Bird Sanctuary

Middle school students enrolled in Three Dimensional Art are currently creating bird sculptures for inclusion in a "Sanctuary" that will soon be installed in the Athletic Building first floor showcase.

After designing their birds on paper , shapes were sculpted using floral foam. Wood and wire additions were added by some students as structural or decorative elements.

Plaster gauze strips were then applied over the floral foam sculpture. Two layers were used to structurally support the pieces.

Here is a bird covered with plaster , ready for paint.

A hummingbird sculpture is being brought to life . 

I will post the "Bird Sanctuary" installation pictures as soon as it is complete!

Week One ....

The school year has begun and is off to a great start in Art!

My two 11th and 12th grade Painting sections are working on refining their black and white value studies and introducing color mixing into their studies. We started with simple forms and are getting progressively more complicated shapes under control.

In "Art Skills" , 9th and 10th graders have started their "Abstraction of the Figure" project. The work of  British sculptor Henry Moore was used as a starting point for this assignment. Floral foam is being used as a base from which the figures will be carved , then covered in plaster gauze and painted to finish.

In Three Dimensional Art , Middle Schoolers are busy creating their contribution to our "Bird Sanctuary" assignment. Fantastic , imaginary and realistic species are being developed by this creative group.