Fourth quarter is well under way and the art room is a really busy place. Trying to find storage for all the projects is a challenge since 6th, 7th, and 8th all use the same room. The full shelves and tops of cabinets are a reflection of the creativity being produced.
6th grade students finished their Radial Name Designs and are on display in the 6th grade hall. Students also finished the construction stage of their emoji rattles. This is a shorter project packed with lots of new skills. Students learned how to wedge clay, create pinch pots, score and slip pieces together, and use subtraction and addition methods to create the emoji faces. Now we wait. It will take a week to 10 days for the clay to dry fully before they can be bisque fired in the kiln.
Some 6th grade clay emojis drying on the shelf.
7th grade students finally finished their first project - the Op Art Cubes. This is by the far the biggest and most time consuming project of all three grades. The finished projects look great and are hanging in the 7th grade hall. I am SO pleased with the quality of work! The next project will be coil pots. Students will learn various coiling techniques while creating a 4 inch tall coil pot. Like the 6th grade, they will learn how to wedge clay, score and slip pieces together, as well as rolling coils. It is a challenging project!
The 8th grade students have taken on a huge project - a permanent mural for BMS. I am so excited about this project - students are working collaboratively to create a small piece of abstract art based on an action word. The design was created in cardboard first then cut out of Masonite board (it took about 9 hours of cutting in my husband's shop!) before students primed and started adding color with paint. This project concentrates on shape, color, line, and form. Once the pieces are finished, they will be combined together on a wall in the lunchroom creating a large abstract action mural. Every shelf and cabinet is full of abstract pieces.
Congratulations to Sophie Denure! Her cover design was chosen for the Bartels Middle School Awards Ceremony program. I think she is enjoying her set of 48 Prismacolor colored pencils! Along with designing the cover Sophie was awarded the Artist of the Year Award. This award is given to an 8th grade student exhibiting dedication, passion, and talent for art.
Two other art awards were also given at the ceremony last Thursday night. The Polished Artist award was presented to Emma Moll. This is given to a student who really strives to learn new techniques and materials. Emma is willing to put in the extra time to perfect her art. The last award presented was the Love of Art Award. This went to Chloe Saalsaa. Chloe has this huge creative spirit that is very contagious! She really pushes herself to think outside the box in all her work.
Your Enthusiastic Art Teacher,
Mrs. Doro
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