Most Recent projects will appear at top of the project list below. Scroll down to see past projects.

In addition to more involved projects posted to this page, we will be completing in class mini projects as well that will not be listed here and students will receive a grade for these as well.


Current project listed below. We will complete several mini classroom exercises each week as well and several of these will be part of your daily participation grade. You can see those classroom projects and grades in Powerschool.


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Semester long Visual Journal Project - Ongoing

Pages of your journal and your progress will be graded until you complete all pages for a final grade. This ongoing project will be done in between our other classroom exercises and projects.
See details below.

               
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Donut Sculpture Project
Due Mondy March 10th



We will complete a paper mâché donut sculpture in class.
We will work on all of the steps together in class.

Grading Rubric is listed in the project description in PowerSchool.




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Scratchboard mini project
Due Tuesday Feb. 17th



Students will create their own scratchboard surface and create a colored scratchboard drawing
We will go over the instructions in class and do each step together.
This will be a quick mini project to learn new media and techniques.




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Watercolor Still Life Project
Due Monday, Feb. 10

Students will complete a watercolor painting using the techniques we discussed in class.

Project Details:

- Must complete an entire watercolor composition using the techniques we discussed in class
- Student must use at least 2 of the techniques we discussed in their painting (wet in wet blending, wet on dry, sgraffitto, etc.)
- Subject matter of painting can will be the still life photo pictured above
- Using additional media is permitted as long as it works well with watercolor, such as ink or pencil
- Grading rubric will be listed in project description in Powerschool and also will be discussed in class
- Be creative and don't be afraid to experiment to create an interest in your piece.


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Introduction to printmaking study 
January 22-30

We will be making a collagraph printing plate and then making finished prints from your plates. We will also be doing work in our journals.
These mini projects will be part of your daily participation grade.


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Neurographic Abstract Drawing Project
Due Tuesday, January 21st

• Students will complete a free form abstract neurographic design as demonstrated in class by the teacher
  Project details:
  

• Initial design will be sketched out in pencil, then covered with permanent marker
• Project will need to be finished in color using either colored pencil, marker, or watercolor
• Teacher will demonstrate how the process works, but the final design is up to you