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Student Artwork

Because they are awesome.

Art Show

Visitors to the art show were given ballets at they walked through. The ballet listed different categories, "Best use of color" "Most Realistic", "Most Creative", etc. Including a ballet with categories insured that the visitors were actively thinking and evaluating as they walked through the show. Students with the most votes received awards.

Art Show
Art Show
Art Show
Art Show
Mixed Media Identity Portrait

Grade 7

Mixed Media Identity Portrait

Grade 8

Mixed Media Identity Portrait

Grade 7

Pre and Post Assessment

Pre and Post Assessment of the Proportions of the Face

Pre and Post Assessment

Pre and Post Assessment of the Proportions of the Face. "Look how much I learned Ms. Vander Wilt!"

Outer space collage

This work was done by an elementary student. The project was to make separate color paintings and then cut up this paper and collage it together to make something new.

Modeling Clay Printing

The student made a ball of the clay and then used a pencil to dig impressions into it. Then the clay was used like a stamp to make this butterfly.

Paper Mache

Grade 8

Embossed Metal

Grade 6

Embossed Metal

Grade 6

Landscape Painting

Grade 8

Landscape Painting

Grade 8

Redesigned Color Wheel

Grade 7

Landscape Painting

Grade 8

Redesigned Color Wheel

Students experimented with the three primary colors and were given the challenge of reinventing the color wheel. After mixing colors, they zentangled, then added a drawing for a focal point.

Redesigned Color Wheel

Grade 7

Mural Design

Drawn on paper, then uploaded into Adobe to place on building

Mural Design

Drawn on paper, then uploaded into Adobe to place on building

Pop Art Food

Grade 7

St. Patrick's mural

This mural which was brainstormed, designed, and painted by the students in the cafeteria.

Mixed Media Identity Portrait

Grade 7

Self Portrait, Grade 8

What forms your identity? What makes you who you are? Students answered these questions in a non-traditional self portrait unit.

Underwater collage

This project was done with first oil pastel and watercolor. Then the student transformed the work with tracing paper and pen.

Street Art Inspired Name

Grade 7

Jim Dine Inspired Paint Brushes

Grade 5

Enlarged Candy Wrapper, Grade 8

Students practiced many skills in this artwork: using a grid, mixing paint colors, creating gradients, and creating an interesting composition.

Shoes from observation

Grade 8

Mixed Media Animals, grade 7

Students chose an animal, and then focused on proportions in this poster-sized artwork. After the outline was complete, students were challenged to use at least three different media to complete the artwork.

Mixed Media Animals

Grade 7

Silhouettes at Sunset

Grade 6

Value Study

Grade 7

Watercolor and Glue

Grade 7

Silhouettes at Sunset

Grade 6

Cut Paper Notan

Grade 7

Cardboard Mask

Grade 7

Mural Design

Drawn on paper, then uploaded into Adobe to place on building

Mural Design

Drawn on paper, then uploaded into Adobe to place on building

Super Hero

This student used oil pastels and watercolor to draw herself controlling water with her powers.

St. Patrick's Art Club shirts

Students were able to screen print their own shirts and posters to represent the art club on the last day of the year.

Centipede

This artwork was created by a student at Waverly Shell Rock Middle School during as a print. Students were asked to create one of their fears.

Sunset

This was created by a six year old student at a one on one session. She used pastel and construction paper to create this farm scene.

Needles

Print of needles done by a student at WSR. He had a great composition that united his piece.

Abstract hands

This project was done at the St. Pat's art club. Students traced overlapping portions of their body with marker, and then filled in the lines with paint.

Bird

This was from a one-on-one session I did with a 6 year old. We made birds with modeling clay and then made a stop motion video.

Vander Wilt

Heather Vander Wilt

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