Seward High School Art

December 11, 2013

Leatherwork

by e10391

I was inspired to do some deep cleaning in my supply closet and stumbled upon stashes of leather and leatherworking tools from the late 1990s I’d guess.  This deduction is due to finding Seward’s own Kris Peck’s name stamped into one of the scraps.   I decided to put this fine resource to use although I had literally no experience with leather tooling.  A few Youtube tutorials and a visit to Tandy Leather in Anchorage later, we were in business.  Students began with keychains to get the basic idea, and then moved onto a bigger project: wallets, holsters, belts, purses, dog colars, moccasins…  We tooled the leather, stamped it, stained it, painted it, riveted it, sewed it, and so on.  Here are some of their projects!

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Ashley Whiteshield

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Cody Hall

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Shyanne Washik

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B Waggoner

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Erin Spradlin

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Michaela Osenga

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Jon Valencia

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Rhett Sieverts

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Kelsey McKean

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Alyssa Leisure

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Grant Orvis

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Hannalyn Ohlsen

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Renzee Comia

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Olivia Beckham

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Logan Smith

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Renzee Comia

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Andy Hughes

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Rachel Tougas

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Vitali Sturdy

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Ashley Whiteshield

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Hunter Kratz

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Tyle Quiring

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Hannalyn Ohlsen

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Sabrina Spiers

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Zane Zimmerman

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Olivia Beckham

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Jasmine Sagner

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Anthony Gibson

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Tessa Lyman

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Grace Calhoon

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Alex Ashford

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Reid Broughton

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Sara Tolson

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November 27, 2013

Seward High Graphic Design

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I have been blessed with a really talented, creative, well behaved Graphic Design Class this semester.  I’m amazed how patiently and dilligently they work in the computer lab day after day.  Thanks 5th hour! BWaggoner…. Here are some of their projects.  Here is the blog where I post their assignments.

Concert Posters

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Soren Fejes

Photographer:  Nicole Nodland

Jessica Degnan

New Currency

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Thomas Zweifel

saramoney

Sara Tolson

liammoney

Liam McFaul

jessicamoney

Jessica Degnan

jonahmoney

Jonah DeBoard

damnyanmoney

Damnyan Letter

alicamoney

Alicia Morris

Mount Marathon Designs

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Zane Zimmerman

thomasmm

Thomas Zweifel

liammm

Liam McFaul

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Damnyan Letter

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Soren Fejes

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Jonah DeBoard

anthonymm

Anthony Gibson

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Alicia Morris

 Local Businesses

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Zane Zimmerman

liamhand

Liam McFaul

thomasak

Thomas Zweifel

jonahak

Jonah DeBoard

thomasotter

Thomas Zweifel

alicapet

Alicia Morris

liamdog

Liam McFaul

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Jarrod VanderVegt

alicia saltwood

Alicia Morris

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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November 11, 2013

Klimt Style Paintings

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In Art Class at SHS, we studied the portrature of Gustav Klimt, which is known for its prominent use of gold and patterns.  Students drew and painted their own human protrait with acrylic paint and added gold detailing with gold paint markers.  This was a difficult project, they all were really patient and did a great job!

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Izzy Barnwell

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Ashley Whiteshield

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Alyssa Leisure

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Catelynn Hettick

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Rachel Tougas

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Logan Smith

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Shyanne Washik

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Dakota Nickell

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Andy Hughes

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Moriah Doepken

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Vitali Sturdy

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Jessica Fry

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Anthony Gibson

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Grant Orvis

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Renzee Comia

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Tasha Murphy

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Erin Spradlin

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Cody Hall

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Sara Tolson

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Lacy Knafel

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Michaela Osenga

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Tessa Lyman

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Hanalynn Ohlsen

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October 22, 2013

Day of The Dead Masks on Display at the Seward Library

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In Seward High Ceramics Class we studied the Mexican Holiday, “Dia de Los Muertos” or Day of the Dead.  On November 1st and 2nd Mexican Families celebrate the souls of their departed loved ones with prayers, treats, and skull images adorned with flowers, candles, diamonds, spider webs and crosses. This holiday has Aztec roots, this civilization did not fear death, however viewed it as a continuation of life, an awakening from a dream.  Some students went in a more Halloween-ish direction with their masks, which was fine with me, because they all did a great job!

