November 2022/2023 Day of the Dead Sculptures
Each year we do a Day of the Dead inspired art piece. This year we made hanging sculptures using air dry clay. We first did a sketch of the human skeleton and learned some of the names of the most prominent bones. Students then sculpted each bone individually in their own style. We placed a small hole in each bone with a toothpick in the soft clay so that the pieces could later be connected. After all the pieces were made and dry, students painted the bones and decorated them. We then assembled the figurines together using thin wire. In the past we have used fishing line, which also works, but some students find it difficult to tie the pieces together.
Left Image: Azel Bonifacio 8
Ysabella Enriquez 8
Marissa Bahena 6
Ashley Baltazar 8
Arianna Cervantes 8
Nicole Bunma 7
Ayleen Romero 8
Joseline Martinez 7
Sofia Galaz 6
Angela Mendoza 8
Rahiana Mir 7
Chantal Altamirano 8
Danna Garcia 8
Kasey Peck 6
Melanie Aceves 6
Kiara Duarte 7
Brianna Martinez 8
Yaneli Luna 7
Mya Troung 8
Moises Barraza 8
Francisco Pacheco 8
Joshua Ochoa 8
Damian Zacarias 8
Dakar Moreno 6
Chris Munguia 7
Jacobo Velazquez 7
Abdullah Al Rubaie 7
Amaya Martinez 7
Grace Camacho 7
Luis Lopez 8
Michael Harvey 7
Abraham Salazar 8
Chris Rodriguez 8
Leyna Trujillo 7
Zakk Moreno 6
Gregory Miramontes 6
Diego Rostro 8
Fernando Gonzalez 6
Rosemary Vargas 8
Jacob Manriquez 6
Leilani Madrigal 7
Jazmine Becerra 8
Ricco Calderon 8
Alex Barajas 8
David Valadez Pineda 8
Rey Layug 7
Samuel Espinoza 8
Katelynn Espinoza 8
Kaila Garcia 8
Jaden Diaz 8
Samantha Badillo 7
Angel Robinson 7
Makaylah Payne 8
Arianna Cervantes 8
Rosario Alvarado 6
Jade Cardenas 6
Dante Long 8
Gisel De Lira 8
Genesis Arcadio 6
Vanessa Garcia 8
Isaac Gonzalez 6
Fabian Suarez 6
Nico Leon 8
Abby Tyson 7
Naylean Ruiz 7
Jazmin Cisneros 7
Abdi Ahmed 8
Kate Cruz
Still Life and Landscape Paintings
Students painted still life paintings this year to practice painting techniques. Still life paintings are non-living objects and have been a popular subject for artist to paint for centuries. Although still life paintings are often simple everyday objects, they offer a number of challenges such as color mixing, painting different textures and capturing light and shadow. It is one of best subjects to focus on when learning how to paint. The focus of this unit is not on making a single painting, but rather learning skills to paint many different things. Because of this, students did several (3-5) smaller paintings over a 3 week period. We used reference pictures that are good examples of paintings that students can learn from. This year we also added landscapes paintings as an option .
Left Image: Maria Romero 8
Sarah Moreno 8
Diego Rostro 8
Rodrickque Williams 8
Azel Bonifacio 8
Ashley Baltazar 8
Yaneli Luna 7
Kiara Duarte 7
Danna Garcia 8
Mya Truong 7
Ashley Baltazar 8
Jazmine Becerra 8
Francisco Pacheco 8
Izzie Nuno
Ayleen Romero 8
Ysabella Enriquez 8
Jazmine Becerra 8
Francisco Pacheco 8
Vanessa Garcia 8
Leilani Madrigal 7
Azel Bonifacio 8
Luis Lopez 8
Melanie Aceves 6
Rey Layug 7
Kiara Duarte 7
Sofia Galaz 6
Joselin Martinez 7
Martin Reyes 7
Ayleen Romero 8
Makaylah Payne 8
Michael harvey 7
Gisel De Lira 8
Danna Garcia 8
Nicole Bunma 7
Abraham Salazar 8
Kaila Garcia 8
Andrea Zavala 6
Ahmed Ali 8
Katelyn Espinoza 8
Maria Romero 8
Makaylah Payne 8
Briana padilla 7
Kate Cruz 8
Nicole Bunma 7
Joshua Ochoa 8
Marissa Bahena 6
Rahaina Mir 7
Jacob Manriquez 6
Rosemary Vargas 8
Moises Barraza 8
Luis Lopez 8
Michael Harvey 7
Andrew Vasquez 7
Angela Mendoza 8
Rodrickque Williams 8
Tyler Villafranca 8
Diego Rostro 8
Chantel Altamirano 8
Samuel Espinoza 8
Sofia Galaz 6