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Week of February 10, 2012

2012-02-06T08:48:00.000-08:00

Monday, February 6
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue to outline wrapped animal portraits with pen and ink.
Advanced Photography: Students are to print out any outstanding prints from their Light Assignment. Students are to continue activities for Time Assignment.
Intro to Art: Students are continuing to enlarge their portrait to their 18x24" gridded paper.
Advanced Pottery: Students are rolling slabs for construction of the light box for their sculptures.
Beginning Pottery: Students are researching African American Face Jugs. They are to do independent research after the PowerPoint shown in class, and create three rough sketches - paying particular attention to the facial features, and the feeling that is created from the features.

Tuesday, February 7
Portfolio Prep: Students are to work on filling in the negative space between the bandages with pen and ink.
Advanced Photography: Students are to continue activities for Time Assignment.
Intro to Art: Students are continuing to enlarge their portrait to their 18x24" gridded paper.
Advanced Pottery: Students are rolling slabs for construction of the light box for their sculptures.
Beginning Pottery: Students are researching African American Face Jugs and create three rough sketches - paying particular attention to the facial features, and the feeling that is created from the features.

Wednesday, February 8
Portfolio Prep: Students are to work on filling in the negative space between the bandages with pen and ink.
Advanced Photography: Students are to continue activities for Time Assignment.
Intro to Art: Students are continuing to enlarge their portrait to their 18x24" gridded paper.
Advanced Pottery: Students are rolling slabs for construction of the light box for their sculptures.
Beginning Pottery: Students are researching African American Face Jugs, and create three rough sketches - paying particular attention to the facial features, and the feeling that is created from the features.

Thursday, February 9
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue work on shading bandages with pencil, showing highlight and shadow.
Advanced Photography: Students are to continue activities for Time Assignment.
Intro to Art: Students are continuing to enlarge their portrait to their 18x24" gridded paper.
Advanced Pottery: Students are assembling the slabs to form the light box on their Garden Lanterns.
Beginning Pottery: Students are researching African American Face Jugs, and create three rough sketches - paying particular attention to the facial features, and the feeling that is created from the features. Students start with pinch pot construction.

Friday, February 10
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue shading bandages.
Advanced Photography: Students are to continue activities for Time Assignment.
Intro to Art: Students are continuing to enlarge their portrait to their 18x24" gridded paper.
Advanced Pottery: Students are assembling the slabs to form the light box on their Garden Lanterns.
Beginning Pottery: Students are researching African American Face Jugs, and create three rough sketches - paying particular attention to the facial features, and the feeling that is created from the features. Students continue with pinch pot construction.

Week of January 30 - February 3, 2012

2012-01-30T12:30:00.000-08:00

Monday, January 30
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue to create a basket weave texture, wrapping the bandages around their animal portrait.
Advanced Photography: Students will continue to work on their Light Activity assignments, print out Frame assignments, and mount letters.
Intro to Art: Students will create a grid on their 6x8" photographs & create a larger grid onto an 18x24" paper.
Advanced Pottery: Students are continuing to build shaft of their Japanese Garden Lanterns.
Pottery: Students are continuing to build their pinch pots according to their sketched designs.

Tuesday, January 31
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue to create a basket weave texture, wrapping the bandages around their animal portrait.
Advanced Photography: Students will continue to work on their light Activity Assignments.
Intro to Art: Students will begin to transpose work onto larger gridded paper.
Advanced Pottery: Students are continuing to build shaft of their Japanese Garden Lanterns.
Pottery: Students are continuing to build their pinch pots according to their sketched designs.

Wednesday,February 1
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue to create a basket weave texture, wrapping the bandages around their animal portrait.
Advanced Photography: Students will continue to work on their light Activity Assignments.
Intro to Art: Students will begin to transpose work onto larger gridded paper.
Advanced Pottery: Students are continuing to build shaft of their Japanese Garden Lanterns.
Pottery: Students are continuing to build their pinch pots according to their sketched designs.

Thursday, February 2
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue to create a basket weave texture, wrapping the bandages around their animal portrait. Students who are completed with wrapping should start shading in negative space with pen and ink.
Advanced Photography: Students will continue to work on their light Activity Assignments.
Intro to Art: Students will begin to transpose work onto larger gridded paper.
Advanced Pottery: Students are continuing to build shaft of their Japanese Garden Lanterns.
Pottery: Students are continuing to build their pinch pots according to their sketched designs.

Friday, February 3
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue to shade in negative space with pen and ink.
Advanced Photography: Students will continue to work on their light Activity Assignments.
Intro to Art: Students will begin to transpose work onto larger gridded paper.
Advanced Pottery: Students are continuing to build shaft of their Japanese Garden Lanterns.
Pottery: Students are continuing to build their pinch pots according to their sketched designs.

Week of January 23 - 27, 2012

2012-01-24T09:36:00.000-08:00

Monday, January 23
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue to create a contour line drawing of a snarling animal. Grid original image & transfer to 18x24" white drawing paper.
Advanced Photography: Frame Assignment
Intro to Art: Color Scheme block assignment
Advanced Pottery: Students continue to construct base of the Japanese Garden Lantern using pinch or coil construction.
Pottery: Students will continue to work on pinch pots.

Tuesday, January 24
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue to create a contour line drawing of a snarling animal. Grid original image & transfer to 18x24" white drawing paper.
Advanced Photography: Frame Assignment
Intro to Art: Color Scheme block assignment
Advanced Pottery: Students continue to construct base of the Japanese Garden Lantern using pinch or coil construction.
Pottery: Students will continue to work on pinch pots.

Wednesday, January 25
Portfolio Prep: Students will lay in cross contour lines in animal drawings to mimic where bandages will lay on the animal.
Advanced Photography: Frame Assignment, Light Assignment handed out and class discussion.
Intro to Art: Color Scheme block assignment
Advanced Pottery: Students continue to construct base of the Japanese Garden Lantern using pinch or coil construction.
Pottery: Students will continue to work on pinch pots.

Thursday, January 26
Portfolio Prep: Students will lay in cross contour lines in animal drawings to mimic where bandages will lay on the animal.
Advanced Photography: Frame Assignment.
Intro to Art: Color Scheme block assignment
Advanced Pottery: Students continue to construct base of the Japanese Garden Lantern using pinch or coil construction.
Pottery: Students will continue to work on pinch pots.

Friday, January 27
Portfolio Prep: Students will shade in negative space with pen and ink. Begin to shade in bandages with graphite pencil.
Advanced Photography: Frame Assignment, Light Assignment handed out and class discussion.
Intro to Art: Color Scheme block assignment
Advanced Pottery: Students continue to construct base of the Japanese Garden Lantern using pinch or coil construction.
Pottery: Students will continue to work on pinch pots.

Week of January 9 -13, 2012

2012-01-09T11:29:00.000-08:00

Monday, January 9
Pottery: Review for Final, work on painting slabhouses, complete marbleizing bowls.
Portfolio Prep:Review for midterm, continue working with charcoal.
Photography: Review for Final, continue work on Assignment #7.
Intro to Art: Review for midterm, continue painting initial blocks with chosen color schemes.

Tuesday, January 10
Pottery: Final 1st pd, 5th pd continue to work on houses, marbleizing bowls.
Portfolio Prep: Midterm
Photography: No class. Continue to work on Assignment #8.
Intro to Art: Continue painting initial blocks with chosen color schemes.

Wednesday, January 11
Pottery: Final 6th pd, 5th pd continue to work on houses, marbleizing bowls.
Portfolio Prep: No class. Continue to work with charcoal.
Photography: No class. Continue to work on Assignment #8.
Intro to Art: Continue painting initial blocks with chosen color schemes.

Thursday, January 12
Pottery:1st & 6th no class. 5th period continue to work on houses, marbleizing bowls.
Portfolio Prep: No class. Continue to work with charcoal.
Photography: Final
Intro to Art: Midterm

Friday, January 13
Pottery: 5th period Final. 1st & 6th period continue to work on houses, marbleizing bowls.
Portfolio Prep: Complete charcoal collage - due at period end.
Photography: Compete Assignment #8
Intro to Art: Students are to continue painting initial blocks with chosen color schemes.

Week of January 3 - 6, 2012

2012-01-03T10:25:00.000-08:00

Monday, January 2
NO SCHOOL - SCHOOL HOLIDAY

Tuesday, January 3
Pottery: Students are to paint slab houses using acrylic paint.
Portfolio Prep: Liquitex chosen articles or type to the canvas board. Sketch onto articles - fill in with charcoal.
Photography: Assignment #7. Roll film onto reels & process. Hang to dry.
Into to Art: Continue painting color scheme initial blocks using acrylic paint.

Wednesday, January 4
Pottery: Students are to paint slab houses using acrylic paint.
Portfolio Prep: Liquitex chosen articles or type to the canvas board. Sketch onto articles - fill in with charcoal.
Photography: Assignment #7.
Into to Art: Continue painting color scheme initial blocks using acrylic paint.

Thursday, January 5
Pottery: Students are to paint slab houses using acrylic paint.
Portfolio Prep: Liquitex chosen articles or type to the canvas board. Sketch onto articles - fill in with charcoal.
Photography: Assignment #7.
Into to Art: Continue painting color scheme initial blocks using acrylic paint.

Friday, January 6
Pottery: Students are to paint slab houses using acrylic paint.
Portfolio Prep: Liquitex chosen articles or type to the canvas board. Sketch onto articles - fill in with charcoal.
Photography: Assignment #7. Completed project should be matted by period end.
Into to Art: Continue painting color scheme initial blocks using acrylic paint.

Week of December 19-23, 2011

2011-12-20T05:41:00.000-08:00

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.

Week of December 12-16, 2011

2011-12-13T06:05:00.000-08:00

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.

Week of December 5 - 9, 2011

2011-12-06T04:50:00.000-08:00

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.

Week of November 28 - December 2, 2011

2011-11-29T13:29:00.000-08:00

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.

Week of November 14 - 18, 2012

2011-11-14T11:53:00.000-08:00

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:

Week of November 7 - 11, 2011

2011-11-07T11:07:00.001-08:00

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

Week of October 31 - November 4

2011-11-01T04:42:00.000-07:00

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.

Week of October 24-28, 2011

2011-10-21T12:10:00.000-07:00

Monday, October 24
Pottery: Students will be rolling out slabs of clay, cutting out house stencils.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue sketching glass still life.
Photography: Students are to be rolling film for Assignment #3 in the darkroom. Once film has been rolled, students must process film & hang to dry.
Intro to Art: Shape, Form & Space Quiz

Tuesday, October 25
Pottery: Students will be rolling out slabs of clay, cutting out house stencils.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue sketching glass still life.
Photography: Students are to be rolling film for Assignment #3 in the darkroom. Once film has been rolled, students must process film & hang to dry.
Intro to Art: Sketchbook Assignment - Diagonal Line

Wednesday, October 26
Pottery: Students will be rolling out slabs of clay, cutting out house stencils.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue sketching glass still life.
Photography: Processing test strips & prints.
Intro to Art: Sketchbook Assignment - Diagonal Line

Thursday, October 27
Pottery: Students will be rolling out slabs of clay, cutting out house stencils.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue sketching glass still life.
Photography: Processing test strips & prints.
Intro to Art: Sketchbook Assignment - Diagonal Line

Friday, October 28
Pottery: Students will be rolling out slabs of clay, cutting out house stencils.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue sketching glass still life.
Photography: Processing test strips & prints.
Intro to Art: Sketchbook Assignments - Diagonal Line

Week of October 17-21

2011-10-19T05:18:00.000-07:00

Monday, October 17
Pottery: Students are to continue with glazing pinch pots.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue build up of watercolor background.
Photography: Video; students are to watch, take notes & follow Assignment #3
Intro to Art: Students are to hollow out free form shapes.

Tuesday, October 18
Pottery: Students are to continue glazing pinch pots.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue build up of watercolor background.
Photography: Assignment #3
Intro to Art: Students are to hollow out free form shapes.

Wednesday, October 19
Pottery: Students are to continue glazing pinch pots.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue build up of watercolor background.
Photography: Assignment #3 - enlarge test strips & print contact sheets.
Intro to Art: Students are to hollow out free form shapes, smoothing out forms with water and sponge.

Thursday, October 20
Pottery: video; Hand building Slab Forms. Students will cut out stencils for slabs.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to sketch glass still life using 18x24" paper.
Photography: Assignment #3 - print test strips & enlargements.
Intro to Art: Students are to hollow out free form shapes, smoothing out forms with water and sponge.

Friday, October 21
Pottery: Students will be cutting out stencils for slabs.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue sketching glass still life.
Photography: Assignment #3 - print test strips & enlargements.
Intro to Art: Written assignment.

