Teresa Taylor to VISIT PMHS For community pottery workshop 2020
The Community is invited to join Potter Teresa Taylor of Salty Dog Pottery on April 4 and April 18 between 8-12. Teresa will help lead the Empty Bowls Learning studio in creating ceramic bowls for their annual fundraising event. The 5th annual event benefits the Pittsfield Food Pantry. Our Dinner will be May 21st from 5-7.
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LOOSE LEAF 2019 Volume 7 is here!
Community mural at pmhs
MAUREEN MILLS VISITS PMHS EMPTY BOWLS LEARNING STUDIO
BEAD JEWELER DEB FAIRCHILD VISIT PMHS 2018
FUNDS FOR THIS VISIT WERE PROVIDED BY NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION AND GLOBE MANUFACTURING OF PITTSFIELD
This residency was intended to introduce some jewelry making techniques to students in the PMHS art program. I had the pleasure of working with approximately 60 students during my week at PMHS. What an impressive group of students! We started the week with some chain maille work. Chain maille is constructed from jump rings (small wire rings) that are interlinked in specific configurations to create chains or fabric in a variety of patterns. The craftsperson uses two pairs of pliers to manipulate the wire rings. Contemporary chain maille techniques have been adapted from techniques that were used during the Middle Ages to make armor to protect warriors. Students learned a bit about the history of chain maille. They then had the opportunity to work on a number of chain maille weaves including Möbius balls (basic), single spiral (basic), Byzantine knot (advanced beginner) and full Persian 6-in-1 (challenging). Later in the week, I offered wire-wrapping instruction and challenged students to experiment with wrapping rocks to make pendants. The results were creative as well as functional. This exercise gave students the opportunity to discover the different challenges of working with wire straight off the spool as opposed to small, shaped, wire rings. I loved the way these students embraced the challenges they faced during the week. It is no easy task to learn how to coordinate the movement of a pair of pliers in each hand while learning how to connect rings in patterns. These students were willing and curious and they persevered until they mastered the techniques. By the end of the week, many students were clamoring for more! We are currently trying to schedule a date for an encore visit so that I can introduce the half Persian 3-in-1 and half Persian 4-in-1…next level challenges. I also did some work with beads with special needs students. They made beaded bracelets using memory wire, strung beaded necklaces and made simple chains with jump rings. It was so gratifying to see these students gain skills and confidence and to watch their curiosity and understanding expand as they worked throughout the week. Respectfully submitted, Deb Fairchild League of NH Craftsmen, Juried Member |
Cafeteria Mural Installed!
Last year Principles of Art students collaborated on creating a mural for the cafeteria. It was installed at the beginning of the new school year. Students created extreme closeups drawings of food as a beginning point with this assignment. Their drawings were translated to 3 layers of foam core to make a 3D tile. and were painted utilizing analogous color schemes. The finished tiles were arranged on the mural by color.
Unit Objective Objective: To introduce the differences between the two-dimensional picture plane and three- dimensional volume, space, and structure.. . Rationale for Placement Many of the problems that art students have with three-dimensional design courses can be traced to their having never grasped the basic differences in conceptual orientation between 2-D and 3-D experience. The idea of this project is to provide a bridge between the relatively familiar territory of the flat picture plane to the "new" territory of the third dimension. |
bead jeweler Deb Fairchild visit pmhs
I had the privilege of working with approximately 70 students at PMHS including students in art classes, a middle school English class, a geometry class and special education class. The primary project for the art classes was to make a beaded mandala. The project was designed to offer the opportunity to learn about the properties of a circle and experiment with color. Geometry students also explored the properties of Platonic solids. Life Skill students learned how to make paper beads and string their own necklaces. And English class students as well as students who completed the primary assignment more quickly were introduced to some basic chain maille techniques, which have been adapted for contemporary jewelry-making from medieval armor-making techniques.
Deb Fairchild [email protected] www.DebFairchildDesigns.com |
LOOSE LEAF SPRING 2016
The 2016 Loose Leaf Art and Literature magazine is now available for viewing!
Enjoy the work of our talented writers and artists! Loose Leaf Spring 2016 |
Fruit ANIMATIONS from Digital art -Fall 2015
WELCOME BACK FALL 2016
The Fall Semester has begun and a variety of art classes are being offered:Principles of Art
- Studio Art
- Digital Art
- 7th grade Visual Arts
- Principle of Art
- Ceramics
- Creating the Graphic Novel "New Hampshire Legends and Unexplained Mysteries - Learning Studio with Mrs. Howe
- Pittsfield students have their own virtual art gallery through artsonia.com. .Anyone can enjoy student artwork at http://www.artsonia.com/schools/school.asp?id=77626.
LOOSE LEAF SPRING 2015
The 2015 Loose Leaf Art and Literature magazine is now available for viewing!
Enjoy the work of our talented writers and artists! Loose Leaf Spring 2015__ |
cartoonist dan pettiglio visits pmhs
Dan Pettiglio is a professional cartoonist and illustrator who has worked for comic book publishers and ad agencies. He works in a wide range of styles and subjects from humorous strips to nonfiction biographies. A graduate of the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, Dan has been a listed Artist in Education educator with the New Hampshire State Council for the Arts since the early 1990's.Dan visited Pittsfield Middle High School and Pittsfield Elementary School to help students and faculty learn how to better incorporate creating comics as a tool to present information and tell a story with words and pictures. This residency was sponsored by the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation making use of grant funds provided by Globe Manufacturing of Pittsfield, NH.
POTTER TERESA TAYLOR TO LEAD CREATION OF JOURNEY MAP MURAL
The Pittsfield School District held a work session on January 13, 2015 to craft a visual story of Pittsfield’s work towards creating a student centered learning environment. The district is working with Teresa Taylor of Salty Dog Pottery to plan the project. Students, staff, and community members will join Teresa in creating a journey map timeline.
LOOSE LEAF SPRING 2014The 2014 Loose Leaf Art and Literature magazine is now available for viewing! Enjoy the work of our talented writers and artists! Loose Leaf Spring 2014_ |
MIDDLE SCHOOL ART
Wire Sculpture stop action movie
Middle school students created stop action movies of the building a sculptural figure.
Middle school students created stop action movies of the building a sculptural figure.
Potter Kit Cornell Art Residency At Pittsfield Middle High School
Pittsfield Middle High School has received a grant through New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and Globe Manufacturing of Pittsfield, New Hampshire to support an artist residency this spring.
Potter Kit Cornell of Exeter, New Hampshire will spend 5 days at PMHS working with students on pottery skills.
Ms. Cornell is a professional potter making functional pieces in both stoneware and porcelain from her studio in Exeter. Her work is appreciated and shown both here and abroad. Her forms are simple and her glazes complex, resulting from study of many cultures and traditions.
Her interests include using local resources, exploring clay as historical record, and ensuring the relevance of art in daily life. Art gives life meaning. Kit’s commitment to art education in general and clay education in particular may be seen in the sharing of her studio with apprentices and students, traveling to far corners of the state to teach, and presenting at workshops and conferences. Imaginations may be kindled, respect for the planet strengthened, processes taught, and skills relevant to many areas of life acquired by working in clay.
Organizational affiliations include the League of NH Craftsmen, New Hampshire Potters Guild, Exeter Art Association, and the Seacoast Growers Association’s Portsmouth Farmer’s Market. She has most recently been working with students at the Spaulding Youth Center in Tilton. Joining Ms. Cornell at PMHS will be her studio assistant Zack Whitehouse, a masters of education graduate student from UNH.
SPRING 2014
PMHS Art Room News
The Spring Semester has begun and a variety of art classes are being offered:
Kit Cornell Pottery Residency- Acclaimed Ceramic Artist Kit Cornell will be returning for a pottery workshop this March. PMHS is grateful to Globe Manufacturing and the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation for making this possible.
Upcoming: Loose Leaf Arts and Literature Magazine Volume 2- Advisors Mrs. Wellington and Mr. Mitchell hope to start meeting with students to produce another issue of the school arts magazine
Artsonia! Student work continues to be exhibited on the school page at artsonia.com
The Spring Semester has begun and a variety of art classes are being offered:
- Painting and Drawing
- Principles of Art
- Ceramics
- 7th grade Visual Arts
- The Power of Art: How can art help make a better world? Learning Studio
Kit Cornell Pottery Residency- Acclaimed Ceramic Artist Kit Cornell will be returning for a pottery workshop this March. PMHS is grateful to Globe Manufacturing and the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation for making this possible.
Upcoming: Loose Leaf Arts and Literature Magazine Volume 2- Advisors Mrs. Wellington and Mr. Mitchell hope to start meeting with students to produce another issue of the school arts magazine
Artsonia! Student work continues to be exhibited on the school page at artsonia.com
Welcome Back 2013!
September 2013
It's great to be back for another year of art activities at Pittsfield Middle High School. My hope is to guide students in learning visual art skills and personal expression by creating inspired works of art.
I believe:
Please follow the links above to access each course site.
Pittsfield students have their own virtual art gallery through artsonia.com.
Anyone can enjoy student artwork at http://www.artsonia.com/schools/school.asp?id=77626.
In other Art News:
It's great to be back for another year of art activities at Pittsfield Middle High School. My hope is to guide students in learning visual art skills and personal expression by creating inspired works of art.
I believe:
- A quality art education can help develop a student’s visual language.
- A quality art education can help develop a student’s creative thinking and problem solving skills.
- A quality art education can help nurture the spirit of a student, establish positive values and compassion for others.
Please follow the links above to access each course site.
Pittsfield students have their own virtual art gallery through artsonia.com.
Anyone can enjoy student artwork at http://www.artsonia.com/schools/school.asp?id=77626.
In other Art News:
- The Arts and Crafts Club Meets every Wednesday afternoon from 3-4 pm starting September 26
Across the Channel: PMHS Students visit London and Paris APRIL 2012
Across the Channel: PMHS Students visit London and Paris
12 Pittsfield High School student recently enjoyed a week of traveling in London and Paris.
The trip was a led by World Languages teacher Amy Gardner and Art teacher William Mitchell. The Tower of London, The London Eye, Buckingham Palace, the Palace of Versailles, the Louvre and Cathedral of Notre Dame were some trip highlights!
12 Pittsfield High School student recently enjoyed a week of traveling in London and Paris.
The trip was a led by World Languages teacher Amy Gardner and Art teacher William Mitchell. The Tower of London, The London Eye, Buckingham Palace, the Palace of Versailles, the Louvre and Cathedral of Notre Dame were some trip highlights!
Garrett Young at Franklin Gallery April 1, 2012
Franklin Gallery’s April Exhibit:
Powerful Minds, Beautiful Expressions -- Works By Hampton
Artist Sharleene Page Hurst And Special Guest Artist Garrett Young Pittsfield
The Franklin Gallery at Ben Franklin Crafts, 60 Wakefield Street in Rochester, will host an exhibit called Powerful Minds, Beautiful Expressions -- highly imaginative works by well-known Hampton artist Sharleene Page Hurst and special guest artist Garrett Young of Pittsfield -- April 1st through April 29th during regular business hours.
The Gallery will host an informal Opening Reception for both Hurst and Young on Sunday, April 1st from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Refreshments will be served, and as always, the public is invited and urged to join in the festivities and meet the artists.
Sharleene Page Hurst’s instantly recognizable, high-octane images have become legendary in northern New England and beyond. She’s a prolific, exceptionally skilled artist with a playful, one-of-kind vision; a vision influenced in significant ways by her long ago diagnosis of Asperger’s Syndrome. Her impressive accomplishments, in spite of a difficult childhood and other formidable challenges, have earned her a large, devoted following in the Seacoast region.
Born in 1959 in Northampton, Massachusetts, Ms. Hurst, who is a member of the New Hampshire Art Association and the Hampton Arts Network, has been a New Hampshire legislator and a successful business woman. She is passionate in her conviction that no one should be harassed, ostracized or written off because they were born different.
"I want kids to have genuine hope," says Hurst, "to grow up feeling good about themselves, then follow their own, unique dreams."
Garrett Young, a senior at Pittsfield Middle High School, has been gifted with his own very special, highly imaginative way of seeing things as an artist. He has been drawing, prolifically and passionately, since his elementary school days. His autism has affected him in ways that have given both him and his extraordinary art their own unique identity and brought immense pleasure to those who have watched him grow as an artist.
William Mitchell, a respected Seacoast area printmaker who has been Garrett’s art instructor for the past four years, describes him as "a remarkable artist and natural storyteller who possesses an uncanny memory for images and an ability to clearly and spontaneously describe what he sees in his imagination when drawing directly onto a surface. He obviously loves color and works to combine vivid color combinations in a joyful way."
Garrett’s mother, Alice, is understandably proud of her son. "Garrett is surrounded by many loving and caring people who’ve gotten involved in his life," she says. "It really does ‘take a village," and my son has been blessed with a very supportive one!"
Claire A. Drew, who has worked with Mr. Young since the fourth grade as a para-professional educator, has the same deep appreciation for his gifts. "Garrett has always had the natural ability to make others smile," she says, "and now he is bringing happiness to everyone around him through his art."
The Franklin Gallery and Ben Franklin Crafts are open Monday through Friday 9 am to 8 pm, Saturday 9 am to 6 pm and Sunday 10 am to 5 pm.
For information about Powerful Minds, Beautiful Expressions and other Franklin Gallery exhibits, write to Ross, the gallery manager, at [email protected]
Powerful Minds, Beautiful Expressions -- Works By Hampton
Artist Sharleene Page Hurst And Special Guest Artist Garrett Young Pittsfield
The Franklin Gallery at Ben Franklin Crafts, 60 Wakefield Street in Rochester, will host an exhibit called Powerful Minds, Beautiful Expressions -- highly imaginative works by well-known Hampton artist Sharleene Page Hurst and special guest artist Garrett Young of Pittsfield -- April 1st through April 29th during regular business hours.
