A student exposition of art created in the 2020-2021 from virtual and in class learners in the Applied Arts and Design I and II arts classes with Mrs. Kuzmin.
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2021 Applied Arts and Design Visual Arts Show
Thank You!
Our students faced adversity and worked harder than ever at home to create projects with little to no art supplies in the beginning of the school year. They watched videos, followed instructions, used worksheets and submitted daily assignments to achieve the end results.
We were able to still follow the curriculum for Applied Arts and Design, but we had to alter our assignments to fit the needs of our students. As a teacher, I appreciate their ability to adapt to the situation and I am proud of how they upheld the standards that I expect from them both inside and outside of the classroom .
Grid Drawing Lion
Students in Applied Arts and Design I begin the school year by learning a technique of drawing called the grid method. This application allows students to draw their picture to scale while enlarging the picture to proportion. It consists of learning how to read a ruler and applying those skills to create a grid.
Students are taught to look at a picture as a series of lines and shapes rather than concentrating on the image itself. Our first project was to draw the Middletown High School North’s Lion.
Rachael Domin,
1B
Markers
(Left)
Samantha Hasse, 1B
Colored Pencils
(Right)
Aisling
Malone,
1B
Markers and Colored Pencils
(Left)
Shaelah Pierson,
1B
Colored Pencils
(Right)
Samantha Verbel,
1A
Colored Pencils
(Left)
Yiyi Xie,
1A
Markers
(Right)
Shane Harrison,
1A
Colored Pencils
(Left)
Brittney Lenino,
1A
Colored Pencils
(Right)
Alexia Cervantes,
2A
Colored Pencils
(Left)
Grace Chieffo,
2A
Markers
(Right)
Jessica DeMatteo, 2A
Colored Pencils
(Left)
Charlotte Memon,
2A
Colored Pencils
(Right)
Kaitlynn Schweizer, 2A
Markers
(Left)
Bhanavi Senthil,
2A
Markers
(Right)
Emily Bellotti,
5A
Colored Pencils
(Left)
Kylie Boccasino,
5A
Colored Pencils
(Right)
Sierra Dowd,
5A
Colored Pencils
(Left)
Samuel Funk,
5A
Colored Pencils
(Right)
Abby Kiernan,
5A
Colored Pencils
(Left)
Devon Metro,
5A
Colored Pencils
(Right)
Organic Tree vs.
Geometric Tree
Applied Arts and Design I
Students selected a tree of their choose to draw. They were asked to draw one tree “Organic” which means to draw it in its original state.
Students created the second tree as a “Geometric” Tree. It was created with a variety of shapes including rectangles, squares, ovals, octagons, and circles.
Which tree do you like better? Do you ever see Geometric trees in Nature?
Bhanavi Senthil,
2A
Markers
Geometric (Left)
Organic (Right)
Mary Delia, 1B
(Left)
Organic (Left)
Geometric (Right)
Courtney Haywood, 1B
(Right)
Geometric (Left)
Organic (Right)
Steven Malo,
1B
Colored Pencils
Organic (Left)
Geometric (Right)
Alexandra Cirigliano,
1A
Colored pencils
Organic (Left)
Geometric (Right)
Olivia Zrebiec,
2A
Colored Pencils
Geometric (Left)
Organic (Right)
Riley Coll,
5A
Mixed Media
Geometric
(Left)
Organic (Right)
Samuel Funk,
5A
Colored Pencils
Geometric
(Left)
Organic (Right)
Half Collage and Half Colored Pencils
Applied Arts and Design I
Half magazine- Half collage
Students in Applied Arts and Design I began the school year by creating a grid drawing of a picture they liked. Next, they searched for colors in magazines to match their drawings then glued them on by overlapping the pieces. They used colored pencils in other areas and finished the poster with a coat of mod podge.
