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6th Grade Cloth Sculptures

11/26/2024

In Art Tech class, sixth graders have been working creatively in the medium of cloth sculpture. Students developed designs which they transferred to one side of a folded cloth and turned into pillow forms. Students used the running stitch along the entire edge of the form, except for a pull-through hole. After cutting outside of the stitching line, the main form of each pillow was turned inside-out and stuffed with poly-fill. The whip stitch sealed the pull-through hole. Students also learned to sew on buttons for eyes. Other surface features of the sculptures have been made mainly with carefully cut scraps of cloth that have been affixed with fabric glue.

Joey Burgess

Cohen Loignon

Kate Brockway

Catherine Hawley

Finn Gavigan

Ciara Hawley

Ava Ausborn

Ava Blanchard

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Religious Art and Sea Animal Sculptures in Progress

11/22/2024

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Eighth grader William Edwards recently completed a beautiful drawing of the fourteenth Station of the Cross. Using the grid method, he created a freehand pencil and ink drawing of an illustration by artist Shari van Vranken. The final image, which you see here, is a photo of his drawing that he colored with the Sketchbook app on his iPad.

As shown in the photos below, fifth grade art students are currently applying paper mache to the surface of their relief sculptures of sea animals. Students used the grid method to draw from photos. After transferring their drawings of aquatic animals to Styrofoam sheets, students cut out the shapes of the animals with hacksaw blades. The form of each animal was built up with paper and tape on the Styrofoam base, which most students reinforced with splints made of popsicle sticks and tape. After applying paper mache and glitter glue to create a colorful skin, they will make hanging hooks with paper clips and screws.

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3rd Grade Jets and 2nd Grade Crosses

11/16/2024

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Third graders of the 3D and 3H classes are shown launching their paper and cardboard jets in the video below. This project is one of a series of design and construction assignments that helps students develop spatial intelligence and structural skills. Students must make the component parts from basic materials, and then combine the parts in a way that creates overall structural integrity.

Photos below show the Cross sculptures in the church on the day of the 8th Grade Saints Program, which was held on November 4th. The second graders rolled all of the cylindrical paper components and measured, cut, and taped the various parts. Students chose the colors with which they designed their crosses.

Crosses made by Mrs. Hopkins's 2nd grade class

Crosses made by Mrs. Montoya's 2nd grade class

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3rd Grade Paper and Cardboard Jets

11/7/2024

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Third grade art students have recently been building and designing paper and cardboard airplanes. Structural reasoning, measurement, symmetry, wing design, and considerations of color were important factors as students built these sculptures. Soon, the classes will take their jets outside and launch (throw) them.