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Art students
learn history,
procedures
for their crafts
Billfolds, belts, key chains,
and sun visors were among
the articles made in leather
craft. The half-year course
taught by Mr. Carl Robinson,
consisted of five weeks of
lecture on the history of the
craft and procedure of the
eight basic tools used. The
remaining weeks were used
for completion of three
ABOVE LEFT: In order to complete his display, Kevin McMillan
measures end cuts matting for his picture. ABOVE RIGHT: Mrs. Adams
instructs students in tie-dyeing at the Kiroli Park Festival of Arts Day
Camp. BELOW LEFT: A student completes a required painting of a
farm boy on a plaque in Acrylics. BELOW RIGHT: As a leather craft
student Alan Shields prepares his project for grading.
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required leather projects.
Requiring no artistic talent,
tole painting is a hobby as
well as a money maker.
Students average 12 to 13
projects a year including towel
racks and plaques. The first
half of the year's emphasis is
placed on brush control and
the last half is mainly the
painting of fruits and flowers,
according to Mrs. Mary
Moore, instructor.
Career-oriented students who
have artistic ability are able to
take Art I and Art II to learn
color coordination and
sketching. The only Art II
class, taught by Mrs. Paula
Adams, learned the art of
sculpturing during the second
semester.