Tim Bligh created this poster with a powerful message against cyber bullying.

Wendy Archer created these poster examples to fight cyber bullying.

Entries against cyber bullying created by Jacob Ruffcorn.

Kristin Wagner submits her two cyber entries against bullying.

Vince Nielsen prepared these  colorful examples for competition.

Two new examples submitted by Seth Seward.

Brett Nielsen prepared these two examples.

Caleb De Rocher submitted his two colorful examples!

Seong Jeong produces two thought provoking entries for the Cyber Security competition.

Seong Jeong's first Cyber bulllying poster entry.

Austin Gualazzi's first entry.

Brayten Batcheler's examples for the Cyber Security Competition!

Brenden Hansen submits his first cyber security design in Photoshop CS6.

Shayna Gries created these entries! She will have a difficult time choosing just one.

West Monona Digital Photography entries for the Cyber Security Awareness Kids Safe Online Poster Contest. Each student will be able to submit their favorite work, due January 31, 2013.
These are Shayla Murray's digital examples.

Kristin Wagner creates a black and white world in this digital photography presentation. Sometimes less is more, especially with color.

Taking photos is like capturing memories...Brenden Hansen '16

This is his unique view of the Loess Hills.

Another amazing photo compilation by Jacob Ruffcorn highlighting his interest in farming and the natural surroundings of Monona County.

SeongGyeong Jeong, our special guest from Korea, says" I enjoyed this and it is fun to take a picture."

Austin Gualazzi presents his value and texture photos with a flair for nature and a fresh outlook on life.

Wendy Archer's value and texture presentation focuses on self portraits, nature and a unique artistic perspective.

This is a unique iMovie trailer by Colton Kuhlman, highlighting his inspiring film making career and his view of values and textures.

Brenner Saxen captures a unique view of the Loess Hills in his photography presentation on value and texture.

Values and textures presented by Shayna Gries, with her unique ability to capture the essence of the object with the digital lens and a little creativity.

Sculpture and Ceramic students will be suprised Monday morning! Our first batches of soap are now  cut and curing for the next 4-6 weeks. Students used a basic soap recipe, weighed ingredients, added essential oils and extra nutrients (chipped cinnamon bark, nutmeg and oatmeal) and  poured their cold process soaps into frames. They've created an spicy apple and mulberry scented soap along with an oatmeal soap scented with campaka.  The art room is filled with fragrance.

Untitled Photo by Jonathan Adams 

Shayna Gries presents her photo presentation on shape. She has a talent for cropping images and finding the beauty in everyday experiences.

Colton Kuhlman shares a photo of a very special friend he caught munching on a treat, in his yard yesterday evening!

Just a great reminder to take your camera everywhere you go, as you never know what you'll see!

"They were very open...wide pictures, places that you see everyday, but nobody actually looks at!"
                                                                                   ...Hannah Ellingson '15

Help needed Sunday September 9th, 2012, with the Herbs in the Hills Festival! This would be a great way to learn paper making with herbs and earn your service hours.
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Ruffcorn Farms is in the process of harvesting corn throughout this LINE photo presentation compiled by sophomore Jacob Ruffcorn. He takes his camera out into the field on his Steiger 335 and looks for the opportune moment to capture the images of farming in  Monona County, near Blencoe, IA.

A photography presentation by senior Tiffany Stephens, focuses on LINE in urban and rural settings.

Jessica Cox takes us on a unique journey into her vision of LINE.

The essence of the Loess Hills is captured in these early morning photos taken by freshman Jonathan Adams. 

Freshman Shayna Gries will knock your socks off with this Line presentation in keynote!

Wendy Archer takes photos of the mundane and transforms them into works of art!

A whole new perspective on the presence of LINE in nature, by Brayten Batcheler.

Kristin Wagner takes a completely different approach to photographing monkey bars and playground equipment, in her LINE presentation.

Shayla Murray accidentally spray paints a spider blue and creates a digital masterpiece for her first digital photography presentation on LINE!

Austin Gualazzi leads us on his journey exploring digital photography and the element of line, in visual representation.

Digital Photography's First Project

West Monona Digital Photography students are working with new media to present their latest project on the art element-LINE!
Our goal is to post a new presentation each day! The first presentation in this series is by Junior Colton Kuhlman.

An up coming competition for West Monona sculptors. Students, you may enter any of your previous sculptural pieces!

2013 Sculpture Exhibition - IowaNaturally - Call for Artists

From Saturday, April 27 through Sunday, October 20, 2013, ReimanGardens will debut a new nature inspired garden sculpture exhibition, entitled, "Iowa, Naturally". This garden sculpture show will feature outdoor garden sculptures interpreted from or inspired by plants, insects, and nature created by artists with Iowa ties.

ReimanGardens at Iowa State University seeks proposals from creative individuals or firms to display a plant, insect or nature themed sculpture exhibit(s) for its 2013 temporary outdoor display.

Proposals are due November 1, 2012.

For more information or to submit a proposal please download the informational brochure and application form by visiting this website: http://www.reimangardens.iastate.edu/en/2013_sculpture_exhibition/.

Submit applications and direct inquiries to:

Aaron Steil, Education Coordinator

Reiman Gardens

Iowa State University

1407 University Blvd.

Ames, Iowa 50011

Phone: 515-294-8953

Fax: 515-294-4817

Email: ajsteil@iastate.edu

A new beginning for West Monona Art students in the 2012-2013 school year.
Four new course offerings this fall:
-Virtual Reality (VREP)
-Digital Photography (students will need a digital camera the first day of class)
-Drawing (WITCC dual credit course)
-Painting (WITCC dual credit course)
We're adding more rigor and relevance to the WM art department!
This is going to be a cadillac year!

The school and community garden is going crazy at West Monona, despite the drought!
We picked 3 gallons of yellow and cherry tomatoes today, just from one raised bed!
I hope they are still producing when school starts in a few weeks!

The new look for the 2012-2013 school year at West Monona. Due to technical difficulties last year's blog can be found at http://loesshillsart.blogspot.com/
Sorry for the inconvenience!