After learning about the sensibilities of surrealism and drawing in perspective, students were asked to pull from their own dreams or life experiences to create a surrealist painting.
Students began their next project by studying typography and how to create typefaces that communicate effectively. Following that, they chose a favorite quote to represent in a poster.
To kick off the second semester, the Studio 1 class started a printmaking unit. What was intended to be a warm-up project turned into an incredibly beautiful collaboration!
Each student was given a linoleum block with a pre-made (by the teacher!) design. They were told to leave the black design and fill in the areas around it with patterns and designs. At least 50% of the block needed to be influenced by Indian patterns and designs.
Once each student finished carving and printing, we put the puzzle pieces together and formed a beautiful mandala, a Sanskrit word meaning "circle."
Because the collaborative prints were so successful, we decided to auction them off for charity. We made four large prints to sell and raised about $300 (USD).
All of ninth grade began second semester with art. First, they studied basic observation drawing with specific attention to proportion and foreshortening. Art 9 completed the unit with a still-life project, to which they added their own creative flare.
Woodstock School currently requires students to take art until Grade 9.
In Grades 10-12, students have the choice of six electives: Design, Drawing and Painting, Sculpture, Digital Media, Studio 1, and AP Studio Art. Click on the class links above ("Labels") or browse the Blog Archive below to see what the art students have been up to!
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