Bubble gum self portraits

Haumana draw their facial parts and expression using a mirror to observe shapes. They add color to express their emotions and facial expressions. How do I feel? What colors express this?

Pōpoki Palaka

Haumana use linear line to paint palaka prints. They understand the history of palaka in the iconic Palaka shirt.

Wandering Eye color wheel

Haumana create tempera color wheels mixing (double load technique) secondary colors from primary

ʻulana - weaving

Haumana explore three (3) different modes of weaving. Self correction is emphasized more that product proficiency to allow students to understand practitioning skills.

fabulous felines

Students look to Laurel Burchʻs "Cat"paintings as inspiration to explore - oil pastel color blending and designing patterns.

3-D sculptures - Cats, Pōpoki, Cats

Haumana work to build armature using water bottles as the foundation for their sculpture. Using newspaper, tape and paper mache...haumana created their sitting cat. What a "purrfect" way to end our semester.

Haumana understand the origins of gyotaku or fish printing as a way of capturing the size of fish trophies.

They use "real" tropical fish to create their fish prints.