SAILING AWAY - PART II

PAPER MACHE' SHIPS

BEGINNING 3-D ART

newspaper, starch, cardboard, muslin, dowels, string, scrap fabric, wood embellishments,

watercolor & acrylic paints, paper scraps for collage

It is such a pleasure to show off more of these amazing sailing crafts.

As you will see the kids went all out in both their ship shapes and their sail designs.

Love what junior Jullian Morris did with the tip of her boat the Nebula,

building that curve with paper mache' was no walk in the park,

as well as how she painted the hull with the starry night design.

Giving you a view of the front and back 

because she took a lot of care with fabric selection for her sail patches.

And check out the sweet bow at the top of the mast below.

And a close up of those translucent beads she found to glue to the sides.

It's little details like those that make these extra special.

And of course I like how she took the time to fray those sail edges

which softens the design.

Spectacular is how I would describe this next vessel,

from the hull design to the multiple sails.

Senior Vicky Hur spent a lot of time making her boat extra.

Everyone loved her anchor she crafted from copper craft wire.

Note how she also incorporated the wire at the bottom and top of the mast?

And I was crazy about how she dripped her paint upside down on the hull.

Vicky received a very special award from me tonight at the Senior Awards Banquet.

Top Honors for her work last year in my 2-D class, 

and top honors this year in 3-D design and construction.

Congrats Vicky.

I'm hoping when you go off to college 

you will form a crafting group and keep the arts alive with your friends.

Alumni Cindy Ryoo is starting a Ceramics program at Rice University in Houston, Texas.

Hint, hint

:)

Vicky's sails are even billowing in the wind,

a trick we learned from nationally recognized repurpose artist Ann Wood.

Another class favorite was this very feminine and delicate ship by 8th grader Dana Ahmad.

It reminds me of what Peter Pan's Neverland ship might have looked like.

My favorite part is the lace bow at the back of the ship and how she painted the hull.

And check out below her clever boat name Seas the Day. 

I also appreciate the work it took her to string all that rigging.

And look at the adorable lace sea shell floating along one of the rigging ropes.

Then Dana brilliantly ties all the colors together with her floral patch.

Now check out the perfect craftsmanship on this vessel by senior Crystal Lai-Ton-Nu,

another award winner tonite 

for her lovely designs and craftsmanship all year long in 3-D Art.

Crystal also needs to be congratulated on having the most pieces up at Open House this year 

besides senior Shreya Sheth.

That's quite a feat because the show is juried.

I would have loved to have worked with Crystal at least on more year in Int. 3-D.

I sure hope you also keep arts & crafts in your life Crystal.

Next up we have 8th grader James Lara's boat.

I really like the double sails and especially that clever crow's nest on top. 

And of course the antique flower button and sea shell on the tip are a great compliment as well.

James even made a tiny wooden pirate but he lost it before I took the photos.

It was adorable, 

just like him  hee hee

8th grader Dylan Lin crafted this really fun ship with a cannon ball hole blown thru it's hull,

as well as the way he aged the hull with paint..

Such a clever design move Dylan.

And I really like how he also aged his sail by sewing on the same color patches

and fraying their edges.

It really looks like a ship wreck below the sea. 

Bravo young man!

Next up is another Peter Pan feeling ship by 8th grader Loren Kim.

I loved the look of this one so much that I bought it from Loren to teach with next year.

One of my favorite design moves that Loren made was to elongate the length of the sails,

and of course the effort she put into fraying each of their edges.

She also ties everything together with her Analogous color scheme,

and the dried flowers overtop the wooden buttons are such a nice detail.

A close up of her frayed edges,

sweet patches and little flags.

Also purchased by myself was this tiny but mighty sailing vessel by junior Lynette Lee.

Of course not all the ships were for sale,

the kids decided if they wanted to try and sell their work or not.

I got lucky that Lynette had hers up because I really wanted to show off her craftsmanship 

as well as the way she rigged the top of her sail. 

Masterfull!

I also loved the way she applied her paint on the hull,

exposing a bit of the newspaper of the paper mache'.

I've always loved text in artwork.

We end with senior Sarah Woo and her super duper vessel design.

It kind of has an Asian flair to it that really catches your eye.

