Design your very own monster! Students will explore additive sculpture methods using plaster as their primary medium as they create 3d original monsters!

Artists from Claude Monet to contemporary artist Andy Goldsworthy have used nature as their main inspiration throughout their art making processes. Students will create drawings using a variety of dry media from observation.

Students will create paintings that function both as a 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional works of art. Students will be challenged to build protruding plaster forms onto their canvas that directly correlate with the theme of their painted surface. 

Students will explore animals and their natural habitats. They will paint based on their observations of the natural world as well as imagination of natural things. Students will explore the concept of nature and its relationship to art.

Students will examine different types of dinosaurs to create their own 3-dimensional rendition – focusing on scale, proportion and texture. From high and low relief sculpture to free standing sculpture in the round, students will learn the diverse styles and methods of working with the versatile medium of clay.

Explore wings, fangs, scales, horns as you create your own dragon! Students will learn foundational sculpting techniques as they work with armature building and clay to create three-dimensional dragons!

For any student who is curious about the stars and planets! Students will learn about astronomy and cosmology inspiring them to create renderings of what they imagine beyond planet Earth. Students will learn concepts of color and light - utilizing tint, tone and shade to create they galaxial paintings.