December 2010

The regional Scholastic Art Awards show was judged in December. The pieces below were sent to the show, Jake Becker's "House in a Hill" teapot was accepted into the show. It will be on display at Kendall College of Art and Design in January.

Shelby Ratliff "A star is Made" Kristina Ledezma "Sisterly Love"

Jenn Coles "Oxford" Jake Becker "House in a Hill"

Sarah Doane "And Again I say I love You" Madison Penwell "It's My Business

Art Club finished their Self Portraits and painted winter scenes on the cafeteria windows.

Sculpture created junk sculptures

Sculpture also created paddle pinch pots that were then burnished and smoke fired.

The smoke dance.

November 2010

Advanced Drawing finishes Still-life drawings and start their final drawings.

Drawing works on glazing with colored pencils using nature as a subject.

Painting finishes their still-life abstractions or morphs.

Then they start a pet or portrait using a grid to enlarge from a photo.

Independent Study students work on College Portfolio paintings.

Advanced painting students finish up Watercolor landscapes before starting Oil paint flowers.

Photography students learn how to use Photoshop on the computer and finish up their 35mm black and white prints. Then they work on extra projcets like color addition, 3-D photos and a large photo from smaller photos.

Fundo students work on a painting unit, here is a color wheel. They learn how to mix hues, tints and shades and how to blend values.

Art Club works on a self-portrait project.