The Wednesday artist of the week is Hirotoshi Itoh. Hirotoshi Itoh is a Japanese sculptor. He is a true magician: from basic stones, he is able to create all kinds of objects, ranging from a purse to food, from a t-shirt to a deck of cards. A total and unsettling illusion. The stones come alive in a surprising yet humorist manner. He found his signature in the zipper, as it gives depth and resonance to his treasures.

Click here to watch a short video of his work! 

Everyone likes to take photographs. What would you say if i told you that you could learn how to take better photographs by learning one simple trick? Today, we are posting a short video that can help improve the composition of your photographs. Its quick, easy and really works! Check out the video above! 

Once you have watched the video, you'll want to try out your new found photography knowledge. The following is a list of photography ideas to get you started.  Don't forget to share your photos on Sutori or Seesaw. 

OK my art friends, we're home for a few weeks. You might be thinking, how can I make art if I'm not in my wonderful school studio? Well, fear not. Your crack team of art educators here at the Art of South B is hard at work, putting together a list of ways you can art at home using stuff you probably already have in your house!

Take a look at the project ideas below. There are even more ideas listed on our Pinterest board, Art at Home. Be inspired, create art and then post what you create to Seesaw or Sutori. It will be exciting to share what everyone did when we return.

For even more inspiration, check out the Art Portal!

Just a quick post to showcase some of the stuff and things happening at South B. Above, Josh created this multi-cut stencil work of his teacher's dog.   

This is the first in a series of cakes that represent Ellea's past, present and future life. The first in the series is this oil painting of a birthday cake for a one year old. The next painting, which she is currently working on, is of her upcoming graduation cake. The final painting in the series will be a wedding cake. All three paintings will have similar objects (flowers) and share a common color scheme.

We presented a unit on how artists often use text in their work. This unit inspired Laura to create this stencil, spray painting of the text from her home state. 

One of the Nine units covered in Art One is the Object. This student decided to create an egg using pastels.  The first egg came out so good that he decided to create a whole flock of eggs. 

In another unit, we talked about how artists often use scale when create works of art. That inspired Macayla to create this giant, M&M cookie complete with box.

In Computer Art, we learned a little about Photo manipulation. Using her newly acquired skill set, Autumn created this Newimal.

Another work inspired by the Text unit.

Often, as art teachers, we present projects that we know will be successful. However, that should never replace the need to experiment, play, take risk, and just straight up see what might happens when you do. Ink, between melted crayon, on glass. We'll see...

On Wednesday, the Arts Department took a trip to the Southport Community Center for the 2020 Southport Woman's Club Art Festival. This was a juried art show with the winners receiving certificates as well as cash awards. First place winners now move on to the district level. Any artwork that places first in district, moves on to the state level. Here is a look at our first place winners.

Above: Aidan M placed Best in Show. Aidan also won 1st place and 3rd place in  mixed media

Ruby C 1st place watercolor
Brooke B 1st place computer graphics, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place black/white photography, 2nd place photography

Makayla L 1st place & 2nd place painting, 2nd place pen & ink, 2nd place colored pencil
Madison T 1st place Graphite

Maxwell M 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place sculpture
Claude R 1st place colored pencil

Gavin P 1st place dye craft
Trey D 1st place charcoal, 1st place pen & ink, 2nd place graphite, 2nd place mixed media

Kaycee H 1st place ceramics
Lionela  M 1st place glass painting

Naomi W 1st place digitally enhanced, 2nd place computer graphics, 2nd place photography

Other winners: 
Audrey A 2nd place digitally enhance, 3rd place computer graphics
Ellea B 3rd place painting, 3rd place colored pencil, 3rd place watercolor
Percy H 2nd place glass painting
Joshua L 2nd place dye craft
Kelsey W 3rd place photography
Noah H 3rd place dye craft
Alysha M 2nd place ceramics

We just started a new semester here at the Art of South B and a new semester means new classes. This semester we started our second year of Computer Art and Animation. For this first week, we learned a few things about Photoshop then spread our digital wings by trying to create a Newimal. Take a look!

This is the last week of the semester. When we return from break, we will stat a new semester with new classes and new artists. So here is a look at a few of the projects that are sneaking in at the last minute and wrapping up the semester.

This piece is one of the Redo projects. The original piece was a painting of a flower. For her Redo, she decided to try her hand at site specific perspective. The images are painting different sizes which are placed at different distances from each other. You can only see the entire image if you look at it from one specific location.  

These are so fun! Who doesn't like a cardboard wrapped yarn dinosaur! not only did she make a bunch, she also taught several other students how to make them.

This fully functional bag  was created from cut paper. Unfortunately, I only captured these poor quality photos before she took it home. These photos don't do it justice. 

That's a wrap! See you next semester!

When Cymya ask me for the spray paint after this portrait was done I was a little concerned. However, she did a great job masking off the painting with tape and paper.

When Zach (who sat in on class) asked for a drawing lesson, M2 showed him how she goes about drawing portraits. It's great when the student become the teacher. Especially to a kid who isn't even in art class ;)

When Dion first created a stencil, it was a single image. After he made the first one, he played with the stencil, creating this multi imaged work. Play is an important part of the art making process.

When a student asks for a needle and thread...

When a student asks if she can bring her skateboard to school so she can paint it. 

When a student totally redesigns a pair of shoes including painting them black.

When you have some newspaper, cardboard and paper mache' on the table.

Congratulations to Maxwell for winning the Brunswick County Superintendent's Winter Card Contest!