Hello Everyone!
What a crazy busy week in the Art Department at Bartels! The Portage K-8 Student Art Show kicked off with an opening reception at the Drury Gallery on Friday. The amazing amount of creativity these students have is impressive. I am SO proud to be the art teacher at Bartels Middle School and love being able to share my knowledge and enthusiasm for art with my students.
All three grades are wrapping up their projects in the art room. 6th grade is putting the final touches on their metal birds. I love walking around the room and seeing the creative and colorful creations taking shape.
7th grade will be finishing the construction of their coil pots on Monday. They incorporated different coil techniques into their pieces and built them at least 4 inches tall. Once construction is done the waiting begins, it will take 7-10 days for the pots to dry completely before they can be fired in the kiln. Once the first firing is complete, glaze will be added and back into the kiln for a 2nd firing. Working with clay is a long process, but well worth the wait!
The 8th grade classes are finishing a lesson on color gradation by creating a dragon eye. Boy, are they beautiful! Students were able to design their own dragon eye focusing on line quality and blending/layering colors. While teaching color gradation I told the students they should be applying so much color their fingers will hurt, I don't think they thought I was serious until their fingers did indeed start to cramp! These pieces are turning out fabulously, and I can't wait to have them on display in the halls of Bartels.
Your Enthusiastic Art Teacher,
Mrs. Doro
Love the blog. My daughter enjoys you class! She has been given the opportunity to work with different types of art. Thanks!
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