Runway Fashion Show featuring unusual materials

Students watched a few clips from Project Runway, completed a fashion challenge using unusual materials to make a hat. They divided into groups and given a continent (coordinating with our theme of Around the World in 180 Days this year) to research. They completed google slide shows complete with images and text about fashion from that continent. Students completed an outfit using unconventional materials in small groups that related to the fashion they researched. Finally, yesterday was Runway day, complete with a red carpet and sassy modeling to music.

School Beautification

As part of the RCEF grant, high school students sought to beautify our school with some public artworks. They painted the poles outside of the school and spray painted the door with chalkboard paint so it can be used for messages. They sanded the surfaces to prep them for paint. S. taped the handle and other mechanisms with blue painter's tape to preserve them. We used exterior latex paint in matte finish. The poles were painted black and white to create a value scale that starts at the parking lot with dark value and leads to light value (based on the balance of black and white).

High School Art Update

High school Studio Art students have been finishing their portrait drawing using a grid in the style of Chuck Close. They chose celebrity portraits, drew that at a 1:1 ratio, then enlarged them to 2:1 ratio. They are using drawing pencils to work on value and shading, as well as accurate proportions.

They are exploring street art and creating public works.

Lastly, Here are a few photos from our water installation at Gualala Arts Center:

Links for Sign Language Elective

Here is the link to a list of Sign Language movies, including ASL, documentaries and other sign languages:
http://www.johnlubotsky.com/deafcinema/#e

Here is a link to the Lion Sleeps Tonight to practice, remember we are using sweetheart and a different sign for fear. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x605Auc7I5k 

Lastly, here is the Signing Savvy website and the first 100 words websites to practice from:
https://www.signingsavvy.com/ 

http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/concepts.htm

The clay  hands are out of the kiln and ready to be glazed:

Preview of Sketch Up Spanish Missions

ART OPENING TOMORROW NIGHT

Link to Sketch Up 2014

http://dl.trimble.com/sketchup/2014/en/SketchUpMake-2014-1-1283-61130-en.dmg361