St. Aloysius School
Jackson, New Jersey
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Artwork Exhibits - this school year (since July 2012)
 
Symmetrical Masks (42 artworks)
Apr 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
Students designed a symmetrical mask to reinforce their understanding of positive and negative space and symmetrical bal ...
   
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Tile Prints (15 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
Students learned about Islamic art and the tile work at the Alhambra Palace that inspired M.C. Escher's tessellations. S ...
   
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Pop Art Characters (34 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
Students created an original cartoon character and used in as the subject to complete a Pop Art work inspired by Andy Wa ...
   
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Radial Name Design (36 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
Students created a radial design that incorporated their name and demonstrated an understanding of color schemes reviewe ...
   
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Kente Cloth (33 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
Students learned about Kente cloth from Ghana. Students identified geometric shapes and patterns in textile designs and ...
   
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O'Keeffe Flowers (30 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
Students learned about Georgia O’Keeffe. Students used lines and freeform shapes to create drawings of flowers up close ...
   
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Rose Windows (41 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
Students created a radial design of a rose window using the Kaleidoscope app on the iPad.
   
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Butterflies (40 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
Students demonstrate their understanding of symmetry by using the iPad App Kaleidoscope to create a drawing of a butterf ...
   
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Warm and Cool Mosaics (41 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
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NotanDesigns (36 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
Students learned that positive and negative space play an important role in design and composition. Students created a ...
   
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Feb 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
P Students created environmental sculptures, inspired by the work of Andy Goldsworthy. Students used objects from natur ...
   
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Geometric Robots (29 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
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Feb 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
Students designed a cityscape using one or two point perspective.
   
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Cubist Creatures (24 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
Students created a drawing that demonstrates an understanding of Cubism, shading and value. Students developed geometri ...
   
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Matisse Fish (43 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
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Shading Spheres (37 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
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Pop Art Hearts (29 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
Students learned about Pop Art. Students used hearts and squares to complete a geometric work in the style of American ...
   
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Feb 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
Students used knowledge of one-point perspective and warm and cool colors to create a design that has radial balance.
   
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Op Art Wheels (36 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
Students created an optical design to demonstrate their understanding of complementary colors, contrast, rhythm and move ...
   
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Line and Shape Rhythm (40 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
Students created rhythm by using repeated line patterns to form concentric shapes.
   
 
Lines, Rhythm & Value (38 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
Students used curving lines and value to create the illusion of space, rhythm and movement. Students used techniques suc ...
   
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Line Photos (92 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
Students used line as the subject for photography. They photographed lines found in nature as well as man-made lines. S ...
   
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Shape Series (35 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
Students used photography to increase their awareness of the art element shape. Students photographed objects that had s ...
   
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Pop Art Word Hearts (27 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
Students learned about Pop Art and used the art of Andy Warhol as an inspiration for this project. Students folded 12" ...
   
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Joseph Stella Cityscapes (40 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
Students learned about Futurism and the art of Joseph Stella. Students used static and active lines to create a citysca ...
   
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Op Art (42 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
Students created an Op Art design inspired by the art of Bridget Riley. Students a selected warm/cool color scheme and ...
   
 
Starry Night (40 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Toni McEwan
Students reviewed curving lines in art and studied Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh. They created a crayon resist inspi ...
   
 
Winter Birches (41 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
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Klimt Christmas Trees (35 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
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Final Zentangle Project (16 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
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Tessellations (34 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
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Snowman Painting (42 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students created a snowman from an up- close perspective. Painting techniques were reinforced.
   
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Pen & Ink Animals (29 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students created an illustrational of an animal of their choice. Students used pen and ink and used a variety of lines t ...
   
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Fall Contours (37 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students created a continuous line contour of a fall still life. Students used colored pencils to practice shading and ...
   
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Stippled Snowmen (29 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students used basic geometric shapes to create and decorate a snowman. Students learned the painting technique of stipp ...
   
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Textured Owls (36 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students reviewed art elements: line, shape and texture as well as art principles: contrast and emphasis. Students used ...
   
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Petite Fleurs (41 artworks)
Nov 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students learned that artists use a variety of lines to describe objects and to show details. Students used a variety of ...
   
 
Fall Trees (29 artworks)
Nov 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students used short and long lines, thick and thin lines and vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines to create a drawing ...
   
