Cartoon Clay NURDS
Art-1 Students create a "Nurd-sery"
Childress High School Art students have been modeling up cartoon clay "NURDS" during class this week! Students have been studying the art of cartooning. After several cartoon techniques were . . . read more
Art Field Trip
Advanced Art Students travel to Custom 4 U
The Childress High School Advanced Art students were excited to take a field trip to a local retailer in downtown Childress, Texas. Custom 4 U hosted the two classes in a hands-on demonstration of . . . read more
Advanced Art Create Play Decorations
CES 2nd Grade "Unity Tree"
The advanced CHS Art classes are working hard to complete decorations for the upcoming play of the CES 2nd grade "Unity Tree". Students are making stage front decorations in large poster painted dogs and . . . read more
Grid MasterPieces
Art-1 Students learn EMPHASIS
CHS Art-1 students are learning the Principle of Design - EMPHASIS with completing a "Classroom Mural". Students have learned the grid method, used even by Leonardo da Vinci in Renaissance Era. . . . read more
CHS Art Department
"How ART Thou?"
CHS Art Department Melissa E. Vannoy Art 1 & 2 Class Schedule Contact Lesson Plans Teacher Bio CHS Art Articles . . . read more
Learning BALANCE in class
Art-1 students draw 1/2 face projects
CHS Art-1 students have just finished a BALANCE drawing exercise. Students selected a large full face picture; cut into two pieces. Students drew one side of the face, using the principle of design BALANCE and other principles . . . read more
CHS Art-3 Student Paints for Local Cemetery
Ulysses "Chips" Cardozo is a local artist!
Improvements to the Childress Cemetery have been underway since the May 2006 tornado. The local committee has been dedicated in enhancing the tree population along with the clean-up of the damaged trees. In efforts to give recognition to . . . read more
CHS Advanced Art Students Create Ceiling TIles
Artistic Flare flow "upward" in the CHS Art Department
CHS Advanced Art students have been reviewing the 7 Principles of Design: Unity, Balance, Contrast, Emphasis, Movement, Pattern and Rhythm. Students were challenged to create a ceiling tile using poster board and a chosen . . . read more
Paper Masks created by CHS Art-1 students
Learning the Principle of Design - UNITY
CHS Art-1 students began learning the 7 Principles of Design in the Spring Semester of 2008. UNITY is the principle emphasized during the project of making a creative Paper Mask. Students used colored construction paper, glue, . . . read more
One-Word Design Drawing Boards
CHS Art-2 Students Create
During the 5th 6 weeks of the spring semester, Art-2 students have been researching American artists. Among the variety of artist studied, Robert Indiana gave inspiration to the Art-2 students as they created a . . . read more
What can you make from a TIN CAN?
Advanced Art Students are challenged by a tin can!
Right before the Christmas Holidays, the CHS Art-2 Students were challenged to create a functional piece of art from a tin can. Each advanced art student were given an ordinary tin can (size of a soup can) and were challenge to . . . read more
Wire Sculptures
Art-1 Students make "Characters in Action"
CHS Art students began the Fall semester, learning the 7 Elements of Art - starting with LINE. Students created a wire sculpture that began as a gesture line drawing. This sculpture is a character . . . read more
Shrunken Heads made by Advanced Art Students
Pears to Scary Faces
Advanced Art Students at CHS are challenged to create and carve a pear into a face. Pears are treated with a lemon-salt bath after carving and then embellished with cloves, pieces of rice and a variety of other items to complete the . . . read more
CHS Art-2 Students' display FACE Collection
A Variety of Artwork make up this collection
CHS Art-2 Students have been creating a large collection using the human FACE as the subject during the Fall Semester this school year. The FACE Collection includes student artwork using: silhouettes, photo-mosaic profile . . . read more
"Day of the Dead" Celebration
Combined Spanish & Art classes learn about celebration.
On November 1 & 2, CHS Spanish and Art students celebrated "Day of the Dead" in several of their combined class period. Students viewed a presentation about the history and traditions of the Mexican celebration "Day of the Dead . . . read more
