Monday, November 14, 2011

Week of November 14 - 18, 2012

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

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

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

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

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

Monday, November 7, 2011

Week of November 7 - 11, 2011

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

Tuesday, November 8

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Week of October 31 - November 4

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

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

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

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

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

Friday, October 21, 2011

Week of October 24-28, 2011

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

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Week of October 17-21

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.

Monday, October 10, 2011

Week of October 10-14, 2011

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.

Monday, October 3, 2011

Week of October 3 -7, 2011

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