Exploring Art

Over the course of this week, we learned how to look at things from a different perspective. Whether we were in the woods, city, or school, we were exploring the environment around us with a creative eye. We took pictures of the city, created pieces of art out of trash, tape, and spray paint...

Today we experimented with more subtle artworks. Instead of the more grandiose works to which we were more accustomed, we toned it down a couple notches. Mr. Webster explained that we should be putting small things in odd places, with hopes that they wouldn’t be found easily, but when they were, it would be...

Today we went to Ocean City to create art on the beach. People created many different kinds of art, including string art, sandcastles, and drawings in the sand. Not every piece of art was successful, and this was mainly due to the amount of time we had and the difficulty of the pieces. However,...

Today we saw a MOOSE in New Jersey! Just kidding!  This is one of the sculptures created in the Pine Barrens today. The Moose is Loose! Before heading out to Pakim Pond in the New Jersey Pine Barrens we spent the first hour of the day collecting the supplies that we needed to finish...

Today in Exploring Art we stayed on campus to create pieces of art to bring to Pakim Pond tomorrow. Everything we made today will be installed and photographed tomorrow at the pond. Our overall goal was to make a piece of art that could float on the water or hang from the trees in...

Today the Exploring Art class began with a trip to Philadelphia with the goal of viewing public art and creating photographs in the genre of Street Photography.  As we left MFS by bus, a snowstorm began that would last throughout the day, cutting our mural tour short.  Despite the weather, we all had a...