7th Gr. OP Art- Optical Illusions

Students learned about the art movement that started in the 1960’s called Op Art.  Op Art is a style that uses geometric forms (shapes) and color contrast (opposite colors) to create the illusion of movement or 3-D space.  The students practiced making many optical illusions and selected their favorite design for their final artwork.  They did a wonderful job using creativity, good balance, composition, and craftsmanship in their artworks. 

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7th Gr. Stuffed Animals

Stuffed Animals

Students designed and created these cute stuffed animals, or Mascots as we call them, because they are good luck charms!  Students learned how to sew by hand, including the running stitch and oversewing stitch.

"I loved this project because I found even more ways to show who I am!"

"I loved this project because I love fabric, being creative, and I love, love, Love Stuffed Animals!"

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7th Gr. Self-Portraits

This project serves as a great opportunity for the students to really get creative and express themselves.  The drawing and painting shows the student's interests and personality and showcases exaggerated and original drawings as well as watercolor techniques.  Very fun project!

Awesome job 7th Grade!  Very creative!!

7th Gr. Artist Trading Cards

Artist Trading Cards (ATC) are miniature artworks done on paper the size of playing cards and are traded when finished.  You can do anything you want on an ATC including drawing, painting, collage (cutting up paper or magazines and gluing the pieces down in a different way).  We worked on using different watercolor techniques and using creativity!

                                                                      Anti-Pollution Card

Anti-Bullying Card

Awesome job 7th graders!!  Very fun and creative

7th Gr. Gridded Drawings

For this project, students learned about photo-realist painter Chuck Close who uses grids to create hyper-realistic artworks. Students selected a photograph and gridded it and their drawing paper and copied the photograph square by square.  They did a wonderful job and greatly improved their drawing skills!

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