CERAMICS 2009

An array of items--
all with LIDS!
Even the snowman,
whose hat is
removable.

COME AND GET IT: FOOD PLATES!

Today's Menu:
Waffles
Eggs and toast
Pancakes
Bagels


Spaghetti
Chicken nuggets
Asian medley
Cheeseburgers & fries
Fresh Fruit

8th Grade ABSTRACTS - like KANDINSKY

Beautiful works, created
using mixed media
to emulate Wassily Kandinsky
the first abstractionist.

























Click on any photo to view a close up.

NEW SCHOOL YEAR!

Fall classes have begun

and great new student artworks 

are under creation

at East Grand Forks Senior High

and Central Middle School.

Tune in soon for photo updates!

Go Green Wave!

2nd Semester BOWLS

Danny Nice's
earth-colors bowl

Jake Greenwood's
waterfall bowl

Kayla Stuart's
fluted-edge bowl

ABSTRACT PLASTER CARVING

Ceramic Busts

Busts of familiar faces, like
Abraham Lincoln,
or of everyday friends
become
extra-ordinary works of art
in the hands of student artists!

Click on images for closer view.

NEWEST Ceramic Creations

Two new handbuilt
ceramic boxes,
hand-decorated with
intricate designs:

pastel floral,




and animal print
with sizzling red.

More MOSAICS

Sanaida's
Peace-Love Dove

Emily's
Peace & Love









Hunter's
Southwest Horizon

Bowled Over!

New ceramics students
are trying their hands at interesting
colors and combinations.

Some pieces beg to be
touched and looked at!

These blues are
extraordinarily beautiful
to this teacher, who loves blue.

A nicely formed pinch pot
with uniform walls and bottom.
Fantastic for a first attempt!

The teacher's example,
with inscribed peace dove,
was given to the guidance counselor
who requested it.

WIRED! (or, "Wire we doing this?")

The introductory sculpture lesson includes
working with wire creating a 3-D figure
in order to become familiar with
space, shape, and mass.

Tanner's Shark!

These shapes are quite fun
and a small sample of the class's finished artwork.

Amanda's Flower













Cecilio's Scorpion!

PLAYING WITH FOOD

The assignment was, working with clay,
to create a ceramic plate,
then to create real-looking food
from clay to serve on the plate.

Expecting platefuls of steak and baked potatoes,
I was surprised by the utter lack of beef!

This younger generation is growing up
with greater international tastes
than my spaghetti and chop-suey eating generation!
Among the traditional breakfast meal,
you'll find a burrito, shrimp fettuccine,
and sushi on their plates!