Rachael Domin,
1B
Collage and Colored Pencils
(Left)
Samantha Haase,
1B
Colored Pencils and Collage
(Right)
Brianna Betz,
1A
Collage and Colored Pencils
(Left)
Madison Szoke,
1A
Collage and Colored Pencils
(Right)
Kathleen Mayhew,
1B
Collage and Colored Pencils
(Left)
Samantha Verbel,
1A
Colored Pencil and Collage
(Left)
Yiyi Xie,
1A
Colored Pencil and Collage
(Right)
Brooke Miller,
1A
Colored Pencil and Collage
(Left)
Marissa Deignan,
1A
Colored Pencils and Collage
(Right)
Philip Daniele,
2A
Collage and Colored Pencils
(Left)
Ysabella DeLeon,
2A
Collage and Colored Pencils
(Right)
Zachary Lowe,
2A
Collage and Colored Pencils
(Left)
Alonso Otarola, 2A
Colored pencils and Collage
(Right)
Thadeous Pavlonnis,
2A
Colored Pencils and Collage
(Left)
Erik Remizowski, 2A
Colored Pencils and Collage
(Right)
Kaitlynn Schweizer,
2A
Colored Pencils and Collage
(Left)
Megan Seeley,
2A
Colored Pencils and Collage
(Right)
Kaitlyn Straniero,
2A
Collage and Colored Pencils
(Left)
Olivia Zrebiec,
2A
Collage and Colored Pencils
(Right)
Cassidy Cudjoe,
5A
Collage and Colored Pencils
(Left)
Kristen DeMatteo,
5A
Collage and Colored Pencils
(Right)
Abigail Kiernan,
5A
Collage and Colored Pencils
(Left)
Rett Schnoor,
5A
Collage and Colored Pencils
(Right)
Elizabeth Smith,
5A
Collage and Colored Pencils
(Left)
Jenna Walch,
5A
Colored Pencils and Collage
(Left)
Thomas McWalters,
5A
Collage and Colored Pencils
(Right)
Dylan Walsh,
5A
Colored Pencils and Collage
(Left)
Seascapes and Landscapes
Applied Arts and Design I
This is the first time students in Applied Arts and Design I learned how to work with acrylic paint and they loved it!
They were given 11 by 14 inch flat canvases where they selected photos of the sky or sea that they had taken with their phones! We printed out the pictures and they placed a grid over the printouts. Students used the grid method to draw the land and seascapes to scale on the canvas. Next, they watched teacher demonstrated videos and hands on instructional demonstrations where they were guided step by step with how to paint. Working from background, middleground to foreground they were able to complete these beautiful plein air paintings!
Brian Baker,
1B
Acrylic Painting
(Left)
Amanda Ellison,
1B Acrylic on Canvas
(Right)
Aisling Malone,
1B
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Amanda Ellison,
1B
Acrylic Painting on Canvas
(Left)
Thomas Briggs,
1B
Acrylic Painting
(Left)
Thomas Briggs,
1B
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Laurel Dziadzio,
1B
Acrylic on canvas
(Left)
Brianna Reyes,
1B
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Cassidy Cudjoe,
5A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Jake Ehrhardt,
5A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Rett Schnoor,
5A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Gabrielle Carton,
5B
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Connor Clark,
5B
Acrylic on Canvas
(Right)
Michael Botti,
1A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Lily Canderozzi, 1A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Right)
Delainey Carey,
1A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Kileigh Jones,
1A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Right)
Brittney Lenino,
1A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Harry Patterson,
1A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Right)
Yiyi Xie,
1A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Lily Canderozzi,
1A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Free Choice Acrylic Canvas Paintings
Applied Arts and Design I
Acrylic Paintings
Students loved painting so much that they requested a free choice acrylic painting project! They applied the skills they learned like how to blend colors, apply paint, and work from the background to the foreground. Students selected photos they felt passionate towards.
