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The final trimester is underway. My pottery 2 students just had their 1^st experience with the wheel. They realized that it can be lots of fun and very rewarding to see their 1^stsuccessful pot. They also realized that it takes much practice. You can view a Photo Stack and a Short Video of this process.  If you want to see a Better Quality Video click here. This is a large file , be patient.  Click on the links and enjoy!

In this painting unit 6th grade students learned about drawing a face using proportion as a measuring tool. They also reviewed the color wheel and identified 6 different color schemes. When they started painting, they had to choose their schemes 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!

Click here to see a Slideshow of students at work.

My students just finished their first asssignment. You can view their “Dropped Pattern” designs and a few pictures of them at work. We are just starting a Painting  using different color schemes and a portrait drawing  in proportion. Check back soon to see our “Art Show” on line!

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!

I just updated the M.M.S. Art Show online! You can view all the finished Animations, page 1 and page 2, Students working on their Marionette projects from beginning to end, Finished Marionettes , Teddy Bears Still life when students learned to shade with  different types of charcoals and House Drawings in 1 Point or Linear Perspective.  There is much to see, ENJOY!

6th grade students are working on  their “Animation” project.  We have a few finished projects, keep checking  to see more . I will post them as students complete their projects. This is a very exciting project, they are using their artistic abilities in creating their own cartoon characters. they have to come up with a situation and learn about technology. It has been a challenge working with shared laptops. 6th grade students are not as lucky as 7th and 8th grade students. They have to share 1 set of laptops for the team. They each have an account on the school server. We had to work through many little kinks and they had to be patients. Our motto this past week is “Go with the FLOW!”   Some students had to visit Mr. Cram our technology specialist with problems like logging on to the server, running out of space on the server, retrieving password.  On January 28 , 2011, we had our first animation. It is now on the Art page enjoy!I welcome any comments from my students and parents.

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.

Carrabassett, Sabattus, Kennebec