7th and 8th Grade Art

I have appreciated the level of work and interest the older students have held for the work on the Gala horses. They have added so much of their personality and interests to the individual elements for each horse and have enjoyed working on the project. The 7th and 8th grade classes are the only classes I have that are mixed grades, so we have two 7th and 8th grade combined horses. They are each distinct in their design, similar in the skill level and both are wonderful sculptures. 

This group also had the distinct experience of having a visiting artist come into our class to give a lesson. My husband and I are hosting a Japanese college student who is studying English at Case Western Reserve University. His name is Shoki Kobuchi and he is working towards his degree as an English teacher in Japan. He was gracious enough to take a day off his studies to teach the students Japanese calligraphy (shodo). The students were very polite, engaged and appreciated his translations of all their names and various words and phrases. I was very grateful for his time and I enjoyed learning a new artistic method as well. 

7/8 group Y (side 1)

7/8 group Y (side 2)

7/8 group Z (side 1)