Celebrating 75 Years of Excellence | North High Art Department

October 1, 2012Leave a comment

Saturday, September 29 marked North High’s 75 year anniversary celebration. To commemorate this milestone the North High Art Department facilitated a community-based mural. This was one of many opportunities to get involved in painting this mural designed by Sheboygan native, Dale Knaak.

A special thank you to our principal, Mr. Jason Bull, for giving us the opportunity to share our passion with others.

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Stay tuned for a listing of upcoming painting opportunities. No experience necessary. If you can hold a brush, then you can paint.

Photographs taken by student teacher, Ms. Mortimer.

North High Art Department Splatter Paint

September 29, 2012Leave a comment

North High Art Department participated in North High’s 2012 Lip Dub celebrating 75 years of Excellence. A portion of this splatter painting will be included in the official North High Lip Dub. We just happened to document this unique experience with our fabulous art students.

The song used in this video is not part of North High’s Lip Dub video.

North High Art Department | Artist Lecture Series Kicks Off in October

September 25, 2012Leave a comment

From Radial Designs to Large Format USPS Postage Stamps and Op Art to Tonal Drawings

September 19, 2012September 19, 2012Leave a comment

Snapshot: Here are some of the creative projects Art Foundations 1, Drawing Intensive, Portfolio and Drawing/Paintings I students are currently working on.

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Photo credit: NHS Art Department

Assemblage | Advanced 3-D Design Students

April 25, 2012Leave a comment

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

April 11, 20123 Comments

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.

Pastry Delight Revisited

February 10, 2012Leave a comment

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

February 10, 2012Leave a comment

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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Future Inventors

January 31, 2012Leave a comment

The Advanced 3-D Design students are creating prototypes for future inventions based on their daily consumption of electronics, fashion, technology, etc. Visit us for more images.

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