Final Week: 2021-2022 School YearWell, we all made it though the year. It was definitely not my easiest year of teaching. I had so many wonderful students but the pandemic still had a hold of classroom management and student expectations. I look forward to a good start to next year. We ended the year with a great art show which can be found on the DMS Art Show page. Students worked up until the last second to put on a great show. My eighth grade students completed a wonderful uplifting project called Illustrative Multi-Media Art. I asked them to find a quote to illustrate, explore different media, and write a personal description. I placed works on a slideshow with the written comments. It was a breath of fresh air to read student thoughts and understand their artistic direction. Here are the finished projects. Others did not finish and that is ok. I reminded them, "Yes, I'd like you to finish but art is also like life; it is a process. Thinking, exploring, editing, choosing, creating, and learning to live in each moment!"
So, as we leave this school year behind, I hope you all can learn from mistakes and move forward. Remember the words of my students! Progress in the Art Room6th Grade: Sixth grade students have been working on developing a clay project using two clay techniques (pinch and coil). Each student has also written a goal and is working on making that goal a priority. Student focus on forming coils, attaching coils (texture), or creating a balanced wall form. While these skills are interdependent, if a student feels successful, they can prioritize and focus more on another skill. 7th Grade: Seventh grade students have been developing clay animal projects. Students must design a cylinder and matching lid. Each student decides on a 2-d (flat slab) animal or a 3-D (pinch pot) animal. All students work from printed photography, drawing of their own, clay technique videos, and then problem solve through the process. Pictures will be coming soon. 8th Grade Progress:
Students have moved on to working on the Hidden Color Wheel. This project focuses on neatness (appearance), develops color theory awareness and teaches students the watercolor technique (balancing water and paint). While they are working on this new project, their clay projects are drying and almost in the greenware/stone stage and ready to be fired! DMS Quarter 3 Art ShowThe art show is underway here at DMS. Our current 3rd quarter artists have made selections, written descriptions, and hung up their artwork for viewing in the halls. Each student has done a great job this quarter developing independent learning skills through working with clay and glaze, drawing and shading, and now finishing up with a choice project. Enjoy the work on the Online Art Show page. You will find sixth, seventh, and eighth grade 3-D and 2-D work. Below you will find photos of in progress artwork.
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