Grade 8,10, Advanced/AP May 3-6, 2011

“The last step in art making is exhibition. A work of art is not truly finished until it is viewed and responded to by another.”

Students are making their final selections of work to exhibit. We are busy mounting and labeling our work. Wednesday morning we will begin transforming the Library, Art Room and Computer Lab into an art gallery. The Art Exhibit will officially open Thursday May 5th at 4:30. The Art Exhibit will be open until 6:00 pm when the General Assembly meeting will begin with a performance by the Discovery Choir.

All grades are participating in the exhibit from Nursery through the Grade 11/12 Advanced and AP classes. This is a great opportunity to share your student’s pride in their creative growth and development in the visual arts. Please help us complete our work by viewing and responding!

The exhibit will remain open on Friday May 6 from 8:00 am until 3:30 pm.

Grade 8,10, Advanced/AP april 27 - 29, 2011

Peace by Lisandro Arita

Discovery School Visual Arts Exhibit 2011

May 5, 4:30 - 6:00

Students are putting the finishing touches on their work and preparing work for display.

Please join us before the General Assembly meeting to celebrate the creative achievements of our students.

Discovery Visual Arts Spring Exhibit

Students are busy putting finishing touches on their projects and selecting works to be displayed at the 2011 Discovery School Spring Visual Arts Exhibit. Mark your calendars now. The General Assembly meeting and the Arts Exhibit are on the same evening Thursday May 5. Come and see what we have been up to all year.

Grade 8,10, Advanced/AP March 28-April 1, 2011

Last week there was a hush in the art room as students concentrated on learning to control the brush and their attention to create peaceful scenes of the nature. Bamboo stalks and leaves with small lizards and spiders hiding among them and butterflies and dragon flies hovering over them. This week students will have the opportunity to continue developing their Sumi-e brush skills. At the same time they will continue working on their projects in process.

Grade 8 will start painting their Story Book Characters

Grade 10 will begin working on their illustrated journal and may return to their Altered Book project.

Advanced and AP students complete their digital portfolios for submission to the AP Board and will begin to explore polymer clay sculpting and may return to their altered book project.

Advanced - AP Art - March 21-25, 2011

This week all of our Discovery School art classes are practicing the art of Sumi-e painting. This unique Japanese art uses only four brush strokes to express all of the shapes and forms in the universe. It was built on the knowledge ancient Japanese scholars brought back from China. They developed an art form that reflects Japanese culture and philosophy. This art requires complete control of mind and brush. Because of this it is often used as a way for the artist to enter a peaceful, meditative or prayerful state. Our classes are practicing this art as a way of showing their respect and concern for the Japanese people. Works from each student will be put together in a scroll to be sent to the Japanese Embassy.

Parents are invited to stop by the art room anytime during the day and either observe or participate in this project.

Advanced and AP students are completing their complex compositions and also practicing their Sumi-e skills.

Grade 10 - March 21-25, 2011

This week all of our Discovery School art classes are practicing the art of Sumi-e painting. This unique Japanese art uses only four brush strokes to express all of the shapes and forms in the universe. It was built on the knowledge ancient Japanese scholars brought back from China. They developed an art form that reflects Japanese culture and philosophy. This art requires complete control of mind and brush. Because of this it is often used as a way for the artist to enter a peaceful, meditative or prayerful state. Our classes are practicing this art as a way of showing their respect and concern for the Japanese people. Works from each student will be put together in a scroll to be sent to the Japanese Embassy.

Parents are invited to stop by the art room anytime during the day and either observe or participate in this project.

Grade 10 students will practice their sumi-e skills and complete their portrait Unit.

Grade 8 - March 21-25, 2011

This week all of our Discovery School art classes are practicing the art of Sumi-e painting. This unique Japanese art uses only four brush strokes to express all of the shapes and forms in the universe. It was built on the knowledge ancient Japanese scholars brought back from China. They developed an art form that reflects Japanese culture and philosophy. This art requires complete control of mind and brush. Because of this it is often used as a way for the artist to enter a peaceful, meditative or prayerful state. Our classes are practicing this art as a way of showing their respect and concern for the Japanese people. Works from each student will be put together in a scroll to be sent to the Japanese Embassy. Parents are invited to stop by the art room anytime during the day and either observe or participate in this project.

Congratulations to Victoria Glynn and Catalina Correa Gontreras for being selected to represent your grade and Discovery school in the ABSH art exhibit this Saturday at Del Campo School.

Students will continue their work on their story book character sculpture as well as practice their sumi-e painting.