Quote of the Week 

"No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction."

 -Charles Kendall Adams

Art is a nation's most precious heritage. For it is in our works of art that we reveal to ourselves, and to others, the inner vision which guides us as a Nation. And where there is no vision, the people perish.  

~Lyndon B. Johnson

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2007, GHS graduate Mercedes Jones children's book, Everybody Daydreams is  now available for purchase  at Books A Million.

~ Mercedes is the 2007 Books A Million Children's Book Award Scholarship.

Schedule 

1st Period - Middle School

2nd Period - Middle School 

3rd Period - travel 

4th Period - Advanced Art 

1st Lunch 

5th Period - General Studio 

6th Period - General Studio 

7th Period - General Studio 

Although Segal started his art career as a painter, his best known works are cast lifesize figures and the tableaux the figures inhabited. In place of traditional casting techniques, Segal pioneered the use of plaster bandages (plaster-impregnated gauze strips designed for making orthopedic casts) as a sculptural medium. In this process, he first wrapped a model with bandages in sections, then removed the hardened forms and put them back together with more plaster to form a hollow shell. These forms were not used as molds; the shell itself became the final sculpture, including the rough texture of the bandages. Initially, Segal kept the sculptures stark white, but a few years later he began painting them, usually in bright monochrome colors. Eventually he started having the final forms cast in bronze, sometimes painted  white to resemble the original plast

National Art Honor Sociey

Click on the link above to read about  NAHS  goals  of Guntersville  chapter #2056 

NAHS Officers Listed 

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  Art Fees for 10-11

High School 

General Art - $ 40.00  year

Advanced Art - $ 55.00  year

Class Assignments

Please see class assignments link above - for assignments and due dates.