CAITLIN RAE MILLER
ARTIST & ART EDUCATOR
"The arts enable us to have experience we can have from no other source and through such experience to discover the range and variety of what we are capable of feeling." Elliot W. Eisner
Gallery of student work from grades 9-12
Each slideshow is a collection of images from a specific project. Click on the cover image to start a slideshow of each collection.
Self Portrait Boxes: Interior and Exterior Identity
9th and 10th grade students created self portrait boxes that represented both their exterior and interior identity. We discussed how identity is constructed and the relationship between how others view us and how we view ourselves. Students looked at work by Betye Saar, Joseph Cornell and Louise Borgeois to learn how artists use visual metaphors and manipulate interior and exterior space to create meaning.
Saturday Art Workshop NYU
The Saturday Art Workshop is a free 9 week program for teens in the greater New York area. I collaborated with 2 other teachers to develop a curriculum that culminated in a final exhibition at NYU. Our curriculum was focused on how identity is constructed, confused, and changed in the digital age.
Wire, foam and doll hair
Wire, foam and doll hair
Ephemeral Moments Sculpture
We live in a world of constant stimulation. This project encouraged students to slow down, become more aware of their surroundings and identify small moments of passing wonder and beauty. Smoke rising in the light, water swirling down a drain, cream spreading out into coffee, and raindrops in puddles are small moments that remind us of the inherent patterns and beauty in nature. Students used familiar materials (thread, fabric, paper etc.) in new ways to create a dynamic piece of work that captured an ephemeral moment of their choosing.
