Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Week of November 28 - December 2, 2011

Monday, November 28
Thanksgiving Holiday

Tuesday, November 29
Pottery: Students are researching Greek pots. Thumbnail sketches are to be drawn in sketchbook.
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on Architecture painting.
Photography: Students are to be developing film - Assignment #2 YOUR WORLD
Intro to Art: Students are to continue sewing felt pieces onto weaving.

Wednesday, November 30
Pottery: Students are researching Greek pots. Thumbnail sketches are to be drawn in sketchbook.
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on Architecture painting.
Photography: Students are to print two images from Assignment #2 YOUR WORLD
Intro to Art: Students are to continue sewing felt pieces onto weaving.

Thursday, December 1
Pottery: Students are researching Greek pots. Thumbnail sketches are to be drawn in sketchbook.
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on Architecture painting.
Photography: Students are to print two images from Assignment #2 YOUR WORLD
Intro to Art: Students are to continue sewing felt pieces onto weaving, pin weaving together with felt backing and sew together. Stuff into pillow and sew side.

Friday, December 2
Pottery: Students are researching Greek pots. Thumbnail sketches are to be drawn in sketchbook.
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on Architecture painting.
Photography: Students are to print two images from Assignment #2 YOUR WORLD
Intro to Art: Students are to continue sewing felt pieces onto weaving, pin weaving together with felt backing and sew together. Stuff into pillow and sew side.

Monday, November 14, 2011

Week of November 14 - 18, 2012

Monday, November 14
Pottery: Students are to continue to work on slab houses, adding surface decoration.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to create large scale macro drawing 24x30 of their chosen architecture.
Photography: Layout composition of photogram will be created in rough form. Students are working on text.
Intro to Art: Weaving on loom. Students can change color for every inch of woven textile done.

Tuesday, November 15
Pottery: Students are to continue to work on slab houses, adding surface decoration to all sides of the structure.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue work on large scale macro drawings of architecture.
Photography: Library. Students are to print out text used in Photogram.
Intro to Art: Weaving on loom.

Wednesday, November 16
Pottery: Students are to continue to work on slab houses, adding surface decoration to all sides of the structure.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue work on large scale macro drawings. Transfer drawing to canvas & begin color value.
Photography: Darkroom work. Students are to work on creating Photograms.
Intro to Art: Weaving on loom. As students complete weaving, they will be tracing shapes that made up their previous drawing onto felt pieces.

Thursday, November 17
Pottery: Students are to continue to work on slab houses, adding surface decoration to all sides of the structure.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue work on color value ranges for painting.
Photography: Darkroom work. Students are to create their Photograms.
Intro to Art: Weaving on loom. As students complete weaving, they will be tracing shapes that made up their previous drawing onto felt pieces. Arrange cut pieces and pin onto weaving front.

Friday, November 18
Pottery: Students are to continue work on slab houses, completing them by the period end.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to begin painting canvases.
Photography: Darkroom work. Students are to create Photograms, choosing the best overall composition to turn in at period end.
Intro to Art:

Monday, November 7, 2011

Week of November 7 - 11, 2011

Monday, November 7
Pottery: Students are to continue working on slab constructed houses.
Portfolio Prep: Critique on glass sculpture.
Photography: Photogram demonstration.
Intro to Art: Students art to continue weaving on looms.

Tuesday, November 8

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Week of October 31 - November 4

Monday, October 31
Pottery: Students should be constructing their slab houses.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue shading glass still life.
Photography: Assembling portfolios. Artist Statement sheets are handed out.
Intro to Art: PowerPoint presentation: The element of line.

Tuesday, November 1
Pottery: Students are to continue slab house construction.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue shading glass still life.
Photography: Assembling portfolios, continue writing rough draft of Artist Statement.
Intro to Art: Gesture sketching choice of natural objects; sea shells, leaves, feathers.

Wednesday, November 2
Pottery: Students are to continue slab house construction.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue shading glass still life.
Photography: Assembling portfolios, complete writing of Artist Statement. Hand in completed portfolio.
Intro to Art: Choosing one favorite of the gesture sketches, students are creating a contour line drawing of the object shown in different positions.

Thursday, November 3
Pottery: Students are to continue slab house construction.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue shading glass still life.
Photography: Introduction of marking period photo requirements.
Intro to Art: Students are to continue creating a contour line drawing of their chosen natural items.

Friday, November 4
Pottery: Students are to continue slab house construction.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to complete shading.
Photography: Discussion of required photo requirements.
Intro to Art: Students are to break up background with geometric shapes, working with their contour drawings. Begin to thread looms.