SchoolArts - February 2011

The Final Unification Process Unity had to be addressed once again after the numbers were mounted on poster board. However, each student had to address different design and unity issues based on their individual backgrounds. Students examined their artwork for unifying elements such as lines, patterns, colors, and textures. They repeated these elements by using various media, including permanent markers, oil pastels, acrylic paint, and watercolor until the entire collage worked together as a whole.

Top: I Lost My Number . . . Can I Have Yours? Katie Schneider, grade eleven. Bottom: 1, 2, 3, David Shonk, grade eleven.

They were able to choose their materials and make personal decisions. Students loved the choice factor and the individuality that emerged in their artwork. Artworks were unique and, for the first time, I felt my students not only embraced the challenge of working with mixed media, but they also successfully tackled the project through individual avenues.

NATIONAL STANDARD

Students conceive and create works of visual art that demonstrate an understanding of how the communication of their ideas relates to the media, techniques, and processes they use.