A Talk about Clay with Professor Keller

ABOUT PROFESSOR KELLER

"Elizabeth F. Keller is noted for her narrative ceramic sculptures and whimsical teapots. Her work has won awards both regionally and nationally, and has been featured in solo exhibitions, numerous regional and national juried exhibitions, in severalCeramics Monthly publications, and in two recent book publications, 500 Animals in Clay and Teapots: Makers and Collectors. Her life interests are in Art Studio, art education and bonsai/penjing cultivation. She joined the art faculty at Coastal Carolina University in 1994." -Department of Visual Arts, CCU 

Keeping Students Honest in Image Use

As we use more and more technology in the artroom, the issue of copyrights and originality often comes into play. Hannah Coale, a digital arts teacher, has a tip for keeping students honest when they use image sources from the internet.

"When I teach any project in my Photoshop classes, which require students to turn in work they have created independently by borrowing parts of online images… (we can do this because we are an educational institution), I also require that they include, usually on a separate page, something which I call an “Imageography.”

Find the rest of her entry here, on Adobe Education Exchange.

CCU Bowl-a-Thon Gets a Little Messy

We had a great day making bowls for the nationwide "Bowl-a-Thon" initiative. People got their hands dirty for the first phase of "Empty Bowls," a project where artists and art organizations work on a community level to fight hunger. The bowls will be fired and glazed before being sold this Spring, filled with some yummy soup. All the proceeds will go to benefit local food banks. 


If you weren't able to make it in create your own bowl, don't worry. You can still help the cause by coming out in May to pick out your favorite and help the cause.

Sneak Peak at Portfolios, opens Dec. 1

No snow outside yet? Time for a winter landscape lesson:

Winter Watercolor Landscape:

Grade Level 1-8: Students will learn about the wet-on-wet watercolor wash technique and how to create texture using a sponge and acrylic paint. They will also learn about landscape composition, atmospheric perspective, watercolor painting skills, and will paint their own simple compositions using different colors, shapes, and overlapping skills. Check out the watercolor presentation for great "how-to" tips.

Great day for the Kingston Elementary Book Parade!

Over 30 homerooms full of students selected books for the annual Kingston Elementary Book Parade. Students dressed up in costumes inspired by the books they selected for their class. We saw some really creative costumes like Dr. Seuss's Thing 1 and Thing 2, prairie dogs covered in neon tennis ball fuzz, and a classroom of pirates!

Thanks to all the teachers, students, and parents who came out to watch the parade. Some of the books featured in the parade were: The Cat in the Hat, The Polar Express, The Night Before Halloween, Charlotte's Web, The Great Fuzz Frenzy, A Pirate's Guide to First Grade, and many more!

Let's socialize!

Head to our Facebook page and like us! While you're there, you can check out some pictures from the Burroughs and Chapin Art Museum's Day of the Dead celebration in Myrtle Beach.

You can also let us know about upcoming events in your area or post some pics of your own artistic endeavors!