Week of October 10-14, 2011

2011-10-10T09:25:00.000-07:00

Monday, October 10
Pottery: Slab pot sketches - houses. Research chosen artists from list given in class. Sketch out house designs, then work on the design that is to go around the houses.
Portfolio Prep: Portrait Critique
Photography: Presenter - Antonelli Institute
Intro to Art: Presenter - Antonelli Institute

Tuesday, October 11
Pottery: Slab pot sketches - houses. Research chosen artists from list given in class. Sketch out house designs, then work on the design that is to go around the houses.
Portfolio Prep: Make improvements to portraits, resulting from critique.
Photography: Roll film - Assignment #3
Intro to Art: Shattered Image Critique

Wednesday, October 12
Pottery: Slab pot sketches - houses. Research chosen artists from list given in class. Sketch out house designs, then work on the design that is to go around the houses.
Portfolio Prep: Make improvements to portraits - due at period end.
Photography: Produce test strips & contact sheets - Assignment #3
Intro to Art: Demo on clay free-form sculpture.

Thursday, October 13
Pottery: Draw to size the stencils of the completed drawing onto oak tag. Houses should NOT be more than 8-10" in height.
Portfolio Prep: Introduction of painting project.
Photography: Produce test strips and enlargements.
Intro to Art: Presenter - Work on free-form clay sculpture.

Friday, October 14
Pottery: Draw to size the stencils of the completed drawing onto oak tag. Houses should NOT be more than 8-10" in height.
Portfolio Prep: Begin dripping paint & producing washes.
Photography: Presenter - Test strips & enlargements.
Intro to Art: Presenter - Work on free-form clay sculpture.

Week of October 3 -7, 2011

2011-10-03T11:43:00.000-07:00

Monday, October 3
Pottery: Continue with Face Jug vessels
Photography: Load film onto reels, prepare for film developing
Portfolio Prep: Continue shading w/graphite drawing pencils - self portrait images
Intro to Art: Continue shading w/ graphite drawing pencils - shattered value images

Tuesday, October 4
Pottery: Continue with Face Jug vessels
Photography: Develop, dry & hang film
Portfolio Prep: Continue shading w/graphite drawing pencils - self portrait images
Intro to Art: Continue shading w/ graphite drawing pencils - shattered value images

Wednesday, October 5
Pottery: Continue with Face Jug vessels
Photography: Test strip & contact sheet printing
Portfolio Prep: Continue shading w/graphite drawing pencils - self portrait images
Intro to Art: Continue shading w/ graphite drawing pencils - shattered value images

Thursday, October 6
Pottery: Continue with Face Jug vessels
Photography: Outside assignment
Portfolio Prep: Continue shading w/graphite drawing pencils - self portrait images
Intro to Art: Continue shading w/ graphite drawing pencils - shattered value images

Friday, October 7
Pottery: Continue with Face Jug vessels
Photography: Test strip & print enlarging
Portfolio Prep: Continue shading w/graphite drawing pencils - self portrait images
Intro to Art: Continue shading w/ graphite drawing pencils - shattered value images

Week of September 26 - 30

2011-09-26T11:22:00.000-07:00

September 26
Pottery: Continue pinch pot construction. Body tall and narrow, wider through the neck.
Portfolio Prep: Continue sketching self portraits.
Photography: Process test strip & contact sheets.
Intro to Art: Continue to break up background and object with shapes. Determine what values to use. Begin shading with drawing pencils.

Tuesday, September 27
Pottery: Continue with pinch pot construction.
Portfolio Prep: Continue sketching self portraits.
Photography: Review corrected tests.
Intro to Art: Continue shading value areas within the object itself and background.

Wednesday, September 28
Pottery: Continue with pinch pot construction.
Portfolio Prep: Continue sketching self portraits.
Photography: Process a test strip and enlarge a print of choice - Faceless Portrait Assignment.
Intro to Art: Continue shading value areas within the object itself and background.

Thursday, September 29
Pottery: Continue with pinch pot construction. Use a potter's rib to smooth out areas. Begin to draw where facial features will be added.
Portfolio Prep: Transfer sketch to 18x24" white drawing paper.
Photography: Outside for campus tour - Assignment#2 Rule of Thirds
Intro to Art: Continue shading value areas within the object itself and background.

Friday, September 30
Pottery: Continue with pinch pot construction. Use a potter's rib to smooth out areas. Begin adding facial features.
Portfolio Prep: Transfer sketch to 18x24" white drawing paper. Begin shading using graphite pencils.
Photography: Outside for campus tour - Assignment#2 Rule of Thirds
Intro to Art: Continue shading value areas within the object itself and background.

Week of September 19 - 23, 2011

2011-09-19T11:26:00.000-07:00

Monday, September 19
Pottery: Research African American folk art - face jugs. In sketchbook work on three desired images.
Portfolio Prep: Continue with Fantasy Handscapes
Photography: Film Processing review, process 1st roll of film
Intro to Art: Contour Line PowerPoint. Draw contour line drawing of a plant, an animal or a person.

Tuesday, September 20
Pottery: Research African American folk art - face jugs. In sketchbook work on three desired images.
Portfolio Prep: Intro lesson on cultural self portraits. Students are to be researching different cultures that appeal to them.
Photography: Film Processing review, notes on the negative, cut & store negatives.
Intro to Art: Contour Line PowerPoint. Draw contour line drawing of a plant, an animal or a person.

Wednesday, September 21
Pottery: Research African American folk art - face jugs. In sketchbook work on three desired images, begin working in clay.
Portfolio Prep: Class critique on Handscapes. Produce lobby display.
Photography: Negative review, notes on the print & darkroom procedures.
Intro to Art: Contour Line PowerPoint. Draw contour line drawing of a plant, an animal or a person. Grid images and transfer to 12x18 white drawing paper.

Thursday, September 22
Pottery: Research African American folk art - face jugs. In sketchbook work on three desired images, begin working in clay.
Portfolio Prep: Self portrait sketches.
Photography: Print review, notes on darkroom procedures. Review for quiz.
Intro to Art: Contour Line PowerPoint. Draw contour line drawing of a plant, an animal or a person. Grid images and transfer to 12x18 white drawing paper.

Friday, September 22
Pottery: Research African American folk art - face jugs. In sketchbook work on three desired images, begin working in clay.
Portfolio Prep: Self portrait sketches.
Photography: Quiz
Intro to Art: Contour Line PowerPoint. Draw contour line drawing of a plant, an animal or a person. Grid images and transfer to 12x18 white drawing paper.

Week of September 12-16, 2011

2011-09-12T11:27:00.000-07:00

Monday, September 12
Pottery: Students are to continue construction of pinch pot, working on the elongated neck of the vessel. Working together with fingers and paddle to mold the clay into the desired form.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to begin shading final drawing. Directional light source, value & proper composition are to be addressed.
Photography: Review corrected tests, assign cameras & review camera contracts.
Intro To Art: PowerPoint presentation - Form & Shape

Tuesday, September 13
Pottery: Students are to continue construction of pinch pot, working on the elongated neck of the vessel. Working together with fingers and paddle to mold the clay into the desired form.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue shading final drawing. Directional light source, value & proper composition are to be addressed.
Photography: Distribute cameras, instruct on film loading. Students will be given the first assignment - Classroom scavenger hunt.
Intro To Art: Continuation of PowerPoint presentation - Form & Shape.

Wednesday, September 14
Pottery: Students are to continue construction of pinch pot, working on the elongated neck of the vessel. Working together with fingers and paddle to mold the clay into the desired form.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue shading final drawing. Directional light source, value & proper composition are to be addressed.
Photography: Continuation of the first assignment - Classroom scavenger hunt. Students must rewind film and place inside camera bag.
Intro To Art: Continue with PowerPoint assignment.

Thursday, September 15
Pottery: Students are to continue construction of pinch pot, working on the elongated neck of the vessel. Working together with fingers and paddle to mold the clay into the desired form.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue shading final drawing. Directional light source, value & proper composition are to be addressed.
Photography: Notes on the film developing process.
Intro To Art: Continue with PowerPoint assignment.

Friday, September 16
Pottery: Students are to continue construction of pinch pot, working on the elongated neck of the vessel. Working together with fingers and paddle to mold the clay into the desired form.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to continue shading final drawing. Directional light source, value & proper composition are to be addressed.
Photography: Continuation of notes - the developing process.
Intro To Art: Continue with PowerPoint assignment.

Week of September 6 -9, 2011

2011-09-09T09:40:00.000-07:00

Tuesday, September 6
Pottery:Continue to work on pinch pot construction.
Portfolio Prep:Continue to work fantasy hand-scape - enlarge sketch onto 18x24 white drawing paper
Photography:Shutter notes
Intro to Art:Continue to shade in food sketches with graphite pencil

Wednesday, September 7
Pottery:Continue to work on pinch pot construction.
Portfolio Prep:Continue to work fantasy hand-scape - enlarge sketch onto 18x24 white drawing paper
Photography:Class review on the camera body, lens & shutter
Intro to Art:Continue to shade in food sketches with graphite pencil

Thursday, September 8
Pottery:Continue to work on pinch pot construction - begin paddling
Portfolio Prep:Continue to work fantasy hand-scape - begin shading
Photography:Class review on the camera body, lens & shutter
Intro to Art:Continue to shade in food sketches with graphite pencil

Friday, September 9
Pottery:Continue to work on pinch pot construction.
Portfolio Prep:Continue to work fantasy hand-scape - begin shading
Photography:Quiz 1
Intro to Art:Continue to shade in food sketches with graphite pencil - completed at the end of class

Week of August 29 - September 2

2011-08-30T04:55:00.000-07:00

Monday, August 29
Basic Pottery: Introduction to class, review expectations, class rules, course information.
Portfolio Prep:Introduction to class, review expectations, class rules, course information.
Basic Photography: 35mm:Introduction to class, review expectations, class rules, course information.
Intro to Art: Introduction to class, review expectations, class rules, course information.

Tuesday, August 30
Basic Pottery: Introduce two featured pottery artists, use internet to research as a class, compare and contrast - begin sketches.
Portfolio Prep: Begin Hand Fantasy drawings - create 12 sketches of hands, both free standing and interacting.
Basic Photography: 35mm: Notes on the camera body.
Intro to Art: Introduction of geometric forms, light and shadow. Draw the 4 geometric forms in your sketchbook.

Wednesday, August 31
Basic Pottery: Complete sketches - 5 final. Demo on Pinch Pots, students are beginning in pottery room.
Portfolio Prep: Continue with hands- introduce shading, define light and shadow areas.
Basic Photography: 35mm: Notes on the camera body.
Intro to Art: Demo on shading - PowerPoint. Continue with geometric forms.

Thursday, September 1
Basic Pottery: Pottery room building pinch pots.
Portfolio Prep: Hand-scape drawing ideas are to be in sketchbooks. 3 sketches are due on Friday.
Basic Photography: 35mm: Notes on the camera lens.
Intro to Art: Continue with shading geometric forms.

Friday, September 2
Basic Pottery: Pinch pots.
Portfolio Prep: Review sketches, hand-scape ideas, sketches.
Basic Photography: 35mm: Review on camera body, lens. Video clip on exposure control.
Intro to Art: Video on shading - how to see light and shadow. Continue to shade geometric forms, introduce shadows.

