Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Week of December 19-23, 2011

Monday, December 19
Pottery: Students are to continue with handbuilding coil pots using wide coils.
Portfolio Prep: Students will select a newspaper to read - choose up to 5 articles. List concrete and abstract concepts & create a visual ideas - create thumbnails.
Photography: Prepare film for processing - Assignment #5 PORTRAIT
Intro to Art: Students will be introduced to the seven main color schemes - PowerPoint.

Tuesday, December 20
Pottery: Students are to continue with handbuilding coil pots using wide coils.
Portfolio Prep: Students will select a newspaper to read - choose up to 5 articles. List concrete and abstract concepts & create a visual ideas - create thumbnails.
Photography: Create test strips & contact sheets - Assignment #5 PORTRAIT
Intro to Art: Begin a contour line drawing of a chosen bird in sketchbook. No shading.

Wednesday, December 21
Pottery: Students are to continue with handbuilding coil pots using wide coils.
Portfolio Prep: Students will select a newspaper to read - choose up to 5 articles. List concrete and abstract concepts & create a visual ideas - create thumbnails.
Photography: Test strips & prints - Assignment #5 PORTRAIT
Intro to Art: Continue contour line drawing of a chosen bird. No shading.

Thursday, December 22
Pottery: Students are to continue with handbuilding coil pots using wide coils.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to begin applying the articles to the canvas board.
Photography: Test strips & prints - Assignment #5 PORTRAIT
Intro to Art: Demo creating a fractured grid. Create grid. Students select a color scheme.

Friday, December 23
Pottery: Students are to continue with handbuilding coil pots using wide coils.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue to apply articles to canvas.
Photography: Test strips & prints - Assignment #5 PORTRAIT
Intro to Art: Demo painting.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Week of December 12-16, 2011

Monday, December 12
Pottery: Students continue to build up structure of Greek coil pots using wide coils.
Portfolio Prep: Class discussion on Ashland downtown mural. Sketches depicting mining industry will be started.
Photography: Roll film for developing. Students are working on Assignment #4.
Intro to Art: Quiz - Line

Tuesday, December 13
Pottery: Students continue to build up structure of Greek coil pots using wide coils.
Portfolio Prep: Class discussion on Ashland downtown mural. Students are working on sketches of the mural - both individual and groups.
Photography: Test strips & contact sheets. Students are working on Assignment #4.
Intro to Art: Students continue work on digital photography Line project.

Wednesday, December 14
Pottery: Students continue to build up structure of Greek coil pots using wide coils.
Portfolio Prep: Class discussion on Ashland downtown mural. Students are working on sketches of the mural - both individual and groups.
Photography: Test strips & prints (5x7). Students are working on Assignment #4.
Intro to Art: Students continue work on digital photography Line project.

Thursday, December 15
Pottery: Students continue to build up structure of Greek coil pots using wide coils.
Portfolio Prep: Class discussion on Ashland downtown mural. Students continue work on sketches of the mural - both individual and groups.
Photography: Test strips & prints (5x7). Students are working on Assignment #4.
Intro to Art: Students continue work on digital photography Line project.

Friday, December 16
Pottery: Students continue to build up structure of Greek coil pots using wide coils.
Portfolio Prep: Class discussion on Ashland downtown mural. Students continue work on sketches of the mural - both individual and groups.
Photography: Test strips & prints (5x7). Students are working on Assignment #4.
Intro to Art: Students continue work on digital photography Line project.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Week of December 5 - 9, 2011

Monday, December 5
Pottery: Draw template of chosen coil pot & cover with masking tape. Begin to create vessel using wide coils.
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting.
Photography: Roll film for Assignment #3
Intro to Art: Continue with stuffing pillows, sew to complete. Work on line handouts & Super-buck Assignment

Tuesday, December 6
Pottery: Begin to create vessel using wide coils.
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting.
Photography: Develop test strips and contact sheets for Assignment #3
Intro to Art: Continue with stuffing pillows, sew to complete. Work on line handouts & Super-buck Assignment. Review for quiz on line.

Wednesday, December 7
Pottery: Continue to create vessel using wide coils.
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting.
Photography: Choose exposures to fulfill Assignment #3. Develop test strips & enlargements.
Intro to Art: Line Quiz

Thursday, December 8
Pottery: Continue to create vessel using wide coils.
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting.
Photography: Choose exposures to fulfill Assignment #3. Develop test strips & enlargements.
Intro to Art: Computer room. Have photos uploaded to your H-drive.

Friday, December 9
Pottery: Continue to create vessel using wide coils.
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting.
Photography: Choose exposures to fulfill Assignment #3. Develop test strips & enlargements. Two photographs are due - one mounted onto mat board, one for the portfolio.
Intro to Art: Computer room. Continue to work on photographic images using paint.