December 17-January31

Warmest wishes for a wonderful holiday break! I hope you enjoy spending time with your family and friends during this joyous time of year. This blog will be updated with exciting new art projects just after the new year. Happy Holidays!

All the best...

Mrs. Cirjakovic

December 13-December 17

Although many of the eighth grade students have completed their self-portraits, several will need additional time during this final week before winter break to complete the project. The final deadline for this project is Thursday, December 16th. If students need additional work time, they can come in during their study hall period or at 7:35 a.m. I will begin grading them over the break. During the week, we will also design holiday card collages for nursing home residents in need of holiday cheer.

December 6th- December 10th

This week, the eighth graders will complete their self-portrait grid projects. On Monday, they will decide on a color scheme for the design of their backgrounds. They will choose from the following schemes: monochromatic, analogous, triadic, complimentary, cool, or warm colors. I am looking forward to seeing how each child incorporates their own personal style in the design of their background.

November 29th-December 3rd

Self Portrait, 1889

Vincent van Gogh

The eighth graders continue to work diligently on their self-portrait grid projects. During each class period they analyze the values in the boxes of their photo grids, then they use different drawing pencils, blending tools, and kneaded erasers to create the exact value on their drawing paper. The results have been amazing! The students have shared that this has been the most realistic-looking drawing that they have created to date.