Week of May 16 -20, 2011

2011-05-18T08:08:00.000-07:00

Monday, May 16
Intro to Art: Create figure sculpture in style of Alberto Giacometti. Creation of the structure.
Portfolio Prep: Tape sculpture
Pottery: Mosaic Slab Pot
Advanced Pottery: Japanese Garden Lanterns - non traditional glaze covering
Advanced Photography: Printing practical assignments

Tuesday, May 17
Intro to Art: Create figure sculpture in style of Alberto Giacometti. Creation of the structure.
Portfolio Prep: Tape sculpture
Pottery: Mosaic Slab Pot
Advanced Pottery: Japanese Garden Lanterns - non traditional glaze covering
Advanced Photography: Printing practical assignments

Wednesday, May 18
Intro to Art: Create figure sculpture in style of Alberto Giacometti. Application of Paverpol and layer with paper towel and brush.
Portfolio Prep: Tape sculpture
Pottery: Mosaic Slab Pot
Advanced Pottery: Japanese Garden Lanterns - non traditional glaze covering
Advanced Photography: Printing practical assignments

Thursday, May 19
Intro to Art: Create figure sculpture in style of Alberto Giacometti. Application of Paverpool.
Portfolio Prep: Tape sculpture
Pottery: Mosaic Slab Pot
Advanced Pottery: Japanese Garden Lanterns - non traditional glaze covering
Advanced Photography: Printing practical assignments:

Friday, May 20
Intro to Art: Create figure sculpture in style of Alberto Giacometti. Painting sculpture matte black.
Portfolio Prep: Tape sculpture
Pottery: Mosaic Slab Pot
Advanced Pottery: Japanese Garden Lanterns - non traditional glaze covering
Advanced Photography: Printing practical assignments

Week of May 9 - 13, 2011

2011-05-09T11:34:00.000-07:00

Monday, May 9
Intro to Art: Continue watercolor.
Portfolio Prep: Continue tape people.
Pottery:
Advanced Pottery:
Advanced Photography:

Tuesday, May 10
Intro to Art: Continue watercolor.
Portfolio Prep: Continue tape people.
Pottery:
Advanced Pottery:
Advanced Photography:

Wednesday, May 11
Intro to Art: Continue watercolor.
Portfolio Prep: Continue tape people.
Pottery:
Advanced Pottery:
Advanced Photography:

Thursday, May 12
Intro to Art: Continue watercolor.
Portfolio Prep: Continue tape people.
Pottery:
Advanced Pottery:
Advanced Photography:

Friday, May 13
Intro to Art: Continue watercolor.
Portfolio Prep: Continue tape people.
Pottery:
Advanced Pottery:
Advanced Photography:

Week of May 2 - 6, 2011

2011-05-05T06:18:00.000-07:00

Monday, May 2
Intro to Art:Demo - student model pose. Gesture drawing 30 sec - 2 minutes sketches
Advanced Photography: Landscape Assignment
Beginning Pottery: Mosaic Slab pots -
Advanced Pottery: Japanese Garden Lanterns - roof
Portfolio Prep: Tape sculpture

Tuesday, May 3
Intro to Art:Demo - student model pose. Gesture drawing 30 sec - 2 minutes sketches
Advanced Photography: Landscape Assignment
Beginning Pottery: Mosaic Slab pots -
Advanced Pottery: Japanese Garden Lanterns - roof
Portfolio Prep: Tape sculpture

Wednesday, May 4
Intro to Art:Demo - student model pose. Gesture drawing 30 sec - 2 minutes sketches
Advanced Photography: Landscape Assignment
Beginning Pottery: Mosaic Slab pots -
Advanced Pottery: Japanese Garden Lanterns - roof
Portfolio Prep: Tape sculpture

Thursday, May 5
Intro to Art:Demo - student model pose. Gesture drawing 30 sec - 2 minutes sketches
Advanced Photography: Landscape Assignment
Beginning Pottery: Mosaic Slab pots -
Advanced Pottery: Japanese Garden Lanterns - roof
Portfolio Prep: Tape sculpture

Friday, May 6
Intro to Art:Demo - student model pose. Gesture drawing 30 sec - 2 minutes sketches
Advanced Photography: Landscape Assignment
Beginning Pottery: Mosaic Slab pots -
Advanced Pottery: Japanese Garden Lanterns - roof
Portfolio Prep: Tape sculpture

Week of April 26 - 29, 2011

2011-04-26T10:19:00.000-07:00

Monday, April 25
No School - Easter Holiday

Tuesday, April 26
Intro to Art: Students' are to continue to create a contour line around image.
Portfolio Prep: Students' are to continue to complete series of gesture images.
Beginning Pottery: Students' are looking for references for mosaic images.
Advanced Pottery: Continued work on light boxes.
Advanced Photography: Continue work on weekly assignment - Landscape photography.

Wednesday, April 27
Intro to Art: Students' are to continue to create a contour line around image.
Portfolio Prep: Students' are to continue to complete series of gesture images.
Beginning Pottery: Students' are looking for references for mosaic images.
Advanced Pottery: Continued work on light boxes.
Advanced Photography: Continue work on weekly assignment - Landscape photography.

Thursday, April 28
Intro to Art: Students' are to continue to create a contour line around image.
Portfolio Prep: Students' are to continue to complete series of gesture images.
Beginning Pottery: Students' are looking for references for mosaic images.
Advanced Pottery: Continued work on light boxes.
Advanced Photography: Continue work on weekly assignment - Landscape photography.

Friday, April 29
Intro to Art: Students' are to continue to create a contour line around image.
Portfolio Prep: Students' are to continue to complete series of gesture images.
Beginning Pottery: Students' are looking for references for mosaic images.
Advanced Pottery: Continued work on light boxes.
Advanced Photography: Continue work on weekly assignment - Landscape photography.

Week of April 18 - 21, 2011

2011-04-19T05:59:00.000-07:00

Monday, April 18
Intro to Art: Continue with Close Portraits
Portfolio Prep: Continue with gesture drawing studies
Advanced Photography: Landscape Assignment
Advanced Pottery: Continue with light box construction
Beginning Pottery: Continue with tea pot using coil construction

Tuesday, April 19
Intro to Art: Continue with Close Portraits
Portfolio Prep: Continue with gesture drawing studies
Advanced Photography: Landscape Assignment
Advanced Pottery: Continue with light box construction
Beginning Pottery: Continue with tea pot using coil construction

Wednesday, April 20
Intro to Art: Continue with Close Portraits
Portfolio Prep: Continue with gesture drawing studies
Advanced Photography: Landscape Assignment
Advanced Pottery: Continue with light box construction
Beginning Pottery Continue with tea pot using coil construction

Thursday, April 21
Intro to Art: Continue with Close Portraits
Portfolio Prep: Continue with gesture drawing studies
Advanced Photography: Landscape Assignment
Advanced Pottery: Continue with light box construction
Beginning Pottery Continue with tea pot using coil construction

Friday, April 22
No School - Easter Vacation

Week of April 11 - 15, 2011

2011-04-11T11:37:00.000-07:00

Monday, April 11
Intro to Art: Students are to continue shading portraits with colored pencils.
Beginning Pottery: Students are to continue tea pots using coil construction.
Advanced Photography: Students are working weekly assignment - Distortion.
Advanced Pottery: Students are to continue light boxes using slab construction.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to fill in gesture sketches with water color, using warm/cool color scheme.

Tuesday, April 12
Intro to Art: Students are to continue shading portraits with colored pencils.
Beginning Pottery: Students are to continue tea pots using coil construction.
Advanced Photography: Students are working weekly assignment - Distortion.
Advanced Pottery: Students are to continue light boxes using slab construction.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to fill in gesture sketches with water color, using warm/cool color scheme.

Wednesday, April 13
Intro to Art: Students are to continue shading portraits with colored pencils.
Beginning Pottery: Students are to continue tea pots using coil construction.
Advanced Photography: Students are working weekly assignment - Distortion.
Advanced Pottery: Students are to continue light boxes using slab construction.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to fill in gesture sketches with water color, using warm/cool color scheme.

Thursday, April 14
Intro to Art: Students are to continue shading portraits with colored pencils.
Beginning Pottery: Students are to continue tea pots using coil construction.
Advanced Photography: Students are working weekly assignment - Distortion. Students are working weekly assignment - Distortion.
Advanced Pottery: Students are to continue light boxes using slab construction.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to fill in gesture sketches with water color, using warm/cool color scheme.

Friday, April 15
Intro to Art: Students are to continue shading portraits with colored pencils.
Beginning Pottery: Students are to continue tea pots using coil construction.
Advanced Photography: Students are working weekly assignment - Distortion.
Advanced Pottery: Students are to continue light boxes using slab construction.
Portfolio Prep: Students are to fill in gesture sketches with water color, using warm/cool color scheme.

Week April 4 - 8, 2011

2011-04-05T10:22:00.000-07:00

Monday, April 4
Intro to Art: Students are to continue to shade with colored pencils.
Portfolio Prep: Gesture drawing - students should have 6-8 gesture drawings per watercolor paper. Work with warm & cool color schemes.
Advanced Photography: Distortion Assignment
Beginning Pottery: Continue glazing rattles.
Advanced Pottery: Continue with light box construction.

Tuesday, April 5
Intro to Art: Students are to continue to shade with colored pencils.
Portfolio Prep: Gesture drawing - students should have 6-8 gesture drawings per watercolor paper. Work with warm & cool color schemes.
Advanced Photography: Distortion Assignment
Beginning Pottery: Continue glazing rattles.
Advanced Pottery: Continue with light box construction.

Wednesday, April 6
Intro to Art: Students are to continue to shade with colored pencils.
Portfolio Prep: Gesture drawing - students should have 6-8 gesture drawings per watercolor paper. Work with warm & cool color schemes.
Advanced Photography: Distortion Assignment
Beginning Pottery: Continue with tea pot construction
Advanced Pottery: Continue with light box construction

Thursday, April 7
Intro to Art: Students are to continue to shade with colored pencil.
Portfolio Prep: Gesture drawing - students should have 6-8 gesture drawings per watercolor paper. Work with warm & cool color schemes in watercolor.
Advanced Photography: Distortion Assignment
Beginning Pottery: Continue with tea pot construction
Advanced Pottery: Continue with light box construction

Friday, April 8
Intro to Art: Students are to continue to shade with colored pencil.
Portfolio Prep: Gesture drawing - students should have 6-8 gesture drawings per watercolor paper. Work with warm & cool color schemes in watercolor.
Advanced Photography: Distortion Assignment
Beginning Pottery: Continue with tea pot construction
Advanced Pottery: Continue with light box construction

Week March 28 - April 1, 2011

2011-04-05T10:20:00.000-07:00

Week of March 21 - 25, 2011

2011-03-22T18:18:00.000-07:00

Monday, March 21
Intro to Art: Students will continue to draw images onto their gridded paper.
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue gesture drawing, with a warm up of 5 30 sec sketches, moving into 2, 3, & 5 minute poses.
Beginning Pottery: Students are to continue to work on tea pot construction.
Advanced Pottery: Students are to continue work on Japanese Garden Lanterns.
Advanced Photography: Students are working on activities for photomontage.

Tuesday, March 22
Intro to Art: Students will continue to draw images onto their gridded paper.
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue grsture drawing, using a warm up of 5 30 sec sketches, moving into 2, 3 & 5 minute poses.
Beginning Pottery: Students are to continue work on tea pots.
Advanced Pottery: Students are to work on Japanese Garden Lanterns.
Advanced Photography: Studens are to continue work on photomontage activities.

Wednesday, March 23
Intro to Art: Students will continue to draw images onto their gridded paper. For those who are completed, a value chart of colors used will be made. Outline image in black marker.
Portfolio Prep: Gesture drawing continued.
Beginning Pottery: Students are to glaze pinch pot rattles.
Advanced Pottery: Students are to continue work on Japanese Garden Lanterns.
Advanced Photography: Students are to work on photomontage activities.

Thursday, March 24
Inrro to Art: Students are to continue drawing image onto gridded paper. For those students who are finished, a value chart of colors will be made. Outling imaage in black marker.
Portfolio Prep: Gesture drawing continued.
Beginning Pottery: Continue glaxing pinch pots.
Advanced Pottery: Continue Japanese Garden Lanterns.
Advanced Photography: Students are working on photomontage activities.

Friday, March 25
Inrto to Art: Students are to complete image on gridded paper, value scale & outline.
Portfolio Prep: Gesture drawing completed.
Beginning Pottery: Continue to glaze pinch pots.
Advanced Pottery: Continue Japanese Garden Lanterns.
Advanced Photography: Photomontage activities.

