Pattern Animals

7th grade visual arts students just completed these animal drawings. They had to incorporate the principle of design pattern into their drawing. We colored them in Sharpie and watercolor paint.

Underground Railroad Quilt

I finally got the class quilt from 1st and 2nd quarter 8th grade art up in the lobby this week. Each student studied the way that slaves used quilt square patterns to (theoretically) pass along messages to help each other get to safety in the North. Then students designed their own squares which had a secret message which would have assisted an escaping slave. We made these out of paper, each student collaged their own square.

Coil Built Pottery

8th grade pottery projects are fresh out of the kiln today. These students looked at the pottery of Pueblo Indians and learned about coil building techniques. Students were tasked to create a vessel of some type and to decorate it using a pattern. These functional art objects turned out great, I know the students are excited to take them home today.