Art with Ms. Doyle

Grade 6 Art Students just finished an interesting assignment based on an ancient design known as Mandalas. Mandalas are considered to be a spiritual and ritual  symbol  in  Hinduism  and  Buddhism , representing the universe.  Each student was was able to choose their own subject matter and colour scheme as long as they followed the circular form, and included pattern and repetition. 

Visiting Artist : Darren Gowan

Second Semester Senior Art - Artists and inspiration  Learning to think like an artist means: • looking at things more closely than most people do. • finding beauty in everyday things and situations. • making new connections between different things and ideas. • going beyond ordinary ways of thinking and doing things. • looking at things in different ways in order to generate new perspectives. • taking risks and exposing yourself to possible failure. • arranging things in new and interesting ways. • persisting where others may give up. • concentrating your effort and attention for long periods of time. • dreaming and fantasizing about things. • using old ideas to create new ideas and ways of seeing things. • doing something simply because it's interesting and personally challenging to do. Below are some examples of art students are currently working on as they complete their first major unit of study. ...

Grade 9 Yarn Painting The grade 9 art classes are just finishing up some really interesting art work which explores the concept of line by using yarn to draw/paint with yarn.  The Huichol Indians of Mexico are known for their yarn paintings. The Huichols take beeswax which they melt in the sun, and spread it over a piece of wood. They then push coloured yarn into the wax to create images. We created our own yarn painting using glue and scraps of yarn!   Click the first image to see a slideshow of some of the finished pieces from 9A an 9B.

Senior Art Final Art Pieces Click the images to see them in a slide show format