It's been a long hiatus since this blog has been going, and instead of taking it down, I thought it might be a good excuse to bring it back. The intention of this blog is to share the art that we make in class. "The Art Class" aims to share the learning experiences of the students who create these pieces and the many techniques, skills, processes we use to make art our own every day.
I look forward to having students post their work often and hopefully this will bring attention to the commitment each of them makes to make their voices heard. Each of us have a unique ability to create things from simple objects. It is what we do with these objects that make art-making a special task left to people (and sometimes animals) to put something there that was never there before.
As we approach March, we will be taking special care to acknowledge that it's Youth in Arts Month, or YAM. I hope to share the words of my students as they take ownership of the writing of this blog. This blog is about what we learn, but it will also be about what we're willing share.
So enjoy, check back often! We can't wait to share what is going on in "The Art Class".
Here are a few pieces to start with:
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| Student was studying movement in art. Referenced from an art history book. This students focused on the feet. |
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| A cross-curriculum project between three disciplines. Students wrote narratives in the voice of perspectives of different people during the civil war. |
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| A landscape with a Chinese temple. Student practiced using perspective and oil pastels. |
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| This student is delivering a message about what is important to him. |
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| Tree project reflecting night and ay. Student worked with paints to show variation of tone. |
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| Landsapes with paint. |
