Final Products: Painting 1B’s Photo Booth Project

The Painting 1B artists have finished their Photo Booth paintings, and final critiques/reflections are an important part of the artistic process. Bay Area artist Dharma Strasser MacColl joined the class this week as a visiting artist to take part in this process. With the student artists, Dharma looked at the final paintings, giving feedback and …

Transformed Treasures: Sculpture 1B’s Trip to SCRAP

For their latest project, "Transformed Treasures", the Sculpture 1B students have been looking at the works of Tara Donovan and Tom Friedman. Both artists use every day items, and a lot of them, to make their sculptural creations. For one installation, Tara Donovan stacked hundreds plastic cups, developing an undulating landscape of translucent forms. With …

Working Underwater: Bay’s ROV Team in Action

It’s not every day that you drive underwater. In early May, seven Bay students did just that, operating a Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle (ROV) at the M.A.T.E. Monterey Bay Regional ROV Contest in Aptos. Returning to the competition for the first time since 2009, Bay’s team competed in the most advanced division of the competition, …