Art Studio II/III is a continuation of Art Studio I.  Students continue to work in various media and build their technical skills, however they are also asked to begin thinking about the subject matter of their artwork.  Each year, the students work under a particular theme given by the instructor, and they work to communicate their own personal experiences within that theme.   Here are examples of some of the projects done in Art Studio II/III.

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Honors Interaction Oil Pastel Drawings Communicating an Interaction with an Interior Space

Interaction Collagraph Prints

Scratchboard Honors Drawings Communicating an Interaction with a friend or family member

Colored Pencil Honors Drawings Communicating an Interaction among strangers

Observational Interaction Graphite Drawings

Identity Mixed Media Self-Portraits

Identity Sgraffito Plates

Identity Collages and Dry Point Engravings

Honors Core Value Conte Drawings - Students were asked to define what four core values were most important to them and then visually communicate one of them in conte crayon.

Honors Core Value Oil Pastel Drawings - Students were asked to define what four core values were most important to them and then visually communicate one of them in oil pastel.

Honors Core Value Graphite Drawings - Students were asked to define what four core values were most important to them and then visually communicate one of them in graphite.

Honors Core Value Colored Pencil Drawings - Students were asked to define what four core values were most important to them and then visually communicate one of them in colored pencil.

Revelation Scratchboard Drawings 

Revelation Oil pastel Honors Drawings - Students were asked to reveal an aspect of their zodiac sign.

Revelation Clay Containers 

Honors Conte Revelation Drawings - Students created drawings that revealed one of their favorite or least favorite activities.

Graphite Revelation Drawings - Students created a large and small drawing of objects that communicated a revelation about them.  They then combined the drawings so that the small drawing was revealed through a window in the large drawing.

Colored Pencil Revelation Honors Drawings - Students were asked to visually reveal some of their favorite objects

Tempera Revelation Paintings

Mapping Clay Sphere Sculpture

Honors Compassion Drawings - Oil Pastel

Mapping Conte Self Portrait

Honors Respect Drawings - Graphite

Honors Responsibility Drawings - Conte

Collograph Prints - Mapping

Honors Oil Pastel Drawings Communicating an Aspect of the students' appearance

Ego/Alter Ego Gridded Graphite Drawings - ​using the sculptures created below, students did a series of observational drawings. 

 Ego/Alter Ego Clay Vessels

Honors Colored Pencil Drawings Communicating a Collection/Hobby

Honors Conte Drawings Communicating a Tradition/Ritual

Ego/Alter Ego Collages and Dry Point Engravings

Honors Graphite Drawings Communicating a Habit

Honors Colored Pencil Drawings Communicating "Compassion"

Juxtaposition Diptych Paintings

Juxtaposition Stamp Prints

Honors Oil Pastel Drawings Communicating "Responsibility"

Honors Scratchboard Drawings Communicating "Respect"

Juxtaposition Ceramic Plates

Honors Conte Drawings Communicating "Honesty"

Juxtaposition Graphite Drawings

Hand Painted Travel Posters

Clay Monument Sculptures - Students created a monument communicating a culture of their choice

Still-Life Dry Point Engravings - Each student created a still life set up using objects that symbolized a culture they are a part of.

Themed Pen and Ink Drawings - Each student created three pen and ink drawings of objects that symbolized a culture that they are a part of.

Micro/Macro Mixed Media Drawings

Micro/Macro Graphite Drawings

Micro/Macro Collograph Prints

Micro/Macro Clay Tiles

Treasure Still Life Drawings in Graphite

Treasure Sculptures - Students were asked to create a container that could hold something they treasure.  Both the shape of the container and the black and white design had to speak back to the object they treasured.

Treasure Papercuts - Students were asked to create a black and white designed inspired by their Treasure sculptures

Honors Oil Pastel Drawings
Students created still-life set ups that represented an object they treasure

Honors Graphite Drawings
Students created still-life set ups that represented a place they treasure

Honors Conte Drawings
Students created still-life set ups that represented a person they treasure

Graphite Drawings
Students created a still-life set up of their abstract sculptures (seen below) and objects that related to their design.    

Digital Manipulations
Students digitally manipulated their Contrasting Collages using Photoshop

Contrasting Collages 
Students had to create two collages that communicated contrasting words.  The collages had to be made from found objects.

Colorful

Black and White

Curved

Straight

Creative

Logical

Man Made

Natural

Abstract Ceramic Sculptures
These sculptures had to communicate two contrasting words in an abstract way.

Static vs. Fluid

Harmful vs. Helpful

Rough vs. Smooth

Solid vs. Liquid

Land vs. Sea

Hot vs. Cold

Contained vs. Spilled

Dead vs. Alive

Honors Mixed Media Drawings Communicating Compassion

Honors Oil Pastel Drawings Communicating Honesty

Honors Conte Drawings Communicating Responsibility

Honors Pencil Drawings Communicating Respect

Eraser Prints

Art Studio II/III Drawings 2012-13 - Various Media

Vintage Travel Posters

Connections Pencil Drawings

Ceramic Plates

Digitally Manipulated Collages

Art Studio II/III Honors Drawings - Various Media

Collograph Printmaking

Form and Function Clay Sculptures

Form and Function Pencil Drawings

Journey Pencil Drawings

Paintings

Dry Point Engravings

Graphic Design Food Posters

Form and Function Ink Drawings

Clay Cubes

​Black and White Clay Bowls

Printmaking

Portraits - Students did a portrait of a relative in a medium of their choice and then replicated the pose in their own self portrait