EXPLORATORY ART - 6th GRADE ART GALLERY

NAME TAGS
Students created name tags including three images that represented them
CAVE DRAWINGS
Charcoal and pastel drawings using the theme "animals in motion"
EGYPTIAN PLASTER RELIEF SCULPTURES
Plaster relief sculptures with hieroglyphic letters and Mythical Egyptian Gods
MYTHICAL CREATURES
Drawings of student-made animal hybrids
DAY OF THE DEAD - SKULL DESIGNS
Skull designs with abstract patterns, shapes and bold colors.
DAY OF THE DEAD - SKULL WATERCOLORS
Watercolor paintings based on Mexican skull art
CLAY GARGOYLES
Clay gargoyles inspired by medieval architecture
GECKO DOT PAINTINGS
Dot paintings inspired by Aboriginal art

EXPLORATIONS IN ART - 7th & 8th GRADE GALLERY

PARCELLS PANTHER PRIDE COLLAGES
Using a template, student created collage-like drawings representing middle school
CARTOON GRID DRAWINGS
Students used a grid to accurately enlarge small cartoon drawings
SHADED SHAPES
Colored pencil shape drawings used practice shading techniques
CLAY ANIMALS
Clay animals were made with a hollow pinch pot "ball" base
GRAFFITI LETTERS
Students drew their names in graffiti letters with a drop shadow
PASTEL ABSTRACTS
Students created abstract drawings based on cropped images from magazines
ONE POINT PERSPECTIVE - SHAPES
One point perspective drawings with geometric shapes
ONE POINT PERSPECTIVE - BEDROOM
One point perspective drawings of student bedrooms
BOWLS - TEXTURE
Textured pinch-pot bowls
O-KEEFFE INSPIRED FLOWERS
Abstract flower paintings inspired by Georgia O-Keeffe
CARNIVAL MASKS
Plaster masks made from molds of student's faces

ART 2D - 7th & 8th GRADE GALLERY

ART 2D PORTFOLIOS
Student-made paper portfolios used to store finished projects
FAVORITE THINGS DRAWINGS
Students created a drawing that included their favorite things
COLLAGE SKETCHBOOKS
Collages representing student interests made into sketchbooks
SELF PORTRAITS
Self portraits in colored pencil
BEST DAY / WORST DAY PORTRAITS
Expressionistic self portraits depicting the best day or worst day
POSTERIZED COLOR PORTRAITS
Posterized self portraits using colors instead of shades
ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM
Abstract drawings creating using chalk pastels
HAND DOODLE DRAWINGS
Line drawing of posed hand with a "doodle" background
COMIC STRIPS
Students created their own characters and storylines to create an original comic strip
FLIPBOOK ANIMATIONS
Digital Animations created from traditional flipbooks
ACRYLIC LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS
Acrylic landscape paintings on canvas

ART 3D - 7th & 8th GRADE GALLERY

CLAY PIGGY BANKS
Clay piggy banks created with pinch pots
LIDDED BOXES
Clay boxes finished with glaze & underglazes
PLASTER INSECT CARVINGS
Insect themed carvings in plaster finished with watercolors
YARN WEAVINGS
Cardboard loom yarn weavings
3D CLAY FIGURES
Student-choice 3D clay figurines