And the visual flow of all the parts and colors couldn't have been more perfect.

And I love, love, love how she painted her boat,

first with the transparent watercolors (so we can see the paper she used thru the paint), 

then glazing her stripes on.

Exquisite Sarah.

Another top Award Winner tonite in both the 2 and 3-D category. 

I have one more photo to add tomorrow of the back side of Sarah's boat.

But it's getting late and I've got to get to bed.

So stay tuned.

Sarah crafted a ladder that is to die for.

SAILING AWAY - Part 1

PAPER MACHE' SHIPS

project inspired by Ann Woods

BEGINNING 3-D ART

newspaper, starch, cardboard, muslin, dowels, string, scrap fabric, wood embellishments,

watercolor & acrylic paints, paper scraps for collage

Another school year is almost over 

and our seniors will be all sailing off in all different directions.

But before they do let's take a look at their and others vessels.

Like nationally known Mixed Media Artist Ann Woods builds her ships,

this is a repurpose assignment with not a lot of expense.

Most of the money went into purchasing the wood accoutrements:

dowels, beads, tiny pots, etc. 

We begin with Coach Milan,

one of our Paraeducators,

and his Donald Trump ship called Fire Pits.

No one realized till he was almost done

 that he had collaged President Trump's face all round his boat.

I really appreciated the time he put into fraying the edges of his sails,

and also the thought he put into the form of his ship.

Fun piece Milan,

and so very current!

This next one is the work of 8th grader Selina Luo.

The stitching on her sails is so beautifully executed,

as is the craftsmanship on the entire ship.

She ties both the ship and sails together thru the analogous colors blue and purple.

I especially like how she solved her hanging requirement by plying string to itself 

and attaching it at either end of her boat.

There were so many requirements these kids had to work to 

with over a hundred points to be earned.

One of my top 3-D seniors,

Hannah built this spectacular creation for us all to enjoy and exclaim over.

Fabulous attention to detail in her dragon boat.

Check out how she built the wings,

with buttons and copper wire.

And of course the lions on the sails were the bomb!

I also really liked her color scheme with her complimentary reds and greens.

Bravo young woman!

And I couldn't do a post without showing off A.P. English teacher Donna Hall

and her swan ship.

To die for!

She's calling it the Sea Mist, 

and like Hannah above,

 she is giving this everything she has.

The lovely form from the head to the wings,

the frayed sails that bring such softness to her piece.

Those gorgeous buttons with the plied cotton rigging.

Cutting the heart shape out of fabric and backing it with netting before she stitches it down.

Her delicate choice of buttons on the sails.

It just all flows so beautifully together.

Thank you once again,

for having the courage Donna to join us,

and allowing us along on your journey..

One of my personal favorites was this pirate ship design by 8th grader Palmer Patel.

The cannons on the side, 

the multiple flags,

using a Sharpie and bravely drawing out his skull and crossbones.

The plied rigging connecting the sails,

and the actual ship design with the captain's cabin.

Totally cool Palmer.

And check out this beauty by senior Alexis Bilas-Imperial called Wanderlust.

Lovely analogous color choices with a bit of sparkle.

The wonderful curve at the front of the ship that we all loved so much,

and the time it took for all that fraying along the sails.

We end Part I with junior Rachel Kannampuzha.

Impeccably crafted,

this is a true sailing ship with it's bottom fin.

We all really delighted in the fact that she coiled her rigging on the side,

and attached the anchor she built out of wire to the other.

Also check out her main flag at the top.

Doesn't it look like it's blowing in the wind the way she has shaped it.

I wonder if she stuffed it?

I'll have to ask her.

I also really appreciate the gentle patches of white against white,

and that she pinked some of the patch edges to catch our eyes.

Now did you notice the tiny pieces of metal she attached to hold her sails to the rigging?

How dang cool is that?

Well thought out young woman.

Just love showing off your designs.

OVER THE OCEAN BLUE

PAPER MACHE' SHIPS

BEGINNING 3-D ART

paper mach'e hull, wood masks, & cloth sails

OK,

so this was my VERY FAVORITE assignment that we did last school year,

these remarkable Paper Mache' Ships.

