Week of December 21 - 23, 2009

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.