Welcome to Art 1 online!
(Grades 9-12)
Please feel free to browse what our class has done and look through our online art gallery!
Elements & Principles
of Design Books
Students were to make an accordion style book demonstrating their knowledge and understanding of the seven elements of design and also the seven principles of design.
Geometric Letter Design
by Colin Immel
by Austin Kelto
by Jessica Wood
by Paige Brogan
Students learned about color schemes and how they are used in our society. In this project, students created a cubism inspired piece of art featuring a special letter or number to them. Based on their color scheme, a mood for the work was also developed.
Low Relief Paper Sculptures
by Nick Sontag
by Mackenzie Masters
Students learned about low and high relief sculptures, which are a cross between a flat painting and a 3D sculpture. Students created their own paper folds and made about 60 variations of them. Then, used the paper to create a 3D relief sculpture to hang from the wall.
Torn Landscape Paintings
by Katy Gauthier
by Jamie Mosier
Students learned about a California collage artist, Eileen Downes. She is an artist who "paints" with bits of torn paper instead of paint for a palette. In addition, students learned about landscapes and all about horizon lines. Students were able to choose a source image of either a landscape, seascape, or cityscape from a magazine. Students then observed various colors found in the image and cut out tiny strips of paper to create a new artwork of their own.
Zentangle Designs
by Ciera Bradley
by Megan Murray
by Liam Gauthier
Students learned about zen design and how it can be used as a meditation technique. For the project, students pasted a face from a magazine onto plain white paper. From here, students added random, subconscious designs without any planning. Students were able to freely create designs letting their minds wander while at work. Here are some results made by the subconscious minds of Art 1 students
Animal Coil Vessels
by Cheyenne Waldron
by Shaun Brock
by Nick Cerone
by Paige Brogan
by Trentin Holcomb
by Amanda Marinoff
Students learned about the history of pottery both for decorative use and functional use. Historically, native americans incorporated animals into their vessels for decoration, but they also used them making them functional pieces. Students learned coil techniques that have been used for thousands of years to build their own vessels. Using their creativity, an animal of choice was incorporated into the vessel for decoration. Students were able to decide whether their vessel was functional or not.
Weave Paintings
by Ben Stasewich
by Paige Brogan
by Amanda Marinoff
Students learned some history of weaving and its popularity with some native american groups. For this project, students drew an image of their choice in pencil then traced it again on a second sheet of paper. Students used opposite colors of paint or each drawing. Then students created weave and weft strips by cutting their paintings. Then, fused them together by weaving just as the native americans did.
Symbolism Masks
by Nick Sontag Bear= courage and strength in US Native American culture Brown color= good in US Native American culture
By Amanda Marinoff Blue= Liberty Lightening=Power
by Paige Brogan Purple and gold= wealth and royalty in US and various monarchies
by Trentin Holcomb Yellow Design= Zelda Green= stability and endurance
Portrait Tessellations
Students learned about various symbols and how they are used in our society. Students also discovered how symbols are used differently in other societies around the world. Students had the chance to research two symbols to use on a plaster mask. All masks were made from plaster gauze wrap and were molded to form and fit each student's face.
by Trentin Holcomb
by Cheyenne Waldron
by Colin Immel
Students learned about Dutch artist, M.C. Escher. He was famous for his tessellation artwork. A tessellation is the process of creating a two-dimensional plane using the repetition of a geometric shape with no overlaps and no gaps. Students made their school pictures more exciting by creating their own tessellation background and adding a color gradient to their portrait.
Abstract Cityscapes
by Austin Kelto
by Trentin Holcomb
by Katy Gauthier
Students learned how to use one-point perspective to draw three dimensional images. Students looked at real life examples of how architects use on-point perspective. To incorporate an abstract feel, students added watercolor splatter in color schemes of their choice.
Ms. Sontag's Art Room
Munising Public Schools k-12