Art Updates Intermediate/Upper Division

Blue Cluster students in Art Specialist Kara Caroccio's class worked on creating their own art portfolios this semester. The portfolios included portraits and still life drawings. Students aimed to complete their portfolios by the end of the semester, and the art room was a flurry of activity in December as they worked to put the finishing touches on their masterpieces.

The Silver and Green Clusters spent a few weeks creating plaster masks. These masks were made by layering papermache strips onto a plastic mold, then once the plaster had dried, it would be removed from the plastic underneath. Afterwards, they let their imaginations determine the final painted designs, which ranged from realistic faces (including one clown), to abstract patterns, to a wash of gold. The students also created drawings inspired by the dessert painter Wayne Thiebaud, an American painter best known for his still lifes of edible treats such as colorful cakes, slices of pie, and candy.