2012 Art Show

It is always hard to choose which art to display because I love it all.  This year I put up over 500 works of art because I was given the time to do it!

Some of the projects I never got a chance to post on the blog, like the Zentangle by Ellusion and the Jamaican dancer by Shocquell below.

Walls leading up to the auditorium also had some artwork, there was lots to go around!

 

 8th grade wall!Artwork by Chloe, Alachae, Nia, Jessica, and more 

Artwork by Sereniti, Jamerah

Artwork by Omari, Tyeana

Ndebele in the building

We turned the 3rd floor into an Ndebele village. We finally got around to finishing and hanging our Ndebele houses. It was a school-side project we did in beginning of year. 6th graders did black outline, 3-5th grade painted them in, and 7th and 8th graders touched them up. School-wide projects can be tricky because many students don't want people painting over their work, but it is good practice of teamwork. The 7th graders had done their own miniature house design and K and 1st graders did Ndebele chickens displayed above the houses.

Steps of the Mosaic

Making a mosaic has many many steps. If you look at my previous post, you will see that we worked with clay to make mosaic fish and sea creatures, but that is only the beginning. To make the mosaic, first the 3rd and 4th graders glued down their ceramic piece. Then the other grades helped by placing down tiles around the fish. We put brown and black tiles on the ocean floor and blue and green tiles in the sea.
None of the tiles in the picture below are glued down yet. We were still moving things around to decide how we wanted it.
Now we started gluing! Wear gloves while working with liquid nails. I had liquid nails stuck on my hands for a few days.
Kiara was smart and wore gloves.
After everything was glued (which took A LONG time) we put grout in between all the tiles. The mosaic is FOUR PANELS large!! I hope it will be installed this summer.
Ms. Elleby painted the fish on the panel you see below.
I painted the two fish on the second panel.

5th-7th grade contesters

I submitted student artwork to "Celebrating Art", a program that publishes student artwork. Click Here to learn more. Many Fernwood students were chosen to be contestants in the final competition. All they need to do is turn in their parent permission slip forms. I will find out who the winners are in August. I will be sure to update you. Good Luck to the Fernwood Contestants!

Masai Tribe Collage by Triniti
Cherry Blossom by Shemaree

Klimt Quilt by Robert

Picasso Portrait by Michael

Masai Tribe by Gabrieal

Burch Flower Collage by Breanna

Pastel Apple by Alanchae

Masai Tribe by Xavier

Cherry Blossoms

Cherry Blossoms mark the beginning of spring, and the beginning of the school year in Japan. They are often seen in Japanese artwork, including manga and anime.

Artwork by Indiya


Artwork by Kenya and Alanchae
Artwork by Yuzerick

Artwork by Kiara L and Randy, Indiya, and Brianna T

Shape Quake

6th and 7th graders were given a piece of black paper, scissors, and glue. They were asked to cut any shapes out of the paper and shift them around, but use all scraps. Most people followed directions but I did find a few scrap pieces of black paper after they left! Here is artwork from students who used the whole paper:
Artwork by Kiara W
Artwork by Michael
Artwork by Cornelius
Artwork by Denadrian

Artwork by Kenya
Artwork by Candice
Artwork by Robert
Artwork by Darneisha
Artwork by April
Artwork by Alanchae

Extra Credit

Some Students asked about extra credit and my response is "YES, I accept extra credit year-round." You have three options: 1) You can also choose one of your favorite Quick Draws and turn it into a finished work of art. Just draw it bigger and add color!

Artwork by Alanchea, done after our very first Quick Draw!

2) Do artwork using your computer. If you look at my July 18th posting, there are websites listed.

Artwork by Triniti made on the "Design a Tile" website.

3) I have Step-by-step drawing sheets in my classroom, just ask me!