Stipple Portraits

I'm really pleased with these! My art II class made these from photos of themselves and I think they are incredible...

long time..

My computer started hating me back in the winter, so I just refrained from posting anything until now... (because now I have a beautiful new computer!):) I had some great wire scupltures last year so I'll put those up and then start with the artwork my students are making this year. I hope you enjoy seeing our work!

About the Prints

We made these prints after looking at some artwork by Mexican print artist Elizabeth Catlett...she's known for her woodblock prints that call attention to oppression and injustice. We also checked out some Prints by Mississippi artist Walter Anderson..which is why we enhanced them with color. Anyway, because we wanted to conserve funds, we used styrofoam meat trays and pottery tools to make these amazing relief prints and then painted them with watercolors. Each of these protests something that the student thought was important. (example: the KKK, the War in Iraq, the mistreatment of animals, high gas prices..) I really have some of the brightest students in the state!

Socially aware printmaking

From the Knees Down

Before Christmas Break, my classes painted monochromatic legs/shoes from fashion magazines with Acrylic paint. It turns out that a lot of people liked blue paint. Anyway, here are a few...

Try #2

Here are some more photos of the projects!

Our Georgia O'keeffe Projects

Ok, so maybe I haven't updated the blog in over a month...but it took almost that long to finish these amazing projects. My Art 1 students used watercolors to paint 18" 24" Georgia O'keeffe style works. Here are a few examples. they drew and painted these using fake flowers...and I think they did a WONDERFUL job! Let me know what you think.