Ms. Rachel M Cotton

Visual Arts Advisor MS/HS

Current Professional Roles:

  • Visual Arts 7-12th Grade Advisor
  • Bridges Department Chair
  • Art Club Advisor
  • National Art Honor Society Co-Sponsor
  • Class of 2023 Sponsor
Email
Office Phone Number
rcotton@furlowcharter.org
229-931-8667

FCS loves the ARTS!

At Furlow Charter, we embrace artistic expression, and we strive to grow our skills using our hands, our minds, and our hearts.

Enjoy looking at what we have created!

Work created by FCS Scholars

Project Based Learning: How We Do It in the Artroom

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Tessellations

M.C. Escher created many tessellations throughout his life. A Tessellation a tiling of a plane (that goes on forever) with no overlapping and no gaps. Tessellation's are sometimes used in mosaics.

Tue May 16 01:05 PM

Art Gallery 7th Grade
7th Grade Van Gogh Art Gallery

Taunton's Homeroom class worked all semester to research Vincent van Gogh, to experiment with color mixing using, and to develop their own voice through the creation of an artwork inspired by Van Gogh.

Mon Jun 13 02:01 PM

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Self-Portrait Color Finals

After an exploration into color theory and the creation of a recipe card of colors, scholars focus on matching color to the original value levels within the underpainting.

Sun Jun 12 10:30 PM

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Monochromatic Landscapes

With a practical understanding of value and atmospheric perspective, high school scholars designed and painted landscape paintings using a single hue.

Sun Jun 12 10:26 PM

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Greyscale Underpaintings for Self-Portraits

Building on skills from previous lessons, scholars combine the grid method drawing technique, value painting, and a digitally posterized reference to create a greyscale underpainting from a personally chosen selfie.

Sun Jun 12 10:00 PM

Biography of the Advisor

Ms. Rachel M. Cotton is an Art Advisor, Graphic Designer, Illustrator, and Mixed Media Painter in Americus, Ga. She is a graduate of Brenau University Women's College, Gainesville Georgia where she earned a BFA in Studio Art with an emphasis in Ceramics and Sculpture. In 2005, Cotton earned an MFA in Illustration from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Ga.

Cotton built a successful fine art and graphic design business in Savannah, Georgia under the name Cotton Studios. After relocating to North Carolina in 2011, Cotton taught art and design at Arts on Main, the Gaston School of the Arts, and in various private settings while also building Stellar Platinum, a hospitality and event management company with a specialty in catering and food services. Cotton used her skills in Sales & Marketing while learning a new set of skills including general management, financial management, analysis and strategic planning for distressed properties, execution and implementation of those strategic plans. While learning a great deal about corporate structure and operations, Cotton longed for the world of art, design and creativity.

In 2015, Cotton and her son relocated to her hometown in Americus, Ga where she worked at Old Biscayne Designs as Graphic Designer, Photographer, and Marketing Professional for Old Biscayne Designs, a high-end custom fine furniture manufacturer in Americus.

Ms. Cotton is now enjoying sharing her love of the arts and creative thinking with middle school and high school scholars at Furlow Charter School.

With a varied professional background, Cotton thrives on developing concepts and ideas while actively manifesting them in the physical world. Cotton's design, illustration, and fine art work can be found in many collections across the United States as well as several publications including The Landings Magazine, Savannah; Charleston Magazine, Charleston; Belles & Beaus Magazine, Savannah; The Gaston Gazette Special Publications, and more.

View Ms. Cotton's professional history and artwork.


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