Pottery/sculpture students used all the skills they developed over the year in their final project. After viewing the awesome artwork made by Judy Onofrio www.judyonofrio.com and discussing how many of her pieces are based on a narrative, or a story-Students created a "dreamscape" using elements sculpted from clay, found objects, tile, and glass.
Who doesn't dream of having a pony? CKW used a sheet of thin copper for the horse's body, and silver for the hoofs. "Hi-Ho Silver!" Notice the song bird on the fence post. Charming!
Some students had dreams about the future and what path they will be on. KC's path leads to candy! Oil pastels make the color in this landscape textured and intense, it is a good contrast to the smooth glass. The tree trunks in the forest are made of toothpicks.
CT has dreams of angels!
Some dreams are nightmares. LM's dream features some Jurassic Park elements.
Pterodactyl...good thing blogger has spell check!
LP used pop cans as a border. Some projects change as they progress. The "dream narrative" aspect of L's project became less important, and using the elements and principles of design to create something aesthetically pleasing became the main focus of this sculpture.
Mirror by KO'B.
Circus by KM. Notice the tight-rope walker at the top.
A close up of the white tiger in a cage.
Great wave crashing over RP's dreams of surfing, skating, California, and England.
RP was brave about using irregular pieces from broken pottery. R also used a wood base from several cut parts placed together so it has layers of depth.
This project by SK has elements that were important to S's grandmother. A yellow rose, pink ribbons, and a bird float on a mosaic cloud.
The students did a fantastic job with this project. I would like to thank the artist Judy Onofrio for making her work and life story available to students and teachers. Her work is wonderful, and I had the good fortune of hearing her speak at the National Art Teachers Convention in Minneapolis several years ago. My classes also read and enjoyed the April/May 2004 Scholastic Art Magazine which featured Judy Onofrio.
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