Art Classroom Update

Here are some photos from the art classroom. We created Love Bugs out of yarn & mat board. Check out the final product!

Video Games! Art! Finally!

Last month the Museum of Modern Art announced they would be including a permanent collection of video games into their museum in March. 

PacMan, Tetris, The Sims, are just a few of the titles that will join famous Picassos, Pollocks and Warhols on the walls of MoMA.

This video by PBS Idea Channel discusses their acquisition and talks about his picks for the 5 most artful video games.

 That begs the question, are video games art? If not, why not? If so, why so? If you had to list what you think are the Top 5 Most Artful Video Games, what would you include on that list?

Patterned Coil Mugs {7th Grade - 3D}

Before the holidays, the seventh grade 3D course finished glazing their ceramic mugs. We celebrated with snacks and then many of the students gave them away as gifts.

Playing Catch Up {Part II}

Okay. So this school year has still be incredibly busy. We have been so caught up in learning and art making that very little time has been devoted to blogging! I apologize for my internet absence, but classroom stuff is top priority!

Anyways, last Thursday was the last day of the second 9 weeks and I wanted to say "fairwell!" to an amazing group of students and some very talented artists and creative actors!

Posterized Celebrity Portraits {7th Grade - 2D}

During the previous 9 weeks, the seventh graders completed some VERY impressive portraits of their favorite celebrities. I was not only impressed by the level of involvement and craftsmanship, but also the range of idols chosen.

Bill Murray, Jim Carrey, Russel Brand, Bernie Mac, and Adam Sandler represented the comedians. David Tennant and Harrison Ford for our Sci-Fi fans. Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson for the Hunger Games fanatics. Plus a lot of other musicians, athletes, and programmers.