After finishing work on the drawing and digital graphic design portion of the 6th grade animal and plant cell project, Art Tech students have begun to create cloth pillows modeled after their cell drawings. Students in the photos shown here are using cloth, thread, needles, and polyfill stuffing to develop the basic forms of their cells. Once the pillow form is complete, students will refer to their cell drawings (such as the ones below) as they design the organelles, which will be cut from scraps of cloth and affixed to the pillows with fabric glue.
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Third graders of the 3D and 3H classes are shown launching their paper and cardboard jets in the videos below. Structural reasoning, measurement, symmetry, aerodynamics, and considerations of color were important factors as students designed and constructed these sculptures. This week, work from the Art/Art Tech classes includes 6th grade cell drawings, 8th grade perspective drawings, and 2nd grade paper and cardboard Cross sculptures. Photos below show the Cross sculptures in the church on the day of the 8th Grade Saints Program, which was held on November 6th. 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. The science-related 6th grade cell drawing project combines freehand drawing, photography, Sketchbook graphic design software, and the Google Slides presentation app. Eighth grade Art Tech students finished the first quarter with an exercise in 1-point perspective street view drawing. As part of the Art Tech classes' integrated STREAM approach, 6th graders have been drawing plant and animal cells. This project specifically relates to middle school science. Students imported photos of their pencil and ink drawings into the Sketchbook graphic design app on their iPads. Sketchbook was used to color and edit the cell drawings, and create background colors. Students moved their digitally colored drawings to the Google Slides iPad app for labelling.
Eighth graders in Art Tech class recently designed cross pendants with the Tinkercad computer-aided design app on their iPads. The goal is to 3D-print, during the current school year, a pendant for each student who successfully completed the project. If 8th graders would like to print their cross designs, but their work needs modification to print successfully, Mr. Bell is willing to offer time outside of class to help students adjust their models. Once printed, students may wear their crosses on a string or chain.
This week's work from Mr. Bell's Art Tech classes features 3rd grade airplanes, 5th grade origami, and the 8th grade Stations of the Cross project. A collage of photos shows 3D students as some have finished and others are finishing their paper and cardboard airplane sculptures. This multi-step geometry-based project develops spatial/structural reasoning abilities as students work to create airplanes with structural integrity (i.e., won't fall apart when thrown). Students individualize their airplanes through their color choices and wing designs. For the 8th grade Stations of the Cross project, the grid method was employed to create free-hand pencil and ink drawings which were colored and edited with the Sketchbook app on iPads. Students' drawings are based on illustrations by contemporary artist Shari Van Vranken. The video below titled "5D Flapping Birds 10-19-2023" shows fifth graders flapping the wings of their origami creations and waking up the neighborhood with their bird calls. Origami helps improve spatial/structural visualization skills and increase students' understanding of geometry concepts. Eighth grade Art Tech students have recently been creating cross design pendants with the Tinkercad computer-aided design app on their iPads. The goal is to 3D-print a pendant for each student who has successfully completed the project. Printing will be done during the remainder of the school year. Students may pass a string or chain through a horizontal hole in the top to wear the cross as a necklace. The video below titled "5W Origami Flapping Birds 10-11-2023" shows fifth grade art students flapping the wings of their origami creations and practicing their bird calls. Origami helps improve spatial/structural visualization skills and strengthens students' understanding of geometry concepts. On Friday, October 6, from 5:00 to 8:00PM, fourteen artworks by SPCS 8th graders were on display in the store front of the Sarah Weir Group realty agency during the Downtown Greenville ArtWalk. Mr. Bell selected 14 from among many beautiful Stations of the Cross drawings that our 8th graders have recently completed.
The Stations of the Cross is a series of images depicting Jesus Christ on the day of his crucifixion and the accompanying prayers. Eighth graders used the grid method to make free-hand pencil drawings of illustrations by contemporary artist Shari Van Vranken of the fourteen Stations of the Cross. When finished with their drawings, students colored and edited photos of their drawings using the Sketchbook graphic design app on their iPads. The following students' work was selected for the ArtWalk: Jules Bowling, Raffy Balanay, Abby Flowers, Valdemar Garcia-Nava, Nick Coggins, Victoria Castillo, Carter Davenport, Alicia Baumgartner, Thomas Stroud, Nathan Wright, Marshall Wingfield, Stelling Harris, Brooke Owens, and Claire McDonald. Below are photos from the exhibition. This week's work from Mr. Bell's Art Tech classes features the 8th grade Stations of the Cross project. Students used the grid method to create free-hand pencil and ink drawings which they colored and edited with the Sketchbook app on their iPads. Students carefully observed gridded illustrations by contemporary artist Shari Van Vranken as they drew block-by-block on larger proportional grids.
Explore recent "From the Art Room" entries to learn more about this project and see the students' work progress. Many 8th graders have recently finished the Stations of the Cross project in Mr. Bell's Art Tech class. Students used the Renaissance-based grid method to create free-hand pencil and ink drawings which they colored electronically on iPads. Illustrations by contemporary artist Shari Van Vranken served as model images for this student art. Kindergarteners are currently making paper maracas, which they will soon embellish with paper mache, faces, and cotton hair. After rolling paper cylinders, and sealing corn kernels inside with paper end caps, students test their seals by doing the shake test. If corn flies out, a hole needs to be patched with paper and tape. During this project, students learn about cylinders by constructing them with paper and tape. Kindergarteners engage in challenging spatial/structural problem solving as they draw, cut, trim, patch, and secure the lids of their maracas. Click the video below to see the KB art class test their maracas. Will the corn stay inside? |
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
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