During Wellesley Middle school years, 8th grade students are given the choice of several electives within the visual art dept. This allows students interested in art to choose a specific art material they would like to concentrate on. For Ceramics students, they will be challenged to explore further with clay as their primary art material. Students will learn how best to manipulate the material with additive and subtractive methods. Both coil and hand building techniques are taught in order to express their creativity in clay and the use of glaze in order to add color and more dimension after the clay is bisque fired. By the end of the course, students will have a strong foundation of elements and principles of art within a 3D format to bring to the next level if they so choose to continue their studies of visual art at the high school level.
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Instructor/Educator
Jacqui Martell has been teaching art for Wellesley Public Schools since 2008. She has taught at every grade level and in almost every building in the district. Trained as a metalsmith and sculptor, Ms. Martell holds a BFA in 3D fine art and art history from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and an M. ed. with a concentration in studio art from Framingham State University. She loves helping students of all ages express themselves through their artwork. You can follow along with all of Ms. Martell’s art classes on Instagram: @msmartellteachesart