The Gallery

Here are a few of the students who often had artwork in the gallery this year.

Music Day

It was the last day of the marking period. There wasn't any time to start any new projects. These two gave the rest of us an impromptu concert. Very nice.

Why Make Assemblages?

Memories
by Aerotine MacWhinnie

My Room
by Aubrey Sumner & Caitlynne Adams

The Squirrel's Den
by Brittany Holmes

Maryland
by Molly Wolanski

Sculpture & Pottery students created assemblages. Assemblage has been described as art where "collage meets sculpture" and gives new life to discarded man-made objects. Here's what one artist says to answer the question, "Why Make Assemblages?"

"There are a number of reason an artist may want to make an assemblage. For traditional collage artists, adding a found object or two is an effective way to add texture and depth to a collage, or to add a funky appeal. Another reason two-dimensional artists may want to create an assemblage is because it is a non-threatening way to explore making sculpture. For others using recycling, discarded or found objects into an assemblage, may be a way of making an environmental statement." -Pam Gaulin

Pop Art Paintings

Bender
by Heylin Douglas
Acrylic

These are acrylic paintings on 9x12 stretched canvas. Drawing & Painting students learned to stretch their own canvas. Students chose an image from popular culture for subject matter.

Bob Marley
by Logan Anthony
Acrylic

Altered Books Discoveries

In this altered book, you can open it, then open it again. It includes artifacts from past projects and some strange writing made by pasting parts of one page over another. A door opens to reveal a scene.

Aerotine MacWhinnie

Arianna Crawford

The book above is meant to symbolize The Art Room -- a creative place!

Free Projects

We only have four days of class left to Sculpture & Pottery - a semester course. Many students are finishing up "free projects". Some students enjoyed a specific art form and wanted to do it again. Others chose from a list of optional projects including weaving.

Nonobjective Watercolor Paintings

Art I students have completed their large nonobjective watercolor paintings. Nonobjective art is

Non-objective art does not contain a recognizable subject. Rather, the artist manipulates the elements of art (color, shape, line, form, space, value, texture) by using the principles of design (balance, repetition, unity, rhythm, proportion, harmony, variety, emphasis, movement).(Answers.com)

Students looked at the paintings of Wasily Kandinsky for inspiration. Then they created designs using shapes and lines. Within each shape, they used specific experimental techniques. You can see a few of them in the detail of student work below:

Techniques with wet paint: Sprinkle wet paint with salt, Drop clean water drops on wet paint, spray with water bottle, Wet paint on wet paint, The "Thirsty Brush" technique, scratch into wet paint with tooth pick, screw driver, brush handle, credit card, pallette knife, etc.

Techniques over dry paint: Remove some paint with eraser and sandpaper, sponge painting with another color, fan brush, etc.

Below are a few of the finished paintings along with the artists' names.

Sophie Lackner

Arianna Crawford

Danielle Cole

Morgan Carnrike

Megan Kelley