Welcome to Art Class

It is hard to believe we have finished trimester I.  I want to welcome incoming students to art class.  I am super excited to see what creative artwork trimester II students will create.  Please use this blog to check the weekly agenda and lesson plans for Trimester II students.  This week:  6th grade students will be beginning coil pottery.  Students must bring in a plastic grocery bag by Thursday.  7th grade students will begin their portfolio:  Names as Objects of Interest project.  8th grade sculpture students will begin their Picasso Faces sculptures.

The art room is in need of clean nylons and wire hangers for the sculpture project.  Please drop off all donations to room 34.  Thank you in advance for your generosity. 

Surreal Shoes Exam Project for 6th grade

6th graders have started their exam project.  Students will work on the project approximately 5 days.  Students are to complete the daily target goals each day.  Any student who does not, must make arrangements in seminar to catch up.

Exam Project for 7th and 8th grade

Exam projects will begin this week for 7th and 8th grade students.  Please make sure to ask your child if they have met the daily target goals.  Each project should take 5-7 days to complete. 

8th grade will be working on Word Illustrations.
7th grade will be working on Expressive Hands.

8th Grade Creative Value Scale

Turn in Date for Portfolio Project

All portfolios need to be completed and turned in by Monday September 15th.

Names as Objects of Interest

Below are past examples of  final student projects for names as objects of interest. Students may choose a very specific theme or a more general theme about themselves.  Students may use their first, middle, nickname, or last name.  The min. amount of letters is 4 with the max. being 10.  Students should be sketching their final designs Weds. Sept. 9th.  If a student does not meet the daily target goals they should finish their work  at home.  Work must come back the next day or the student will begin another idea sketch.

Name:  Saenz, theme animals and music

Name:  Aexis, theme personal interests

Name: Johnson, theme fishing

Name:  Satyrah, theme music, school, art

Name:  Katelyn, theme personal interests

Name:  Unknown, theme sweets

Name:  Sammy, theme diner

Welcome Back!

It is hard to believe school is right around the corner.  Summer has flown by!  I hope your child is as excited to start the school year as I am. It was great to see so many parents and students at the open house on Wednesday.  I enjoyed meeting new students and talking with former students.

Please check this blog for important information about your child's art class.  A weekly agenda can be found to the left of this post.  Lesson plans and class information is found to the right of this post.  I look forward to working with your child and can't wait to see what amazing creative artworks your child will produce over the next trimester.

Grand Rapids Festival Youth Art Exhibit 2014



Congratulations goes out to the following students:  6th grade:  Carlie Klein, Zach Strayer, Arianna Smith Hutchinson, Ben Huested 7th grade:  Maizy Gleason, Jasmine Gerard, Olivia Burgess 8th grade:  Kyia Hazekamp, Daisy Sanchez, and Gisele Sostenes

The artwork will be on display at the Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts at the Grand Rapids Art Museum from June 6th-8th. This highlights the best work Sparta Middle School art program has achieved this 2013/2014 school year.  I am so proud of the work of the middle school students.  I only wish I would have been able to display more work.  For there were countless other students who could have joined the ranks of the superior artwork shown at this year's Festival of the Arts.

 

Display hours are as follows:

 

Friday, June 6th 10-8pm

Saturday, June 8th 10-8pm

Sunday, June 9th 12-3pm

 

 

 Please enter throught the door of Wege Plaza (same side of building as main entrance to museum, but between food trucks) and exit through Louis Street Entrance door.  If you are in the museum they will direct you to the Youth Art Exhibit.

Carlie Klein:  "Carlie's Portrait"

Arianna Smith-Hutchinson:  "You're Girfaffing me Crazy"

Zach Strayer:  "Self-Portrait with Giraffe"

Olivia Burgess:  "Thorn Tail"

Ben Huested:  "Winter Sunset"

Maizy Gleason:  "Dream Big"

Kyia Hazekamp:  "Broken Dream"

Jasmine Gerard:  "Message of Life"

Gisele Sostenes:  "Picture of Life"

Daisy Sanchez:  "Cubist Still-Life"



8th Grade Sculpture Final Exam Project

8th grade students are making ceremonial masks for their final exam project.  Students researched various cultures and based their mask design on one or more cultures.  Students have completed the base for their sculpture and will begin forming relief additions.  Students will begin painting towards the end of this week.

7th grade Final Exam Project

Students will begin the final exam project on Tuesday May 6th.  The final exam project will take
approximately 5-7 days to complete.

6th-7th grade art students

Portfolio side 2 is due Friday May 23rd.

Ceremonial Masks