Week of March 18, 2011

2011-03-14T13:24:00.000-07:00

Monday, March 14
Intro to Art: Students are transferring images onto grid sheets.
Portfolio Prep: Continue with gesture drawings.
Beginning Pottery: Continue with coil pot construction.
Advanced Pottery: Continue with construction of Japanese Garden Lanterns.
Advanced Photography: Photomontage Assignment

Tuesday, March 15
Intro to Art: Students are transferring images onto grid sheets.
Portfolio Prep: Continue with gesture drawings.
Beginning Pottery: Continue with coil pot construction.
Advanced Pottery: Continue with construction of Japaneses Garden Lanterns.
Advanced Photography: Photomontage Assignment

Wednesday, March 16
Intro to Art: Students are transferring images onto grid sheets.
Portfolio Prep: Continue with gesture drawings.
Beginning Pottery: Continue with coil pot construction.
Advanced Pottery: Continue with construction of Japanese Garden Lanterns.
Advanced Photography: Photomontage Assignment

Thursday, March 17
Intro to Art: Students are transferring images onto grid sheets.
Portfolio Prep: Continue with gesture drawings.
Beginning Pottery: Continue with coil pot construction.
Advanced Pottery: Continue with construction of Japanese Garden Lanterns.
Advanced Photography: Photomontage Assignment

Friday, March 18
Intro to Art: Students are transferring images onto grid sheets.
Portfolio Prep: Continue with gesture drawings.
Beginning Pottery: Continue with coil pot construction.
Advanced Pottery: Continue with construction of Japanese Garden Lanterns.
Advanced Photography: Photomontage Assignment

Week of March 11, 2011

2011-03-07T11:37:00.000-08:00

Monday, March 7
Intro to Art: Continue to work in sketchbook. Students in groups of 4 will use the computer software to enhance self-portraits using the posterize effect.
Portfolio Prep: Gesture drawing
Beginning Pottery: Researching design on tea pots
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on Japanese Garden Lanterns
Advanced Photography: Continue work on Self Image assignment

Tuesday, March 8
Intro to Art: Continue to work in sketchbook. Students in groups of 4 will use the computer software to enhance self-portraits using the posterize effect.
Portfolio Prep: Gesture drawing
Beginning Pottery: Begin work on building tea pots. Demo.
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on Japanese Garden Lanterns
Advanced Photography: Continue work on Self Image assignment

Wednesday, March 9
Intro to Art: Continue to work in sketchbook. Students in groups of 4 will use the computer software to enhance self-portraits using the posterize effect.
Portfolio Prep: Gesture drawing
Beginning Pottery: Continue hand building of tea pots
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on Japanese Garden Lanterns
Advanced Photography: Continue work on Self Image assignment

Thursday, March 10
Intro to Art: Continue to work in sketchbook. Students will be in the library to use the computer software to enhance self-portraits using the posterize effect.
Portfolio Prep: Gesture drawing
Beginning Pottery: Continue hand building of tea pots
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on Japanese Garden Lanterns
Advanced Photography: Continue work on Self Image assignment

Friday, March 11
Intro to Art: Continue to work in sketchbook. Students in groups of 4 will use the computer software to enhance self-portraits using the posterize effect.
Portfolio Prep: Gesture drawing
Beginning Pottery: Continue hand building of tea pots
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on Japanese Garden Lanterns
Advanced Photography: Continue work on Self Image assignment

Week of February 28 - March 4, 2011

2011-02-28T12:26:00.000-08:00

Monday, February 28
Intro to Art: PowerPoint on Chuck Close, vocabulary terms, video
Advanced Photography: Working on Self Image Assignment
Advanced Pottery: Working on coil building shaft of Garden Lantern
Beginning Pottery: Demo on coil building, reference tea pots
Portfolio Prep: Gesture figure drawing

Tuesday, March 1
Intro to Art: Chuck Close video
Advanced Photography: Working on Self Image Assignment
Advanced Pottery: Working on coil building shaft of Garden Lantern
Beginning Pottery: Reference tea pots
Portfolio Prep: Gesture figure drawing

Wednesday, March 2
Intro to Art: Chuck Close video reflection
Advanced Photography: Working on Self Image Assignment
Advanced Pottery: Working on coil building shaft of Garden Lantern
Beginning Pottery: Reference tea pots
Portfolio Prep: Gesture figure drawing

Thursday, March 3
Intro to Art: Chuck Close video reflection
Advanced Photography: Working on Self Image Assignment
Advanced Pottery: Working on coil building shaft of Garden Lantern
Beginning Pottery: Reference tea pots
Portfolio Prep: Gesture figure drawing

Friday, March 4
Intro to Art: Work on computer, posterizing self-portrait images
Advanced Photography: Working on Self Image Assignment
Advanced Pottery: Working on coil building shaft of Garden Lantern
Beginning Pottery: Reference tea pots
Portfolio Prep: Gesture figure drawing

Week of February 14 - 18, 2011

2011-02-15T04:56:00.000-08:00

Monday, February 14
Intro to Art: Critique on portrait drawings
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on charcoal drawings
Beginning Pottery: Continue work on rattles
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on Japanese Garden Lanterns
Advanced Photography: Continue work on weekly Lesson - Frame

Tuesday, February 15
Intro to Art: Working on improvements from class critique
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on charcoal drawings
Beginning Pottery: Continue work on rattles
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on Japanese Garden Lanterns
Advanced Photography: Continue work on weekly Lesson - Frame

Wednesday, February 16
Intro to Art: Enlarge given design - Intro grid drawing
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on charcoal drawing
Beginning Pottery: Continue work on rattles
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on Japanese Garden Lanterns
Advanced Photography: Continue work on weekly Lesson - Frame

Thursday, February 17
Intro to Art: Continue on grid enlargement
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on charcoal drawing
Beginning Pottery: Continue work on rattles
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on Japanese Garden Lanterns
Advanced Photography: Continue work on weekly Lesson - Frame

Friday, February 18
Intro to Art: Begin shading on grid enlargement
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on charcoal drawing
Beginning Pottery: Continue work on rattles
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on Japanese Garden Lanterns
Advanced Photography: Frame Lesson due

Week of February 7 - 11, 2011

2011-02-09T09:31:00.000-08:00

Monday, February 7
Intro to Art: Continue to work on self portraits. Shade, use light source.
Portfolio Prep: Continue to work on charcoal portraits.
Beginning Pottery: Continue to work on pinch pots.
Advanced Photography: Weekly assignment.
Advanced Pottery: Continue to work on Japanese garden lanterns.

Tuesday, February 8
Intro to Art: Continue to work on self portraits. Shade, incorporate light source.
Portfolio Prep: Continue to work on charcoal portraits.
Beginning Pottery: Continue to work on pinch pots.
Advanced Photography: Weekly assignmnet.
Advanced Pottery: Continue to work on Japanese garden lanterns.

Wednesday, February 9
Intro to Art: Continue to work on self portraits. Shade, incorporate light source.
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on charcoal portraits.
Beginning Pottery: Continue to work on pinch pots.
Advanced Photography: Weekly assignment.
Advanced Pottery: Continue to work on Jampanese garden lanterns.

Thursday, February 10
Intro to Art: Continue to work on self portraits. Shade, incoporate light source.
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on charcoal portraits.
Beginning Pottery: Continue to work on pinch pots.
Advanced Photography: Weekly assignment.
Advanced Pottery: Continue to work on Japanesse garden lanterns.

Friday, February 11
Intro to Art: Continue to work on self portraits. Shade, incorporate light source.
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on charcoal portraits.
Beginning Pottery: Continue to work on pinch pots.
Advanced Photography: Weekly assignment.
Advanced Pottery: Continue to work on Jampanese garden lantern.

Week of 24 - 28, 2011

2011-01-28T08:16:00.000-08:00

Monday, January 24
Intro to Art: Introduce the photorealist Chuck Close and portrait drawing.
Portfolio Prep: Continue with charcoal portrait.
Advanced Photography: Light Assignment
Advanced Pottery: Japanese Garden Lanterns
Beginning Pottery: Demo pinch pots

Tuesday, January 25
Intro to Art: Practice portrait drawing.
Portfolio Prep: Continue with charcoal portrait.
Advanced Photography: Light Assignment
Advanced Pottery: Japanese Garden Lanterns
Beginning Pottery: Pinch pot rattles

Wednesday, January 26
Intro to Art: Practice portrait drawing.
Portfolio Prep: Continue with charcoal portrait.
Advanced Photography: Light Assignment
Advanced Pottery: Japanese Garden Lanterns
Beginning Pottery: Pinch pot rattles

Thursday, January 27
Intro to Art: Practice portrait drawing.
Portfolio Prep: Continue with charcoal portrait.
Advanced Photography: Light Assignment
Advanced Pottery: Japanese Garden Lanterns
Beginning Pottery: Pinch pots rattles

Friday, January 28
Intro to Art: Hand in class portrait drawing.
Portfolio Prep: Continue with charcoal portrait.
Advanced Photography: Light Assignment
Advanced Pottery: Japanese Garden Lanterns
Beginning Pottery: Pinch pots rattles

Week of January 21, 2011

2011-01-19T06:58:00.000-08:00

Monday, January 17
No School - Act 80 Day

Tuesday,January 18
Intro to Art:
Portfolio Prep:
Beginning Pottery:
Beginning Photography:

Wednesday, January 19
Intro to Art:
Portfolio Prep:
Beginning Pottery:
Beginning Photography:

Thursday, January 20
Intro to Art:
Portfolio Prep:
Beginning Pottery:
Beginning Photography:

Friday, January 21
Intro to Art:
Portfolio Prep:
Beginning Pottery:
Beginning Photography:

Week of January 14, 2011

2011-01-10T12:34:00.001-08:00

Monday, January 10
Intro to Art: Mid-term
Portfolio Prep: Mid-term
Beginning Pottery: no class
Beginning Photography:study for upcoming mid-term

Tuesday, January 11
Intro to Art: Mid-Term
Portfolio Prep: no class
Beginning Pottery: no class
Beginning Photography: study for upcoming mid-term

Wednesday, January 12
Intro to Art: no class
Portfolio Prep: no class
Beginning Pottery: Mid-Term
Beginning Photography: Mid-Term (period 4)

Thursday, January 13
Intro to Art: no class
Portfolio Prep: no class
Beginning Pottery: no class
Beginning Photography: Mid-Term (period 5)

Friday, January 14
No School - Act 80 Day

Week of January 7, 2011

2011-01-03T13:00:00.000-08:00

Monday, January 3
Intro to Art: Continue letter project. Handout for writing prompt will be given in class, and posted on Wiki space. Due date will be in class on Friday.
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting. Handout for writing prompt will be given in class, and posted on Wiki space. Due date will be in class on Friday.
Beginning Photography: Introduction to Photograms
Beginning Pottery: Continue working on medallion project. Students should have medallions painted with 2 coats of black acrylic paint. Handout for writing prompt will be given in class, and posted on Wiki space. Due date will be in class on Friday.

Tuesday, January 4
Intro to Art: Continue to work on letter project; writing prompt.
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting refuge project; writing prompt.
Beginning Photography: Photograms - Group A in darkroom.
Beginning Pottery: Continue working on medallion project; writing prompt.

Wednesday, January 5
Intro to Art: Continue to work on letter project; writing prompt.
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting refuge project; writing prompt.
Beginning Photography: Photograms - Group B in darkroom.
Beginning Pottery: Continue working on medallion project;writing prompt.

Thursday, January 6
Intro to Art: Continue to work on letter project; writing prompt.
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting refuge project; writing prompt.
Beginning Photography: Photograms - Group A in darkroom.
Beginning Pottery: Continue working on medallion project; writing prompt.

Friday, January 7
Intro to Art: Continue to work on letter project; writing prompts due.
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting refuge project; writing prompts due.
Beginning Photography: Photograms - Group B in darkroom.
Beginning Pottery: Complete medallion project; writing prompts due.

Week of December 20, 2010

2010-12-21T09:01:00.000-08:00

Monday, December 20
Intro to Art: Continue work on Architectural Letters
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting Refuge project
Beginning Pottery: Continue medallion project - all students should be working on their background board
Beginning Photography: Continue Dawn, Dusk, Night assignment

Tuesday, December 21
Intro to Art: Continue work on Architectural Letters
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting Refuge project
Beginning Pottery: Continue medallion project
Beginning Photography: Continue Dawn, Dusk, Night assignment

Wednesday, December 22
Intro to Art: Continue work on Architectural Letters
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on Refuge project
Beginning Pottery: Continue medallion project - glazing, finding placement for medallions
Beginning Photography: Continue Dawn, Dusk, Night assignment

Thursday, December 23
Intro to Art: Continue work on Architectural Letters
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on Refuge project
Beginning Pottery: Continue Medallion project - glazing, attaching medallions to back board
Beginning Photography: Complete Dawn, Dusk, Night assignment

Friday, December 24
No School - Holiday Break

Week of December 17, 2010

2010-12-13T07:42:00.000-08:00

Monday, December 13
Intro to Art: Continue with Letter project.
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting Refuge project.
Beginning Pottery: Continue Medallions.
Beginning Photography: Continue Dawn, Dusk, Night Assignment. Enlarging exposures.

Tuesday, December 14
Intro to Art: Continue with Letter project.
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting Refuge project.
Beginning Pottery: Continue Medallions.
Beginning Photography: Continue Dawn, Dusk, Night Assignment. Enlarging exposures.

Wednesday, December 15
Intro to Art: Continue with Letter project.
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting Refuge project.
Beginning Pottery: Continue Medallions.
Beginning Photography: Continue Dawn, Dusk, Night Assignment. Enlarging exposures.

Thursday, December 16
Intro to Art: Continue with Letter project.
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting Refuge project.
Beginning Pottery: Continue Medallions.
Beginning Photography: Continue Dawn, Dusk, Night Assignment. Enlarging exposures.

Friday, December 17
Intro to Art: Continue Letter project.
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting Refuge project.
Beginning Pottery: Continue Medallions.
Beginning Photography: Continue Dawn, Dusk, Night Assignment. One print of each is due at the end of class - along with assignment reflection sheet.

