The students and teachers of the visual arts at E.O. Smith are very excited to present our SPRING ART SHOW, this Wednesday May 18, 2016 from 6:30-8:00 pm. The event will feature work from students in Jewelry, Ceramics, Drawing, Painting, Computer Art and AP Studio Art. It is always a hopping event with lots of beautiful artwork, great attendance and a bake sale to raise money to support field trips and Art Dept special initiatives.
We hope you can join us in the E.O. Smith Atrium, this Wednesday, May 18, 2016 from 6:30-8:00 pm!
We hope you can join us in the E.O. Smith Atrium, this Wednesday, May 18, 2016 from 6:30-8:00 pm!
Jewelry I students are very proud of their recently completed sawn pendants. The project required mastery new skills-including idea development and refinement, sawing, and using levels of solder-and built on many others including mastering the three rules of good soldering-clean metal, touching metal and even heat. I was pleased to notice that the majority of students selected this project to display in the show, and I have no doubt that this is largely due to the effort and personal expression that each student poured into his or her piece on this project.
We will be completing our soldering quiz review guide this week, and scheduling the quiz for late this week/early next week depending on the students' consensus on scheduling. We are now working on the stone set ring, and students are very pleased with their recently completed stranded bands:)
We will be completing our soldering quiz review guide this week, and scheduling the quiz for late this week/early next week depending on the students' consensus on scheduling. We are now working on the stone set ring, and students are very pleased with their recently completed stranded bands:)
Ceramics I students recently got their Udu drums out of the sawdust fire, and finished up their Parts and Pieces project. The drums, after bisque firing, were placed in a garbage can filled with hardwood sawdust. A fire of kindling was started on top, and the sawdust was then allowed to smoulder for 24-60 hours until it burned itself out. The carbon of the fire paints the pots with smokey cloud shaped patterns and other interesting organic marks.
Parts and Pieces was a complex project. Students developed ideas that explored the concept of movement. They then applied a wide range of slab construction techniques including draped bowls, cones, pulled and shaped spouts, cylinders, and shaped organic forms to develop a construction plan with at least three 'parts'. They applied their knowledge of the states of clay and clay joint bonding/reinforcement, and large, medium, and fine shaping to make complex finished pieces from their original conceptions. The project is extremely individualized, and projects ranged from functional vessels like pitchers and teapots to abstract sculptural forms and animals.
We will be completing our construction methods guide this week, and scheduling the quiz for late this week/early next week depending on the students' consensus on scheduling.
Parts and Pieces was a complex project. Students developed ideas that explored the concept of movement. They then applied a wide range of slab construction techniques including draped bowls, cones, pulled and shaped spouts, cylinders, and shaped organic forms to develop a construction plan with at least three 'parts'. They applied their knowledge of the states of clay and clay joint bonding/reinforcement, and large, medium, and fine shaping to make complex finished pieces from their original conceptions. The project is extremely individualized, and projects ranged from functional vessels like pitchers and teapots to abstract sculptural forms and animals.
We will be completing our construction methods guide this week, and scheduling the quiz for late this week/early next week depending on the students' consensus on scheduling.
Ceramics II students have finished their 8" or bust wheel challenge. Students learned how to move larger amounts of clay on the wheel, moving from 1.5 lbs of clay up to 4 lbs and more as used the 'panther claw' to move clay during the pulling stage to achieve greater height in their forms. The larger amount of clay also required skill growth in wedging, centering and 'handling' the clay in general, and students rose to the challenge. Students are completing a second level 'wheel throwing quiz' this week-a practical test in which students demonstrate mastery through meeting 20 criteria. You can view the criteria here. Students can re-take the quiz as needed through 5/19 until they feel their score reflects their learning.
In 8" or Bust, students had to combine multiple parts to make vases, teapots or pitchers. Check out your students work and her reflections on her project by checking out her Pinterest portfolio and Weebly Blog.
Student have moved on to an 'In the Nest' project in which they create a set of at least three forms that fit together visually, functionally, and/or conceptually.
In 8" or Bust, students had to combine multiple parts to make vases, teapots or pitchers. Check out your students work and her reflections on her project by checking out her Pinterest portfolio and Weebly Blog.
Student have moved on to an 'In the Nest' project in which they create a set of at least three forms that fit together visually, functionally, and/or conceptually.