by Jennifer | Apr 13, 2017
Created by Walkersville High School, Walkersville, MD
Artist: Julia
Title: A View of Harper’s Ferry
Teacher: Mrs. Maseth
Theme: From Shackles to Scholars
Materials and techniques: Colored ink, marker, watercolor, and ribbon.
Did you enjoy this project? Yes.
About: This was the first of a set of pieces done by our advanced art students. We used photos taken at Harper’s Ferry and did landscape paintings then we tied it together with a metamorphosis from shackled fists to broken chains then to free birds and open hands/ graduation hats! Each piece is visually connected to the next. There are eleven students that contributed to the project.
by Jennifer | Apr 13, 2017
Created by Walkersville High School, Walkersville, MD
Artist: Madelyn
Title: Age
Teacher: Mrs. Maseth
Theme: Harper’s Ferry History
Materials and techniques: Acrylic paint and ribbon.
Did you enjoy this project? Yes!
About: This was the first of a set of pieces done by our advanced art students. We used photos taken at Harper’s Ferry and did landscape paintings then we tied it together with a metamorphosis from shackled fists to broken chains then to free birds and open hands/ graduation hats! Each piece is visually connected to the next. There are eleven students that contributed to the project.
by Jennifer | Apr 13, 2017
Created by Walkersville High School, Walkersville, MD
Artists: Molly and Sue
Title: Shackled Fists of Bondage
Teacher: Mrs. Maseth
Theme: Shackled Hands
Materials and techniques: We painted with acrylic paints, colored ink and watercolor and marker. We used pipe cleaners, ribbon, and cord to apply with hot glue to the painted surfaces.
Did you enjoy this project? We enjoyed it and can’t wait to go see it on display!!!
About: This was the first of a set of pieces done by our advanced art students. We used photos taken at Harper’s Ferry and did landscape paintings then we tied it together with a metamorphosis from shackled fists to broken chains then to free birds and open hands/ graduation hats! Each piece is visually connected to the next. There are eleven students that contributed to the project.
by Jennifer | Apr 13, 2017
Created by Legacy Elementary School, Ashburn, VA
Artists: Ashritha, Hadley, Joshua, Akanksha, Preeti, Anisha
Title: What We Endured
Teacher: Mrs. Henry and Mrs. Salinas
Theme: Freedom
Materials and techniques: Acrylic paint and color felt.
Did you enjoy this project? Yes.
About: African Americans who had been sold and made into slaves.
by Jennifer | Apr 13, 2017
Created by Legacy Elementary School, Ashburn, VA
Artists: Shoumik, Ally, Nicole, Olivia, Aashna, Mikayla
Title: Fought for Equality, Rosa Parks
Teacher: Mrs. Henry and Mrs. Salinas
Theme: Equality
Materials and techniques: Acrylic paint and felt.
Did you enjoy this project? Yes.
About: Rosa Parks stood up for her rights so she could sit in front of the bus like white people.