I was inspired to try this project because of the work of Re-Purpose Artist 

Ann Wood.

She loves to turn others trash into treasures;

pieces of cardboard, old linens and antique clothing.

I've been following her blog for a couple of years now,

 and fell in love with the ships she creates.

So much so that I was able to purchase two for myself to display and enjoy.

I also showed them to my students as fabulous examples.

If after you see these you would like to try your hand at making one,

Ann shares her secrets on her blog. 

Many of my students shared with me that this was their favorite assignment as well,

 and what they were the most proud of that they had crafted all year

One of the most impressive of all the ships made was this galleon by 8th grader Sydney Eng.

That's right,

8th grader!

The extra time she spent on making this larger than it needed to be,

with more sails thea she needed was really going above and beyond!

And,

as you can imagine,

 there were a lot of oohs and ahhs when she brought it in for grading.

Before we started building the ships,

 I gave the kids an illustration off Google of the basic parts of a sailboat.

Then I had them go onto Google Images and find a boat shape that inspired them.

Only one mast and sail were required,

but as you will see , 

many of the kids stretched themselves so much further,

like junior Helen Park above.

As I see the photos we took,

I so wish I would have used a different backdrop with more contrast.

We lose Helen's hull in the texture of the fabric.

Hers is the beauty I bought at Open House

 so I could have a great student example to teach with this school year,

because I will definitely repeat this assignment.

This next amazing work by senior Charity Lizardo was the ship I bought for my assistant,

Alyssa Olea.

It was her favorite of the ones that were for sale.

I have to tell you that most of the kids did not want to part with their ships.

Selling their work at Open House is an option, 

and I really like when they want to keep what they've made.

This was another of my personal favs by English teacher Deliana Park.

What a cutie it is.

She even built a wheel house.

Sadly,

 Deliana has resigned from her teaching position here,

after 20 some years,

to teach English at Troy Tech in Fullerton,Ca.

Their yearly schedule lines up better with her children's school schedule

 which takes a load off her daycare issues.

We all miss her terribly and were shocked to hear of her parting.

I considered her one of my best friends here on campus,

and the kids have repeatedly told me what a great teacher she was and devastated that she left.

We LOVE you Ms. Park!!!

You were an integral part of what has made this place #7 in the Nation

Another requirement was to name their vessels.

We accomplished this with paper collage text over their paper mache' hulls,

or by putting the name on a flying flag.

These two sailing ships belong to senior Karen Long & 8th grader Charlotte Park.

The subtle blues and purples are coming from light washes of watercolor or acrylic paints.

We wanted the newspaper from the paper mach'e to show thru the paint to add texture to the hulls.

8th graders Iris Lin  & Elliana Lee designed superior hull forms.

Each child used their critical thinking skills for hull & sail designs.

Even though Ann Wood does share her secrets on ship building,

 I encouraged the kids to come up with their own unique vessels.

Senior Hapshiba Kwon & 8th grader Micah Yim came up with wonderful ships as well.

I especially like that Micah used a bit of pirate colors & cannons on his hull.

How fun!

Micah was another favorite artist/peeps of mine that left Whitney this year.

He transferred over to one of our larger high schools,

Cerritos High,

which offers a lot more opportunities and experiences then we do here at our much smaller campus.

Can't blame him,

but boy oh boy,

 do I miss that sweet young man's smile and positive energy that he brought me daily.

Next we have these delightful vessels by juniors Cheryl Mallabo & Insha Khan

Ms. Hall,

another of our English teachers,

 was lucky enough to swoop in and buy Cheryl's ship at Open house 

which she now proudly displays in her classroom.

These two very sweet boats were created by seniors Eileen Wang & Clarissa Gutierrez.

Note the back scallops on Clarissa's hull.

Reminds me of an elegant swan's tail.

I was really drawn to senior Elias Rodriguez slender boat.

It reminds me of a light weight boat we'd see in the Orient.

And 8th grader Malia Pulido could house an army in her deep hull.

What would be really cute for a baby's room is to put several small stuffed animals in it.

Noah's Arc Ish.

I am so incredibly proud to show off these incredible works of art.

This was probably their most challenging assignment,

yet they loved it.