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
6th Grade - 8th Grade Work
Each slideshow is a collection of images from a specific project. Click on the cover image to start a slideshow of each collection.
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Selfie Self-Portraits
8th grade students began this project by discussing the difference between selfies and self portraits. They came to the consensus that while only artists made self portraits, pretty much anyone can take a selfie. They also noted that selfies were more of a statement of the person in that particular moment, whereas a self portrait is more timeless.
Identity Collages
Middle school students each student made a collage that represents his or her identity. In order to generate many of the images and text on their collages, students participated in several process drama activities such as “A Strong Wind Blows”, “A Poetry Slam” and “Guess Who Said It”. These activities prompted them to share things about themselves and make connections with one another. During our art critique for the project, middle school students reflected on what makes up their identity including their commonalities with others, how others perceive them and how they want to perceived by others.
Surrealism
6th grade students began this project by learning about the surrealist movement and looking at surrealist artworks. We learned that surrealist artworks often involve elements of surprise, juxtaposition, dreams and imagination. In Tech/Media, they researched surrealist artists and also compared and contrasted surrealism to Pop Art which was their previous unit of study.
Students then created their own surrealist artwork. They first chose and cut out two photographs of inanimate objects and positioned them in a way that created a relationship between them. They then drew around the objects to create a context.
