the year with a collaborative quilt in the Gee's Bend quilting tradition and radial design inspired by the science and photography of William "Snowflake" Bentley. Students worked with tongue depressors and tempera paint to create an individual 'quilt' square which became part of the larger quilt design. After learning a variety of folds and cuts, students created radial designs by stacking a selection of their snowflakes, and cutting apart others to extend the radial design.

Craft In America-Pinch and Coil

First semester students continued their exploration in working with clay by learning the pinch and coil methods of construction. Texture during construction and color contrast during glazing were our learning objectives. For the coil bowls, we constructed inside a plastic bowl to provide support as our beginning potters experimented with coil. They did a great job!

Art Club In The New Year

Here are a few art club projects, two finished before the the holidays and one still in progress called a "screamer" which is a very large sculpture piece currently being painted. Right now it's in the back of the art room, upside down as paint dries on one side of the "screamer" body. Our new pottery project in the first stages, are ceramic heart magnets to be finished in time for Valentine Day!

Name Symmetry - Portfolio Cover Design

Students designed the front of their classroom portfolios using their first name as the starting point for a reflected, symmetrical design. Ultimately, they could create an imaginary creature, or place; or simply play with color, pattern and shape. Here are some of the results of the different ways students completed this design challenge as well as the project rubric and instructions.