Week of April 26 - 30, 2010

Monday, April 26
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting Game of Life
Pottery: Sketches for Mosaic Pots
Advanced Pottery: Sketches of Self-Portrait
Advanced Photography: Photo-Story Assignment
8th Grade: Demo on pointalism. Introduction to Georges Seurat.

Tuesday, April 27
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting Game of Life
Pottery: Sketches for Mosaic Pots
Advanced Pottery: Sketches of Self-Portrait
Advanced Photography: Photo-Story Assignment
8th Grade: Pointalism painting

Wednesday, April 28
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting Game of Life
Pottery: Draw and cut patterns for Mosaic pots
Advanced Pottery: Sketches of Self-Portrait
Advanced Photography: Photo-Story Assignment
8th Grade: Pointalism painting

Thursday, April 29
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting Game of Life
Pottery: Roll out slabs and cut patterns - dry to leather hardness
Advanced Pottery: Roll out slab for base of self-portrait. Coil upward
Advanced Photography: Photo-Story Assignment
8th Grade: Pointalism painting

Friday, April 30
Portfolio Prep: Contine painting Game of Life - due at period end
Pottery: Take leather hard pieces and assemble with slip
Advanced Pottery: Continue coil building
Advanced Photography: Photo-Story Assignment due at period end
8th Grade: Pointalism painting

Week of April 19 - 23, 2010

Monday, April 19
Portfolio Prep: Continue sketch of childhood game
Pottery: Continue with Fable Tea Pots
Advanced Pottery: Work on thumbnail sketches of self portrait as a famous artist
Advanced Photography: Continue Photo-story assignment
8th Grade: PSSA Testing

Tuesday, April 20
Portfolio Prep: Transfer childhood game sketch to canvas board
Pottery: Continue with Fable Tea Pots
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on thumbnail sketches
Advanced Photography: Continue Photo-story assignment
8th Grade: Continue work on Matisse designs

Wednesday, April 21
Portfolio Prep: Begin childhood game painting
Pottery: Continue with Fable Tea Pots
Advanced Pottery: Continue on thumbnail sketches
Advanced Photography: Continue Photo-story assignment
8th Grade: Continue Matisse designs

Thursday, April 22
Portfolio Prep: Continue game painting
Pottery: Continue with Fable Tea Pots
Advanced Pottery: Begin coil sculpture
Advanced Photography: Continue Photo-story assignment
8th Grade: Continue Matisse designs

Friday, April 23
Portfolio Prep: Continue game painting
Pottery:Continue with Fable Tea Pots
Advanced Pottery:Begin coil sculpture
Advanced Photography:Continue Photo-story assignment
8th Grade:Continue Matisse designs

Week of April 12 - 16, 2010

Monday, April 12
Pottery: Continue work on Fable Tea Pots
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on Kandinsky Sculpture
Advanced Photography: Portrature Assignment
Portfolio Prep: Artist in History Presentations
8th Grade: Artist Presentation - Angie Jordan

Tuesday, April 13
Pottery: Continue work on Fable Tea Pots
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on Kandinsky Sculpture
Advanced Photography: Portrature Assignment
Portfolio Prep: Artist in History Presentations
8th Grade: Matisse Name Collage - start cutting decorative paper

Wednesday, April 14
Pottery: Continue work on Fable Tea Pots
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on Kandinsky Sculpture
Advanced Photography: Portrature Assignment
Portfolio Prep: Artist in History Presentations
8th Grade: Matisse Name Collage

Thursday, April 15
Pottery: Continue work on Fable Tea Pots
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on Kandinsky Sculpture
Advanced Photography: Portrature Assignment
Portfolio Prep: Game Painting Sketch
8th Grade: Matisse Name Collage

Friday, April 16
Pottery: Continue work on Fable Tea Pots
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on Kandinsky Sculpture
Advanced Photography: Portrature Assignment
Portfolio Prep: Game Painting Sketch
8th Grade: Matisse Name Collage

Week April 5 - 9, 2010

Monday, April 5
Portfolio Prep: Set up for critique
Pottery: Continue to work on Fable Tea Pots
Advanced Pottery: Continue to work on Kandinsky sculpture
Advanced Photography: Put portfolios in order of assignments to hand in
8th Grade: Class introduction, Matisse Name Projects

Tuesday, April 6
Portfolio Prep: Critique in lobby. Use handout for guidence.
Pottery: Continue to work on Fable Tea Pots
Advanced Pottery: Continue to work on Kandinsky sculpture
Advanced Photography: Portfolio Review
8th Grade: Continue to work on Matisse Name Collages. Students are to have brought in references of objects used to decribe themselves

Wednesday, April 7
Portfolio Prep: Written critique on Nevelson Sculptures
Pottery: Continue to work on Fable Tea Pots
Advanced Pottery: Continue to work on Kandinsky Sculpture
Advanced Photography: Portrait Assignment
8th Grade: Continue to work on Matisse Name Collages. Use references when drawing

Thursday, April 8
Portfolio Prep: Introduction of Childhood Game Painting
Pottery: Continue work on Fable Tea Pots
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on Kandinsky Sculpture
Advanced Photography: Portrait Assingment
8th Grade: Continue to work on Matisse Name Collages. Use references when drawing

Friday, April 9
Portfolio Prep: Work on game sketches - choose exaggerated vantage point
Pottery: Continue work on Fable Tea Pots
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on Kandinsky Sculpture
Advanced Photography: Portrait Assingment
8th Grade: Continue to work on Matisse Name Collages. Use references when drawing