Mary Delia,
1B
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Anneliese Godsey,
1B
Acrylic on Canvas
(Right)
Brianna Betz,
1A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Delainey Carey,
1A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Right)
Alexandra Cirigliano,
1A
Acrylic on canvas
(Left)
Angie Moreno, 1A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Right)
Kileigh Jones,
1A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Elly Yang,
1A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Grace Chieffo,
2A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Ysabella DeLeon,
2A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Ava Maida,
2A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Ava Mescal,
2A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Kaitlynn Schweizer,
2A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Bhanavi Senthi,
2A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Victor Taveras,
2A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Right)
Olivia Zrebiec,
2A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Riley Coll,
5A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Cassidy Cudjoe,
5A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Right)
Shannon D’Alessio,
5A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Sierra Dowed,
5A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Ashley Rizzo,
5A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Right)
Elizabeth Smith,
5A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Jenna Walch,
5A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Gabrielle Carton,
5A
Acrylic on Canvas
(Right)
Optical Illusion Hand
Applied Arts and Design I
Students learned the art of optical illusions. In this lesson they traced their hand. Next, they used markers to draw horizontal lines. If the lines were outside the hand, they were straight: if they were inside the hand their are curved.
Valerie Romano,
1B
Markers
(Left)
Shaelah Pierson,
1B
Colored Pencils
(Right)
Alisa Lello,
1A
Markers
(Left)
Kailey Staub,
1A
Colored Pencils
(Right)
Zachary Lowe,
2A
Markers
(Left)
Kylie McConnell,
2A
Markers
(Right)
Alonso Otarola,
2A
Markers
(Left)
Guadalupe Pena,
2A
Markers
(Right)
Optical Illusion Hearts and Optical Illusion Converging Lines in Markers
In this optical illusion lesson, students created hearts and converging lines in markers. By creating curved lines within each of these drawings they were able to make the images inside appear to “POP” out!
Rachael Domin,
1B
Markers
(Left) Heart
(Right) Lines
Angie Moreno,
1A
Markers
(Left) Heart
(Right)Line
Madison Szoke,
1A
Markers
Heart(Left)
Lines (Right)
Ava Staub,
5A
Markers
Heart (Left)
Lines (Right)
Mikayla Valentino,
5A
Colored Pencils
Heart (Left)
Lines (Right)
Optical Illusion Worms
Applied Arts and Design I
In this lesson, students created divided the paper in half with a horizontal line. Next, they took the lines above the horizontal line and curved those lines downwards.
The lines below the horizontal line were curved upwards. By coloring each set of “worms” a different color scheme, they appear to be moving to the viewer’s eye.
Aisling Malone,
1B
Markers
(Left)
Lily Canderozzi, 1A
Markers
(Left)
Harry Patterson,
1A
Markers
(Left)
Rylie McAllister,
2A
Colored Pencils
(Left)
Megan Seeley,
2A
Colored Pencils
(Right)
Emily Burns,
2A
Markers
(Left)
Nicole Casale,
2A
Colored Pencils
(Right)
Optical Illusion Wavy Lines
Applied Arts and Design I
In this lesson, students created a series of lines that repeated both in size and color. Do you notice that if you stare at the wavy lines they appear to move?
Thomas Briggs,
1B
Markers
(Left)
Kileigh Jones,
1A
Markers
(Right)
Delainey Carey, 1A
Colored Pencils
(Left)
Douglas Sigler,
2A
Markers
(Left)
Alexia Cervantes,
2A
Markers
(Right)
Optical Illusion Posters:
Look at the poster and see if you can spot the 4 different optical illusions!
Students selected 3 types of optical illusions to illustrate Pictures are from (left to right)
Rachael Domin,
1B
How many legs does the elephant have?
Stare at the center of the yellow and purple dot! Are the lines waving?
Are those two men smoking a pipe or is it a a large cup?
Is that a duck head or a rabbit?
Aisling Malone, 1B
Markers
Is the blue and black ball moving?
Is that a woman’s face or a person playing an instrument?
Are those lines straight or crooked?
Are the lines vibrating outwards or inwards towards the center of the yellow water?
Ryan McInnes, 1B
Colored Pencils
How many legs does the elephant have?
How many bars are there in the triangle?
Are the lines straight or moving in the squares?
Is there one triangle or are there two triangles in the picture on the bottom right corner?