Week of December 10, 2010

2010-12-02T07:38:00.000-08:00

Monday, December 6
Intro to Art: Continue on Architectural Letter designs. Wrap with two layers of gummed tape and prime with gesso.
Portfolio Prep: Continue Refuge Painting
Beginning Pottery: Continue medallion decoration, stain and adorn wood backing with metal tooling.
Beginning Photography: Roll 5 Assignment - Dawn, Dusk, Night

Tuesday, December 7
Intro to Art: Continue on Architectural Letter designs. Wrap with two layers of gummed tape and prime with gesso.
Portfolio Prep: Continue Refuge Painting
Beginning Pottery: Continue medallion decoration, stain and adorn wood backing with metal tooling.
Beginning Photography: Roll 5 Assignment - Dawn, Dusk, Night

Wednesday, December 8
Intro to Art: Continue on Architectural Letter designs. Wrap with two layers of gummed tape and prime with gesso.
Portfolio Prep: Continue Refuge Painting
Beginning Pottery: Continue medallion decoration, stain and adorn wood backing with metal tooling
Beginning Photography: Continue Roll 5 Assignment

Thursday, December 9
Intro to Art: Continue on Architectural Letter designs. Wrap with two layers of gummed tape and prime with gesso.
Portfolio Prep: Continue Refuge Painting
Beginning Pottery: Continue medallion decoration, stain and adorn wood backing with metal tooling
Beginning Photography: Continue Roll 5 Assignment: Dawn, Dusk, Night

Friday, December 10
Intro to Art: Continue on Architectural Letter designs. Wrap with two layers of gummed tape and prime with gesso.
Portfolio Prep: Continue with Refuge Paintings
Beginning Pottery: Continue medallion decoration, stain and adorn wood backing with metal tooling
Beginning Photography: Continue with Roll 5 Assignment: Dawn, Dusk, Night. Contact sheet is due at the end of class.

Week of December 3

2010-12-02T07:18:00.000-08:00

Monday, November 29
No School

Tuesday, November 30
Intro to Art: Students are to sketch out a letter of either their first or last name. Computer use or a blend of lettering styles is acceptable.
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting refuge assignment.
Beginning Pottery: Continue with medallion assignment.
Beginning Photography: Printing from Roll #4. Group A in darkroom.

Wednesday, December 1
Intro to Art: Continue with sketches. Upon approval, students are to enlarge their letter using 22x24 paper and transfer to chipboard. Cut out with scissors and line the letter w/ Dixie cups, gluing down with hot glue gun.
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting refuge assignment.
Beginning Pottery: Continue with medallion assignment.
Beginning Photography: Printing from Roll #4. Group B in darkroom.

Thursday, December 2
Intro to Art: Continue with sketches. Upon approval, students are to enlarge their letter using 22x24 paper and transfer to chipboard. Cut out with scissors and line the letter w/ Dixie cups, gluing down with hot glue gun.
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting refuge assignment.
Beginning Pottery: Continue with medallion assignment.
Beginning Photography: Printing from Roll #4. Group A in darkroom.

Friday, December 3
Intro to Art: Continue with sketches. Upon approval, students are to enlarge their letter using 22x24 paper and transfer to chipboard. Cut out with scissors and line the letter w/ Dixie cups, gluing down with hot glue gun.
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting refuge assignment.
Beginning Pottery: Continue with medallion assignment.
Beginning Photography: Printing from Roll #5. Group B in darkroom. Review new assignment.

Week of November 24, 2010

2010-11-22T05:21:00.000-08:00

Monday, November 22
Intro to Art: Continue painting
Portfolio Prep: Transfer sketch to canvas board, begin painting
Beginning Pottery: Continue work on Medallions
Beginning Photography: Test strips, enlargements on exposures from rolls 3 & 4

Tuesday, November 23
Intro to Art: Continue painting
Portfolio Prep: Transfer sketch to canvas board, begin painting
Beginning Pottery: Continue work on Medallions
Beginning Photography: Test strips, enlargements on exposures from rolls 3 & 4

Wednesday, November 24
Intro to Art: Continue painting, paintings are to completed by the period end
Portfolio Prep: Transfer sketch to canvas board, begin painting
Beginning Pottery: Continue work on Medallions
Beginning Photography: Test strips, enlargements on exposures from rolls 3 & 4

Thursday, November 25
NO SCHOOL

Friday, November 26
NO SCHOOL

Week of November 19, 2010

2010-11-17T09:42:00.000-08:00

Monday, November 15
No School

Tuesday, November 16
Portfolio Prep: Continue sketching thumbnails
Beginning Pottery: Continue work on glaze decoration and clay medallions
Beginning Photography: Roll film for processing
Introduction to Art: Continue Camouflage Painting

Wednesday, November 17
Portfolio Prep: Continue sketching thumbnails, discuss which one out of the two thumbnails is the one to transfer
Beginning Pottery : Continue work on glaze decoration and clay medallions
Beginning Photography:Process film, hang to dry
Introduction to Art: Continue Camouflage Painting, use marker to draw over lines separating individual planes. Spray with a clear coat to seal.

Thursday, November 18
Portfolio Prep: Continue sketching thumbnails, discuss which one out of the two thumbnails is the one to transfer
Beginning Pottery: Continue glaze decoration and clay medallions.
Beginning Photography: Group A - Test strips, Contact Sheets
Introduction to Art: Continue Camouflage Painting, use marker to draw over lines separating individual planes. Spray with a clear coat to seal.

Friday, November 19
Portfolio Prep: Continue sketching thumbnails, discuss which one out of the two thumbnails is the one to transfer
Beginning Pottery: Continue glaze decoration and clay medallions.
Beginning Photography: Group B - Test Strips, Contact Sheets
Introduction to Art: Continue Camouflage Painting, use marker to draw over lines separating individual planes. Spray with a clear coat to seal.

Week of November 12, 2010

2010-11-09T04:58:00.000-08:00

Monday, November 8
Portfolio Prep: Critique
Introduction to Art: Continue painting
Beginning Pottery: Continue glazing, decorating medallions
Beginning Photography: Test strip, enlargements

Tuesday, November 9
Portfolio Prep: Continue Critique, work on improvements
Introduction to Art: Continue painting
Beginning Pottery: Continue glazing, decorating medallions
Beginning Photography: Test strip, enlargements

Wednesday, November
Portfolio Prep: Introduction of painting
Introduction to Art: Continue painting
Beginning Pottery: Continue glazing, decorating medallions
Beginning Photography: Test strips, enlargements

Thursday, November 11
Portfolio Prep: Work on painting sketch
Introduction to Art: Continue painting
Beginning Pottery: Continue glazing, decorating medallions
Beginning Photography: Outside - field work for Assignment #3

Friday, November 12
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting sketch
Introduction to Art: Continue painting
Beginning Pottery: Continue glazing, medallion decoration
Beginning Photography: Assignment # 3

Week of November 5, 2010

2010-11-01T12:32:00.000-07:00

Monday, November 1
Portfolio Prep: Continue w/ Micrography images
Introduction to Art: Continue painting camoflauge images w/ chosen color scheme
Beginning Pottery: Continue mediallian decoration
Beginning Photography: Roll & develop film

Tuesday, November 2
Portfolio Prep: Continue layering onto Micrography images
Introduction to Art: Continue painting camoflauge images w/ chosen color scheme
Beginning Pottery: Continue medallian decoration
Beginning Photography: Shoot test strips & contact sheets

Wednesday, November 3
Portfolio Prep: Continue layering words onto Micrography images
Introduction to Art: Continue painting camoflauge images w/chosen color scheme
Beginning Pottery: Continue medalian decoration, paint whistles & rattles.
Beginning Photography: Shoot test strips & contact sheets

Thursday, November 4
Portfolio Prep: Micrography images due at period end. Frame for Friday's critique.
Introduction to Art: Continue painting camoflage images w/chosen color scheme.
Beginning Pottery: Continue mediallian decoration, paint whistles & rattles.
Beginning Photography: Shoot test strips & enlargements

Friday, November 5
Portfolio Prep: Micrography critique
Introduction to Art: Continue painiting camoflage images w/chosen color scheme.
Beginning Pottery: Continue mediallion decoration, use rub n buff to achieve high luster on rattles & whistles.
Beginning Photography: Shoot test strips & enlargements. Review Assignment #3.

Week of October 25 - 29, 2010

2010-10-25T11:19:00.001-07:00

Monday, October 25
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on Micrography Images
Beginning Pottery: Continue work on Mediallions
Beginning Photography: Film test
Introduction to Art: Continue painting Camouflage Color Schemes

Tuesday, October 26
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on Micrography Images
Beginning Pottery: Continue work on Mediallions
Beginning Photography: Review for Printing test
Introduction to Art: Continue painting Camouflage Color Schemes

Wednesday, October 27
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on Micrography Images
Beginning Pottery: Continue work on Mediallions
Beginning Photography: Printing Test
Introduction to Art: Continue painting Camouflage Color Schemes

Thursday, October 28
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on Micrography Images
Beginning Pottery: Continue work on Mediallions
Beginning Photography: Assignment #3 - "Hampton Says..."
Introduction to Art: Continue painting Camouflage Color Schemes

Friday, October 29
Portfolio Prep: Micrography Images due at the period end
Beginning Pottery: Continue work on Mediallions
Beginning Photography: Continue Assignment #3
Introduction to Art: Continue painting Camouflage Color Schemes

Week of October 18, 2010

2010-10-18T10:02:00.000-07:00

Monday, October 18
Portfolio Prep: Continue grid drawing.
Pottery: Continue to create stamps to be used for medallion project.
Photography: Test strips, print enlargements.
Intro to Art: Continue with line drawing of animal. Demo on fragmented grid.

Tuesday, October 19
Portfolio Prep: Continue grid drawing.
Pottery: Continue to create stamps to be used for medallion projects.
Photography:Test strips, print enlargements.
Intro to Art: Introduction to the color wheel. Demo on painting with gradients in their chosen color scheme.

Wednesday, October 20
Portfolio Prep: Look through Thesaurus to compile a list of words that describe the emotion shown in the image. List should be compiled up of 15 - 20 words.
Pottery: Continue to create stamps to be used for medallion projects.
Photography: Review for test
Intro to Art: Begin mixing paint colors.

Thursday, October 21
Portfolio Prep: Using a fine point black pen, begin to shade the portrait with words, using different lettering style.
Pottery: Begin to roll and cut out medallions. Use stamps, impressing them into the clay to create a relief project.
Photography: Test - Part 1
Intro to Art: Painting fragmented planes.

Friday, October 22
Portfolio Prep: Continue shading with words.
Pottery: Continue creating medallions.
Photography: Test - Part 2
Intro to Art: Continue painting fragmented planes.

Week of October 10, 2010

2010-10-04T11:39:00.000-07:00

Monday
Portfolio Prep: Frame still life & complete lobby display
Beginning Pottery: Continue work on rattles & whistles; research & create clay stamps
Beginning Photography: Notes & demo on test strips & contact sheets
Intro to Art: Continue shattered value studies

Tuesday
Portfolio Prep: Class critique
Beginning Pottery: Continue work on rattles & whistles; research & create clay stamps
Beginning Photography: Notes & demo on test strips & contact sheets
Intro to Art: Continue shattered value studies

Wednesday
Portfolio Prep: Improvements to projects resulting from critique
Beginning Pottery: Continue work on rattles & whistles; research & create clay stamps
Beginning Photography: Notes & demo on test strips & enlargements
Intro to Art: Continue shattered value studies

Thursday
Portfolio Prep: Improvements to projects resulting from critique
Beginning Pottery: Continue work on rattles & whistles; research & create clay stamps
Beginning Photography: Notes & demo on test strips & enlargements
Intro to Art: Continue shattered value studies

Friday
Portfolio Prep: Improvements to projects resulting from critique
Beginning Pottery: Continue work on rattles & whistles; research & create clay stamps
Beginning Photography: Notes & demo on test strips & enlargements
Intro to Art: Continue shattered value studies

Week of October 1, 2010

2010-09-21T05:46:00.000-07:00

Monday
Portfolio Prep: Complete Cubist Project.
Beginning Pottery: Continuation of clay rattles.
Beginning Photography: Roll Film.
Intro to Art: Continue to shade Shattered Image drawings.

Tuesday
Portfolio Prep: Complete Cubist Project
Beginning Pottery: Continuation of clay rattles.
Beginning Photography: Process film.
Intro to Art: Continue to shade Shattered Image drawings.

Wednesday
Portfolio Prep: Critique on Cubist Project
Beginning Pottery: Continuation of clay rattles.
Beginning Photography: Process film / darkroom intro.
Intro to Art: Continue to shade Shattered Image drawings.

