K & 1st Art & Science

Gravity Drip Monsters!

Kindergarten and 1st grade students were fascinated by the unique variations and outcomes of this experimental lesson. As a class we discussed what gravity was and places we can or cannot experience it. We also looked at images and discussed the artistic movement of abstract expressionism and the artist Jackson Pollock. 

Students were each given a "blob" of purple paint and

were told to wait until "everyone was served."

Then as a class we anxiously lifted our papers vertically...

Some quickly turned their papers horizontally 

...Others gradually turned their papers and achieved curved lines

The next class students turned their creations into monsters!

Students took turns sharing the name of their monster, where they were from and their special powers!

10-12th Grade Drawing & Painting

Painting Desserts 

Students were introduced to the famous dessert painter 

Wayne Thieboud

Students were required to set up a still life, photograph it, eat it then paint it using a sepia pallet.  This was the first still life painting in sepia for many students. 

9-10th Grade Studio Art Printmaking of Community

Prints of Our Community

Studio art students learned about the history of printmaking and were shown different examples of well known printmakers. Students were introduced to the "collagraph," a type of printmaking approach where found objects are glued down to a surface and printed.

Students were required to create 3 final prints, each print was to be an exploration of different artistic mediums including soft pastels and watercolors.

Students used images of the local community for the theme of their prints.

The Printing Press

Plates pre ink: 

Black and white prints: 

Adding/exploring color: 

Student using a brayer to spread block printing ink onto her collagraph plate
(her print found below)

On display: