Ceramics, Art 1 and 2 classes host display last weekend
More than 200 San Benito High School students had their
paintings, drawings and ceramics projects on display for the Day of
the Artist show Oct. 30.
Students in Sabrina Skeels ceramics class, as well as Luisa
Toste’s Art 1 and 2 classes, had pieces on display from 2 p.m. to 5
p.m. in the art classrooms on campus.
Ceramics, Art 1 and 2 classes host display last weekend
More than 200 San Benito High School students had their paintings, drawings and ceramics projects on display for the Day of the Artist show Oct. 30.
Students in Sabrina Skeels ceramics class, as well as Luisa Toste’s Art 1 and 2 classes, had pieces on display from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the art classrooms on campus.
Skeels said she expanded the focus this year so that the students had the option of doing a project related to Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) or doing something related to Halloween. Many of the advanced students created an altar for Day of the Dead.
“A lot of them were really into having their own choice,” Skeels said. “A lot of them love Halloween and they could incorporate that into the theme, too.”
The students invited family and friends to the show, and Skeels put fliers up in local businesses.
“It’s good for them to have exposure,” Skeels said. “A lot enjoy the medium. If they want to progress, it’s good to get out and do that. They like the aspects of having their own creative juices working and being able to show off to their friends and family, too.”
The ceramics students worked on their projects for two weeks and Skeels said they put extra effort into the projects knowing they would be on display for the public.
“I sometimes have to remind them, hammering it into them that it’s going to be a professional show,” she said. “When they hear that they spend a lot more time on their own filling in the gaps.”
Skeels said the teachers have been preparing for the show for two to three weeks.
“Art shows are normally very intensive things so it has taken quite a bit,” Skeels said.