The Gallery will host an informal Opening Reception for both Hurst and Young on Sunday, April 1st from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Refreshments will be served, and as always, the public is invited and urged to join in the festivities and meet the artists.
Sharleene Page Hurst’s instantly recognizable, high-octane images have become legendary in northern New England and beyond. She’s a prolific, exceptionally skilled artist with a playful, one-of-kind vision; a vision influenced in significant ways by her long ago diagnosis of Asperger’s Syndrome. Her impressive accomplishments, in spite of a difficult childhood and other formidable challenges, have earned her a large, devoted following in the Seacoast region.
Born in 1959 in Northampton, Massachusetts, Ms. Hurst, who is a member of the New Hampshire Art Association and the Hampton Arts Network, has been a New Hampshire legislator and a successful business woman. She is passionate in her conviction that no one should be harassed, ostracized or written off because they were born different.
"I want kids to have genuine hope," says Hurst, "to grow up feeling good about themselves, then follow their own, unique dreams."
Garrett Young, a senior at Pittsfield Middle High School, has been gifted with his own very special, highly imaginative way of seeing things as an artist. He has been drawing, prolifically and passionately, since his elementary school days. His autism has affected him in ways that have given both him and his extraordinary art their own unique identity and brought immense pleasure to those who have watched him grow as an artist.
William Mitchell, a respected Seacoast area printmaker who has been Garrett’s art instructor for the past four years, describes him as "a remarkable artist and natural storyteller who possesses an uncanny memory for images and an ability to clearly and spontaneously describe what he sees in his imagination when drawing directly onto a surface. He obviously loves color and works to combine vivid color combinations in a joyful way."
Garrett’s mother, Alice, is understandably proud of her son. "Garrett is surrounded by many loving and caring people who’ve gotten involved in his life," she says. "It really does ‘take a village," and my son has been blessed with a very supportive one!"
Claire A. Drew, who has worked with Mr. Young since the fourth grade as a para-professional educator, has the same deep appreciation for his gifts. "Garrett has always had the natural ability to make others smile," she says, "and now he is bringing happiness to everyone around him through his art."
The Franklin Gallery and Ben Franklin Crafts are open Monday through Friday 9 am to 8 pm, Saturday 9 am to 6 pm and Sunday 10 am to 5 pm.
For information about Powerful Minds, Beautiful Expressions and other Franklin Gallery exhibits, write to Ross, the gallery manager, at [email protected]
Artist in Residence 2011
Pittsfield Middle High School has received a grant through New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and Globe Manufacturing of Pittsfield, New Hampshire to support an artist residency this spring. Potter Kit Cornell of Exeter, New Hampshire will spend 5 days at PMHS working with students on pottery skills.
Ms. Cornell is a professional potter making functional pieces in both stoneware and porcelain from her studio in Exeter. Her work is appreciated and shown both here and abroad. Her forms are simple and her glazes complex, resulting from study of many cultures and traditions. She is recently returned from a trip to France, where she visited potters and spent time at the Sevres Museum and the Guimet Museum of Far Eastern Art. Her interests include using local resources, exploring clay as historical record, and ensuring the relevance of art in daily life. Art gives life meaning. Kit's commitment to art education in general and clay education in particular may be seen in the sharing of her studio with apprentices and students, traveling to far corners of the state to teach, and presenting at workshops and conferences. Imaginations may be kindled, respect for the planet strengthened, processes taught, and skills relevant to many areas of life acquired by working in clay. Organizational affiliations include the League of NH Craftsmen, New Hampshire Potters Guild, Exeter Art Association, and the Seacoast Growers Association's Portsmouth Farmer's Market. Currently she serves on the NH State Arts Council's Arts in Education advisory committee and the Currier Museum's advisory council.
Ms. Cornell is a professional potter making functional pieces in both stoneware and porcelain from her studio in Exeter. Her work is appreciated and shown both here and abroad. Her forms are simple and her glazes complex, resulting from study of many cultures and traditions. She is recently returned from a trip to France, where she visited potters and spent time at the Sevres Museum and the Guimet Museum of Far Eastern Art. Her interests include using local resources, exploring clay as historical record, and ensuring the relevance of art in daily life. Art gives life meaning. Kit's commitment to art education in general and clay education in particular may be seen in the sharing of her studio with apprentices and students, traveling to far corners of the state to teach, and presenting at workshops and conferences. Imaginations may be kindled, respect for the planet strengthened, processes taught, and skills relevant to many areas of life acquired by working in clay. Organizational affiliations include the League of NH Craftsmen, New Hampshire Potters Guild, Exeter Art Association, and the Seacoast Growers Association's Portsmouth Farmer's Market. Currently she serves on the NH State Arts Council's Arts in Education advisory committee and the Currier Museum's advisory council.