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Because of the upcoming Registration Week work, I've been remiss in posting updates for the art classes. Here's a brief look at what we've been up to the past couple of weeks: Scratch art ATCs are always a big hit! Check out some of the clever designs that the students came up with a couple of weeks ago in ATC class: Students scratched away the black surface to reveal either gold, silver, sparkle blue, or multi-colored sparkle paper beneath.  Then last week, in the same class, students created ATCs inspired by shape. Using tiny stencils, or drawing freehand, students set about making ATCs with multiple shapes inside. Students had a choice to make their works representational or abstract. When the drawings were completed, some artists decided to add lightweight, foam shapes on top of their drawings--continuing the theme of shape-inspired work. Afterward, "trading time" ensued, and some seriously good trades took place! Ceramics III students are making wonderful pro

I found my love for ukuleles just last year when my classmates started playing as well. They had their own ukes and played much better than I did but I didn't care. Now I have my own uke and I'm getting pretty good. I was looking up pictures of ukuleles and found that there are some pretty cool painted ones.

In Ceramics I this past week we worked on Animalitos! Following is a photo from Tuesday with some very cute little animalitos, star-itos, and even a cake-ito :) In Ceramics II, work continued on masks. The photos featured here (above and below) are of unfired works, but since it takes a while for us to receive our fired goods back from WWA, I wanted to include something here to represent that great work that's happening in the Ceramics classes. Hopefully, soon, we'll have the artist stamps back so that I can show you what many of the students have been up to.  Ceramics III students continue their work on Canopic Jars, and are making great progress!  Jewelry students worked on necklaces this past week, and came up with some really pretty designs! This is just a small sample of what happened in class. Rebecca's star necklace (above) is still a work-in-progress, but so pretty (as is!) that I couldn't resist taking a photo :) Alecia used a very limited color palette--black,

After seeing what Brazilian students did, I was intrigued and wanted to see more. I found recycled flip-flops. I also found other flip-flop sculptures. It is amazing how creative people can be.

These buildings are pretty cool. People thought of out-of-the-norm ways to get more business. They decided to create something unique. Something amazing. They decided to create buildings that look like what they sell. These are my favorite out of all of the ones I found. click on one of the photos to see more.

Chris Lange is an artist. Well that's obvious. But! I bet you don't know what he creates! Actually, you do. He makes collages. Though, his collages are a little bit different. He sells Nintendo themed collages that are pretty darn cool.

Buttons hold the world together better than anything except duct tape. But this brings buttons to a whole other level. These cool people figured it was more creative to make things out of their extra buttons than to sew them onto clothes. Although I like them all, I like the male face the best. Let me know which one you like the best.

Hey, Kiddos! I hope that you're all properly enjoying the weather we've been getting. I expect to hear all about hot cocoa, snowmen, sledding, and skiing next week in class! Until then, and because I don't have images to share from this week's art classes, I want to introduce you to the absolutely gorgeous work of a local (Salida) artist, Sherrie York . Sherrie York, Longing . Reduction linocut, 10 colors. York is a printmaker, and does a lot of work with linocuts. In the video posted on her blog , she talks about how printmaking involves working backwards (reverse or mirror image). This will seem familiar to many Ceramics students, who have mastered the same technique while making their artist stamps! Early Snow - Ponderosa Pin e by Sherrie York. Reduction linocut, 5 colors. Inspiration for Sherrie York's art comes from the natural world around her. She credits her ability to pay attention to the small details of nature, and this translates beautifully through her