Masks, Stained Glass, Thumb Prints

Art 1- Masks

Students created plaster masks out of plaster gauze and a plastic face mold! They then painted the masks using a form of balance. To finish their masks, students brushed Mod Podge on top of their painted masks!

Art 2- Stained Glass

Students studied the history of stained glass windows, watched artists make stained glass windows, and then designed their own stained glass replicas!

Art 1- Micrography Thumbprints 

After observing their thumbprint, students drew, on a larger scale, the lines they saw. Those lines were then replaced by words. Each student used free writing to create a thumbprint that was all about them! Each student is as unique as their thumbprint! 

 

Art 2: Morphs and Pointillism

Since returning from Christmas break, Art 2 students have been hard at work creating two object 7-step morphs and pointillism (using small dots only to complete an artwork) projects. 

Art 1: Pottery

We feel so blessed to have a new kiln! Thanks to the Barnabas Club for allowing us to be able to create ceramics this year! Art 1 students molded and shaped their clay using various coil methods. Once their pottery was complete, we waited 7 days for the clay to fully dry. After those 7 days, the clay was fired, glazed, and then fired again. Our kiln gets to temperatures of 1,800 degrees during a firing and takes 8 hours for one firing!

Art 1- Graffiti

We recently began our study of the element of art, shape. While discussing the two types of shapes, organic and geometric, we took a deeper look into Graffiti Art. The letters artists use when creating graffiti are essentially organic shapes. Therefore, students created graffiti as a means to better understand the difference in organic and geometric shapes. During this project, we conversed about the illegal side of Graffiti Art. Students were able to gain an appreciation for the type of artwork, but also recognized it as vandalism first and not solely art. A few examples from each Art 1 class are shown below: