Photo by Alora Graf By Alora Graf
Staff Writer Lakeridge Jr. High’s 3D art teacher, Mrs. Sweet, is working with her students on a weaving project. The students create design plans in their art journals for what patterns and colors they will use along with the technique they will use on their final projects. The weaving projects consist of using multicolored threads to weave a 7.5 inch masterpiece. Students learn about techniques for weaving and creating patterns that they will use in their final projects, such as the use of colors and multiple patterns in their art. Sofia Mier-Galindo is one of Mrs. Sweet’s 3D art students. “We have been learning about weaving techniques in class,” she said. “When I designed my project, I was inspired by color patterns, ones that are not too complicated.” Many other student have used different styles and techniques, such as Kiki Chiang. “My project was more inspired by the ocean than anything else,” Kiki said, “and what I like about this project is that we get to design whatever we want, mostly all on our own!” Students will be working on these projects throughout the month, and are to be finished with their 3D art projects before Thanksgiving. Most students are beginning to start weaving their projects as of this week after they finished with the planning of their patterns and colors in their art journals. More and more students are beginning to start weaving their projects, with some finishing and some starting their projects. Each individual is bringing their artistic ideas to life, using a rainbow of thread and colorful patterns such as the ones above.
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Photo by LJHS Press Staff By Hibah Khan
Staff Writer In 2015-2016, the art teacher, Mrs. Sweet, is teaching 3D art at Lakeridge Junior High. Students are trying to make 3D clay sculptures. The student who makes clay models needs to follow steps to get it the way he/she wants them. In order to glaze the creations, the students need to make whatever Mrs. Sweet tells the student to make. Then Mrs. Sweet has to fire them in order to to make them dry. Finally, students will get to glaze them. The first piece they made were trays. These trays were about the size of a hand and about 4-5 inches. “ I really liked mine,”, Anna Cunningham said, “and I liked glazing them too.” The students seemed to enjoy this and other things that they made. The second project students accomplished was to make a coil vessel or a coil mug. “ I had a hard time with the vessel,” Isabella Cantu said. “ I made a mini coil mug instead,” Isabella said. The process of drying the mugs takes about one day. When it is hardened Mrs. Sweet puts the clay pots and other things in the kiln for about 12 .5 hours. The kiln can get to about 200 degrees so it takes a while to cool. When it cools, the students glaze their things in any color they like. Then Mrs. Sweet puts them into the kiln again for about 6 hours. These designs need many classes of planning, making, firing, glazing and firing again. According Anna Cunningham it took about two-three periods making their pots. The first set of firing takes about one day, glazing them takes about 1 period, and the second set takes about half a day to fire the mugs with the glaze. |
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