Sgraffito Slab Mugs

7th graders learned about the ceramic artist Roberto Lugo. They learned how to construct a functional mug. To personalize their mugs they carved designs that were meaningful to them personally as individuals.

Georgia O’Keeffe Complementary Colors Pastels

4th grade students learned about the famous American painter, Georgia O’Keeffe. Often times drawing inspiration from her surroundings in nature, students learned to draw from direct observation with a shell of their choice. Using complementary colors to value.

Oaxacan Animals

5th grade students learned about the Oaxacan culture and the story behind the famous Oaxacan animal. Students had to pick through wooden pieces to figure out their animals, how they are to balance and stand on their own. They practiced creating their original radial and long designs to their animals.

Coil Vessels

6th graders learned about the hand building techniques related to vessel construction. When waiting for the kiln, I had the students research different vessels. It was more a direct instruction related project but students were able to gain an understanding of the history of clay and what a variety of designs are made using the universal material.

Nick Cave Inspired Sound Monsters!

After-School run program at Boys & Girls Club I co-created a lesson for elementary students in grades K-2nd. We incorporated movement breaks and discussed the movement and sound that contemporary artist Nick Cave creates with his sound suits. Students made their own unique monster boxes with a variety of materials, and adding beads inside them to create sound!

Surrealism Exquisite Corpse Sculptures

5th grade students learned about the art movement Surrealism. I first gave them the drawing prompt of putting 2 things that don't normally go together. This helped them come up with ideas for their group exquisite corpse drawings, which they then turned into three-dimensional cubes for the final project.