SBCE Artist Day

Kevin Sherrill is a cartoonist who impressed the

students with his large tablet!  He

showed some of his works and discussed

how to create a story.  The students

started a story board about a cartoon they would want to make during this session.

Potter, AJ Argentina, demonstrates how to create a pot using a wheel. The students then got a chance to create a small hand-build animal

sculpture.

Computer animator, Alan Barnes, taught students

about creating comic characters using computer

animation. He demonstrated on his tablet and then the

students created their own character.

Batik is a very old art form that found many young enthusiast after the

students participated in this session with Beth Cox. Using melted wax, the

students created their name and some personal images on a piece of

fabric.

Ben Hollingsworth, a retired Fulton County art teacher, is a very prolific

quilter. Here is he discussing this art-themed quilt with the students.

Artist Amada Jones demonstrated for the students a unique form of art-making called encaustic. Here are

some students holding their collaborative finished piece.

Mr. Melivn was quite the hit here at the SBCE Art Day. The third through fifth graders learned some moves and danced in a choreographed routine.