January 26, 2013
Ceramic Plates and Bowls
One of the fun things about ceramics is the creativity involved. You can drape clay over almost anything to take its form as it dries; wood, plaster, newspaper, glass… Draping a slab of clay into a concave surface is called a slump mold and onto a convex surface is a hump mold. We did both methods, using paper plates as our slump molds and paper bowls as our hump molds. You can also use just about anything to texture clay; your fingers, a fork, a leaf, a toy, stamps, whatever you can imagine…Seward High Ceramics first assignment was to make a textured plate and bowl and they really did a great job. Here are some of the best:
Mary Ramirez
Gabby Katsma
Isaac Osborn
Isaac Osborn
Renzee Comia
Hanna Norris
Julia Davenport
Ben Miranda
Alex Ashford
Izzy Barnwell
Miranda Clark
Julia Davenport
Audra Atwood
Tyler Quiring
Emily Quinn
Sam Melvin
Paige Carter
Ayla Bunch
Richie Mack
December 8, 2012
Ceramic Projects
Tea Pots
Hannah Stovall
Kira Ludwig
Sherelle Holmes
Rachel Tougas
Jessica Degnan
Jon Kingsland
Iris Anderson
Tori Stallings
Kim Leavitt
Shyann Washik
Sasha Hamner
Sebastian Kratz
Erin Lane
Masks
Erin Lane – Sabertooth Lion
Zack Martin
Cambria Robinson
Sebastian Kratz
Wheel Projects
Hannah Stovall
Jon Kingsland
Tiffanie Rook
Andy Hughes
Josh Dotomain
Josh Dotomain
Josh Dotomain
Lucas Mcalary
Michael Moore
December 7, 2012
Advanced Art
Congratulations to Gretchen Lindquist for creating the winning mural design! Her Jellyfish design will be located on the bathrooms by the skate park. The Mural Society ordered us six 4’x8′ aluminum panels (thanks Jennifer Headtke!), which we cut down to 4’x6′ (thanks Ronn Hemstock!) to facilitate the 6’x 24′ design. We then sanded, washed and primed all of the panels. Gretchen is currently drawing/projecting the design onto the panels. Once she’s done, her classmates will help her begin to paint!
Here are some more random projects from Advanced Art Students at Seward High:
Ashley Whiteshield
Ben Miranda
Ben Miranda
Emma Farris – Tree Dreamcatcher
Michael Marshall
Michael Marshall
Richie Mack
Izzy Barnwell
Brianna Honebein
TJ Allen
TJ Allen
Chelsea Olesiuk
Dylan Gillespie
Alex Ashford
November 24, 2012
Ceramic Masks
This assignment was simple, create a mask which extends beyond the shape of the face. This is what they came up with!
Jon Kingsland
Rachel Tougas
Iris Anderson
Diana German
Shyann Washik
Tori Stallings
Kira Ludwig
Kim Leavitt
Jessica Honebein
Sherelle Holmes
Andy Hughes
Ashley Standley
Iris Anderson
Kyle Hubbard
Matt Moore
Watercolor Sampler
To begin a watercolor unit, I asked students to create a design with at least 12 shapes to practice different techniques in. They cut masking tape into thin strips and used it to divide up the paper. They experimented with salt, rubbing alcohol, saran wrap, tissue paper, liquid frisket, wet into wet, glazing, gradients, scrafitto, splattering, dry brush, and blowing paint. Their designs end up looking like stained glass, here they are!
