This is the work of my 2nd Trimester Pottery 1 students.
They are basically grouped by students.
Students learned the 3 basic hand building techniques: coil, pinch and slab.
They also experimented with different ways of decorating their work. Enjoy the Art Show!
To my High School 2nd Trimester Pottery1 Students. Please click here to see your PINCH POTS from beginning to end and your CONSTRUCTIONS WITH A MOLD to the greenware stage.
On December 20th my sixth grade students has fun making giant snowflakes. This was the last day before Winter Break. We took that opportunity to take a group picture. It is always fun using the self timer on the camera. The anticipation of the flashing light always put a smile on our faces. Click on the team’s name to see the pictures.
Click Here to see my 6th grade students at work. I will update the finished pattern pages as they complete their design. be sure to look at all of their beautiful work. If you click on the thumbnail, you can view a larger picture and you can also save the images on your own computer!
Masssabesic Middle School students had the opportunity to participate in the Lions International Peace Poster Contest.
Our Local Lions Clubs offered cash prizes.1st Place $25,2nd Place $15 and 3 runner-ups places of $10 each. The first place winner’s poster will go on to the Lion’s District level for the next round of judging.
Congratulation to the following Students:
1st Place Mikaela Callahan
2nd place Kerrigan Goudreau
3 runner-ups Allyssa Morin, Zoe Matthews and Nadine Koehan
Your picture will be taken on Monday morning and you will receive your cash prizes from Mrs. Kustron from the Lions Club.
The Art Rooms have been very busy since school started.
High School Pottery I – Please go to High School Pottery 1 webpage. We have been working on pinchs pots with slip decorations. We learned how to load the kiln and glaze our pots with a clear glaze.
Next the class worked on a ”Ball Construction with a Mold“” Students brought in a bowl from home, then they laid a piece of tulle in the bowl as a release agent. They rolled small balls of clay and started layering them in their bowls. The clay balls were attached together using their fingers or a modeling tool. Most students did 2 of these bowls and after releasing the clay from the bowl they are put together by scoring and using slip (score and slip). A neck is added using coil or slab.
Each students created a “Kiln God ” to watch over the kiln . All Ball Construction with a Mold Vases made it.!
Students are now working on a coil pot.
We are learning all the different aspects of pottery, from different building techniques, glazes, loading and firing the kiln and also intertwine our lessons with Art History and the Elements and Principles of Design.
6th Grade Art Our first major project: In this painting unit 6th grade students learned about drawing a face using the right proportion. They also reviewed the color wheel and identified 6 different color harmonies or schemes. When they started painting, they had to choose their harmonies from: cool, warm, complementary, split complementary, monochromatic and analogous colors. They did a lot of mixing with tones to make their painting more interesting. They learned a lot about colors. And most of all that PAINTING IS FUN!
Our 2nd project: 6th grade students learned about Art History through shoes. From sandals in ancient Egypt, poulaines in superstitious Medieval times, scarpines with King Henry VIII, platform shoes in Europe, boots with heels with cowboys , wood shoes or sabot in France, to modern times . After learning basic paper construction: scoring and making tabs , using white glue the proper way, they designed their own shoes.
We are now working on creating a marionette and drawing cartoons. The cartoons will become animated. More info to come on this exciting project!
There are many additions on the 7th and 8th grade art web page.
You can view some great little animations from the 7th grade and the 8th grade clay project. They created a tea pot and tea cup. We finished the project with a Fun Tea Party. Enjoy the 1st quarter webpage. It will eventually change with the 2nd quarter art projects.
A new school year is about to start. There will be a few changes on the pages I will be working on . I will make pages for the Visual Arts and Performing Arts( Music Concerts, Drama and Talent Show. I will also maintain the “Sports MVPs” for the High School students.
Massabesic Middle School Spring Concert
Caitlin Ramsey, Director
What a wonderful concert! Click here to see a slideshow of the concert.
Be sure to order you DVDs from Mrs. Ramsey. Only $12! This is a fund raiser for the Visual Arts and Pe Performing Arts at the Middle School.