Please enjoy this snapshot of what grades 6, 7, and 8 have been creating. Also, a special shout-out to our student participants who submitted their artwork for this year’s holiday card.
Congratulations!
- Arjun Gupta, Grade 6
- Eloise Mann, Grade 6
- Lucas Winter, Grade 6
- Leah Drury, Grade 6
- Hao Zheng, Grade 8
- Kennedy Dow, Grade 8
Sixth Grade
Greek Etched Vases: When thinking about artifacts of Ancient Greece, one of the first images that comes to mind are those of Ancient Greek vases; reddish-orange vessels and the iconic illustrations that adorn their surfaces. Essential to everyday life in Ancient Greece, vases had both artistic and functional value, bearing visual messages about religion and culture as well as carrying water, oil, and perfumes. Grade six students created and embellished their own designs by etching into the black board to reveal the gold/copper foil underneath.
Seventh Grade
Pointillism Still Life Paintings: Georges Seurat was a French post-Impressionist painter who developed pointillism, a technique that uses small dots of color to create an image. His most important work, Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, took him two years to complete. Students were tasked to create an interesting Fall still life composition. Within this composition they used the painting style of Pointillism as well as optical blending–using two primary colors to create a secondary color––mixing with your eyes. Keeping color in its purest form.
Eighth Grade
Mini Abstract Canvases: After looking at several different abstract artists, Kandinsky, Mondrian, Rothko, Frankenthaler, Klee, and more–students took inspiration and created their own mini-abstract design. Abstract art uses a visual language of shape, form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world.
Gratitude Tree
During the month of November you will find Gratitude Trees displayed in the Fanger and Klee buildings. Turn over a new leaf. Stay rooted. Extend an olive branch. Trees are inherently metaphorical. In the case of this “living” community art project, the tree stands for your ever-growing gratitude. Students wrote what they’re most thankful for on a leaf, added a ribbon, and placed them in the branches. It’s a simple way to stop and appreciate what you’ve got!
