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