Student Art

“Cardboard Tube Relief Sculptures”

Look at how trash becomes art! These colorful low-relief sculptures were made by recycling old paper towel and toilet paper tubes! Ms. Amsler’s art classes measured and cut the tubes into half-inch rings, then shaped the pieces by cutting, folding, bending and curling. Finished arrangements were set in place using white glue on an 8 inch cardboard base. THey used acrylic paint, spray paint, and paint pens for the final embellishments. Article by: Adri Ivey 

“Winter Windows”

Ms. Amsler’s 7 white art classes made landscape drawings that 

show foreground, middle ground, and background, as well as size differences 

of objects in order to create the illusion of depth on a two-dimensional surface. 

“Endangered Species Drawings and Paragraphs” 

These were done by Ms. Amsler’s art classes and Ms. Wescott’s science classes. Students completed the interdisciplinary lesson in both their art and science classes. Each student chose an endangered species to illustrate in Ms. Amsler’s class and wrote a paragraph to accompany their finished drawings in Ms. Wescott’s science class. They had to research their chosen animal and its biome. They were also tasked with identifying what’s threatening it and what can be done to protect it. Students had the choice of pen, pencil, or colored pencils to create their drawings. The skills students learned in the recent “Winter Window” landscape project helped students in creating a realistic setting for their animal.