Portfolio Preparation is a must.
Participation at National Portfolio Day is expected.
College Research, Application and Interviews.
Real-World Applications of Art-Making.

Yearbook Involvement
**Photo-Editors (not necessarily just photographers…that duty is shared with other staff) using Photoshop CS3.
**Creation of Ads for Yearbook businesses as a part of design instruction for real-life career participation.
**POSSIBILITY: Exploration of InDesign and Illustrator for Tech-Fair.

Self-motivated efforts are monitored and rewarded through self-awareness and recommendations.

The Flying Machine Design Studio

Local Projects’ Jake Barton

Emily Flake

Bob Ziering

Dan Moreton with Scholastic Books

Sony Music’s Art Director, Maria Paula Marulanda

The Whitney Museum of American Art

Jasper Johns at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Silver Key Recipients…
Amanda Depew, (mrs. g), Kaylin Lindquist, Kayshia Kruger and Heather Bixby

Proud family of Depew’s…

Our sabers on the wall…

Molly researching for next year…

It’s even bigger then this….

Ellen Biegert’s Gold Key will proceed to the National level for competition in NYC.

You have been selected as part of the regional best! Your work will be displayed at Marywood University with your awards ceremony being held prior to the art exhibition opening.

KUDOS and BRAVO!

COIL POT

SMOOTHING COILS

GLAZING

LOADING A KILN

UNLOADING A KILN

RAKU FIRING

Clays exhibit plasticity when mixed with water in certain proportions. When dry, clay becomes firm and when fired in a kiln, permanent physical and chemical reactions occur which, amongst other changes, causes the clay to be converted into a ceramic material. It is because of these properties that clay is used for making pottery items, both practical and decorative. Different types of clay, when used with different minerals and firing conditions, are used to produce earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. Early humans discovered the useful properties of clay in prehistoric times, and one of the earliest artifacts ever uncovered is a drinking vessel made of sun-dried clay. Depending on the content of the soil, clay can appear in various colors, from a dull gray to a deep orange-red.

Clay tablets were used as the first writing medium, inscribed with cuneiform script through the use of a blunt reed called a stylus.
Clays sintered in fire were the first form of ceramic. Bricks, cooking pots, art objects, dishware and even musical instruments such as the ocarina can all be shaped from clay before being fired. Clay is also used in many industrial processes, such as paper making, cement production and chemical filtering. Additionally, Clay is often used in the manufacture of pipes for smoking tobacco.

Clay, being relatively impermeable to water, is also used where natural seals are needed, such as in the cores of dams, or as a barrier in landfills against toxic seepage. Recent studies have been carried out to investigate clay’s adsorption capacities in various applications, such as the removal of heavy metals from waste water and air purification.

PINCH POT

SLAB POT

COIL POT

THROWN POT on a POTTER’S WHEEL