D304Art Highlight - Copic Markers

Special thanks to @mattbrun from @copicmarker for sharing some marker technique with Brooks art students today. #ArtEd #gbmsart #oakpark97
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Room D304 Art Highlight - Animation Critiques

Today was animation critique day. Students travelled through the classroom watching the movies of their peers. They were asked to critique 4 animations of classmates not at their table. The feedback included "one thing you did well", and "one thing I might change". For fun, we voted for top animations in 3 student driven categories: Best animation, Most Original Story, & Smoothest Animation.

Room D304 Art Highlight - Trading Cards

Trading cards for inspirational people. These digital trading cards were created by students in D304 about people that they find inspiring. We used the @autodesksketchbook app from @autodesk to create the portrait, the info card, and to compile them both in the same image These examples were created by (clockwise from the upper left) Maya L., gr8, Danielle A., gr8, Grecian W., gr8, and Abby W., gr6. #ArtEdTech #gbmsart #D97art #oakpark97 #ArtEd

Room D304 Art Highlight - Slayer!!!

SLAYER!!! Owen A., grade 8, went above and beyond on his inspirational portrait. His attention to detail shows his investment and connection to Kerry King and the importance of his music. #ArtEd #gbmsart #D97art #oakpark97

Room D304 Art Highlight - Inspirational People Portraits

These portraits are of people that my students find inspiring. They were created on the Sketchbook app for iOS. Clockwise from top left, the young artists are Alex M - grade 6, Jolie K - grade 6, Aliyah D - grade 8, Sam D - grade 6. #ArtEd #oakpark97 #D97art #gbmsart

Room D304 Art Highlight - About Me

Kylie and Violet, grade 6, share the things important to them by using symbols in these colorful collages. #gbmsart #D97art #oakpark97 #ArtEd
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Room D304 Art Highlight

From concept to completion, here is an "About Me" artwork from Mike D., grade 6. Students listed things of utmost importance to them, and were asked to represent them with symbols. #ArtEd #OakPark97
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Room D304 Art Highlight

This drawing is from Ben G., grade 8. We discussed composition, and students began to surround their names with the symbols from their "important things" list. #ArtEd #OakPark97 #D97art #gbmsart
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Room D304 Art Highlight

Starting off the year with a little "get to to know you" drawing. List 10 things that are of utmost importance to you. Design a symbol for each. #ArtEd #D97art #OakPark97
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Room D304 Art Highlight

Elias N., gr.6, putting the finishing touches on his dream home floor plan. #ArtEd #OakPark97
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Room D304 Art Highlight

Here's Eddie S., gr.6 using #Artsonia classroom mode to upload art to his e-portfolio. By far, one of the best tech tools for art teachers and students. #ArtEdTech #ArtEd #OakPark97
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Room D304 Art Highlight

A view into Jessica Z's workspace (gr. 8) as she paints a Fauve inspired self-portrait. #ArtEd #OakPark97
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Wynston L., gr. 6, is working hard on his dream home floor plan (bird's eye view) for our architecture unit. #ArtEd #OakPark97
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Room D304 Art Highlight

Finished early? Not a problem for Zak L, gr. 6. He used his talent to make this papercraft cat. #ArtEd #OakPark97
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Room D304 Art Highlight

Photoshop Friday 10 spotlight: "That Time I Was a Cartoon", from Aidan, MT, & Sophie. #ArtEd #Oakpark97 #DavisLovesTeachers
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Room D304 Art Highlight

The Annual District 97 Middle School Art Exhibition is now on display at Oak Park River Forest High School. Join us Wednesday March 9th at our opening reception from 6:00pm - 7:30pm to see some amazing work from our young Oak Park artists. The High School gallery is located on the second floor, just up the main lobby stairs. 3-dimensional work is located in the display case on the first floor. Leave a note in our “Artist Fanmail” box to show your support, and we’ll deliver it to your favorite artist.
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Room D304 Art Highlight

"Book" Photograph by Lannah T., grade 8. Students were asked to photograph an object that was a metaphor for their life, or an event in their life. Read the full description of the object and its importance on our website.

I am a book, I am different from everyone around me. 

Every chapter in a book is different and you never know what will it has to come. I chose this object over all the other ones because I feel it represents me the most and it really defines my life. Every page is a new day and I am the author. This represents me because when someone sits down in the afternoon with a book and some tea they are going to relax and feel happy and clam, 50% of my emotions are clam and peaceful finding joy to what every my book has for me that day. I am unique and so is my book.

-Lannah

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Room D304 Art Highlight

"Pointe Shoe" Photograph by Ella W., grade 8. Students were asked to photograph an object that was a metaphor for their life, or an event in their life.

Pointe shoes represent my life because I am always moving and creating.

Pointe shoes represent my life because they symbolize one of the best moments when I got my first pointe shoes, and I love dancing. They also make me feel many emotions. They make me relive the excitement of getting them, they make me feel the pain because they hurt so bad, the beauty because professionals make it look flawless, strength and power because I think it's really cool that I can dance on my toes, and remind me of perseverance because I'm always pushing myself to be better. 

They represent my life because they make me feel all the emotions and everyone's life isn't all happy or all sad, there is a mix of both. My pointe shoes have character, the blood on the inside of my shoe reminds me of the pain in beauty and the silk tells its story of work and relentless training.

Pointe shoes represent me. Concealing all the rough and painful and showing only the put together perfection. The smooth silk on the outside and my rough stitching on the inside.

-Ella


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Room D304 Art Highlight

Researching masks around the world as influence for personal mask design. Drawing by Laurel, gr. 6. #artsed #oakpark97 #artseducation #artsandculture #gbmsart
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Room D304 Art Highlight

Independent study watercolor painting by Claire, grade 8. #artsed #artseducation #d97art #gbmsart
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