Thursday
Portfolio Prep: Make corrections to the piece according to the outcome of the critique.
Beginning Pottery: Continuation of clay rattles.
Beginning Photography: Test strips/ contact sheets.
Intro to Art: Continue to shade Shattered Image drawings.

Friday
Portfolio Prep: Frame project & create lobby display.
Beginning Pottery: Continuation of clay rattles.
Beginning Photography: Test strips/ contact sheets. Handout Assignment #2.
Intro to Art: Continue to shade Shattered Image drawings.

Week of September 24, 2010

2010-09-16T10:11:00.001-07:00

Monday
Portfolio Prep:Continue with Cubist Images
Intro to Art: Continue with shattered image shaded drawing.
Beginning Pottery: Continue with rattle & whistle creations.
Beginning Photography: Notes: The Darkroom/Equipment Needed/Chemicals Needed/Setting up the Chemicals/Loading the Film/The Developing Process

Tuesday
Portfolio Prep: Continue with Cubist Images
Intro to Art: Continue with shattered image shaded drawing.
Beginning Pottery: Continue with rattle & whistle creations.
Beginning Photography: Darkroom

Wednesday
Portfolio Prep: Continue with Cubist Images
Intro to Art: Continue with shattered image shaded drawing.
Beginning Pottery: Continue with rattle & whistle creations.
Beginning Photography: Darkroom - Film processing

Thursday
Portfolio Prep: Continue with Cubist Images
Intro to Art: Continue with shattered image shaded drawing.
Beginning Pottery: Continue with rattle & whistle creations.
Beginning Photography: Darkroom - Film processing

Friday
Portfolio Prep: Cubist Images due,
Intro to Art: Continue with shattered image shaded drawing.
Beginning Pottery: Continue with rattle & whistle creations.
Beginning Photography: Homework - Assignment 1

Week of September 18, 2010

2010-09-10T04:58:00.000-07:00

Monday
Portfolio Prep: Continue shading Cubist Still Life
Intro to Art: Demo Shattered Value Study, discussion on cubism, demo contour line drawing
Beginning Photography: Review Test
Beginning Pottery: Continue forming rattles

Tuesday
Portfolio Prep:Continue shading Cubist Still Life
Intro to Art: Students are to select a subject and produce a large contour line drawing of that subject. Students are encouraged to focus on a single item such as a fish, a bird, an insect, etc.
Beginning Photography: Load film into cameras for exposure practice.
Beginning Pottery:Continue forming rattles

Wednesday
Portfolio Prep: Continue shading Cubist Still Life
Intro to Art: Continue to work on contour drawing.
Beginning Photography: Notes on film processing
Beginning Pottery: Continue forming rattles

Thursday
Portfolio Prep: Continue shading Cubist Still Life
Intro to Art: Students are to consider creative ways to develop their value study.
Beginning Photography: Notes on film processing
Beginning Pottery: Continue forming rattles

Friday
Portfolio Prep: Continue shading Cubist Still Life - assignment & sketchbooks due
Intro to Art: Students will proceed from shape to shape and decide which part will be the richest black and which part will be the lightest gray. The entire paper will be filled with values including both the positive shapes and the negative background shapes; sketchbook assignment due
Beginning Photography: video "On assignment: The Darkroom"
Beginning Pottery: Continue forming rattles

Week of September 10, 2010

2010-09-07T11:38:00.000-07:00

Monday
No School

Tuesday
Portfolio Prep: Continue working on Cubism project - fracture planes
Pottery: Video "Pinch Pot Construction"
Photography: Notes - History of Photography
Intro to Art: Shading geometric forms

Wednesday
Portfolio Prep: Continue working on Cubism project - trace a different part of the drawing into each fragmented plane
Pottery: Begin pinch pots
Photography: Review for test
Intro to Art: Shading geometric forms

Thursday
Portfolio Prep:Continue working on Cubism project - trace a different part of the drawing into each fragmented plane
Pottery: Continue pinch pots
Photography: Test 1 - 1st section
Intro to Art: Shading geometric forms

Friday
Portfolio Prep:Continue working on Cubism project - trace a different part of the drawing into each fragmented plane
Pottery: Continue pinch pots
Photography: Test 1 - 2nd section
Intro to Art: Shading geometric forms

Week of August 30 - September 3, 2010

2010-08-30T10:10:00.000-07:00

Monday
Portfolio Prep: Class introduction
Beginning Pottery: Class introduction
Beginning Photography: Class introduction
Introduction to Art: Class introduction

Tuesday
Portfolio Prep: Begin sketching still life composition
Beginning Pottery: Use computers to generate ideas of pinch pots
Beginning Photography: Begin note packet - The camera body
Introduction to Art: Students create a 1 by 10 value scale using 1" squares to put their values in. They should have 10, 1" squares to be doing their values in

Wednesday
Portfolio Prep: Continue sketching still life composition
Beginning Pottery: Use computers to generate ideas of pinch pots
Beginning Photography: Continue note packet - The camera body
Introduction to Art: Continue with shading value study

Thursday
Portfolio Prep: Continue sketching still life composition
Beginning Pottery: Use computers to generate ideas of pinch pots
Beginning Photography: Hand out note packet - The camera lens
Introduction to Art: Hand out bones, shells Begin a contour line drawing

Friday
Portfolio Prep: Continue sketching still life composition, hand in sketchbooks
Beginning Pottery: Use computers to generate ideas of pinch pots, hand in sketchbooks
Beginning Photography: Continue note packet - The camera lens
Introduction to Art: Continue contour line drawing

Week of June 1 - 4, 2010

2010-06-01T10:22:00.000-07:00

Monday, May 31
NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, June 1
Portfolio Prep: Final
Pottery: Study for final
Advanced Pottery: No class
Advanced Photography: No class
8th Grade: No class

Wednessday, June 2
Portfolio Prep: No class
Pottery: Study for final
Advanced Pottery: No class
Advanced Photography: No class
8th Grade: Complete gargoyles

Thursday, June 3
Portfolio Prep: No class
Pottery: Study for Final
Advanced Pottery: No class
Advanced Photography: No class
8th Grade: No class

Friday, June 4
Portfolio Prep: final
Pottery: Final
Advanced Pottery: No class
Advanced Photography: No class
8th Grade: No class

Week of May 24 - 28, 2010

2010-05-24T10:45:00.000-07:00

Monday, May 24
Portfolio Prep: Final Exam
Pottery: Continue work on Slab Pot Mosaics
Advanced Pottery: Final Exam
Advanced Photography: Present Portfolios
8th Grade: Continue work on Clay Gargoyles

Tuesday, May 25
Portfolio Prep: Continue to work on Face Card Portrait
Pottery: Continue work on Slab Pot Mosaics
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on completion of Kandinsky Sculpture, Portrait Busts
Advanced Photography: Present Portfolios
8th Grade: Continue work on Clay Gargoyles

Wednesday, May 26
Portfolio Prep: Continue to work on Face Card Portrait
Pottery: Final Exam
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on completion of Kandinsky Sculpture, Portrait Busts
Advanced Photography: Final Exam
8th Grade: Continue work on Clay Gargoyles

Thursday, May 27
Portfolio Prep: Continue to work on Face Card Portrait
Pottery: Continue work on Slab Pot Mosaics
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on completion of Kandinsky Sculpture, Portrait Busts
Advanced Photography: Present Portfolios
8th Grade: Continue work on Clay Gargoyles

Friday, May 28
Portfolio Prep: Continue to work on Face Card Portrait
Pottery: Continue work on Slab Pot Mosaics
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on completion of Kandinsky Sculpture, Portrait Busts
Advanced Photography: Present Portfolios
8th Grade: Continue work on Clay Gargoyles

Week of May 17 - 21, 2010

2010-05-18T05:12:00.000-07:00

Monday May 17
Portfolio Prep: Continue to improve oil paintings
Pottery: Continue working on slab pot mosaics
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on busts, begin to paint Kandinsky sculpture
Advanced Photography: Continue Photo Review
8Th Grade: Continue to shade Locker drawings, outlining in marker, shading with colored pencil

Tuesday May 18
Portfolio Prep: Continue to make improvements to Game of Life paintings. Introduce Face card Self-Portraits.
Pottery: Continue working on slab pot mosaics
Advanced Pottery: Continue to work on busts, Kandinsky sculpture
Advanced Photography: Continue Photo Review
8Th Grade: Continue to shade Locker drawings, begin Gargoyle sketches after watching video

Wednesday May 19
Portfolio Prep: Continue to make improvements to Game of Life paintings. Begin sketching self portrait using a mirror or a photograph. Use contour line.
Pottery: Continue work on slab pot mosaics
Advanced Pottery: Continue to work on busts, Kandinsky sculpture
Advanced Photography: Continue Photo Review
8Th Grade: Continue with Gargoyle sketches

Thursday May 20
Portfolio Prep: Continue to make improvements to Game of Life paintings. Continue working on sketches of self portraits.
Pottery: Continue work on slab pot mosaics
Advanced Pottery: Continue to work on busts, Kandinsky sculpture
Advanced Photography: Continue with Photo Review
8Th Grade: Begin to form Gargoyles

Friday May 21
Portfolio Prep: Complete Game of Life paintings. Continue with self portrait sketch
Pottery: Continue work on slab pot mosaics
Advanced Pottery: Continue to work on busts, Kandinsky sculpture
Advanced Photography: Complete Photo Review
8Th Grade: Continue to formation of Gargoyles

Week of May 10 - 14, 2010

2010-05-10T11:32:00.000-07:00

Monday, May 10
Portfolio Prep: Critique
Pottery: Continue Mosaic Pots
Advanced Pottery: Continue Self Portrait
Advanced Photography: Hand out new project - Photography Journal
8th Grade: Demo Locker Assignment

Tuesday, May 11
Portfolio Prep: Improve paintings
Pottery: Continue Mosaic Pots
Advanced Pottery: Continue with Self Portrait
Advanced Photography: Photography Journal
8th Grade: Locker Assignment

Wednesday, May 12
Portfolio Prep: Continue with painting improvements
Pottery: Continue Mosaic Pots
Advanced Pottery: Continue Self Portrait
Advanced Photography: Photography Journal
8th Grade: Locker Assignment

Thursday, May 13
Portfolio Prep: Continue to improve painting
Pottery: Continue Mosaic Pots
Advanced Pottery: Continue Self Portrait
Advanced Photography: Photography Journal
8th Grade: Locker Assignment

Friday, May 14
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting
Pottery: Continue Mosaic Pots
Advanced Pottery: Continue Self Portrait
Advanced Photography: Photography Journal
8th Grade: Locker Assignment

Week of May 7, 2010

2010-05-03T11:12:00.000-07:00

Monday, May 3
Portfolio Prep: Continue with painting
Pottery: Begin sketches for Mosaic Vessel
Advanced Pottery: Continue handbuilding with coils and slabs to create selfportrait
Advanced Photography: Weeks assignment - Manulipation. Discuss as a class practical assignment
8th Grade: Continue with pointalism painting

Tuesday, May 4
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting
Pottery: Continue sketches for Mosaic Vessel - use references off the internet
Advanced Pottery: Continue handbuilding
Advanced Photography: Manulipation assignment
8th Grade: Continue with pointalism painting

Wednesday, May 5
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting
Pottery: Continue sketches for Mosaic Vessel
Advanced Pottery: Continue handbuilding
Advanced Photography: Manulipation assignment
8th Grade: Continue with pointalism painting

Thursday, May 6
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting
Pottery: Roll out clay slabs and cut to size using precut patterns
Advanced Pottery: Continue handbuilding
Advanced Photography: Manulipation assignment
8th Grade: Continue with pointilism painting

Friday, May 7
Portfolio Prep: Complete painting - due at period end
Pottery: Begin to assemble cut out leather hard slabs together to form vessel
Advanced Pottery: Continue handbuilding
Advanced Photography: Manulipation assignment due
8th Grade: Complete painting - due at period end

Week of April 26 - 30, 2010

2010-04-26T13:37:00.000-07:00

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

2010-04-19T12:11:00.000-07:00

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

2010-04-12T11:32:00.000-07:00

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

2010-04-06T09:15:00.000-07:00

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

Week of March 29 - April 2, 2010

2010-03-29T10:12:00.000-07:00

Monday, March 29
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on Nevelson sculpture, Artist in History paper, presentation & project.
Pottery: Continue Fable Tea Pots.
Advanced Pottery: Continue Kandinsky projects, paint mosaic pots with acrylic paints.
Advanced Photography: Portraiture Assignment
8th Grade: Continue work on Magical Locker Worlds, shading with colored pencil and marker.

Tuesday, March 30
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on Nevelson sculpture, Artist in History paper, presentation & project.
Pottery: Continue Fable Tea Pots.
Advanced Pottery: Continue Kandinsky projects, paint mosaic pots with acrylic paints.
Advanced Photography: Portraiture Assignment
8th Grade: Continue work on Magical Locker Worlds, shading with colored pencil and marker.