Vanessa Schaller,
1B
Markers
(Left)
Do you see a peace sign?
Do the stairs lead to a door?
Is the center box coming towards you?
Is the flag waving in the wind?
Delainey Carey,
1A
Mixed Media
(Left)
How many cats do you see in this picture?
Is the design radiating out or in?
Do you see two faces or a vase?
How many triangles do you see?
Marissa Deignan,
1A
Mixed Media
(Left)
Jada Simon,
1A
Colored Pencils
(Left)
What do you see in these optical illusions?
Bhanavi Senthil
2B
Mixed Media
(Left)
Do you see a field of flowers or a woman’s face?
Is the center of the blue pink box moving inwards or outwards?
Is the triangle twisting or is it flat?
Is this a beautiful woman or a bouquet of flowers?
Victor Taveras,
2A
Markers
(Left)
How many elephants are in this picture?
Is the wave moving clockwise or counterclockwise?
Are the squares straight or crooked?
Are stairs going up or down?
Brian Lund,
1A
Mixed Media
(Left)
Is the ladder going up or down?
Do the windows in belong to one or two buildings?
How many animals do you see in this picture?
Is this “top” moving or is it stationary?
Sierra Dowed,
5A
Markers
(Left)
Jake Ehrhardt,
5A
Mixed Media
(Right)
What do you see in these optical illusions?
Devon Metro,
5A
Mixed Media
(Left)
Abigail Kiernan,
5A
Colored Pencils
(Right)
What do you see in these optical illusions?
Pen and Ink Buildings
Applied Arts and Design II
Applied Arts and Design II started the year by learning about the 7 pen and ink techniques. By simply using a thin felt tip pen, they can create many different types of lines. These lines are moving points on a surface and when combined create a feeling of texture.
If you look closely at the picture, you will see the animals have a variety of lines creating a sense of visual stimulus.
Dylan Lauderbach,
2B
Pen and Ink
and Colored Pencils
(Left)
Sherry Lin,
2B
Pen and Ink and Colored Pencils
(Left)
Jackson Connors,
1B
Pen and Ink and Colored Pencils
(Left)
Matteo Molina,
5B
Markers
(Left)
Mary Gallagher,
5B
Colored Pencils
(Right)
Justin Dyas,
5B
Colored Pencils
(Left)
James Dyas,
5B
Colored Pencils,
(Right)
Chrysana Cabrera,
5B
Colored Pencils
(Left)
Pen and Ink Animals
Applied Arts and Design ii
Applied Arts and Design II started the year by learning about the 7 pen and ink techniques. By simply using a thin felt tip pen, they can create many different types of lines. These lines are moving points on a surface and when combined create a feeling of texture.
If you look closely at the picture, you will see the animals have a variety of lines creating a sense of visual stimulus.
Jackson Connors, 1B
Pen and Ink and Colored Pencils
(Left)
Kayla Flocca,
1B
Pen and Ink and Colored Pencils
(Right)
Jenna Grano, 1B
Pen and Ink and Colored Pencils
(Left)
Dylan Lauderbach,
IB
Pen and Ink and Colored Pencils
(Right)
Sherry Lin,
1B
Pen and Ink and Colored Pencils
(Left)
Emma LoCaputo,
1B
Pen and Ink and Colored Pencils
(Right)
Grace Powers, 1B
Pen and Ink and Colored Pencils
(Left)
Mallory Shevlin,
1B
Pen and Ink and Colored Pencils
(Right)
Monochromatic Paintings
Applied Arts and Design II
Students created monochromatic acrylic paintings. They were only permitted to use one acrylic color and black and white paint. By mixing the color with black, they created shades of the color. By mixing the color with white paint it created tints. This is a challenging way to paint as it makes the artist think about the values in a painting.
