top of page
Taylor op 3.jpg

Classroom of Doing (a Glimpse into my Life as an Educator)

Classroom of Doing (a Glimpse into my Life as an Educator)

Classroom of Doing (a Glimpse into my Life as an Educator)
Search video...
Unity in Variety (Anvil Thoughts)
11:31
Play Video

Unity in Variety (Anvil Thoughts)

Creative Games
01:38
Play Video

Creative Games

SOUL COLORS
05:19
Play Video

SOUL COLORS

Large Drawings - Subtractive Method
01:43
Play Video

Large Drawings - Subtractive Method

Large Inflatable Sculpture created by an  advanced sculpture class in the spring of 2019

This video focuses on integrating "Big Ideas" and "Essential Questions" in the art classroom. 

A link to a presentation by Corey Kent Johnson on Big Ideas in art.

I created this presentation for the NCEA 2023 conference in Dallas, Texas. Instead of sharing the original PowerPoint on my website, I made a video for ease of access.

Mentoring / Creative Leadership

Mentoring / Creative Leadership

Mentoring / Creative Leadership
Search video...
Bishop Lynch Boys Junior Retreat 2015
16:28
Play Video

Bishop Lynch Boys Junior Retreat 2015

Corey Kent Johnson Art Life
Breathe
01:07
Play Video

Breathe

Corey Kent Johnson
CARIBOU - You Can Do It
03:55
Play Video

CARIBOU - You Can Do It

Caribou
Writing by  Corey Kent Johnson on a student's shirt.
Notes written by students praising their teacher -  Corey Kent Johnson
a note about text written by students praising their teacher -  Corey Kent Johnson
Notes written by students praising their teacher -  Corey Kent Johnson
Notes written by students praising their teacher -  Corey Kent Johnson
A button describing student notes written to  Corey Kent Johnson
fridge door with note

GALLERY OF STUDENT WORK

These large charcoal drawings are 24" by 42" and were created by using a subtractive method. The student covered the surface with charcoal and then used an eraser to remove the charcoal and create the image.

A large self-portrait done in charcoal using a subtractive method. The student used and eraser to create the image.
A large drawing from  a student in Corey Kent Johnson's class
53509505_10158435122954478_8386151484865

The assignment was to create a piece that symbolically illustrates someone who had significantly influenced the student. This student chose the instructor that ran the school's math lab, Mr. Hall. The student said it represented the climb to knowledge that Mr. Hall faced in his life.

an image of a student carving a wooden sculpture in Corey Kent Johnson's classroom.
The assignment was to create a piece that symbolically illustrates someone who had significantly influenced the student. This student chose the instructor that ran the school's math lab, Mr. Hall. The student said it represented the climb to knowledge that Mr. Hall faced in his life.

A large collage created as a symbolic self-portrait by the student. The student had red hair and she felt that it set her apart and was a bit magical. We looked at the work of the Pre-Raphaelites for inspiration.  This collage had a thick layer of resin poured over the top of it making it about an inch thick.

A large collage created as a symbolic self-portrait by the student. The student had red hair and she felt that it set her apart and was a bit magical. We looked at the work of the Pre-Raphaelites for inspiration.  This collage had a thick layer of resin poured over the top of it making it about an inch thick

After creating a series of collages illustrating the principles of Gestalt Theory of Visual Perception, the students worked with smaller images of their collages in Photoshop. They then incorporated the concepts developed by Wucius Wong’s “Principles of Design” to create a series of “Super Unit Forms.”

“Gestalt theorists followed the basic principle that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. In other words, the whole (a picture, a car) carried a different and greater meaning than its components.”

Citation: 
Khatoon, Naima. General Psychology. Dorling Kindersley, 2002.

A work of digital art from a student in Corey Kent Johnson's class
Gestalt Design
A drawing from a student in Corey Kent Johnson's class
A drawing from a student in Corey Kent Johnson's class

Expressive portraiture with layered charcoal, ink, and acrylic. 

Tables made from eucalyptus, Peruvian walnut, and steel

Tables and benches created by a student in Corey Kent Johnson's class
A work of digital art from a student in Corey Kent Johnson's class
Gestalt tile
A student holding a steel sculpture in Corey Kent Johnson's class

Student holding steel piece that he cut out with a plasma torch and polished with a grinder.

bottom of page