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I was surfing around the web this afternoon and I came across something I thought you guys would be interested in. Check out Art.Com’s “ArtPad”! ArtPad is a free web based program that allows you to change brush sizes, spill paint, use text as well as other features. I thought it was a lot of fun! Check it out by clicking on the image to the right. Their is also a “tips” page you can go to by clicking here.

Welcome back to the art room guys! I hope all of you had an exciting and fun summer break and are now looking forward to getting started with the Summit Team with as much enthusiam as I am. This year we will be doing more 2 dimensional work, starting with a quick review of the elements of art, as well as a refresher on how to use the “Art on Line” account. We will then be spending some time continuing with some contour exercises, like the one here, that will lead into our first painting project. The Galleries to the right will soon be replaced by new ones from this trimester, so be sure to check back often the resource page is up to date and can be used right now. I’ll see you all in class!

Mr. K

The 6th grade pots have been coming out of the kiln these past few days, and the pots are looking great! If you would like to see a gallery of images of the finished pots, click on this outstanding example created by Claire T. of the discovery team.

The first pots from class are being loaded up into the kiln. This year we will be able to fire the pottery much more efficiently by the generous donation of a full set of kiln shelves and posts from the Springman/Attea PTA, who also provided for a new paper cutter for the art room. Thanks for the support of the program! With the new shelves we can fire 2 times as many pots as we did before as well as larger pots with the new posts. If you look closely at the image, the posts are the yellowish square shapes, and the 1″ thick shelves are holding three layers in the kiln. Thanks again for the great equipment and support from the PTA.

Hey guys,

Log onto your Art On Line account to take the practice quiz! It will be available until Thursday, remember some of your final exam questions will be taken from this quiz, so be sure to study! Your user name is first name as it appears on your ID + last initial “josephs” for Joe Student, and your password is the one you made up in class.

The fifth annual Middle School Art Fair is history now. A great time was had by all who attended the Opening reception. There were great reviews from people visiting the park center about the work on display, as well as the people at the opening reception. Click on the image of Superintendent Dr. Jerry Hill admireing the work of the Middle School students to see a gallery of images from the opening reception.

Great job Guys!

The 6th grade classes have been hard at work creating their pottery pieces this past few weeks, and the gallery of work in progress has been updated. Click on the image here to go to the gallery!

Hey Guys,

The 5th annual Middle School Art Fair is coming up soon! It will be held again at the Park Center Lobby at 2400 Chestnut Street, from May 16th to May 21st. There will be an reception on the 16th from 4:00 - 6:00 P.M. You can download the flier for the show by clicking on the image here, I hope to see you all there!

Mr. K

The 6th grade teams have been hard at work creating their coil pots in the style of Maria Martinez. Click on the image to the right to go to a gallery of the students work in progress. Check back for updates over the next few weeks!

Mr. K

Hey guys,

Some of you have emailed me asking where to find extra copies of the ceramic vessel design sheet. Look above here at the button “Homework Sheets”, whenever you need to get a second copy of a homework assignment. Don’t forget about the resources button to get copies of handouts from class as well!

The Discovery and Genesis teams have worked hard to get their aluminum sculptures in, and the work has been outstanding! From the scariest deamon to humorous interpretations of both Mr. K’s (Kronski & Kolber), from prehistoric beasts to two faced gods of the pagans, all the different theories of why gargoyles were made are represented in the sixth grade work. Click on Josh K.’s grotesque here to go to a gallery of the finished pieces!

Hey guys,

With our first project under our belts, quite a few of you have been asking what’s next, and to answer that here’s a short video presentation on Native American potter Maria Martinez. We’ll be looking more at her work in class next week!

Some emails have arrived asking for copies of the self reflection / rubric for the Aluminum Grotesque project from class, so here it is! You can click on the image here, or go to the resources page to download the file as a PDF. document. Have a great weekend, and don’t forget to  take the quiz!

Hey guys if you are getting ready for the quiz, review some of the video from class! Sorry, I don’t have enough space to put the whole video up, but a lot of the vocabulary is here.

Hey guys,

If you need a new copy of the guided notes, click on the image here, or go to the resources page above.

Hey Genesis and Discovery!

Great job on your online #2 assignments! I’ve got quite a few graded, and should finish up by this Sunday night, don’t forget that you can check your online grades online. Log into art on line learning above to find out how you did, and click on Chirs C.’s assignment here to check out a larger version of his excellent example!

The 6th graders have been working hard creating textures in their aluminum sculptures this week. Students have been exploring how the textures effect the feel of the bas-relief grotesques that they have designed. Next week we will be applying color to the finished sculptures. The gallery of work in progress has been added to, click on the image here to see what’s been going on in class!

Hey Genesis and Discovery,

Don’t forget to check out the extra credit available until Monday, March 24th at 10:00 P.M.

Log onto the Art on Line site to submit yours!

The Explorer and Genesis teams have been hard at work creating their designs  for our first project, an aluminum grotesque. Students have been working in one of the different styles studied in class, chimera, green-man, demon, or satire. Ask your student where their inspiration came from! Click on the image here or in the galleries to the right to see images of the work in progress, and check back later for images of the finished work.

Hey 6th graders!

Some of you have asked if you could work on your designs at home. If you need a new design sheet, click on the image here or check in the resources section above to download a PDF copy of the sheet from class!