Jordan Hargreaves
Isaac Osborn
Mason Olson
Chloey Baldwin
Autumn Young
Lacy Knafel
Tristan Boor
Taylor Stewart
Sara Tolson
Ayla Bunch
Daren Sanderson
Paige Carter
Tristan Wallace
Howie Hubbard
Mary Ramirez
November 19, 2012
Dream Catchers
Intro to art students created dream catchers using metal hoops, fake sinew, feathers and beads. Dream catchers were first made by the Ojibwe Nation (aka Chippewa) to hang above sleeping babies. The dream catchers were meant to entangle bad dreams while allowing good dreams to pass through the hole in the center. Native groups around the country, including here in Alaska since have adopted the artform. Here are Seward High Students versions:
Chloey Baldwin
Mason Olson
Autumn Young
Triston Boor
Jordan Hargreaves
Isaac Osborn
Sam Melvin
Sara Tolson
Mary Ramirez
Howie Hubbard
Daren Sanderson
Lacy Knafel
Taylor Stewart
Ayla Bunch
Paige Carter
Billy Joe Wardlow
November 2, 2012
Ceramics
Gargoyles/Sculptures
Rachel Tougas
Jessica Degnan
Diana German
Andy Hughes
Tiffanie Rook
Jon Kingsland
Iris Anderson
Jessica Honebein
Matt Moore
Sherelle Holmes
Sebastian Kratz
Ashley Standley
Erin Lane
Cambria Robinson
Jamie Jacobson
Lucs McAlary
Hannah Stovall
Zack Martin
Riley O’Reagan
Shyann Washik
Kim Leavitt
Wheel Projects
Sasha Hamner
Sherelle Holmes
Josh Dotomain
Josh Dotomain
Iris Anderson
Emma Farris
Brittany Baldwin
Alex Ashford
Sasha Hamner
Erin Lane
Alice Pfeiffengerger
Riley O’Reagan
Zack Martin
Butter Dishes
Hannah Stovall
Kim Leavitt
Tiffanie Rook
Riley O’Reagan
Random
Chelsey Olesiuk
Advanced Art Texture Assignment
Advanced Art Students were asked to create a piece in any medium they chose focusing on texture. Here is what they came up with:
Michael Marshal – Acyric Paint
Ashley Whiteshield – Oil Pastel
Ben Miranda – Pencil and Crayon
Gretchen Lindquist – Ceramic Textured Tea Pot
Josh Dotomain – Acrylic Paint
Izzy Barnwell – Sharpie and Watercolor
Richie Mack – Pencil
Brianna Honebien – Ceramic cup and bowl
Kyle Hubbard – Ceramic Dragon Teapot
Dylan Gillespie – Ceramic cup set
Kyle Hubbard – Picasso Painting Homage
November 1, 2012
Skate Park Mural!
Seward High’s Advanced Art class is working together with the Seward Mural Society to create a Mural for the community which will be located on the restrooms behind the skate park near Ballaine and Adams.
Mural Location
Students each came up with their own proposal, we have the panels to paint on, now we just need to decide which mural to do! I’m asking for your help to choose the winning mural, please look at the mural proposals below and vote for your top 3 choices using this survey link. Since this mural will be located next to the playground and skate park, I encourge kids especially to vote!
Keep in mind when voting that students had a choice of medium for planning their design, they used colored pencil, markers, chalk, watercolor…The mural we actually paint will be with the typical latex house paint for a solid, clean look which will upstand the weather. Thank you for participating! Click on images to enlarge.
Dinosaur Mural:
JellyFish Mural:
Shark Rider Mural:
Mountains Mural:
Cactus Dream Mural:
Whale Moon Mural:
Patterned Mural:
Elephant Mural:
Moose Eye Mural:
Skate Scene Mural:
Headphones Mural:
October 18, 2012
Homage to Art History
Students first researched various famous painters from art history. Then they picked their favorite artist and chose one of their paintings to recreate. They drew it by hand, then painted it with acrylic paint using the verdaccio (italian) or grisaille (french) technique which was developed in the middle ages. In this technique, the painting is first done entirely on a gray scale to create depth and value, and then color is added in glazes. They did a great job, and succesfully integrated their own personalities into these paintings, check them out:
Billy Joe Wardlow
Pablo Picasso
Ayla Bunch
Dali’s Windmills, not by Salvador Dali but an homage to him…not sure who did this?
Mary Ramirez
Edgar Degas, Four Dancers in Half Figure
Taylor Stewart
Arthur Dove, Sunrise
Lacy Knafel
Paul Cezanne, Still life with Apples
Corianne Douglas
Vincent Vangogh, Starry Night
Isaac Osborn
Paul Cezanne, Pyramid of Skulls
Chloey Baldwin
Claude Monet, San Giorgio Maggiore-Soleil Couchant
Sam Melvin
Henri Matisse, Blue Nude & Blue Nude II
Autumn Young
Salvador Dali, Spellbound
Daren Sanderson
Pablo Picasso, Enamel Saucepan
Tristan Boor
Henri Matisse, Icarus
Howie Hubbard
Leonardo da Vinci, Flying Machine
Tristan Wallace
Paige Carter
Georgia O’Keeffe, White Trumpet Flower