The Kindergarten and 1st grade art classes are shown below with paper hats that they created. Kindergarteners taped strips of cardstock together to create the base shape of their funny hats. Students worked together with classmates to fit the hats on their heads. They also made cones and cylinders which they taped to the hats. First graders made origami "Samurai" helmets with large squares of paper. Prior to working with the large sheets of paper, first graders learned the folding techniques with small squares of printer paper. The assistant teachers who work with Mr. Bell each week in the kindergarten and 1st grade classes are shown wearing hats which they made. They are Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Edmison, and Mrs. Coronado. Seventh grade Art Tech students have been painting with watercolor and tempera paint during recent weeks. Students have been creating their interpretations of works by various well-known artists.
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Seventh grade Art Tech students recently designed cross pendants with the Tinkercad computer-aided design app on their iPads. When students began this project, they were provided with photos of Celtic cross designs from the Middle Ages. Students used these works as points of departure for developing their own unique designs. Shown below are a selection of 3D prints of designs by students of the 7W class. These 3D printed models can be worn on a string or thin chain.
Seventh grade Art Tech students have recently designed cross pendants with the Tinkercad computer-aided design app on their iPads. Shown below are a selection of 3D prints of designs by students of the 7M class. These 3D printed models can be worn on a string or thin chain.
Second grade art students have recently been drawing "Color Wheel Flower Gardens". In this exercise, the dominant flower in the composition has petals that show a 6-part color wheel. The petals have the three traditional primary colors for painters (red, yellow, and blue) and the secondary colors (orange, green, and purple). The secondary colors appear between the primaries used to make them. Brown appears in the central circle of the color wheel flowers because various types of brown can be obtained by mixing the three primaries in different proportions. Black is in the very center of the color wheel flowers because it can be obtained by mixing the 3 primaries in proportions of equal strength. Students used pencils, colored pencils, permanent markers, and their imaginations to develop these artworks.
Third grade art students recently created virtual models of dogs, as well as doghouses and pens, with Sketch Up for Schools computer-aided design (CAD) software on Chromebooks. By using this geometry-based digital tool, students learned that lines can be used to form planes and that planes can become components of complex structures. A selection of works by third graders appears below.
Fifth grade art students have made relief sculptures of aquatic animals. The grid method was employed for drawing from photos of sea animals. Students transferred their drawings to Styrofoam sheets which they cut out with saws. The volumetric form of each animal was sculpted with paper and tape. The skin was made with paper mache and glitter glue.
Sixth grader Jac Dupree has created a Tinkercad model of Bodiam Castle, a medieval moated castle located in East Sussex, England. A photo of Jac's CAD model and his 3D print are shown below. In art class, first graders have learned about symmetry by drawing half of a butterfly on a folded piece of paper, cutting it out, and then unfolding the paper. Crayons were used to color the butterflies. Flowers and other landscape components were made with cut colored paper. Students used glue sticks to affix the butterflies and the other objects to a background paper.
During Holy Week, St. Peter Catholic School participates in an Outdoor Stations of the Cross, using the artwork of 8th graders from earlier in the school year. The video below shows the ceremony from Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Below the video, each station's artwork is posted for you to examine in more detail. For more on the method used to create the art, please click here. Seventh grade Art Tech students have recently been creating their own versions of the San Damiano Cross, a historically important crucifix painting from 12th century Italy. Students worked with pencil and ink to draw Jesus on the shape of the San Damiano cross. People, things, and places for which students are grateful appear within the cross and around Jesus. Students colored and edited photos of their drawings with the Sketchbook app on their iPads.
Fifth grade art students have been making relief sculptures of sea animals. Students used the grid method to draw from photos of aquatic animals. They transferred their drawings to Styrofoam sheets which they cut out with saws. The form of each animal was built with paper and tape. Paper mache and glitter glue were used to create the skin. Seventh grade Art Tech students have been creating personalized versions of the San Damiano Cross. This original iconic crucifix painting was created by an unknown artist, possibly a Syrian monk, in Umbria, Italy in the early 1100's. A large reproduction of the San Damiano Cross appears on the wall behind the altar in Saint Peter Catholic Church. To create artwork for this project, seventh graders first made pencil and ink drawings of Jesus on the unique shape of the San Damiano cross. People, things, and places for which students are thankful appear in the space of the cross around Jesus. After photographing their work, students colored and edited photos of their drawings with the Sketchbook app on their iPads. Fourth grade art students have been making virtual 3D models of sailboats in landscapes with Sketch Up for Schools computer-aided design (CAD) software on Chromebooks. Sixth grader Cohen Hogan recently created a Tinkercad model of Bodiam Castle, a 14th century moated castle located in East Sussex, England, UK. A photo of Cohen's CAD model and a 3D print of his model are shown below.
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Mr. John Bell, Art TeacherMr. Bell focuses on an interdisciplinary approach to teaching and presented STREAM (Science, Religion, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) workshops at the Diocesan Teacher Conference, as well as multiple workshops throughout his years in the Diocese. Archives
May 2024
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