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"In 1986 Peter had the idea of growing a chair. Nine years later Peter and Becky became partners. Pooktre was born. Together they have mastered the art of Tree shaping. Pooktre has perfected a Gradual shaping method, which is the shaping of trees as they grow along predetermined designs. Designing and setting up the supporting famework are fundamental to the success of a tree. Some are intended for harvest to be high quality indoor furniture and others will remain living art."  http://pooktre.com/index.html

"Noel Cruz is one of the most versatile and distinguished repaint artists in the doll community. He is most recognized for his  character  and  celebrity  based dolls due to their uncanny resemblance to the people they portray. His dolls are derived from several models like Gene, Tyler, Sydney, etc, by various dollmakers such as Robert Tonner and Franklin Mint. His  repaints  as well as his  portraits  are done with intricate detail to the point of being naturally lifelike in essence. Highly regarded among collectors and artists alike, Noel attempts to raise the bar and bring a fresh take to the common mass produced doll with every face he paints." http://www.ncruz.com/about.html http://www.creativetempest.com/sculpture/noel-cruz/ http://community.livejournal.com/thehausofgaga http://www.popcrunch.com/angelina-jolie-doll-ebay-auction-4300-noel-cruz/

Look at these very special manhole covers! So colorful and creative. I don't see ones like these in my neighborhood. Do you? http://www.startdrawing.org/browse/category/products-toys http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/roslyn217/tag/japan/ http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/roslyn217/tag/japan/

In Brazil, artists are making storm drains look more pleasing to the eye. Artists are painting them to look like faces and things. http://nyc.metblogs.com/2007/10/04/fun-brazilian-sewer-art/ http://blog.tripping.com/storm-drain-graffiti-5 http://pimpinturtle.com/2009/11/07/sao-paulos-incredible-storm-drain-graffiti.aspx http://go-oakoak.blogspot.com/

Mr. Rice's Art Classes: Week of November 22. Happy Thanksgiving Everyone !!! Graphic Design: Students finished Time Magazine covers, and are working on U.S. Postage stamps. Students need to bring in CD covers for next week's project. We are starting to use Photoshop and learning new skills. Foundations of Drawing: Students finished their Portraits. We are working on grid drawings from photos. Students will draw grid by grid matching the lines from the photo and then add color and value using the photo as a guide. Visual Art: Students are working on portraits and proportion. Students are finishing up packets to practice facial features, and shading facial features. Sketchbook Assignment: 4 portraits in sketchbook. 1 per page. Face should fill a page. I will be looking for correct proportions, and correct shading. Students must draw from life. Sketchbooks are due: Wednesday Dec. 8.

My brown paper bag drawing with conte crayon on white paper. For this drawing I placed a candle inside of the bag and light it from the inside out. Brown paper bag drawing with pencil on white paper. For this drawing i placed a candle to the right side of the bag.

I made these things on Aviary, a free photoshop-like website, that I thought I should show. Enjoy! Ghost Kitty The robot and the Firefly the teacup and the light bulb Dr. Weisner's overly explosive remote gizmo

Garage door murals are pretty cool and it isn't hard to do. Most peoples' garage doors are white or one opaque color. But some garage doors are out of this world. These kids did it in a short story I read in class and they made big bucks from painting other peoples' garage doors. http://cheltenham-art.com/andymurals2.htm http://custommuralsbybuck.com/murals__paintings http://www.spacegirlart.com/BusinessArt.html http://www.norcalminis.com/2009/08/san-francisco-garage-doors.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/16/AR2008041603296.html

Hey, Kids!  I'm a bit late posting for last week's classes because I've been a bit under the weather. I'll do a "make up" post soon. We said good bye to Valencia this past week, who is moving to Dallas. She'll be missed, but has promised to stay in touch. Norman Rockwell's Freedom From Want As we prepare for Thanksgiving break, we'll spend the coming week working on our own versions of Ex Votos in many of the art classes. These are a lot of fun, and will be a nice way to illustrate our Thankful feelings with our families over the holiday. I'm thankful to work with such a talented and cool bunch of kids! See you in class!  Miss Robin :)

1 point perspective with vine charcoal on newsprint. By the way vine charcoal on newsprint doesn't work as nice as willow charcoal. 2 point perspective with willow charcoal on newsprint. The second from the left is a box that is wider on the top than it is on the bottom. 3 point perspective with pencil on newsprint. I made the obect on the far left too small compaired to the rest. The 3 point perspective was a lot harder to do than the other two. Bird's eye view with willow charcoal on white paper. This was fun to do but I can see that I could use more pracise with this. The obect to the bottom right was hard for me to do and I didn't seem to get it quite right. Ant's eye view with pencil on white paper. This one was fun and differnt sitting on the floor looking up.

