AMS Art

Art Teacher: Julie Kopp-Landry

Mrs. Kopp-Landry is a dedicated and passionate art educator with over a decade of experience inspiring young artists. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art and a Bachelor of Science in Education from Madonna University, as well as a Master of Education in Educational Technology from the same institution.

For the past 11 years, Mrs. Kopp-Landry has been a valued member of Trenton Public Schools, where she spent three years at Anderson Elementary before transitioning to Boyd Arthurs Middle School, where she has been teaching for the past eight years.

Beyond the classroom, she has a deep love for art history, continuously expanding her knowledge and sharing her enthusiasm with her students. She is also an active artist, dedicating her spare time to painting, drawing, and printmaking. Mrs. Kopp-Landry is committed to fostering creativity and artistic expression in all her students, helping them develop both their technical skills and appreciation for the arts.

Exploratory Art I

In Exploratory Art I, students will expand their knowledge of art technique and media. To better understand the arts, students will learn to analyze art using the Elements of Art vocabulary. Students will express individual ideas while increasing skills in many areas. They will use a variety of materials such as clay, markers, watercolors, tempera paints, and color pencils to construct, draw, and paint original artwork.

Clay Coil Container

Students learned the basic skills of slip and score attachment and clay coil building.

Animal Drawings

Students chose a photograph of an animal and created a realistic drawing showing the use of value and texture.

Exploratory Art II

In Exploratory Art II, students will refine perceptual and technical skills by creating and analyzing art. Students will explore and plan for better composition. They will incorporate a more sophisticated theory of the elements of art and principles of design while working on projects, which may include drawing, painting, cartooning, clay, and metal tools.

1 Point Perspective Art Gallery Drawings

Students learned to draw a room in 1 point perspective. They came up with a theme and added five artworks to their galleries, a bench, and lighting.

Exploratory Art III

In Exploratory Art III, students will refine perceptual and technical skills by creating and analyzing art. Students will explore and plan for better composition. They will incorporate a more sophisticated theory of the elements of art, principles of design, and demonstrate their knowledge of color theory while working on projects which may include drawing, painting, cartooning, clay, and weaving.

Clay Slab Containers

Students learned slab rolling techniques to create a slab container. They planned a design and added at least three attachments to the container.

Art From Many Hands

Art From Many Hands is for art students who want to gain confidence in their own abilities while expanding their knowledge of art from many cultures. Just like today, people of ancient times were using every conceivable material to bring beauty and interest into their lives. Students will try a variety of their techniques to solve design problems. This will increase the students’ technical skills as well as help them value the skills of artisans from around the world.

Clay Relief Sculpture

Students created a design for a relief sculpture using additive and subtractive techniques.

Advanced Art Studio

Advanced Art Studio is for students that have an interest in improving their art skills in painting, drawing, sculpture, and printmaking. Students will develop their own ideas to create projects using a variety of drawing materials, paint, ink, metal, plaster gauze, and clay. Students will learn how to analyze artwork and write self-critiques on each project to create an electronic portfolio of their work.

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