Proud of my award winning students!

55 NDCL students were recognized for their outstanding visual art talent at "The Annual Lake & Geauga County Juried Student Art Awards Show.  Below are my 15 students recognized artwork from this school year.  If you have a chance please go to the show in person, these images do not do their work justice! At the end of this post is a poster with additional information.  Enjoy the raw talent...

"Nesting Box" Blue Ribbon Winner 11th grade

"Actively Zen Jar" Blue Ribbon Winner 12th grade

"Best Friend" Blue Ribbon Winner 9th Grade

"Hydropower" Gold Seal 12 Grade

"Patched" Gold Seal 12th Grade

"MinTea" Gold Seal 12th Grade

"Poppies" Honorable Mention 9th Grade

"Amber" Honorable Mention 12th Grade

"Control" Honorable Mention 11th Grade

"Shattered" Honorable Mention 11th Grade

"Bonded" Honorable Mention 12th Grade

"Hunger" Honorable Mention 10th Grade

"Swim" Honorable Mention 12th Grade

"Fantastical Treasures" Honorable Mention 11th Grade

"Tropical Kiln God" Honorable Mention 12th Grade

Proud First Month at NDCL

First sketchbook entry... what use of space, texture, and color!

Another first sketchbook entry by an Intro to Design student!

First Recycled Line Collage Project in Intro to Design

End of the 2016/17 Year at CHUH

Multi-media self portrait 

Teaching at CH-UH for the past three years has been an exciting & rewarding journey.  I will miss every single person I have met & made a connection with, you have touched my heart & soul.

Last day of art club!

Coiled Low Bowl

Stained Glass Vase

Plate Set

Stacking ceramic sculpture

Art Club baking artistic sculptural cakes

Coiled Vessel

Mask

Dino Tea Pot

Printed Jar

Student Choice Award Ceremony

Congratulations CHUH District Art Show Participants & Winners!

I am so proud of each and every one of my students who had their art work in the District art show this year, your creations inspire and amaze all those that walk through the Cleveland Heights Public Library, Job Well Done!

Ceramic I seniors represented in the show

Ceramics II & III students
 Chelsea with the blue bag won 2nd place for her vase
Oshin with the gold bag won 1st place for her jar

Ceramic I students
Emma student in the center won 3rd place for her mosaic frame

9th grade art students
Charlotte holding pink bag won 3rd place for her mandala
Rajani holding the green bag in the far right won 1st place for her portrait

Highlights of Advanced Student's Ceramic Artwork 2015-2016

Ceramics II/III
Heights High School

Students reviewed all the basic building techniques in making a pair of pots.

Students chose an artist and era to study
and inspire them to build a functional artwork of their choice.

Students developed their skill level
on the pottery wheel and in glazing technique.

Students learned how to use sprig molds
and incorporate sprig castings into a final design.

Students learned how to make and use their own molds.

Students learned how to combine many types of castings
 to create a visually interesting and texturally rich surface.

Black History Month Portraits

9th Grade Art

Heights High School

Students laid out drawing and light values with vine charcoal on grey paper

Added compressed charcoal for darker values

Used Charcoal pencils to add fine details

Added white charcoal for pure white areas

Surface Design Plate Sets

Ceramics I
Cleveland Heights High School

Students learned how to construct a plate

then apply designs with slip such as Scraffito,

Slip Trailing,

marbling,

and stenciling.