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Art is an important occasion for learning. Each child is involved in discovering and developing skills for observing, judging, and accurately recording his/her day-to-day surroundings and activities. Art education guides the child in expressing what he/she had learned through the use of many materials. A general overview of the art education program reveals our basic belief that art must be directed to the development of the individual as a useful, contributing member of society.
The art program includes the use of an extensive variety of materials and many different kinds of activities. These experiences fall into four main categories.

1. Graphic expression and illustration (crayon, chalk, watercolors, cut paper, printmaking)
2. Design (selection, composition, arrangements, applied design)
3. Constructions (mobiles, mosaics, masks, mold-making, ceramics, experimental techniques)
4. Appreciation (discussing, choosing, developing an awareness of art and beauty)

Art challenges the child to create and reconstruct his/her thoughts and feelings of the world they live in.

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6th Grade-Shoe Pencil Drawings
Shoe Pencil Drawings-The sixth grade continued their skills in pencil drawing. We drew our shoes beginning with a light contour outline of the forms, then began to shade using the value scale and blenders to create a three-dimensional effect in our drawings. The students then thought of something they would like to say about their shoes, and wrote it around the contours of their drawings. These are some of their awesome drawings.
6th Grade-Clay Food
The sixth grade learned about the basic handbuilding methods in clay and the various approaches they could take in forming projects.
Students then were given an assignment to create a food item in clay realistically. They needed to not only observe the form in their food item, but also textures and recreate them. Once the clay was formed and dried it was fired and painted to represent the actual food. These are some of their scrumptuous foods.
6th Grade-Positive Negative Designs
Does a negative space have shape? In this project the sixth grade students explored the relationship between positive and negative space. After all, one can’t exist without the other.
Students developed an awareness of shape and space and created an original visual image that demonstrated that all spaces within a work of art have their own unique shapes.
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6th Grade-Mandalas
The sixth grade were given a lesson on mandalas and their history. Their assignment was to create a mandala that represented themselves. Students welected 4-6 symbols that represented themselves and incorportated those symbols into a design. These are their works of art.
Sixth Grade- Tessellations
The sixth Grade studied the many tessellations of MC Escher and the historical aspects of these type of designs. The students utilized the Escher method of creating a unique rotating tessellation. These are some of their works of art.
7th Grade-Linoleum Printmaking Designs
The seventh grade learned various techniques in printmaking. Students carved a design in linoleum then chose different ways to orientate their printing patterns. We then looked at the space left blank and added colored pencils or watered down paint to add some more color. These are some of their beautiful prints.
7th Grade-Paper Mache Action Figures
The seventh grade studied paper mache as a form of three-dimensional art. Students created an armature that shows action. Forms were dried then painted. Foam core board was used to create a setting for the forms. These are some of the projects the students created.
7th Grade- Paper Mache Self Portraits
The seventh grade created self-portraits from paper mache. They built the armatures from newspaper and foil which was secured using masking tape. Once complete , students used mirrors to view their particular facial features. Noses, eyes , ears, and lips were done using model magic and covered using paste and towelling. Portraits were then covered with one coat of gesso (primer) and then painted. These are some of their portraits. Can you recognize anyone?
7th Grade-Shoe Pop Art Scratchboard
The seventh grade learned that pop art is a combination of lines and shapes. In this project the students expanded upon their drawing and design skills. Students drew their shoes then transferred to scratchboard. Lines of design were scraped off. Students then were to add line and pattern designs to each section of their shoe drawing. The background was done in a simple design and colored in various areas to contrast the shoe. These are some of their exciting and colorful works of art.
7th Grade-Coiled Basketry
The seventh studied the history of coiled basketry and its uses. Students used various colors and types of yarns within their baskets. The figure eight method was used as a coiling stitch with core to manipulate into the form of the basket. These are some of their beautiful works of art.
7th Grade-Food Pop Art
The seventh grade combined a realistic watercolor painting of a food item with an abstract black and white background to contrast. Students learned to manipulate watercolors into shadows and highlights to create a three-dimensional form within their food item. These are some of their scrumptuous creations.
7th Grade-Georgia O'Keefe Inspired Chalk Florals
The seventh grade viewed many art works of Georgia O'Keefe who was famous for her paintings of large and beautiful flowers. Students created there own floral scene inspired by O'Keefe using colored chalk. Three-dimensional qualities were stressed by adding dark and light areas. These are some of their beautiful flowers.
8th Grade-Acrylic Paintings
The eighth grade demonstrated their skills in color manipulation by creating a painting on canvas. Their objective was to create depth within their paintings by looking for shadows and highlights within chosen photos. These are the results of their work.
8th Grade-Clay Shoes
The eighth grade learned about the history of shoes from the early Egyptian soris to the modern day sneaker. They learned about numerous artists who designed shoes. Joanne Bedient, who is a modern day ceramic shoe artist exhibits much of her work in galleries across the U.S. Students then took their knowledge of shoe history and designed their own clay shoe. They could take a serious approach to their designs or a more creative approach. These are some of their creative works of art! Can you imagine wearing these?
8th Grade-Posterized Self Portraits
The eighth grade were introduced to the many portraits of Andy Warhol and the techniques he used to create these portraits of many famous people. Students learned that shapes of color can indicate facial features and contours to create a likeness of the subject. Student's photos were taken then abstracted using the computer. Grids were used to enlarge and gain the correct proportion and shapes of color. Students were accustomed to drawing realistically, so this was a challenge to many of them. They then colored using colored pencils. These are some of their work. Can you recognize any of them?
Eighth Grade- Handscapes