Concept: Cross-Curricular Unit on Migratory Birds. Artist: Audobon Media: Painted Paper Collage.
Concept: Personal Symbols and the Impact of Color. Artists: Andy Warhol and Angela Pilgrim. Media: Printmaking.
Concept/Skill: Transformation/Attachments. Artist: Roberto Lugo. Media: Ceramics.
Concept/Skill: Bookmaking/Saddle Stitch. Media: Paper Marbeling, Sewing. Interdisciplinary Connections: Social Studies and Science.
After returning to in-person school after one year away, students were invited to make their mark on the school, declaring their presence with a handprint. Students could choose the media and process for their handprint. Patagonian Cave Paintings served as inpsiration.
Concept: Radial Symmetry. Inspiration: Aztec Sun. Media/Process: Copper Foil/Repousse.
Concept: Color Theory. Inspiration: Nature. Media/Process: Fibre Arts/Needle Felting.
Concept: Pop Art, Creating 3-Dimensions with a 2-Dimensional material. Artist: Jen Stark. Process: Paper Sculpture
Concept: Collaboration. Artist: Kate Malone. Media: Ceramics. Student collaboration to create pieces for our school's auction fundraiser.
Concept: Community. Inspiration: Bee Hives. Media: Paper, dry media. In this collaborative project, students created a cell reflecting an important aspect or member of our school and broader community.
Concept: How can motion help artists communicate an idea? Inspiration Artist: Theo Jansen. Media: Student Choice. In this Project Based Learning unit, students were given the challenge of using simple machines in their work. They had a broad design brief and used the steps of PBL to do deep inquiry, artist and methods research. The unit ended in students publishing and presenting their work.
