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The Sheboygan North High Art Department’s Mission is to create an inclusive learning environment that amplifies originality, identity, and collaboration through the use of 21st Century skills in both studio practice and communication.

Assemblage | Advanced 3-D Design Students

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Assemblage is an artistic process. In the Visual Arts, it consists of making three-dimensional or two-dimensional artistic compositions by putting together found objects. 

This piece describes my dancing, my creative side and me. This uses colorful 3-D objects. The words inspire me and I used them to inspire others. I enjoyed this very unique project.  – Kristi W, Advanced 3-D Design
 
This project represents me in many ways. The tennis balls show and mean that I am athletic and I am an athlete. I also used color chips and bring colors because I like bright colors. The two metal pieces show that I love solving problems and puzzles. The M&M wrapper is there because I love junk food.
 
I also have badges; a Jordan badge and a Hollister badge. I made an airplane out of aluminum can, which describes that I love drinking green tea. I have a lot of pencils and pens to demonstrate my passion for art. I have little number stencils because I love math. Overall, this Assemblage is about me expressing myself. – Tou Lee X, Advanced 3-D Design
 
 

75th Anniversary Sheboygan North High Mural

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Below are two proposed designs for North’s 75th Anniversary. These designs were created by Dale Knaak, mural painter living and working in Sheboygan. 

Sketch#1

Tried to incorporate all points on suggestions sheet you provided. The four core are addressed with graphics. They seem cliche, but not sure of another way to represent them. For co-curriculars I used students from past to present. Did not specifically represent each one on sketch. Tried to generalize.

This sketch shows old building at left (possibly in black and white, transitioning to low key color). The right side would show present school building. The fact it runs off of edge of mural could be a suggestion to the future.

The word Sheboygan with NHS addresses Sheboygan.


Sketch#2
This sketch mainly focuses on the ’75 Year’ theme. It’s meant to be simple and direct. A celebration of the 75 year accomplishment. The school itself could be the focal point. Banner or type could be smaller. I see the people looking towards the center or focal point. It could be students and faculty? A simple,  clean look. 
 
These sketches only represent a point of departure at this point. Just to get everyone thinking in the same direction. It is my opinion we may be trying to show too much in the mural. Diluting the real message. ‘A celebration of 75 years of educating’. But that’s just how I feel about the mural as a visual.

Can You Say Sunfish?

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The Art Foundations 4 students created functional works of art based on the good ol’ teapot with a twist. The twist is to find a compound word that would excite them resulting in their own unique teapot (lid, spout, handle).

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Art Foundations 2 Ceramic Houses

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Here is a taste of what the Art Foundations 2 students created.

Art students were to design a house or building showing their understanding of front, side, back and aerial profiles. Then they were to determine desired dimensions, followed by creating a 3-Dimensional paper model. This model would provide them with a visual on how it would look as a form. Once approved, then they would disassemble the model and use it as template, which were traced onto slabs of clay.

More photos to come.

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Pastry Delight Revisited

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Last year, the Drawing/Painting II students painted baker from Johnston Bakery in Sheboygan. Although the idea is not new, it sure was new for this year’s group of students. Here is a sneak peak of what will be on display at a local bakery near you.  Well, not really near you if you do not live in Sheboygan, but perhaps close enough.

These paintings are acrylic on canvas, 16″x20″.

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Compound Word Mania

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The Art Foundations 4 art students are at it again. They are currently working on interpreting a compound word into a functional work of art. With over 2,000 compounds words available who wouldn’t want to make this project?

Can you name that compound word?

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Tonal Gridders

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The Drawing/Painting I students were to create a large format drawing based on the grid. They were to use only tones to define shapes and extend their value scale found within their subject matter. Drawings range from 16×20″ to 18’x24″.

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