Sixth grade students in my 0 Period class are just finishing the beautiful mixed media pieces you will see below. We started by making contour drawings of a still life and then finished the drawings by using four different mediums: watercolor, pastel, collage and either ebony pencil or colored pencils. The goals were to start with a strong observational drawing and then to try to make the transition from one medium to another as seamless as possible.
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Seventh and Eighth grade students in the Digital Art & Photo class had their first photo assignment where they learned some of the basics of good photo composition. They each took photos using the following compositional tools: Leading Lines, Rule of Thirds, Close Up and Framing. Here are some of the wonderful results... One of the next projects students worked on was a Digital Mandala. We discussed the meaning and history of the Mandala (the word means circle in Sanskrit and is a symbol of life) and radial symmetry. Students then looked through the photos they had taken for Photo Composition and selected one to use for their Mandala. See the beautiful results below...
Advanced Studio Art students have been continuing to add personal elements or themes to their work while creating a piece that shows an understanding of color theory. For this assignment 7th and 8th graders were asked to draw something that they identified with; something that shows the person they are. They've depicted a wide variety of subjects, which shows you how interesting my students are! Some represented travel or a favorite place, others a hobby or passion. They first did some printmaking using a styrofoam printing plate and two layers of color, and now they are working on completing all the portions of their artwork repeating their image but using a different medium in each part. These mixed media art works are in-process.
7th and 8th grade students in my Ceramics classes have been refining their pinch technique while making a "double-pinch" into a skull. They are finishing up the sculpting part of the process and now covering their skull with two coats of underglaze. The next part of the process will involve scratching designs into the colored surface (sgraffito) to reveal the light colored clay beneath. They will finish the pieces with a clear coat of glaze that will help to create a lot of contrast for their designs and adding a glossy finish. Here are some photos of the art studio while the kids are in-process on their pieces. I will add more when the pieces are finished.
UPDATE: NOV 7th. Below are some photos of the finished pieces (scroll to the bottom). |
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