Please enjoy this snapshot of what grades 6, 7, and 8 have been creating.
Sixth Grade
GREEK COIL POTTERY: Ancient Greek pottery, the pottery of the ancient Greeks, important to us firstly for the intrinsic beauty of its forms and decoration and secondly, for the light it sheds on the development of Greek pictorial art. Coil pottery follows the construction where the pottery is built by joining or stacking the pottery coil one on another. Coiling is a particular method of creating pottery. It is quite famous for ages and has been used to build vessels, pots, and other shapes and items. The coil method of coil pottery involves building the sides of the pot up using coils of clay. These coils are then pressed and pinched together to create the walls and smoothed and finished.
Seventh Grade
MANNEQUIN CHALLENGE: Students learned the fundamental principles and techniques of capturing dynamic poses using mannequins as their primary references. Students practiced the use of gesture and movement in figure drawing, enabling students to understand how to bring life and energy to their artwork. They applied oil pastels to create a final drawing of a mannequin figure with the correct proportions using tints and shades of a color to create shadows
and highlights to create a 3D form.
Eighth Grade
MIXED-MEDIA CLAY LOOMS: Students started with a discussion on the uses of the first weavings (fishing nets, blankets, baskets, rugs, clothing). They then looked at examples of clay looms with themes. Some looms had circular weavings, others had a linear design. Unlike a traditional loom, the weaving in these works is meant to be permanent. Students created a textured clay slab into a loom. Next, they wove a design into the center choosing color fibers to complement their looms. The final touch is a wire and bead hanger to display them!