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Olivia Beckham

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Kris Hettick

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Reid Broughton

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Audra Atwood

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Kyle Hubbard

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Rhett Sieverts

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Alexis Nicolas

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Josh Dotomain

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Kelsey McKean

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Jordan Hargreaves

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Hunter Kratz

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Erin Spradlin

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Emily Crain

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Tyler Quiring

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Matt Morris

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Ayla Bunch

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Jasmyn Calhoon

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Grace Callicut

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Nick Pahno

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Tasha Murphy

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Michael Walker

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Mary Wallace

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Tessa Lyman

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Cassiday DeLand

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Tiffanie Rook

 

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October 11, 2013

Graphic Design

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We have a great Graphic Design Class this year at SHS, here is some of their work so far!

Pop Art

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Jonah Deboard

damyan pop

Damnyan Letter

tv DOCTOR WHO

Soren Fejes

zane pop

Zane Zimmerman

jarodpopart

Jarrod VanderVegt

jessicapop

Jessica Degnan

Hybrid Animal ADs

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Thomas Zweifel

sarahybridad

Sara Tolson

nathaniel hybrid

Nathaniel Quinn

aliciahybrid

Alicia Morris

keithhybrid ad

Keith Ivy

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Jonah Deboard

zane hybrid

Zane Zimmerman

jessicahyhybridad

Jessica Degnan

hunterhybrid

Hunter Kratz

damnyan hybrid

Damnyan Letter

anthony hybrid

Anthony Gibson

Text

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Sara Tolson

jessica-shadow

Jessica Degnan

Event Poster

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Jonah Deboard

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Sara Tolson

alicia concert

Alicia Morris

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Liam McFaul

jarodconcert

Jarrod Vandervegt

 

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April 12, 2013

Patterned Marker Drawings

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Emulating the style of graphic artist Nikki Farquharson, SHS art students created their own marker drawings, choosing and tracing a subject matter and then surrounding it with colorful patterns.  Happy Friday and here they are:

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Tessa Lyman

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Grace Wombacher

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Diana German

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Rachel Tougas

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Gabby Katsma

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Rachel Tougas

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Cambria Robinson

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Tiffanie Rook

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Shyann Washik

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Iris Anderson

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April 3, 2013

Reductive Linoleum Prints

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As a class, we went on a little field trip and did a photo scavenger hunt to try to capture interesting pictures.  Students then picked their favorite to turn into a linoleum print.  By hand, they colored on top of the grey tone photo, to simplify it into only 3 shades, black, white and grey.  They traced these shapes onto linoleum and cut them in layers, printing in whichever colors they wished.  Here they are:

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Gabby Katsma

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Rachel Tougas

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Grace Wombacher

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Diana German

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Cambria Robinson

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Amber Clark

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Jesse Cantrell

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Tessa Lyman

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Tiffanie Rook

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Alice Pfeiffenberger

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Shyann Washik

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Iris Anderson

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Hayden Tiner

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April 2, 2013

Advanced Ceramics: Lanterns

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We made Lanterns to hold candles and took inspiration from Japanese style stone lanterns.  Here are the results!

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Karen Rasmussen

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Alex Ashford

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Ben Miranda

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Matt Moore

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Tyler Quiring

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TJ Allen

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Chelsea Olesiuk

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Audra Atwood

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Izzy Barnwell

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Julia Davenport

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And check out Jamie Jacobson’s Elephant!  The tail is a drawer that slides out to store something.

 

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Advanced Ceramics – Goblets

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Advanced Ceramic students made their goblets in two pieces, the stem and the cup, then attached them.  We took inspiration from Indian Jones and the Last Crusade, the epic scene where the Nazi choses the wrong cup and ages to dust before your eyes! “He chose poorly”… I think they did a great job, here they are!

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TJ Allen

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Julia Davenport

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Hannah Norris

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Ben Miranda

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Matt Moore

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Tyler Quiring

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Emily Quinn

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Audra Atwood

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Richie Mack

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Hayden Beard

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Izzy Barnwell

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Chelsea Olesiuk

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Alex Ashford

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March 5, 2013

Ceramic Projects

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New Projects from SHS Ceramics:

Tooth Brush Holders

Daren Sanderson

Tristan Boor

Tristan Wallace

Hannalyn Ohlsen

Ayla Bunch

Chloey Baldwin

Lacy Knafel

Mason Olson

Gabby Katsma

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Jozie Hubbard

 Frames

Lacy Knafel

Isaac Osborn

Hannalyn Ohlsen

Paige Carter

Jozie Hubbard

Miranda Clarke

Gabby Katsma

Owl Cup!

Allie Katsma

 

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