What's YOUR Personality??

The 8th grade students just completed their "Nine Square Personality Project" where they had to make 9 mixed-media creations that pertained to their emotions (abstract), things of interest, and/or physical traits. Most of them made three of each... They were to type or write a paper explaining the project. The results are always so interesting. As always, my lovely computer and/or the blogspot program turns the images no matter what i do. Lean your head sideways ;)

 

The student below, Clay, chose not to use multiple layers (watercolor, collage, etc.). He chose to make 21 light and quick sketches. They all pertained to his precious personality, things that he liked, funny things (the boy is super funny), the boat, the ocean, abstract, etc. 

Brylie (below) chose to create three abstract emotions, three physical traits (eye, hand, and lips), and three things of interest (shopping, makeup, and food). 

Mixture... 7th and 8th

This is a mixture of the 8th grade Robert Arenson Portrait Sculptures and the 7th grade African Masks...

Clay Portrait Sculptures

I love these babies. They are heading into high school in a few weeks... The 8th graders that I have had now for three years will be terribly missed. They are an amazing group of young people. That's the funny thing about teaching a connections class in a middle school. You get to see almost all of the students (minus band and whatnot)... You get to see them go from elementary to high school in the blink of an eye. They mature, they grow, they learn, they open their eyes to new things... Best of luck to them!