“No person has the right to dictate what other people should perceive, create or produce. Everyone should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit.” - Ansel Adams Drawing and painting teacher Ascha Drake, like Ansel Adams, believes that “it’s important to hook students on a …
Reflecting Back: Looking Forward
"The answers you get depend upon the questions you ask." —Thomas Kuhn The studio was a busy place this term. Students were drawing with charcoal, ink, graphite, and chalk pastels. Students were exploring working on new surfaces: kraft paper, watercolor paper,tracing paper, and mylar. Drawing 1a artists ventured into the world of printmaking, investigating relief …
The Studio Habits of Mind
What are they? How can the visual arts promote disciplined habits of mind? “In the current climate of educational accountability, arts educators must answer two fundamental questions so that the arts will retain a place within public education: (1) What kinds of thinking skills do arts teachers strive to instill? (2) How can students learn …
Term 2: What is happening in the Drawing Studio?
The artists in Drawing 1a started off the term thinking about composition, balance, rhythm, and movement. To gain inspiration, we looked at many other artists who are sensitive to line quality, pattern, space, and identity. These are some drawings created by the artist, Chris Ofili. Students began with a silhouetted space to tackle using a …
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Reflections in the art studio
This term flew by. Students in the art studio explored materials. Students learned about new artists and techniques. They engaged in dialogues about the meaning of art, and who they are as makers. Both drawing classes visited local museums, and responded to new art forms and new ways of making art. Students developed strong portfolios that …
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