High School Art: Clay Bas-Relief Tiles

High School Art students studied the art of bas-relief through the ages and from many cultures.  Students learned clay construction techniques and went on to create a narrative tile inspired by text from a poem, Bible verse or song lyric.

Isabella - 

After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life. Genesis 3:24

Elizabeth - 

"I've been having this dream that we can fly, so darling close your eyes." 

From Bulls In The Bronx by Pierce The Veil. 

Christiane-

The ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook. 1 Kings 17:6

 Jonathan- 
How you have fallen from heaven, morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations! Isaiah 14:12

 Savannah-

"I'm sorry," her father said. 

She turned away from him, shivering as the cold air stung against the open wound between her shoulder blades.

"Finish this," she told him, leaning forward, baring the few damaged bloody feathers that he had left behind."
-Savannah

Lissa- 

“Hope” is the thing with feathers -

That perches in the soul -

And sings the tune without the words -

And never stops - at all ...

Emily Dickinson

 Abby-

"sinking my heart turns to stone"

 Alex

Freaked out, dropped my phone in the pool againChecked out of my room hit the ATMLet's hang out if you're down to get down tonightCuz it's always a good time-Owl City

 Paige-

By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night.
Exodus 13:21

Luca