Blog Archives - Lost Mountain art

WaterSmart Entry Form

9/22/2016

For those of you whose artwork I have chosen for the Watersmart art contest, please submit your entry form to me by Tuesday, October 4th.

Submitted entries will be featured in a gallery exhibition at The Art Station Big Shanty from November 3 – November 17, where a team of judges will select 12 winning pieces, which will be featured in the 2017 waterSmart waterArt calendar. Additional superlative honors will also be featured.

If you need a new entry form, download one below. You may email me your bio and essay portion to print out if needed at julie.denison@cobbk12.org. For more info, click on the following link:
http://www.watersmart.net/action/program2

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Altered Book: Color

9/22/2016

Students created a 2-page spread featuring an "ombre" design in the background out of various hues of tissue paper. They also included a title and definition for the page in an interesting way.

Pass to Art Room

9/16/2016

This pass will allow my 8th grade art students to come work on their clay project Wednesday September, 21st.

Thanks,
Julie Denison

Roman Relief: Craftsmanship

9/15/2016

When finishing up our Relief Tiles, our focus is good craftsmanship. Compare and contrast the following tiles and figure out what has the best craftsmanship and why.

Roman Relief Tile: Works in Progress

9/14/2016

Today we are continuing our Roman Relief tile. We focused on adding multiple layers to create more detail on our designs as well as using the ribbon tool to carve layers into the clay.

Roman Relief Tile 1st Steps

9/12/2016

Tuesday and Wednesday we will begin our tiles for the Roman Relief tiles. Mrs. Denison will demonstrate both additive and subtractive techniques.

Altered Book: form

9/11/2016

Students created a 2-page spread featuring pop up. In the background students added collaged papers to fill the negative space. They also included a title and definition for the page.

Roman Relief: Add Shading

9/8/2016

Once students have drawn out their rough draft, they will need to add shading. Dark for the back layer, medium for the middle layer and light for the top layer of the relief.

Roman Relief Sculpture

9/6/2016

Today, the students will begin their next project to create a tile relief inspired by Roman Architecture.

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Students will begin by creating 3 thumbnail sketches onto their rubric. They will then consult with Mrs. Denison to decide which is the best and enlarge that onto their rough draft.

Altered Book: Shape

9/1/2016

Students created a 2-page spread featuring a text poem. In the background students choose either geometric or organic shapes to add with prismacolor pencils. They also included a title and definition for the page.