Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Week of January 23 - 27, 2012

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.

Monday, January 9, 2012

Week of January 9 -13, 2012

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.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Week of January 3 - 6, 2012

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.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Week of December 19-23, 2011

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

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

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

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

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

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Week of December 12-16, 2011

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

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

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

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

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

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Week of December 5 - 9, 2011

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

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

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

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

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

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Week of November 28 - December 2, 2011

Monday, November 28
Thanksgiving Holiday

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

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

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

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