Spring Art Show!

Our Spring Art Show, themed around flowers, gardens, and nature, is a celebration of growth and identity. Students will use nature as a metaphor—exploring what they’re becoming, what they’ve overcome, and what helps them thrive. The artwork will connect personal stories to the natural world through ideas like roots, seasons, pollinators, and regrowth, turning “spring” into something meaningful, reflective, and proudly shareable with our community.

Choose one project from the Painting Section or one from the 3D Sculpture Section.

Student choice prompts (2D + 3D)

Acrylic Painting (representational)

1. Single Flower Close-Up – One large bloom filling the canvas (show petals, light, shadows).

2. Bouquet in a Vase – Real or imagined bouquet with a simple background.

3. Garden Path Scene – A walkway with plants on both sides (use perspective).

4. Tree Portrait – One tree as the main subject (bark texture + leaves).

5. Fruit + Flowers Still Life – Bowl of fruit with flowers beside it (great for color practice).

6. Butterflies & Blossoms – Flowers with 2–3 butterflies or bees (movement + pattern).
   
   

3D Projects (plaster + clay hand-building)

7. Clay Flower Bowl – Pinch pot or slab bowl with pressed leaf texture and a flower rim.

8. Clay Succulent Planter – Small coil or slab planter + 3–5 clay succulents on top.

9. Plaster Leaf Relief Tile – Press real leaves into clay, pour plaster, then paint the finished tile.

10. Mini 3D Garden Diorama (Clay + Mixed Media) – Base “garden bed” with clay mushrooms, flowers, rocks; add moss/pebbles (optional).

11. Clay Tree + Roots Sculpture – Simple trunk and branches; add leaf texture or small blossoms.

12. Plaster Garden Stepping Stone – Cast a “stone” with leaf prints, then paint/antique it.