Art Guild

Art Guild students are making the windows to our courtyard beautiful by painting fall scenes on them. Stop by and see them on your next visit to the main office!

Kluender- Art 8

Art 8 students have been working on their linoleum reduction prints. Right now, we are finishing up carving out the WHITE areas of our selfie images. 

Once students think they are done carving, they are printing a TEST PRINT. This will help them see if the areas they have carved out is crisp and clear and if they have carved out deep enough. 

Once happy with the test print, this will be turned in for a progress grade so I can evaluate how they're doing so far.

Kluender- A3- Art 7/8

Art 7/8 A3 block is making awesome progress on their can drawings! Great job, guys! Way to mix and blend those Prismas :)

Kluender- Art 7/8 B2

Art 7/8 B2 block took a break from their self-portraits to begin glazing their ceramic pieces. 

I fired the kiln to about 1800 degrees to chemically change the clay to a ceramic piece. This stage of clay is called BISQUEWARE. Then, we were ready to add color! 

First, we added a black underglaze wash to the piece and used a sponge to remove the excess glaze from the surface, leaving the black in the cracks. This really brought out all of our texture and accentuated those lines.

Next block, we will begin to layer colored underglazes on top. We will finish it off with a coat of clear glaze to make it shine.

Don't worry if you have a broken piece....some pieces can be fused back on with glaze....and others can be glued on after the firing is complete.

Some students included hangers, while others opted to use plate hangers to display their pieces.

Kluender- Art 7/8- A3

A3 block has begun drawing a crushed can. We discussed tips on getting the contour shapes, lettering, and images in proportion. 

Then, we discussed pros and cons of using Prismacolor colored pencils. We practiced using them to create a value scale of hue, tints, and shades. 

We talked about highlights and shadows and how to use your eyes to OBSERVE each crinkle and fold as an individual shape that needed attention when shading. 

Students are using Prismas to add color to their drawings.

Bradley: Exp 6, A4, Quilling Letters

Kluender- Art 8

Art 8 is beginning a printmaking lesson! We will be doing reduction linoleum block printing. Students were asked to send me a photo of themselves (or I took one here at school). We used an Adobe Photoshop filter to reduce the photo into black, grey, and white values.

Students will learn how to use the linoleum carving tools and printing tools to create these images in several steps. 

Parents should have received a permission form for students to use the linoleum carving tools. We will go over IN GREAT DETAIL all of the safety procedures and expectations before using these tools. I included a list of these on the permission form. Any student who is not behaving in a manner that is safe in class, will be asked to do an alternate assignment. This will be a PowerPoint research presentation on an artist that works as a printmaker. 

Stay tuned for "in progress" posts to see students in action throughout the printmaking process...