SOPHIA PROUSALIS
Artist & Art Educator
Project: Clay Bust
Grade: 8
Medium: Clay, hand-built
Learning Goal: Learn to sculpt basic anatomy of a human head.
Project: Illusion Cube
Grade: 7
Medium: Paper, marker, colored pencil. glue
Learning Goal: Create a cube with different optical illusions on each side. Each Element of Art should be visible somewhere on the cube.
Project: Sugar Skulls
Grade: 8
Medium: Clay, hand-built, acrylic paint
Learning Goal: Learn about the history and art of Hispanic holiday "Dia de Los Muertos". Sculpt a sugar skull and adorn with acrylic paint designs.
Project: Clay Flowers
Grade: 6
Medium: Clay, hand-built, acrylic paint
Learning Goal: Learn to roll a clay slab. Use sculpting techniques to design 3-D petals and add texture. Adorn with acrylic paint.
Project: Paper Flowers
Grade: 6
Medium: Cardstock, scissors, glue
Learning Goal: Learn folding and craftsmanship techniques to create a 3D paper flower
Project: Ghanaian Krobo Beads
Grade: 8
Medium: Acrylic paint, ready-made wooden beads, elastic, polyacrylic
Learning Goal: Learn the history and significance of trade beads in West Africa (Ghana). Hand-paint beads with patterns and colors that symbolize a deeper meaning.
Project: Mardi Gras Masks
Grade: 6
Medium: Plaster, acrylic paint, card stock paper
Learning Goal: Learn the history, art, and significance of Mardi Gras. Make a plaster mold of a mask and design it in the theme of Mardi Gras. Sculpt a flower from paper for the head accessory.
