VISUAL ARTS

 

TIME CAPSULE – THE (scrap) BOOK                                        

Melissa St. Laurent
                
Archive, document, express and create your artistic persona in this course by creating a personal scrapbook of photographic, visual, collage and written work. With use of many different media, we will be scrapbooking our feelings, memories and experiences. The end result will be a personal autobiographical tactile book that will serve as a time capsule of who you were in high school. The darkroom will be open, and the smell of paint will be in the air with the pencils moving. Each project will be original and will encourage you to express creatively your individuality and solidify it into the book’s pages. To earn credit for this course, you will need to complete all of the creative prompts and complete your book.  Students may continue in this class, and new students may join if spaces open.

 

DRAWING                                                                                                           

Lucy McKenna

This is the second incarnation of this class. Whether you are a returning student or are new, all are welcome. You will not be bored. In this class, students will learn the fundamentals of drawing.  We will examine elements of line, composition, proportion, spatial relationships, perspective and volume.  We will focus on specific techniques such as stippled shading, cross -hatched shading and the blended shadow. We will experiment with various mediums and creative methods of mark making, including printmaking techniques. Utilizing these acquired skills, students will be encouraged to explore their unique, creative visions through daily drawing exercises both from life and their imaginations.

 

JEWELRY: Wax Carving and Casting                                              

Patrick McMillan

This class will focus on the art of jewelry and small metals through the techniques of wax carving and casting. You will learn about different types of casting, materials used and how they are used in industry. You will be working hands on with different waxes and casting material to create pieces to be cast.  The final project will be a cleaned and completed cast piece of jewelry or small-scale sculpture.  Students may continue in this class, and new students may join if spaces open.

 

POTTERY                                                                                                     

Patti Barnatt

In this studio course students will have the opportunity to create functional and nonfunctional work using the ancient hand-building techniques of pinching, coiling and slab building. Various surface treatments will be explored; work will be glazed and kiln fired. Emphasis will be placed on developing craftsmanship and creativity.  Students may continue in this class, and new students may join if spaces open.

 

MAKE YOUR MARK                                                                   

Heather Cronin

Mark making is the foundation of both painting and drawing!

Artists will discover, find and expand their own unique set of mark making. We will explore and combine the creative processes of painting and drawing with movement, music and memory as inspiration!!  Students will be led through a series of experimental and reflective, individual and collaborative class workshops designed to rev up their art engines and strengthen their own unique artistic process!!!!  Students will be inspired by different sensory motivation, such as translating sound in music into visual movements of painting and transforming kinetic motion into drawn line.

Large-scale collaborative paintings and individual collage compositions of motion and form, abstract, representational human figure and self-portraiture can be created from collaborative experimental group pieces. Innovative use of materials and inventive dialogue are encouraged! Students will play with their own artistic processes and concepts and produce their own artistic adventure!

These investigative experiments promote self-confidence in intuitive choices, adventure in artistic direction and the development and layering of creative processes and ideas!  Students may continue in this class, and new students may join if spaces open.

 

COMPUTER ARTS AND GRAPHIC DESIGN                                       

Melissa St. Laurent

Have you ever dreamed of being in the advertisement or print industry or maybe even a fashion photographer? This class takes students with basic digital photography skills and moves them to the next level by applying those skills on a professional level. Projects in this class include fliers, business cards, CD/DVD Jackets, vector caricature/cartoons, professional type layout, web pages and much more. This class will cover the principles of graphic design, screen design and other media design principles.  Students will be using the MAC Platform with programs including iPhoto, Photoshop, Image Ready, Illustrator, In Design, Dreamweaver and others.

 

INTERMEDIATE PHOTOGRAPHY: Mixed Emulsions      

Melissa St. Laurent

Prerequisite: 1 trimester of photography experience or equivalent

This is a demanding class in which students will solidify and further their prior knowledge of photography by utilizing different types of photographic processes, investigating photographers and discovering their own vision. This intermediate level darkroom photography class comprises a balance between guided assignments and individual technical challenges. To earn credit for this course, you will need to complete all of the guided assignments and the independent projects

This is not a beginner’s course. To take this course, you must have either taken Photography I or have equivalent experience. All students should all have their own camera and will need to buy their own film and pay a $25.00 Lab fee.

 

INTRODUCTION TO VIDEO                                                                         

Nick Mazonowicz

Students will learn the basics of video shooting and editing. They will learn how to use a video camera, edit using iMovie, and how to burn their own DVDS. We will concentrate on creating short projects, such as music videos and commercials. This class is for students with little or no video experience.

 

DOCUMENTARY VIDEO                                                                              

Nick Mazonowicz

This course will concentrate on the different elements that go into making a documentary video. These include finding the story, learning the art of conducting and shooting interviews and mastering different editing techniques. Students will be responsible for completing their in-class assignments as well as their own completed documentaries by the end of the trimester.

 

FIBERS                                                                                                          

Patti Barnatt

This Fibers class will introduce students to the basics of machine sewing and hand knitting.

 In sewing we will start with making a tote bag for carrying work and will move on to more individualized projects as skill levels increase. Re-purposing of clothing will be covered if students can bring in items of their own.

In knitting we will start with a garter stitch scarf or neck warmer and move on to more individualized projects as skill levels increase.