Monday, December 21, 2009

Week of December 21 - 23, 2009

Monday, December 21, 2009
Portfolio Prep: Continue to wrap animal portraits
Pottery: Continue to work on mosaic slab pots
Photography: Continue work on project #5
8th Grade: Continue work on clay gargoyles, wrap and bag

Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on animal portraits, shading negative space with marker
Pottery: Continue work on mosaic slab pots
Photography: Continue work on project #5
8th Grade: Continue work on clay gargoyles, wrap and bag

Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on animal portraits, shading negative space with marker
Pottery: Complete mosaics
Photography: Continue work on project #5
8th Grade: Complete work on clay gargoyles

Monday, December 14, 2009

Week of December 14 -18, 2009

Monday, December 14, 2009
Pottery: Continue to work on mosaic pots
Portfolio Prep: Begin lesson on wrapped animal portraits. Search for snarling animal portrait reference.
Photography: Review handout for project #5. Roll film and process
8th Grade: Use references to draw gargoyles

Tuesday December 15, 2009
Pottery: Continue to work on mosaic pots
Portfolio Prep: Sketch out animal on 18 x 24 white drawing paper
Photography: Test strips and contact sheets
8th Grade: Continue drawing gargoyles

Wednesday December 16, 2009
Pottery: Continue to work on mosaic pots
Portfolio Prep: Continue to sketch animal portraits
Photography: Test strips and enlargements
8th Grade: Continue gargoyle drawings

Thursday, December 17, 2009
Pottery: Continue work on mosaic pots
Portfolio Prep: Continue animal sketches
Photography: Test strips and enlargements
8th Grade: Begin to build clay box

Friday, December 18, 2009
Pottery: Continue work on mosaic pots
Portfolio Prep: Continue animal sketches
Photography: Test strips and enlargements
8th Grade: Continue handbuilding of clay boxes

Monday, December 7, 2009

Week Of December 7 -11, 2009

Monday, December 7, 2009
Portfolio Prep: Critique on paintings
Pottery: Continue slab work
Photography: Continue Project #4
8th Grade: Continue Mandala drawings


Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Portfolio Prep: Work on improvements resulting from critique
Pottery: Continue handbuilding with slabs
Photography: Continue Project #4
8th Grade: Continue Mandala drawings


Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Portfolio Prep: Meet with Mrs. Hoppel's class to interpret paintings
Pottery: Continue handbuilding with slabs
Photography: Continue Project #4
8th Grade: Continue Mandala drawings


Thursday, December 10, 2009
Portfolio Prep: Interview with Mrs. Hoppel's class
Pottery: Continue handbuilding with slabs
Photography: Continue Project # 4
8th Grade: Continue Mandala drawings


Friday, December 11, 2009
Portfolio Prep: Interview with Mrs. Hoppel's class
Pottery: Continue handbuilding with slabs
Photography: Project #4 is due - 5 completed images - Special Effects
8th Grade: Complete Mandala drawings - cut out and apply background color

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Week of December 1 - 4, 2009

Monday, November 30
No School - Thanksgiving Holiday

Tuesday, December 1
Pottery: Continue to cut out shapes of clay. Prepare to leather hardness
Portfolio Prep: Continue to work on architecture oil painting
Photography: Roll film for processing
Assignment #4 handout
8th Grade: Continue shading Mandala drawings

Wednesday, December 2
Pottery: Continue to cut out shapes of clay. Put together leather hard pieces by scoring & slipping
Portfolio Prep: Continue to work on architecture oil painting
Photography: Test strips & contact sheets
8th Grade: Continue shading Mandala drawings

Thursday, December 3
Pottery: Assemble leather hard pieces
Portfolio Prep: Continue to work on architecture oil painting
Photography: Test strips & enlargements
8th Grade: Continue shading Mandala drawings


Friday, December 4
Pottery: Assemble leather hard pieces
Portfolio Prep: Continue to work on architecture oil paintings - paintings are due @ period end
Photography: Test strips & enlargements - 5 enlargements due
8th Grade: Cut out shaded Mandala drawings into a 10" circle. Mat with colored paper