February 22, 2012
Nikki Farquharson Style Drawings
After looking at the artwork by illustrator Nikki Farquharson, Seward High Art Students made their own patterned artwork using markers. They traced or collaged in the main figure, then developed intricate patterns for the background. I think they turned out really nice!
Hana Stovall
Angelina Ledet
Sierra Vandervegt
Page Carter
Michael Marshall
Chelsea Olesiuk
Taylor Boyett
Misha Johnson
Larry Lindberg
Maria Jackson
Jaz Odhner
Jalen Terry
Tori Stallings
Hunter Doan
Carrie Anderson
Olivia Beckham
Andy Hughes
Sam Stauble
Jasmine Perea
Renzee Comia
Kiana Clemens
Richie Mack
Dylan Gillespie
Dominique Strickland
William Whiteshield
Emily Brockman
Lane Spradlin
February 20, 2012
Advanced Art
Here is a random collection of work from our Advanced Art Class:
Kyle Boyett
Emma Farris
TJ Allen – “Marshmallow Storm”
Kyle Boyett
Emma Farris
Emma Farris
Emma Farris
Veronica Wilde
TJ Allen – “Werepanda”
Alex Ashford
Dyllon Paquette
TJ Allen – “Brown Beard Pirate Flag”
Kyle Boyett
November 18, 2011
Mandalas
Seward High Art Students just finished a Mandala project. We began by looking at Eastern style Mandalas and talking about radial symmetry. Students came up with patterns or symbols to repeat around a circle. They used color pencil to color them in and had the option to make a background in any medium. They turned out awesome, great job!
Sierra Vandervegt
Jayna O’Leary
Carrie Anderson
Sam Melvin
William Whiteshield
Robin McKnight
Keilani Geronimo
Lindsey Kromrey
Riley O’Reagan
Terrance Annogiyuk
Brennan Atherton
Nathan Cisar
Maria Jackson
Brianna Honebein
Alexis Nicolas
Chet Brewi
Andy Hughes
Felicia Cubley
October 17, 2011
Ceramics
Here are some more Ceramic Projects from Seward High!
Coil Pots
Olivia Beckham
Tori Stallings
Malia Acovak
Jamie Jacobson
Laura Dyer
Alice Pfeiffenberger
Josh Dotomain
Jenny Joseph
Jeff Buchanan
Hannah Norris
Ben Miranda
Soap Dishes
Laura Dyer
Jamie Jacobson
Hannah Norris
Hunter Doan
Amber Clarke
Tori Stallings
Wheel Projects
Cooper Kimble
Dylan Paquette
Dylan Paquette
Jeff Buchanan
Julia Davenport
Olivia Beckham
October 13, 2011
Advanced Art
This Year Seward High has an Advanced Art class. These students study particular art techniques or design principles and are able to choose whichever medium they want to explore them. Here is some work so far:
Color Theory
Emma Farris
Alex Ashford
Emma Farris
Brittany Baldwin
Jesse Rogers Foster
Alex Ramirez
Hatching
Alex Ashford
Jesse Rogers Foster
Gage Anderson
Kyle Boyett
Positive and Negative Space
Brittany Baldwin
Kyle Boyett
Emma Farris
May 19, 2011
Self Portrait Prints
To take a break from clay, Seward High’s Ceramic Classes did printmaking for their final project. They made 2 layer linocut self portrait prints. They began by photographing themselves an interesting pose, which was adjusted on photoshop under the threshold option. They traced all of the shapes of the photo onto a piece of linoleum. They then cut out the white areas and printed at least 4 copies in bright colors. Next, they cut out a bold pattern in the background and printed on top of the first prints in a darker color. They turned out great:
May 13, 2011
Encaustic Paintings
Seward High Art Students made Encaustic Paintings for the Art for Parks art show which is currently on display at the Kenai Fjords Visitor Center in the Harbor. The theme of the show this year was Sharing the Outdoors with the Big Wild: Moose, Goats, and Bears of Kenai Fjords National Park. The student art show, which has art from students K-12 will be on display from May 6-20, 2011. The Art for Parks program is awesome, it brings artists into classrooms of every grade in Seward, and also donates the materials for each project. Thanks to CJ Rea for organizing and to the artists involved for donating your time!
My students were assigned to create composite beasts with at least some features of a moose, goat or bear. They melted crayons on pancake griddles and painted with the wax to create textured paintings. They really had fun with this project and did great work.
February 28, 2011
More Ceramics Projects
Here are some more soap dishes and plates!
