Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Splattered Sandals

When it comes to producing pieces motivated by master artist, students immediately jump at the opportunity to fashion their ideas after art icon Jackson Pollock aka "Jack the Dripper." Usually, I am hesitant to allow too many students to gather their ideas from Pollock because I want them to truly experience their chosen master artist style and not simply just "splatter paint." It wasn't until Lilly LeBlanc broke her ceramic sandal did she fully understand the complex layers of Pollock's painting style. While experimenting with hot glue, she realized its thick texture gave the same illusion as the many layers upon layers of paint Pollock poured onto his canvases... 

drip-splatter-paint-pour...and a little bit of hot glue too!

Try creating your very own Pollock -  http://jacksonpollock.org/ 
 click your mouse to change the colors


Hockney Boots

Sparked by David Hockney's photographic collages, Jason Frankhouser crafted a ceramic cowboy boot depicting scenes from "Pearblossom Highway"


Pearblossom Highway by David Hockney 





Georgia O'Keefe Inspired



Wire Tie

Michael McMahan sports his newly sculpted wire tie...not quite sure he can pull this off for mandatory dress...


Thermal Portrait

 

James Rawls
6th Grade

Sky and Sea

Nesting Bluebird by James Rawls

Sea Turtles by Nancy Gandy

Framed & Fabulous

Check out the display in the MAC...

Contributing artists: Harrison Valluzzo, Katherine Ezell, and Matt Long.

Pink Elephant

Alex Martin
6th Grade

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Mockingjays and Bluejays

A few of 5th grade's clay creatures...



Motivated by her favorite novel The Hunger Games, Haley Butler fashions a ceramic Mockingjay pin.
Mason Talley's "Bluejay"

Posterized Portraits

Katherine Ezell
Art I
James Price
Art I

Ceramic Relief

re·lief

2   [ri-leef]  
noun
1.
prominence, distinctness, or vividness due to contrast.
2.
the projection of a figure or part from the ground or plane on which it is formed, as in sculpture or similar work.
3.
a piece or work in such projection.
4.
an apparent projection of parts in a painting, drawing, etc.,giving the appearance of the third dimension.
5.
Physical Geography the differences in elevation and slopebetween the higher and lower parts of the land surface of agiven area.
Self Portrait relief in clay
 Kyle Burns  6th Grade


18th Hole

Inspired by his favorite sport...

18th Hole
James Price   11th Grade 

Inspired by Apps

Angry Birds
Jackson Boone  5th Grade

Tuesday, March 13, 2012