7th/8th grade7th and 8th grade Art students have been very busy finishing up projects! This week they finished glazing their Celtic tiles and completed a written reflection. The tiles have been fired in the kiln and will be graded and returned by the end of next week. On Thursday students began painting their Egyptian canopic jars. This project will be due next Tuesday. Friday March 31 is the last day of the quarter. All missing work is due Thursday 3/30. 6th Grade6th Grade art class learned proper glazing techniques this week. They glazed their clay owls and clay pots. Their owls have been fired in the kiln and their work will be returned by Friday of next week. Students also began weaving this week. They learned how to create a loom as well as tabby and twill weaving techniques. This will be our last project as the quarter ends next Friday. 7th/8th Grade7th/8th Grade 3D Art students created clay Egyptian canopic jars. They used the coil building technique to create the jar and pinch and sculpture techniques to created the head of the jar. Canopic jars were part of the ancient Egyptian mummification process. Students also learned to write their names in hieroglyphics. To learn more about this project click HERE. Students will glaze their Celtic tiles next week. Expect to see 2 project grades in Powerschool in the next two weeks. 6th Grade6th grade art classes worked with clay this week. They first learned the pinch technique to create clay owls. Click here to learn more about this project.
We had a guest teacher in the Art room this week. Mrs. Klatt is from Wayne State's Art Education program. She is studying to be an art teacher. She taught student the coil building technique to create clay coil pots inspired by African Art. Next week students will glaze their owls and the coil pots. 7th/8th Grade7th/8th Grade students have been creating clay tiles. This project is inspired by Celtic Art. Click HERE to learn more about this project. When students are working with the clay the is wet. When clay is bone dry it will be fired in the kiln. Once the clay has been fired, students will glaze their tiles. This will be in about a week. Next week students will be creating clay fish. Click HERE to learn more about this project. Students were required to sign a clay contract before working with wet clay. Click HERE to read our clay contract. 6th Grade ArtThis week 6th grade students learned the steps for drawing a room using the one point perspective technique. They are creating room drawings. Click HERE to learn more about this project. Monday will be the last in class work day. The final project is due Monday 3/13.
Next week students will begin working with clay. It is very important that students be at school on clay days as the clay dries quickly. Click HERE to see the clay projects they will be creating. Ms. Klatt, from Wayne State's Art Education program will be teaching students a clay coil project next Friday. We are very excited to have Ms. Klatt in the art room! |
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October 2022
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