Brown Paper Bags Owls

Students from Level 6 learned about symmetry, and while learning about this Principle of Design, they created an owl using collage paper and brown paper bag. 

They were so excited!

T-Shirt Design Proposals

The past several weeks, the PSG has been organizing a QSI t-shirt design contest.

All students participated and designed a shirt that they felt represented QSI.  When the students were done, then each class chose their favorite to participate in the final selection. 

Congratulations to Claire, Ilia, Addy, Cansel, Nora, Matteo, Eli, Ioanna, and Karoline!

The finalist was chosen by a representative from each level, two staff members, two parents, and Mr. Nelis. 

and, the winner is ….Nora Thurman!  Congratulations!

At the Fall Festival next Saturday we will have a limited quantity of the shirts for sale!! We will continue to sale the shirts throughout QSI and PSG events during this school year. 

Fall Leaves Fun

Level 6 Creating Mosaics

As an introduction to mosaic technique students from level 6 created interesting mosaic using foam shapes. These mosaics were a great way for students to explore pattern, design, shape and color Students learned that in order to make a nice and neat mosaic, you really need to plan for every tile where to add so that it will fit perfectly. Creating a mosaic is a great way to practice  patience, problem solving, strategic thinking, spatial visualization and motor skills. 

We also talked about traditional mosaics and how they were made from tiny squares of natural-colored rock. 

And on the top of everything, it was a fun experience!

Mosaic Workshop

Today with students from Level 11 we attended a mosaic workshop organized by the Macedonian Welcome Center in Sulij An in the Old Bazaar. It was a fun experience for the students, an interesting way to learn more about this ancient technique. The method by which mosaics are made hasn't changed much since ancient times. Advancements in tools and materials have made the process easier, quicker, and the results more varied and visually appealing, but over all the process is the same.  The most exciting part for the students was breaking the tiles and assembling them in a piece of art or an image of their choice.

For students that are intersted in deepening their knowladge in mosaic techniques, the mmosaic instructur Jasmina is offering mosaic classes;

Ceramic mosaics workshop for kids (from 10/ above) with Jasmina Boshevska.

  When:   8 October

               15 October

               22 October

               29 October  

     from 10.00 a.m.  - 12.00

Where: Добредојде Welcome Macedonia Center

Price: 700 den.  per  120 min. Basic work material included.

 Info contact > jasminabosevska@yahoo.com, mob. 070 786 872,

Fb – Stone Story design

Short History of Mosaics

Flooring set with small pebbles was used in the Bronze Age in both the Minoan civilization based on Crete and the Mycenaean civilization on mainland Greece. The same idea but reproducing patterns was used in the Near East in the 8th century BCE. In Greece the first pebble flooring which attempted designs dates to the 5th century BCE with examples at Corinth and Olynthus. These were usually in two shades with light geometric designs and simple figures on a dark background. By the end of the 4th century BCE colours were being used and many fine examples have been found at Pella in Macedonia. These mosaics were often reinforced by inlaying strips of terracotta or lead, often used to mark outlines. Indeed, it was not until Hellenistic times in the 3rd century BCE that mosaics really took off as an art form and detailed panels using tesserae rather than pebbles began to be incorporated into patterned floors. Many of these mosaics attempted to copy contemporary wall paintings.Typically Roman subjects were scenes celebrating their gods, domestic themes and geometric designs. The inter-twined rope border effect here is called "guilloche".  With the rise of the Byzantine Empire from the 5th century onwards, centred on Byzantium (now Istanbul, Turkey), the art form took on new characteristics. Roman images were absorbed into the typical Christian themes of the Byzantine mosaics, although some work is decorative and some incorporates portraits of Emperors and Empresses.

Secondary Colors

We had fun this week in art class by doing an experiment with cups of colored water mixing two primary colors together and making a secondary color. After the experiment students mixed colors by themselves and were so excited mixing blue and yellow, blue and red and red and yellow and finding out what color they make. After all the mixing :) they painted cute birds and then embellished their pictures with feathers, eyes, leaves...