Blast From the Past!

Because our blog is new this year, some homage must be paid to the artists who have since graduated and left their legacy behind.  Though Mooney is a small school, the talent is immense!  Here are some highlights from the past few years, from incredibly talented graduated students!

And the winners are.......

A serious congratulations go out to all of the students that submitted artwork for the Scholastic Art Competition, your hard work never goes unnoticed.  You are all winners in my books for putting yourselves out there artistically! 

I am so proud of you all and never stop creating!!!

There were quite a few winners at this year's competition, which is very exciting! :)

If you are not aware, the Scholastic Art Competition is a juried national competition for middle and high school students.  It's broken down into regions, and judged by highly qualified art instructors from art colleges.  CMC's region includes schools from: Huron, Lapeer, Macomb, Sanilac, and St. Clair counties.  Our art work is judged by the professors at College for Creative Studies in Detroit.  Because there are so many schools and so little space, not all work gets into the art show- so it's an honor just to be recognized! 

The art is awarded in three different categories: Honorable Mention, Silver Key, and Gold Key.  An Honorable Mention is a recognition of great work, a Silver Key is recognized as well above average, and a Gold Key is top in show.  Gold Key pieces will be sent to New York and judged at a national level which could lead to Gold or Silver medals (like the Olympics!) or even a scholarship. 

This year over 2400 pieces were judged and 570 works made it into the show!!! There were 121 Gold Keys, 176 Silver Keys, and 260 Honorable Mentions. 

Cardinal Mooney students are so talented we received: two Gold Keys, nine Silver Keys, and six Honorable Mentions!!!!

There is an award ceremony at Macomb Community College's Center for Performing Arts on Monday, January 27.  The ceremony begins at 7 pm (student winners should arrive at 6:30 to sign in), and the exhibition opens at the Lorenzo Cultural Center following the awards and runs through February 11, 2014.

Here is the list of winners: 

Jonathon	Ayers	Greg	Silver Key
Justine	Cucchi	Spiderman	Silver Key
Emily	Gibbons	Lizzie	Silver Key
Emily	Gibbons	Mixed Emotions	Gold Key
Georgina	Gill	Tassels And Tentacles	Silver Key

Hannah	Green	Hidden Tolerance	Honorable Mention
Faith	Gwozdz	Pop Of Cardinal	Honorable Mention
Keenan	Kurtz	Amicum Tegumentum	Silver Key
Keenan	Kurtz	Ferre	Silver Key
Katie	Lensmeyer	Queen Ann's Lace	Honorable Mention
Katie	Lensmeyer	Tranquil	Gold Key
Katie	Lensmeyer	Extinguish	Silver Key
Linda	Miodonski	Jumeau	Silver Key
Selaiwa	Mona	.mp3	Honorable Mention
Christina	Oberly	Sky Is The Limit	Honorable Mention
Kylie	Schuh	Hallway	Honorable Mention
Emily	Wyon	The Receiver	Silver Key

Here are images of the winning works...

Shhhh....Don't tell Home Depot

We have some pretty rad artists at CMC!

Art 2 and 3 recently had the daunting task of creating images using paint swatches from hardware stores.

Art 3 had to pixellate pictures 

Art 2 had to create a modern design.

These took master craftsmanship and patience from the students, and they exceeded my expectations as an art instructor!

Well, have a look for yourself.......

Oil Painting Club

Cardinal Mooney has an Oil Painting Club! The students in the club learn how to use oil painting techniques. They enjoy using the oil paint and thought it would be easy, but it is not. The club is a pleasurable after school activity and here are some works!

Abstract

 Art 1 has been working on abstract expressionist paintings and here is an example:

Projects (Art 1 & 2)

Art 1 students are practicing color theory by mixing color gradients and complementary colors.

This is an Art 2 students finished project using paint and string to create a portrait with subtle color.