News : Middle School Art Show includes new projects, old favorites

Wyatt Walker admires the art while sitting on Dad Okie's shoulders.

Fish sketches helped 6th grade artists learn a variety of techniques.

'Me' collages gave students a chance to combine creativity with personal memories.

VSMS art students displayed their work for the public Tuesday at the school.

The collection of colore glass made by VSMS artists.

Mrs. Sharar displayed some photos of her students at work.

Art students work on one of their projects for the Art Show.

Mrs. Sharar speaks to an Art Show attendee while another takes photos of a sibling's project.

Amy Sharar said she tried to add some new challenges to the Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School art program this year. The new projects included "me" collages; black and white fish sketching for 6th grade students that included learning about overlapping, pattern, design and positive and negative space as well as bubble letters (also the students learned to identify the seven types of fins on a fish!); a terracotta army; and U.S. maps in the style of Jasper Johns.

All of these were on display at the Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School Art Show Tuesday evening. The show took place at the same time as Band Extravaganza.

In addition to the new projects, students created the traditional VSMS favorites: Colored glass, cellophane sculptures and a variety of small books. They also have been studying the color wheel and how the different colors combine in different styles of art.