Middle School

Ceramics provides a format for working with clay through hand-building techniques. Students learn and experience the use of various commercial glazes, glazing methods, and firing techniques. The course stresses an understanding of ceramic vocabulary, history, and styles.

Drawing/Painting provides the student exposure to an array of flat and relief forms of expression. Among these are charcoal/pastel drawing, acrylic painting, collage assemblage, and relief production. While perspective is a principle focus, the course also addresses abstract, still-life, and figurative composition.

Jewelry incorporates traditional concepts of adornment using wire, metal, and found objects. In addition, 3-dimensional software and printing are introduced as avenues of design. As a beginning course, students will explore creations including rings, bracelets, brooches, necklaces, and earrings.
 

Sculpture offers the opportunity to explore the multiple-dimensions of art. Students develop and construct environmental and object sculpture with attention to the generation of concepts and interpretation of space and scale. The course addresses both abstract composition and figurative composition.