Wednesday, March 31
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on Nevelson sculpture, Artist in History paper, presentation & project.
Pottery: Continue Fable Tea Pots.
Advanced Pottery: Continue Kandinsky projects, paint mosaic pots with acrylic paints.
Advanced Photography: Portraiture Assignment
8th Grade: Continue work on Magical Locker Worlds, shading with colored pencil and marker.

Thursday, April 1
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on Nevelson sculpture, Artist in History paper, presentation & project.
Pottery: Continue Fable Tea Pots.
Advanced Pottery: Continue Kandinsky projects, paint mosaic pots with acrylic paints.
Advanced Photography: Portraiture Assignment
8th Grade: Continue work on Magical Locker Worlds, shading with colored pencil and marker.

Friday, April 2
NO SCHOOL

Week of March 22 - 26, 2010

2010-03-23T07:17:00.000-07:00

Monday, March 22
Portfolio Prep: Class critique.
Pottery: Begin teapots - using coil built method.
Advanced Pottery: Kandinsky sculpture.
Advanced Photography: Landscape assignment.
8th Grade: Make-Believe Locker World. Students will fold 18 x 24" paper in half vertically, and create the image of a locker on the front as well as on the inside.

Tuesday, March 23
Portfolio Prep: Inprovements to micrography drawings. Read over Artists in History assignment. Choose artist for reacherch paper.
Pottery: Continue work on tea pots.
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on Kandinsky sculpture.
Advanced Photography: Landscape assignment.
8th Grade: Continue creative drawing assignment.

Wednesday, March 24
Portfolio Prep: Improvements to micrography drawings, continue work on research paper.
Pottery: Continue work on tea pots.
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on Kandinsky sculpture.
Advanced Photography: Landscape assignment.
8th Grade: Continue creative drawing assignment.

Thursday, March 25
Portfolio Prep: Work on research paper, continue to gather found objects for Nevelson assignment.
Pottery: Continue work on tea pots.
Advanced Pottery: Continue work on Kandinsky sculpture.
Advanced Photography: Landscape assignment.
8th Grade: Continue creative drawign assignment.

Friday, March 26
Portfolio Prep: Work on research paper,continue to gather found objects for Nevelson assignment.
Pottery: Continue work on tea pots.
Advanced Pottery: Continue to work on Kandinsky sculpture.
Advanced Photography: Landscape assignment.
8th Grade: Continue creative drawign assignment.

Week of March 15 - 19, 2010

2010-03-15T07:13:00.000-07:00

Monday, March 15, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on word portraits.
Pottery: Sketchs for Fable Tea Pots - 4 sketches each depicting a different childrens fable
Advanced Pottery: Kandinsky sculpture. All shapes are to be drawn on white drawing paper, cut out and labled with side numbers.
Advanced Photography: Handout Distortion Assignment. Read and discuss activities.
8th Grade: Gargoyle boxes

Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on word portraits.
Pottery: Sketchs for Fable Tea Pots - 4 sketches each depicting a different childrens fable
Advanced Pottery: Kandinsky sculpture. All shapes are to be drawn on white drawing paper, cut out and labled with side numbers.
Advanced Photography: Work on distortion activities.
8th Grade: Gargoyle boxes

Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on word portraits.
Pottery: Sketchs for Fable Tea Pots - 4 sketches each depicting a different childrens fable
Advanced Pottery: Kandinsky sculpture. All shapes are to be rolled and cut from clay.
Advanced Photography: Work on distortion activities.
8th Grade: Gargoyle boxes

Thursday, March 18, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Continue work on word portraits.
Pottery: Sketchs for Fable Tea Pots - 4 sketches each depicting a different childrens fable
Advanced Pottery: Slab build Kandinsky sculpture.
Advanced Photography: Work on distortion activities.
8th Grade: Gargoyle boxes

Friday, March 19, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Word portraits are due at the end of class.
Pottery: Sketchs for Fable Tea Pots - 4 sketches each depicting a different childrens fable
Advanced Pottery: Slab build Kandinsky sculpture.
Advanced Photography: Work on distortion activities.
8th Grade: Gargoyle boxes

Week of March 8 - 12, 2010

2010-03-08T10:45:00.000-08:00

Monday, March 8, 2010
Portfolio Prep:Add layers of words to text portraits.
Advanced Photography:Photomontage. Read over handout. Discuss ideas in class.
Pottery:Continue pinch pots. Research idea for fable tea pots.
Advanced Pottery:Continue Kandinsky paper sculptures.
8th Grade:Work on gargoyle creations.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Portfolio Prep:Continue with layers of words.
Advanced Photography:Photomontage assignment.
Pottery:Continue pinch pots. Research idea for fable tea pots.
Advanced Pottery:Continue Kandinsky paper sculptures.
8th Grade:Work on gargoyle creations.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Portfolio Prep:Continue with layers of words.
Advanced Photography:Photomontage assignmnets.
Pottery:Sketch idea for fable tea pots.
Advanced Pottery:Continue Kandinsky paper sculptures.
8th Grade:Work on gargoyle creations.

Thursday, March 11, 2010
Portfolio Prep:Continue word portrait.
Advanced Photography:Photomontage assignnments.
Pottery:Continue sketching ideas for fable tea pots.
Advanced Pottery:Continue Kandinsky paper sculptures.
8th Grade:Work on gargoyle creations.

Friday, March 12, 2010
Portfolio Prep:Continue word portrait.
Advanced Photography:Photomontage practical assignment due at period end.
Pottery:Continue sketching ideas for fable tea pots.
Advanced Pottery:Continue Kandinsky paper sculptures.
8th Grade:Work on gargoyle creations.

Week of March 2-5, 2010

2010-03-01T11:50:00.000-08:00

Monday, March 1
In service

Tuesday, March 2
Portfolio Prep: Continue with Photo Transfer Paintings.
Pottery: Continue with abstract pinch pots.
Advanced Pottery: Students will create a model of their sculpture using white drawing paper and poster board.
Advanced Photography: Continue with last weeks practical assignment.
8Th Grade: Beginning work with clay. Create a box using the coil method.

Wednesday,March 3
Portfolio Prep: Continue paintings.
Pottery: Continue pinch pots.
Advanced Pottery: Continue with model construction.
Advanced Photography: Continue practical assignment.
8Th Grade: Continue with coil box creation.

Thursday, March 4
Portfolio Prep: Painting critique.
Pottery: Continue pinch pots.
Advanced Pottery: Continue with model construction.
Advanced Photography: Continue practical assignment.
8Th Grade: Continue coil box construction.

Friday, March 5
Portfolio Prep: Correct painting according to critique suggestions.
Pottery: Pinch pots are to be completed at period end.
Advanced Pottery: Continue with model construction.
Advanced Photography: Practical assignment is due at period end.
8Th Grade: Continue coil box construction.

Week of February 22 -26, 2010

2010-02-22T04:54:00.000-08:00

Monday, February 22
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue working on painting.
Advanced Photography: Students will work on weeks assignments - Self Image.
Advanced Pottery: Continue with Kandinsky sketch.
Pottery: Continue with pinch pots.
8Th Grade: Gargoyle lesson. Students will watch brief video & begin gargoyle sketches. Students will need to bring 3 reference pictures from home to class tomorrow.

Tuesday,February 23
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue working on paintings.
Advanced Photography: Students will continue with Self-Image assignment.
Advanced Pottery: Continue with Kandinsky sketch.
Pottery: Continue with pinch pots.
8Th Grade: Students will work on gargoyle sketches.

Wednesday,February 24
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue working on paintings.
Advanced Photography: Students will continue with Self-Image assignment.
Advanced Pottery: Draw out patterns, roll clay, begin hand building.
Pottery: Continue with pinch pots.
8Th Grade: Students will create boxes using the coil method.

Thursday,February 25
Portfolio Prep: Students will continue working on paintings.
Advanced Photography: Students will continue with Self-Image assignment.
Advanced Pottery: Continue hand building Kandinsky sculpture.
Pottery: Continue with pinch pots.
8Th Grade: Continue hand building with coils to create base boxes.

Friday, February 26
Portfolio Prep: Paintings will be completed at the end of the period - critique on Monday.
Advanced Photography: Self-Image assignment due.
Advanced Pottery: Continue hand building Kandinsky sculpture.
Pottery: Pinch pots due at period end.
8Th Grade:Continue hand building base boxes using coil method.

Week of February 8 - 12, 2010

2010-02-09T09:02:00.000-08:00

Monday, February 8, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Continue to work on phototransfer painting.
Adv. Photography: Continue work on Time Assignment.
Adv. Pottery: Continue work on African Masks.
8th Grade: Continue Pointalissm Painting.
Pottery: Continue work on Elongated Pinch Pot.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Continue to work on phototransfer painting.
Adv. Photography: Continue work on Time Assignment.
Adv. Pottery: Continue work on African Masks.
8th Grade: Continue Pointalissm Painting.
Pottery: Continue work on Elongated Pinch Pot.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Continue to work on phototransfer painting.
Adv. Photography: Continue work on Time Assignment.
Adv. Pottery: Continue work on African Masks.
8th Grade: Continue Pointalissm Painting.
Pottery: Continue work on Elongated Pinch Pot.

Thursday, February 11, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Continue to work on phototransfer painting.
Adv. Photography: Continue work on Time Assignment.
Adv. Pottery: Continue work on African Masks.
8th Grade: Continue Pointalissm Painting.
Pottery: Continue work on Elongated Pinch Pot.

Friday, February 12, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Continue to work on phototransfer painting.
Adv. Photography: Continue work on Time Assignment. Assignment due on at the class end.
Adv. Pottery: Continue work on African Masks.
8th Grade: Continue Pointalissm Painting.
Pottery: Continue work on Elongated Pinch Pot.

Week of February 1 - 5, 2010

2010-02-02T05:14:00.000-08:00

Monday, February 1,2010
Portfolio Prep: Continue to draw theme out onto canvas board.
Adv. Pottery: Continue to work on African Masks.
Adv. Photography: Continue work on Frame Assignment
8th Grade: Complete Matisse Designs

Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Continue to draw theme out onto canvas board.
Adv. Pottery: Continue work on African Masks.
Adv. Photography: Continue work on Frame Assignment.
8th Grade: Complete reading worksheets on Matisse - answer questions. Choose an animal, or element of nature for next project.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Continue to draw theme out onto canvas board.
Adv. Pottery: Continue work on African Masks.
Adv. Photography: Continue work on Frame Assignment.
8th Grade: Begin new painting project.

Thursday, February 4, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Print out photographs to be used. Enlarge or condense image on the copy machine.
Adv. Pottery: Continue work on African Masks.
Adv. Photography: Continue Frame Assignment.
8th Grade: Draw composition onto white drawing paper.

Friday, February 5, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Continue to print out images to be used in composition. Enlarge or condense image on the copy machine. Sketchbook images are due.
Adv. Pottery: Continue work on African Masks. Sketchbook images are due.
Adv. Photography:Frame Assignment is due at period end.
8th Grade: Continue with drawing. Once complete, transfer image onto canvas board.

2010-01-25T08:05:00.000-08:00

Week of January 25 - 29

Monday January 25, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Select a theme for the collage. Students need also to select a few photos that are about the theme. Photos must be clear, high contrast and large enough to photocopy.
Advanced Pottery: Continue to draw mask in sketchbook - using the Internet, handouts and magazine pictures as references
Advanced Photography: Continue work on Light Assignment.
8th Grade: Begin cutting out letters of names using no pencils - just cutting with the scissors. After letters are cut out, start to create objects.

Tuesday January 26, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Create a rough draft of the painting. Create a clear focus. Select a limited color scheme that illustrates the theme. For instance: if this has something to do with a dark or sad issue, use dark or muted color.
Advanced Pottery: Create hump with newspaper. Roll and drape slap over mold. Cut and begin additive and subtractive sculpture.
Advanced Photography: Continue work on Light Assignment.
8th Grade: Continue work on cutting out and assembling descriptive objects.

Wednesday January 27, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Continue working on rough draft of painting.
Advanced Pottery: Continue to build up on hump mold.
Advanced Photography: Continue work on Light Assignment.
8th Grade: Continue cutting out and assembling descriptive objects.

Thursday January 28, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Continue working on rough draft of painting.
Advanced Pottery: Continue to build off of the hump mold.
Advanced Photography: Continue work on Light Assignment.
8th Grade: Continue cutting out and assembling descriptive objects.

Friday January 29, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Begin to assemble collage.
Advanced Pottery: Continue to build off hump mold.
Advanced Photography: Hand in Light Assignment. Review Frame Assignment.
8th Grade: Continue cutting out and assembling descriptive objects.