Dalton Ghetti makes micro sculptures on the tips of pencils. He has been creating miniscule graphite masterpieces for about 25 years. Dalton uses three tools to create the sculptures- razor blade, sewing needle, and sculpting knife. These sculptures take Dalton from months to years to make. Dalton has over a 100 broken sculptures in a box that he calls 'the cemetary collection.' These are truly amazing sculptures. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/11ctpeople.html?_r=1 http://oddstuffmagazine.com/extraordinary-art-on-pencil-tips-by-dalton-ghetti.html http://oddstuffmagazine.com/extraordinary-art-on-pencil-tips-by-dalton-ghetti.html http://oddstuffmagazine.com/extraordinary-art-on-pencil-tips-by-dalton-ghetti.html http://oddstuffmagazine.com/extraordinary-art-on-pencil-tips-by-dalton-ghetti.html http://oddstuffmagazine.com/extraordinary-art-on-pencil-tips-by-dalton-ghetti.html http://oddstuffmagazine.com/extraordinary-art-on-pencil-tips-by-dalton-ghetti.

This amazing form of art is not on paper or canvas but on the ground! Chalk artists draw the art on the ground and when you look at it from a certain angle, you see a picture. If you look at it from the wrong angle, it looks like a picture that was flattened or pulled until it was just a long mess. http://www.thelifeofluxury.com/images/julian_beever_sidewalk_chalk_art_1.jpg http://www.ullart.com/images/Ulla%20chalk%20art%20L&P%20dolphin%20guernard%20paua%20NZ05sm.jpg http://www.cleancutmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/3d-chalk-art-river1.jpg http://www.weirdomatic.com/pavement-art-julian-beever.html For more chalk art, go to  http://www.weirdomatic.com/pavement-art-julian-beever.html

Foundations of Drawing & Visual Arts Over the last few weeks our visual arts class has been discussing one and two point perspective. Students have been learning about how the use of perspective rules can cause the visual illusion of depth. One Point Perspective Two Point Perspective We’ve done two projects dealing with the use of perspective drawings. One Pt. Perspective DUE:10/28 & Two Pt. Perspective DUE:11/4 Foundations of Design Foundations of Design students have recently finished a project dealing with color theory and symmetry (Radial Design Project). Students have recently reviewed the Elements of Design. The Elements of Design serve as the basic building blocks of all aesthetics. Everything in our visual world, from art & design to the natural world, contains one or more element of design. Elements of Design Definitions: Space – The areas between, around, above, below or within something. Line – A continuous mark on a surface. Color – An element of design with th

Drawing I We have recently completed our unit of study on Perspective Drawing. The final drawing of the school building or Summit Ridge is due Friday, Nov. 12th. On Tuesday, Nov. 9, students did a check for knowledge over perspective drawing. If you were absent that day, you will need to make it up. Drawing I students are currently working on beginning activities of drawing portraits. Students received information on basic facial proportions on Monday, Nov. 8th. Students are now completing studies of eyes- 1 of their own and 3 from fellow students. These studies should be shaded and not look the same. Remember, everybody's features are different. When drawing eyes, for instance, include and be aware of the differences in length of eyelashes, color and value of iris, size and thickness of eyebrows, etc. Drawing I students also did a study drawing of the different planar surfaces of the human head and face. This example will be up on the board through the end of the week. If

Pottery I - Group A & B, you are working on your coil container and/or glazing your relief tile and thrown work. Group C, this is your last week on the pottery wheel. You will watch a trimming demo on Tuesday. Make sure you fill oust a self-assessment on all finished work and place your bowl and cylinder on the green-ware cart. Drawing I - We are still in the hall working on the perspective drawings. You should have all the structural lines drawn and be adding details the first of the week and be shading by Thursday. Foundations of Design - Your abstraction project is due in class on Tuesday, the grace period due date is Tuesday, Nov. 16. We will begin a unit on Color on Wednesday. We will learn to mix colors and paint a color wheel on Thursday and Friday. Visual Arts - We are continuing self-portraits. Your portrait should be drawn by Tuesday, 11/9. Once the drawing is complete pick up a shading packet to practice hard and soft edges with value. Have the packet approved

Mr. Rice's Art Classes: Week of Nov. 6 into Nov. 8-12. Graphic Design: Students finished LSW IB design. Students are working on Travel Posters. Travel posters should be printed and in binders by Friday of this week. Travel posters include images and slogans to persuade people to travel to the student's chosen destination. Foundations of Drawing: Students are working on proportions of the face. Students are working on worksheets covering proportion and shading of facial features. Monday we will begin final portraits from life. Students will draw each other during class. Visual Art: Students finished practice Optical Illusions and are working on layout of their final optical illusions. Projects must use symmetrical balance. We will finish final Optical Illusions on Friday of this week.