SDFAS 1st Graders really enjoyed working together to create this amazing 3 panel room divider. Choose which side best suits your mood— Is it the dribbled, splashed, smeared Jackson Pollock inspired action painting side? Or is it the Square with Concentric Circles, Wassily Kandinsky inspired side that best represents your state of mind?… Either way, you can’t go wrong with this One-Of-A-Kind collaborative art piece.
(3 Acrylic on Wood 19”x75” panels)
*Special Thanks to Luana McAuliffe, Caroline Fontaine, Kathy Mitchell, Sonja Donahue, Cousin Chris and Kenneth D. Hudson
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Embellish and bedeck your garden with this set of 3 staggered height, whimsical planters. The 3rd Grade students enjoyed selecting and arranging their own blend of colored (scrap) glass. The beautiful patchwork of mosaics were then adhered to scrap lengths of PVC pipe to create this gorgeous, eco-friendly, “Recycle Art” sculpture, which would make a splendid and mindful addition to any garden.
*Special Thanks to Sarah Elder, Kathy Mitchell and Sonja Donahue
The 5th grade A students created a painting inspired by the French Post- Impressionist artist, George Seurat, using his pioneered style of painting, Pointillism, in which small and distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image. They combined Pointillism with Norman Komen’s incredible photograph of Torrey Pines 1989 and created this beautifully evocative painting of a stormy sunset! Enjoy this Window to the West, day or night.
(on Paper on Wood 48” x 36”)
* Special Thanks to Norman Koren, Kathy Mitchell, Sonja Donahue and Mr. Bago
The 5th Grade Class B– George Seurat’s Gray Weather, Grande Jatte, 1888. This re-interpreted masterpiece of Post- Impressionist artist Georges Seurat, encouraged students to see and explore the possibilities of color and form. The young artists were given individual sections of the painting to recreate, they were encouraged to… “‘Paint what You See’, not what you think!” When all segments were completed, the artists then worked together to unite the sections and allow the painting to flow into a single composition. Students were very amazed and proud by what their collaborative effort produced! This remarkable painting truly embodies the spirit of community art. Tempera on Paper on
Wood 48” x 36”
*Special Thanks to Kathy Mitchell, Sonja Donahue, Mr. Bago, SDFAS Class of 2019 and George Seurat!
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International Week opened with an “Art Happening” featuring 6th Graders working together to create Peace Mandalas. The combination of students actively creating socially conscious art on the blacktop during the course of the school day, exemplifies SDAFS mission to enable “unique multicultural experience that forges open-minded citizens”.
This sui generis project includes 2 (30”x 30”) oil pastel on wood with an additional 18” x 18” Eiffel Tower Peace Sign- decoupaged with the word “Peace” in over a hundred languages.
“Feel the Love” of these young Peace Creators whenever you look at their inspiring art!
7th grade students worked in teams to recreate Henri Matisse’s, Woman in a Purple Coat, in fabric. The image of the original painting was projected onto paper— then traced and segmented, to form a working pattern from which the students could work. Together they cut, fused and assembled each section. On the reverse side, their personal, yet creative effort can be seen in the embroidery of their names and images of their choosing.
*Special Thanks to Kathy Mitchell, Sonja Donahue, Emily Loomis
**This project is dedicated to the former Professor of Fashion Design at Washington University, St. Louis, Jeigh Singleton, the Master of all Things Textile, whose design motto, “KISS-it” (Keep It Simple Sweetheart) is forever ingrained in all his countless student’s brains! He will be missed!
The 8th grade – Mosaic Cocktail-Table. The 1882 woodblock print of Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai’s, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, is rated 93 in, A History of the World in 100 Objects. Hokusai’s prints greatly influenced the Impressionism movement and is an incredibly transcending image. Just as the original woodblock print required many artisans to carve and print, so does this fantastic mosaic table.
(Glass Tile 3’x5’)
*Special Thanks to Oceanside Glasstile, Kathy Mitchell, Emily Loomis, and SDFAS Class of 2016!
ALSO…
8th Grade – Triptych, The Great Wave Off Kanazawa – Graffiti-Style. The 8th grade artists reinterpreted, Hokusai’s “Great Wave” to the flip side of classical art—- Graffiti Art, which has also existed since ancient times.
*Special Thanks to Kathy Mitchell, Sonja Donahue and Emily Loomis