Week of January 18 - 22, 2010

2010-01-19T05:23:00.000-08:00

Monday, January 18
In-Service

Tuesday, January 19
Portfolio Prep - Continue to make improvements to animal portraits
Photography - Midterm
Pottery - Continue work on African masks
8th Grade - Continue locker project

Wednesday, January 20
Portfolio Prep - Continue to make improvements to animal portraits
Photography - Final portfolio due
Pottery - Continue work on African masks
8th Grade - Continue locker project

Thursday, January 21
Portfolio Prep - Frame animal portraits
Advanced Photography - Introduce course sylabuss
Advanced Pottery - Continue work on African masks
8th Grade - Intro new class

Friday, January 22
Portfolio Prep - Set up lobby display
Advanced Photography - Handout project #1, discuss as a class
Advanced Pottery - Continue work on African masks
8th Grade - Matisse Name Collage

Week of January 11 -15, 2010

2010-01-11T09:30:00.000-08:00

Monday, January 11, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Critique on animal portraits, review for midterm
Pottery: Complete African Mask handout, review for final
Photography: Review for final
8th Grade: Gargoyle project

Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Review for midterm
Pottery: Review for final
Photography: Review for final
8th Grade: Continue gargoyle projects

Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Midterm
Pottery: Midterm
Photography: Midterm
8th Grade: testing - study hall

Thursday, January 14, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Midterm
Pottery: Final
Photography: testing - study hall
8th Grade: Continue gargoyle projects

Friday, January 15, 2010
Portfolio Prep: Midterm
Pottery: Midterm
Photography: testing - study hall
8th Grade: testing - study hall

2010-01-04T04:53:00.000-08:00

Week of January 4 - 8, 2010

Monday, January 4, 2010
Pottery: Continue work on mosaic slab pots
Portfolio Prep: Continue to work with pen and ink, filling in the negative space with black ink
Photography: Continue work to photo project #5
8th Grade: Continue work on gargoyle boxes

Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Pottery: Continue work on mosaic slab pots
Portfolio Prep: Continue working in pen and ink
Photography: Project #5
8th Grade: Continue work on gargoyle boxes

Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Pottery: Continue work on mosaic slab pots
Portfolio Prep: Continue working in pencil to shade in bandages, eyes, and mouth
Photography: Project # 5
8th Grade: Continue work on gargoyle boxes

Thursday, January 7, 2010
Pottery: Continue work on mosaic slab pots
Portfolio Prep: Continue working with pencil to shade in bandages, eyes, and mouth
Photography: Project #5
8th Grade: Continue work on gargoyle boxes

Friday, January 8, 2010
Pottery: Complete mosaic slab pots
Portfolio Prep: Complete animal portraits.
Photography: Complete Project #5
8th Grade: Complete work on gargoyle boxes

Week of December 21 - 23, 2009

2009-12-21T04:52:00.000-08:00

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

Week of December 14 -18, 2009

2009-12-14T05:10:00.000-08:00

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

Week Of December 7 -11, 2009

2009-12-07T06:59:00.000-08:00

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

Week of December 1 - 4, 2009

2009-12-01T04:41:00.000-08:00

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

Week of November 23 - 27, 2009

2009-11-23T04:51:00.000-08:00

Monday, November 23
Portfolio Prep: Continue oil painting
Pottery: All slab pots should be drawn to size, and cut out by the end of the period
Photography: Develop roll of film for weeks project, print out enlargements
8th Grade: Continue Mandala drawings

Tuesday, November 24
Portfolio Prep: Continue oil painting
Pottery: All slabs are rolled and cut according to pattern. Place in bags to dry to leather hardness.
Photography: Test strips, contact sheets, print out enlargements
8th Grade: Mandala drawings - continue shading with colored pencils

Wednesday, November 25
Portfolio Prep: Continue oil painting
Pottery: Place pieces together, score & slip to attach
Photography: Test strips, print enlargements
8th Grade: Mandala drawings - continue shading with colored pencils

Thursday, November 26
School closed - Thanksgiving Day

Friday, November 27
School closed - Thanksgiving Holiday

Week of November 16th - 20th, 2009

2009-11-16T04:37:00.000-08:00

Monday, November 16, 2009
Portfolio Prep: Continue shading color scheme worksheets. Choose 10 colors that range in value from very dark to almost white.
Pottery: Begin to sketch mosaic slab pots.
Photography: Roll film for developing project #3.
8th Grade:

Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Portfolio Prep: Continue shading color scheme worksheets.
Pottery: Continue sketching mosaic slab pots.
Photography: Test strips & contact sheets.
8th Grade:

Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Portfolio Prep: Begin painting by using the value pattern you did previously, start to paint the shapes keeping the edges hard by using removable tape.
Pottery: Continue sketching mosaic slab pots.
Photography: Test strips & enlargements.
8th Grade:

Thursday, November 19, 2009
Portfolil Prep: Continue painting using the value pattern.
Pottery: Spray abstract pinch pots.
Photography: Test strips & enlargements.
8th Grade:

Friday, November 20, 2009
Portfolio Prep: Continue painting using the value pattern.
Pottery: Spray abstract pinch pots.
Photography: Test strips & enlargements.
8th Grade:

Week of November 9 - 13, 2009

2009-11-09T04:56:00.001-08:00

Monday - November 9, 2009
Portfolio Prep: Continue to transfer architecture sketch to paint board.
Pottery: Continue work on tea pots.
Photography: Develop roll.
8th Grade: Cut out letters in name, begin to cut out shapes that describe yourself.

Tuesday - November 10, 2009
Portfolio Prep: Continue to transfer architecture sketch to paint board.
Pottery: Continue to work on tea pots.
Photography: Test strips and contact sheets.
8th Grade: Continue to cut out letters in name and shapes.

Wednesday - November 11, 2009
Portfolio Prep: Demo on oil painting.
Pottery: Continue to work on tea pots.
Photography: Test strips and enlargements.
8th Grade: Continue to cut out letters in name and shapes.

Thursday - November 12, 2009
Portfolio Prep: Begin oil painting.
Pottery: Continue to work on tea pots.
Photography: Test strips and enlargements.
8th Grade: Work on background, assemble name and objects.

Friday - November 13, 2009
Portfolio Prep: Continue with oil painting.
Pottery: Continue to work on tea pots.
Photography: Test strips and enlargements.
8th Grade: Continue to assembling name project.

Week of November 2 - 6, 2009

2009-10-30T10:52:00.000-07:00

Monday, November 2, 2009

Pottery: Continue work on tea pots. Begin construction of spouts & handles.

Portfolio Prep: Turn in Elements of Art handout. Transfer drawing to 24 x 32 painting board.

Photography: Develop film for Assignment 2.

8th Grade: Continue work on prints, paint gargoyle pots black.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Pottery: Continue work on tea pots.

Portfolio Prep: Continue to transfer drawing onto painting board.

Photography: Produce test strips & contact sheets for Assignment 2.

8th Grade: Collect all work, mat prints, complete gargoyle pots.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Pottery: Continue work on tea pots.

Portfolio Prep: Introduction to oil painting.

Photography: Produce test strips & enlargements for Assignment 2.

8th Grade: Introduction to class, toilet paper ice breaker.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Pottery: Continue work on tea pots.

Portfolio Prep: Begin oil paintings.

Photography: Produce test strips & enlargements for Assignment 2.

8th Grade: Matisse Inspired lesson. Background on Matisse, handouts & reading comprehension given.

Friday, November 6, 2009

Pottery: Continue work on tea pots.

Portfolio Prep: Continue oil paintings.

Photography: Produce test strips & enlargements for Assignment 2. Six enlargements are due at the end of the period.

8th Grade: Sketches of what describes each student. 10 total thumbnail sketches.

Week of October 26 - October 30, 2009

2009-10-23T11:59:00.000-07:00

Monday, October 26:
Pottery: Continue to work on tea pots. The addition of clay to the pot, resulting in a relief is added this week.
Portfolio Prep: Checking sketchbooks. Layout should be chosen and drawn to scale - 8x10 or 9x10 rectangle. Handouts must be turned in by the end of the period.
8th Grade: Continue to cut out shapes from oak tag. Using the sketch as a guide, begin to glue shapes onto mat board.
Photography: Critque on photograms. Hand out project worksheet for Assignment #2 and review.

Tuesday, October 27:
Pottery: Continue to work on tea pots. The addition of clay to the pot is added this week.
Portfolio Prep: Continue to work on painting layout. Use graph paper to transfer lines using grid.
8th Grade: Continue to glue shapes to oaktag, leaving 1/4" between shapes.
Photography: Continue working on Assignment #2

Wednesday, October 28:
Pottery: Continue to work on clay pots.
Portfolio Prep: Transfer drawing to painting canvas according to grid measurements.
8th Grade: Complete glueing. Paint mat board and oak tag with white acrylic paint.
Photography: Continue working on Assignment #2.

Thursday, October 29:
Pottery: Continue to work on clay pots.
Portfolio Prep: Transfer drawing to painting canvas according to grid measurements.
8th Grade: Paint mat board and oak tag with white acrylic paint.
Photography: Continue to work on Assingment #2.

Friday, October 30:
Pottery: Continue to work on clay pots.
Portfolio Prep: Demo on painting techniques.
8th Grade: Demo on inking and printing procedures.
Photography: Continue to work on Assignment #2.

Week of October 19th - 23rd

2009-10-16T08:43:00.000-07:00

Monday: October 19
Portfolio Prep: Introduction of project - Architecture Study in Painting
Pottery: Continue work on teapots
Photography: Continue work on photogram collage
8th Grade: Introduction of project - Printmaking

Tuesday: October 20
Portfolio Prep: Students are to find a composition using architectural design. Use the work of Richard Diebenkorn as reference.
Pottery: Continue work on teapots
Photography: Continue work on photogram collage
8th Grade: Continue drawing fall still life - draw large and overlap objects

Wednesday: October 21
Portfolio Prep: Use a viewfinder to pass over architectural images looking for the principles of design and interesting composition
Pottery: Continue work on teapots
Photography: Continue work on photogram collage
8th Grade: Transfer drawings to oaktag using light table

Thursday: October 22
Portfolio Prep: Look again at the chosen artist - use his sense of interpreting the shapes and angle of the room to the simplest lines and shapes. Enlarge the idea to a rectangle of the same proportion.
Pottery: Continue work on teapots
Photography: Continue work on photograms
8th Grade: Continue to transfer drawings. Cut figures out and then cut each figure into many shapes.

Friday: October 23
Portfolio Prep: Create a value pattern for the design using at least 4 values. Select a color scheme from these 4: Complimentary Pairs, Double Complimentary Pair, Split Complimentary, Analogous
Pottery: Continue work on teapots
Photography: Continue work on photograms - photograms will be due at the end of class
8th Grade: Continue to cut figures into shapes. Glue the separate shapes onto the heavy mat board. Shapes can overlap.

2009-10-09T11:54:00.000-07:00

Monday - October 12
Inservice

Tuesday - October 13
Inservice

Wednesday - October 14
Fall Window Painting Kickoff - permission slips, business envelops will be handed out
Portfolio Prep - Critique
Pottery - Demo on coil pots. Begin working on tea pots.
Photography - Photograms - Photogram Collage is due Friday
8th Grade - Gargoyle Pots

Thursday - October 15
Portfolio Prep - Hand Fantasy Scape - Corrections
Pottery - Tea Pots
Photography - Photograms
8th Grade - Gargoyle Pots

Friday - October 16
Portfolio Prep - Hand Fantasy Scape - Corrections due @ the end of period - Frames needed
Pottery - Tea Pots
Photography - Photograms - due @ the end of the period
8th Grade - Gargoyle Pots - due @ the end of the period

Mrs. Hampton's Homework Helpline

2009-10-08T11:34:00.000-07:00

Monday - October 5
Portfolio Prep: Fantasy Scapes
Pottery: Abstract Pinch Pots
Photography: Review for Test 3
8th Grade: Gargoyle Pots

Tuesday - October 6
Portfolio Prep: Fantasy Scapes
Pottery: Abstract Pinch Pots
Photography: Test 3
8th Grade: Gargoyle Pots

Wednesday - October 7
Portfolio Prep: Fantasy Scapes
Pottery: Abstract Pinch Pots/Story Pots
Photography: First Time Out Assignment
8th Grade: Gargoyle Pots

Thursday - October 8
Portfolio Prep: Fantasy Scapes
Pottery: Abstract Pinch Pots/Story Pots
Photography: Photograms
8th Grade: Gargoyle Pots

Friday - October 9
Portfolio Prep: Fantasy Scape Due
Pottery: Abstract Pinch Pots/Story Pots
Photography: Photograms
8th Grade: Gargoyle Pots