By Elizabeth Wolfe
Studio Art is an opportunity for Charles City High School students to express themselves through art without following a typical class schedule.
In studio art, students have the opportunity to work with any material they wish, some choose to focus their time on wheel pottery while other choose to strengthen their skills in sculpture. Each student typically is expected to create four projects by the end of the trimester. Each project takes about three weeks to do, unless they are working on a big project. To be in studio art you need to have taken two consecutive art classes, for example, painting I and painting II. Students have the option of taking a studio art class after they have proven their work ethic, self motivation, and artistic ability to Mr. Bohlen and/or Mrs. McInroy, the Charles City High School art teachers. Students in studio art often find their work in the art show during the entire month of April at the Charles City Art Center.
“The average Studio Art student has the creativity to come up with innovative projects, pushes the envelope with their art, and show proficiency in at least one art medium,” art teacher Mrs. McInroy said. Breuklyn Opp, a junior studio art student, agreed saying she has been dedicated to art since her childhood. Morgan Bilharz, also a CCHS junior and a studio art student, said she has been developing her skills on the wheel since freshman year.
It takes someone time and dedication to become good at art and these girls are no exception. The girls have taken multiple studio art classes and plan to continue their art well into the future. Bilharz said, “I want to have a side business with wheel pottery when I get older.” Art will also help Opp with her future career in architecture. Studio art is a great opportunity for students to let their creative juices flow and the class also has the potential to help them in their future careers.
In studio art, students have the opportunity to work with any material they wish, some choose to focus their time on wheel pottery while other choose to strengthen their skills in sculpture. Each student typically is expected to create four projects by the end of the trimester. Each project takes about three weeks to do, unless they are working on a big project. To be in studio art you need to have taken two consecutive art classes, for example, painting I and painting II. Students have the option of taking a studio art class after they have proven their work ethic, self motivation, and artistic ability to Mr. Bohlen and/or Mrs. McInroy, the Charles City High School art teachers. Students in studio art often find their work in the art show during the entire month of April at the Charles City Art Center.
“The average Studio Art student has the creativity to come up with innovative projects, pushes the envelope with their art, and show proficiency in at least one art medium,” art teacher Mrs. McInroy said. Breuklyn Opp, a junior studio art student, agreed saying she has been dedicated to art since her childhood. Morgan Bilharz, also a CCHS junior and a studio art student, said she has been developing her skills on the wheel since freshman year.
It takes someone time and dedication to become good at art and these girls are no exception. The girls have taken multiple studio art classes and plan to continue their art well into the future. Bilharz said, “I want to have a side business with wheel pottery when I get older.” Art will also help Opp with her future career in architecture. Studio art is a great opportunity for students to let their creative juices flow and the class also has the potential to help them in their future careers.