Please enjoy this snapshot of what sixth, seventh, and eighth grades have been creating. Also, a special shout-out to our student participants (listed below) who submitted their artwork for this year’s holiday card.
Congratulations!
- Sophie Weinstein ’26
- Beya Kelley ’25
- Coraline Mann ’25
- Anna D. ’25
- Anji Sharma ’24
Sixth Grade
Greek Etched Vases: When thinking about artifacts of Ancient Greece, one of the first images that comes to mind are those of Ancient Greek vases; reddish-orange vessels and the iconic illustrations that adorn their surfaces. Essential to everyday life in Ancient Greece, vases had both artistic and functional value, bearing visual messages about religion and culture as well as carrying water, oil, and perfumes. Grade six students created and embellished their own designs by etching into the black board to reveal the gold foil underneath.
Seventh Grade
Pointillism Still Life Paintings: Georges Seurat was a French post-Impressionist painter who developed pointillism, a technique that uses small dots of color to create an image. His most important work, Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, took him two years to complete. Students were tasked to create an interesting Fall still life composition. Within this composition they used the painting style of Pointillism as well as optical blending–using two primary colors to create a secondary color––mixing with your eyes. Keeping color in its purest form.
Eighth Grade
Name Mandalas: “Mandala” is a Sanskrit word meaning “circle” or “completion”. It is often recognized to represent wholeness. Students used shapes, colors, patterns, and designs to express themselves as they incorporated their name. Can you find their name?