 
Calico Cats (41 artworks)
Nov 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students used a variety of line patterns to create cats inspired by the artist Laurel Burch.
   
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Action Painting (26 artworks)
Nov 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students used Jackson Pollock’s technique known as action painting to create an Abstract Expressionist work inspired by ...
   
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Nov 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students created a contour drawing of a still life using one continuous line.
   
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The Scream (37 artworks)
Nov 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students studied Edvard Munch’s famous work The Scream. Inspired by Munch’s work, students created a line design versio ...
   
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Mondrian (34 artworks)
Nov 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students learned about Dutch artist, Piet Mondrian who used vertical and horizontal lines to create patterns and shapes. ...
   
 
Heroic Rose (37 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students illustrated Paul Klee's saying: "A line is a dot that takes a walk." They used a variety of lines to create an ...
   
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Principles Project (31 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Seventh grade students created a series of abstract designs that illustrate at least three or more of the principles of ...
   
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Directional Lines (30 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students created a line design that incorporated straight, directional lines: vertical, horizontal and diagonal. They us ...
   
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Line Prints (33 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students used the five main types of line, horizontal, vertical, diagonal, zigzag and curved, to create an abstract desi ...
   
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Rhythmic Lines (35 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students created an abstract design using repeated curved lines to create movement and rhythm. Students emphasized nega ...
   
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Navajo Blankets (31 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students learned how to repeat lines to create patterns. Students used this knowledge to design Navajo Blankets based on ...
   
 
Abstract Foil Reliefs (37 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students used the five main types of lines to create an abstract foil relief.
   
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Hands (37 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students created a line drawing of their hand. Students used a variety of lines to fill negative space with patterns. S ...
   
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Implied Lines (41 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students created an Op Art drawing of their hand by using implied lines that were repeated to create rhythm and movement ...
   
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Elements of Art (38 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students created an abstract design that demonstrated their understanding of the elements of art. Students focused on co ...
   
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Oct 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Seventh grade students created an abstract line design that incorporated 10 different types of lines. Lines were repeat ...
   
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Zentangle Square (25 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students created a doodle design known as a zentangle. These designs demonstrate understanding of art principles; balan ...
   
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Self Portraits (29 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students learned that every artist sees the world in different ways. We read the book, No One Saw and discussed how eac ...
   
 
Warm/Cool Scene (40 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students used a variety of lines to create a silhouette of a tree at sunset. Students selected a warm/cool color scheme ...
   
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Leaf Lines (36 artworks)
Sep 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students traced the contour of a leaf. Students filled the negative space surrounding the contour with repeated lines p ...
   
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Zentangle Sampler (23 artworks)
Sep 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students used a variety of lines and patterns to complete a zentangle sampler to prepare for a final project.
   
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Poppy Fields (30 artworks)
Sep 2012, taught by Toni McEwan
Students learned that lines are used to describe objects. Inspired by Monet’s painting Poppy Field Near Vetheuil, studen ...
   
Artwork Exhibits - last school year (July 2011 - June 2012)
Artwork Exhibits - 2 years ago (July 2010 - June 2011)
Artwork Exhibits - 3 years ago (July 2009 - June 2010)
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for this school year ... state nation
2043 artworks #38 #697
538 fanclub members #34 #353
218 comments #23 #311
19 artist statements #59 #1043
  overall rank #25 #344
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Announcements
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School Awards & Honors
  2011-2012 Leadership Award
Ranked #10 in New Jersey (#97 in the nation) for overall participation among middle schools
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Student Hall of Fame
Shown are five randomly-selected students who have entered the Hall of Fame this year.
 Jacob1757
awarded on 3/14/2013
 Matthew10128
awarded on 4/18/2013
 Daniel7621
awarded on 3/21/2013
 Dominic2640
awarded on 3/1/2013
 Dominick846
awarded on 12/17/2012
view all awards (273 students in all)
 
Recent visitor comments ...
As always, great job sweet girl. -- Grandma Carole
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Whoooooo is a great artist?? You are baby! -- Mom
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Mike, I love this one! I think i'll be ordering thus one next! -- Mom
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Recent artist statements ...
Dear Mikey your picture is very modern. You are a great artist ! I love you mommy xo
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As always I am in awe of Michael 's art work love mommy
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Michael ,described this painting as being in England , in an old church !
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