Emma LoCaputo,
1B
Acrylic Paint
(Left)
Greg Lopez,
1B
Acrylic Paint
(Right)
Jessica Bussanich,
5B
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Chrysana Cabrera,
5B
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Kyle Irwin,
5B
Acrylic on Canvas
(Right)
Riley Anderson,
5B
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Lily Lehotsky, 5B
Acrylic on Canvas
(Right)
Madison Maida,
5B
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Sophia Memon,
5B
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Delaney Noonan,
5B
Acrylic on Canvas
(Right)
Angelina Sanchez,
5B
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Free Choice Projects
Applied Arts and Design I
My students tell me this is their favorite time! Free choice projects! Any medium they want!
Dylan Lauderbach,
1B
Markers on Illustration Board
(Left)
Mallory Shevlin,
1B
Acrylic on Canvas
(Right)
Darius Moore,
1B
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Riley Anderson,
5B
Acrylic on canvas
(Left)
Students in Applied Arts and Design II learned the art of pyrography. This ancient art of writing and drawing with fire allows the artist to use an electric tool that heats the pointed tip of the pen.
The artist uses the hot pen to press into the wood to create the picture.
Jessica Bussanich,
5B
Woodburning
(Left)
Riley Castner,
5B
Woodburning
(Right)
James Dyas,
5B
Acrylic on canvas
(Left)
Gabriella Garcia,
5B
Watercolors
(Right)
Mary Gallagher,
5B
Acrylic: paint by number
(Left)
Matteo Molina, 5B
Acrylic on canvas
(Right)
Diego Gonzalez,
5B
Carpentry
(Left) Chair
(Right) Sitting on Chair
Lily Lehotsky,
5B
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Hailey Cawthon,
5B
Acrylic on Canvas
(Right)
Madison Maida,
5B
Woodburning
(Left)
Delaney Noonan,
5B
Woodburning
(Right)
Angelina Sanchez,
5B
Acrylic on Canvas
(Left)
Abby Reo,
5B
Acrylic on canvas
(Left)
Mandalas
Applied Arts and Design II
Students learned about the multiple meanings of creating mandalas. These radial designs are original to each student and were created with symmetry. This ancient art is considered spiritual, meditative, religious, new age and artistic.
Taylor Bedy,
1B
Markers and Colored Pencils
(Left)
Sarah Dickstein,
1B
Markers
(Right)
Kayla Flocco,
2B
Markers and Acrylic Paint
(Left)
Jenna Grano,
2B
Markers
(Right)
Dylan Lauderbach,
2B
Markers
(Left)
Emma LoCaputo,
2B
Colored Pencils
(Right)
Grace Powers,
2B
Gel Pens
(Left)
Gregory Lopez,
2B
Markers
(Right)
Riley Anderson,
5B
Gel pens
(Left)
Gabriela Garcia,
5B
Markers
(Right)
Hailey Cawthon,
5B
Markers
(Left)
Mary Gallagher,
5B
Markers
(Right)
James Dyas,
5B
Colored Pencils
(Right)
Justin Dyas,
5B
Colored Pencils
(Left)
Ella Healey,
5B
Gel pens, paint and rhinestones
(Left)
Kyle Irwin,
5B
Gel Pens
(Left)
Lily Lehotsky, 5B
Gel pens on Spray painted illustration board
(Right)
Emily Mackrell,
5B
Colored pencils
(Left)
Madison Maida, 5B
Gel pens
(Right)
Sophia Memon,
5B
Markers
(Left)
Brendan Mercier,
5B
Colored Pencils
(Left)
Matteo Molina, 5B
Pencil and Marker
(Right)
Delaney Noonan,
5B
Acrylic and Sharpie
(Left)
Angelina Sanchez,
5B
Gel Pens
(Right)
Thank you to my students for working so hard this year in Applied Arts and Design I and II.
You have made me proud!
For future art students, If you like what you saw: please consider signing up for Applied Arts and Design classes in the future!
I teach the following courses at MHSN: You can take ART all 4 years at NORTH! Sign up in grade 9 and stay through grade 12!
Applied Arts and Design I
Applied Arts and Design II
Applied Arts and Design III
Applied Arts and Design IV
Advanced Placement Art History
Arts Academy: (Application needed to apply to this program)
Thank you,
Mrs. Kuzmin
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