Jack in the Green
Our Puppets class helped make the face for Jack in the Green which was featured by Art Rat Studios at the 2022 May Daze Festival.
Visual Arts
Pi-ñata
We’re thankful for the students in our Creepy Puppets class for making the pi-ñata for our Pi Day festivities.
Field Trip to the Taubman Museum of Art
As a school we visited the Taubman Museum of Art to see the Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design exhibit.
Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter is an expert storyteller who harnesses the power of visual communication to share narratives of culture, race, and politics. Creating costumes for generation-defining films like Black Panther, Coming 2 America, Selma, and Do the Right Thing, she brings vibrancy, nuance, color, and texture to each of her culture-shifting characters. Afrofuturism in Costume Design features unforgettable designs from nearly four decades of her career within an Afrofuturistic installation incorporating original artwork by artist Brandon Sadler, whose murals were prominently featured in Black Panther.
— Taubman Museum of Art.
Printmaking
Here’s a sneak peak of the progress our Printmaking students are making on their projects.
Puppet Creation – Check in
The Puppets and Creepy Dolls class continued to be hard at work this week. Clay sculptures have been baked and are ready to paint. Papier-mâché halves have been joined, and more layering has been employed for the heads. Bodies are also being constructed. And soon string puppets will be able to bend appendages. We’ll keep you posted!
Puppet Creation – First Steps
The Puppets and Creepy Dolls class was busy at work, either layering the papier-mâché into the casts, or using Sculpey clay to create sculptures.
Printmaking Final Projects
Please enjoy this collection of silkscreen and relief print artwork from the Printmaking class.
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- Stella L. - "Moon", "Mush", "Dragon Fly","Eyes", silkscreens
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- Plum J. - "Mushbrain", relief
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- Emma S. - "Remembrance", silkscreen
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- Jacob M. - "Cow Scenario 17" , relief
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- Jahanvi P. - "Pixie Tatoo", relief
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- Viktor E. - "Melancholia", Relief
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- Archer B. - "The Meeting", relief
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- Ayla M. - "Redeye", silkscreen
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- Eva T. - "Pinky", silkscreen
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- Oscar A. - "Untitled", relief
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- Kylen C. - "Bonsai Fish", relief
Exquisite Corpse Technique
The Printmaking class shares their exercise practicing the Surrealist technique called Exquisite Corpse.
A Visit to the Eleanor D Wilson Museum
Each week the Galleries class visits a new museum. Enjoy these photos from their field trip to the Eleanor D Wilson Museum at Hollins University.
Lucy Wins 3 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards is a juried art competition that takes place once a year nationwide, presented by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers. Winners are selected on the basis of originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal vision or voice.
At the regional level Lucy received a gold key in film and animation for her piece “The Will o Wisp” and a silver key in painting for her piece “The Old Cider Mill”.
Additionally, The Will o Wisp went on to receive a silver key at the national level! There were around 230,000 pieces entered nationally this year, and a little over 1,900 received national recognition.
As a silver medalist, Lucy will be attending this year’s New York City award ceremony virtually.
Congratulations, Lucy!!!
