Coils and Oils in art

Things have been busy in the art room since the holiday break and the time has flown but I will gladly say good bye to January! The kids have been finishing up auction projects and we welcomed my student teacher Ms. Zapata from North Park University who will be with us for the next several months.  So far she has been a great addition to the North Park community and I really appreciate having another artist to collaborate with. 

8th graders recently finished beautiful coil pots which are on display in the glass case in the front hall. They learned how to create more intricate shapes and forms using the coil construction method.

 This week they went outside and took some photos of bare trees. The tree photos will be used as their subject matter to teach them the basics of oil painting. We will start our oil paintings next week so look for an update soon.  They also started work on their Exquisite Corpse drawings which will give them something productive to do in their spare time.