Jewelry students got to experience forging techniques in class while creating a folded metal cuff bracelet. Copper bands were cut, the ends were sawed round with a jeweler saw, and a textured design was then hammered into the copper. The copper band was then heated with a torch (annealed) and folds were hammered into the metal. This folding process wash repeated numerous times to create a rhythm of lines across the band. The metal was then pickled using a warm vinegar and salt solution. The band was then hammered into a cuff form using a bracelet mandrel and a patina was added. Sanding and scouring the metal surface brought up the copper highlights. An excellent job for first time metal forging!
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Intro to 3D just completed their Spirit Animal project. Building a direct armature using newspaper and masking tape, students formed the basic shape of their chosen animal. Paper clay covered the armature creating a hard outer shell. Spirit animals were then painted with an abstract design that reflected the students' personality, interests, or dreams.
Ceramic students just finished up the wet clay work on their textured slab mugs, an intro level project that teaches students the basics of slab cylinder building and how to pull a handle. The greenware mugs will dry and be loaded into the kiln in about a week.
Franklin County High School Art students participated in multiple art exhibitions throughout the state this semester. Artwork was displayed in Indianapolis for Youth Art Month, the Whitewater Valley Art Association in Connersville, and the 40th Annual High School Art Exhibition at the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne. Karlie Schell was awarded an Honorable Mention for her sculpture titled “Garden Wall” at the University of Saint Francis show. Malik Alimov was awarded Third place for his drawing titled “Tajik woman” and a Merit award for his drawing titled “Steve Jobs” during the Whitewater Valley Art Association exhibition. Franklin County High School art students are exhibiting artwork at the Whitewater Valley Arts Association in Connersville, Indiana through April 1st. FCHS student Malik Alimov won a Third Place and a Merit award for his graphite portrait drawings. Other exhibiting FCHS artists are Ashley Beard, Caitlyn Deerberg, Karlie Schell, Hanna Wyatt, and Caitlyn Meyer
FCHS Drawing students are doing an amazing job on their self portraits. Drawings were inspired by the paintings of Kehinde Wiley, a painter from Los Angeles who places realistic portraits into a flat decorative background, creating space by overlapping the background with the portrait. Finished self-portraits will be on view in the FCHS library.
Franklin County High School 3D students completed their first project using an encyclopedia as the main material and inspiration. Students were required to turn the book into a three dimensional work of art. A wide variety of ideas were inspired by research, peer input, and creative ingenuity.
FCHS Drawing students studied the contemporary portraiture of artist Kehinde Wiley. The students are now deeply involved in the process of creating their own self portrait using Wiley's artistic style as inspiration.
Several students from FCHS will be showing artwork in different places around Indiana in the upcoming months. Rebecca Lecher, Ashley Beard, and Lexie Hall will have drawings displayed at the Indiana State House for Youth Art Month, March 1-26, 2016 (find more information about YAM here: http://yamindiana.weebly.com/). Ashley Beard, Maria Moore, Hanna Wyatt, and Karlie Schell will be showing artwork at the 40th Annual University of Saint Francis High School Art Exhibition in Fort Wayne, Indiana from March 3- April 3, 2016. FCHS students will also be participating in the Whitewater Valley Arts Association High School Student Art Competition in Connersville, from March 11- April 1,2016. Three Wolves by Rebecca Lecher, 2015 Garden Wall by Karlie Schell, 2016
FCHS Jewelry, 3D, and Sculpture classes took a field trip to Miami University today. We started out at the Miami U. Art Museum where students experienced the "Things the Move" exhibit. This was a great display of art that you were allowed to actually touch! Then we moved on to Hiestand Hall, touring the ceramics, sculpture, and metals studios. The professors were kind enough to tell us all about their art programs and show us their workspaces. After the studio tours, we went to visit the Hiestand Galleries. We had the privilege to veiw the BFA capstone exhibit and a graduate student exhibit. We had the privilege of watching Maria try her hand at some performance art!! After the galleries, we ate lunch just half a block away at the Maplestreet Station. Students could choose from a variety of restaraunts that served burgers, tacos, pizza, subs,or oriental food and they even had an awesome bakery! This was really convenient since we did not have to leave campus to eat and we were back doing field trip "stuff" within less than an hour. rAfter lunch we went to the Art Building for a workshop with Dr. Stephanie Danker's art education class. Her students put on a fabulous workshop and the students really got into making imaginative 3d characters and then painting the character in 2 dimension using water color. After making creative creatures and painting images of them, students were introduced to an art bingo game created by art education student, Lauren Kiedaisch. Lauren made art history information cards and arranged them into a periodic table format. Student teams had to locate 5 art cards in a row in order to win. This was an amazing art history experience for the students!! AND THE WINNERS WERE.........................
The FCHS Sculpture class wanted to make Venetian masks after they saw the 3D mask project. Needless to say the sculpture masks turned out amazing (as did the 3d masks)!
After serving Oxford area art students, teachers, and artists for decades, Bill's Art Store closed it's doors. Due to the kindness of the owner, Barb Berry, the Franklin County High School art department received a generous donation of over $4000 worth of art supplies. Supplies ranged from gesso and matte board to pastels and jeweler saw blades; too many items to mention. Thank you so much to Bill's Art Store, our art teachers and students are very appreciative!!
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