Mister Turnbull's Art Class

  Pierce has brought professionalism and persistence to every assignment.  One could be negative and say he is quick to work because he'll be gone next week, but this is an unfair assessment, as Pierce has shown dedication and engagement the entire trimester.  He is open to new ideas.  He can draw from his imagination and from observation.  He is a positive contributor to our community and we wish him a great summer!  Jackson is a life long learner who takes his passions to the paper when he makes artwork.  For example, His love of history is most apparent in his Guess Who board, which goes above and beyond expectation by giving each character not only specific facial features, but specific time periods.  He wants to contribute and does so often; he even made a specific piece just for our all district arts night.  I look forward to working with Jackson in the future.   Jameson is an open minded and reflective student, prone to being...

      Brayden brings a scholastic professionalism to the visual art class.  He has provided evidence of developed craft, engagement and he expresses persistent enthusiasm for cars.  I'd continue to pursue these interests in how things are constructed, specifically constructed by hand.  Thank you for these excellent examples of middle school art and craft.  Londyn here displays three portraits of Brittany Spears in preparation for her Toby Jug.  This shows observation, expression and exploration.  Londyn has also made a Cape Verdean flag stuffed felt pillow and some fabulous paintings (please upload them to google classroom!) Jack wrote this fantastic poem to accompany a collage:  "Welcome Double Trouble.  We Build Power Behind the Scenes".  This poem was created by cutting words out of magazines and rearranging them to make something new.  Excellent job taking our Surrealist games seriously, you've written something ominou...