Week 17 Dec. 19-23

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Chuck Close portraits


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Finish your woodburnings and start your wooden earrings.



Foundations of Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish your Clay Memorial Sculptures by FRIDAY!! Late projects will not be accepted or fired!


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Finish your Macro Flowers

Week 16 Dec. 12-16

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Chuck Close portraits


Crafts

Mon. - Continue your Woodburning signs and start designing your abstract wooden earrings.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Memorial Sculptures


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Macro Flowers

Week 15 Dec. 5-9

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Chuck Close portraits


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Finish your Weaving project and continue working on the woodburning signs.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Fri. - When your project is approved, you may start making your Memorial Sculpture out of clay.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Macro Flower painting

Week 14 Nov. 28 - Dec. 2

Introduction to Art

Mon. - break
Tue. - Finish your grid drawings and enlargement packets
Wed. - New project intro. Chuck Close videos, history and style. You will be making either a self-portrait, a portrait of someone special in your life, or a portrait of someone famous as long as its a different picture. Print a picture 5x6 in color and bring to class tomorrow.
Thu. - Fri. - Grid picture and enlarge on the matteboard.


Crafts

Mon. - break
Tue. - Fri. - Finish Totem Poles and Weaving projects and continue working on the woodburning projects.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - break
Tue. - Writing Prompt
Wed. - Color Wheel Quiz, and new project introduction. Students will be writing an essay on a future memorial design that has meaning to them. You will be making a clay sculpture of your idea that you wrote about.
Thu. - Fri. - Clay overview, tools usage, drying stages of clay, clean-up process and storage process. You will start your sculpture when your CREATIVE IDEA is approved.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - break
Tue. - Fri. - Continue your Macro Watercolor projects.

Week 13 Nov. 21-25

Introduction to Art

Mon .- Portrait review and drawing in class
Tue. - Grid drawing review
Wed. - Homework is to finish the Enlarging and Reducing packet and redraw your portrait using the grid system. Draw them in your sketchbook.


Crafts

Mon. - Wed. - Finish your Totem Poles and continue working on your weaving stools.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Wed. - Finish your 3-D Color Wheels


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Macro powerpoint and watercolor review.
- Continue painting your practice copy
Tue. - Wed. - Continue your watercolor painting

Week 12 Nov. 14-18

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri.- Finish your Hands project and start the sketchbook assignment which is to paint a PORTRAIT of someone famous.


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Finish Totem Poles and start the Rush Seat Weaving project.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue mixing the secondary and tertiary colors for your 3D color wheel.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Finish the Impressionist Landscapes and start the Macro project.

Week 11 Nov. 7-11

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue painting. Due Friday!


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Finish your Totem Poles and start the Rush Seat Weaving project.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Label the 3D color wheel. Primary painting demo. Paint your primary colors.
Tue. - same
Wed. - same
Thu. - Secondary and Tertiary color mixing demonstration. Paint your secondary and tertiary colors.
Fri. - same


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish your Impressionist Landscapes. Due Friday!

Week 10 Oct. 31 - Nov. 4

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue painting your Hands project


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue carving your Totem Poles


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Googles and Writing Prompt Due!!!
Tue. - Last day of the marking period.
Wed. - New Class! Rules and introductions and introduction to the color wheel.
Thu. - Continue review of the color wheel and start the 1st project.
Fri. - same


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Impressionist Landscapes

Week 9 Oct. 24-28

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue practicing with oil paint until you are ready to paint your project.


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue carving your Totem Poles


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Google project and turn in your writing prompt on Monday.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Impressionist Landscapes.

Week 8 Oct. 17-21

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - continue the Hands sculpture by covering it with gesso. When finished, you will work on your sketchbook assignment, which is to draw your composition and shade using the stippling technique.


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue carving your Native American Totem Poles


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Continue shading your oblong shapes
Tue. - Google Art introduction
Wed. - Fri. - Continue researching and sketching ideas for your artwork.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue painting your Impressionist Landscapes

Week7 Oct. 10-14

Introduction to Art

Mon. - George Segal videos. Article is due today! Continue working on your hands project.
Tue. - Glue hand to your board
Wed. - Start painting your project with Gesso
Thu. - same
Fri. - Oil painting review


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue carving your Native American Totem Poles


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Wed. - Finish your clay sculptures
Thu. - Shading review and demonstration
Fri. - Continue shading introduction


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Impressionism Powerpoint presentation
Tue. - Oil painting review and practice
Wed. - Fri. - Research ideas and print visual references. Start sketching composition on paper and then transfer to the canvas. Start painting when ready.

Week 6 Oct. 3-7

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Wed. - Use the plaster bandage to mold your hands.
Thu. - George Segal Article and videos. Write a 5x5 summary on the article and answer 2 questions that will be given in class.
Fri. - Continue molding your hands


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Finish your birdhouses and start the Totem Pole Woodcarving project.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your clay sculpture. Finish by Friday.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Tue. - Finish your Op Art background
Wed. - Impressionism presentation
Thu. - Oil painting review and practice
Fri. - Research and sketch ideas for your impressionist landscape.

Week 5 Sept. 26-31

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Macro critique. Pick 2 artworks and compare and contrast them in a written critique using the appropriate vocabulary. SKETCHBOOK ASSIGNMENT - Draw your hand (lifesize)
Tue. - New project introdution. Hands project.
Wed. - Fri. - Sketch ideas and figure out your composition for your abstract hands drawing.


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue construction of your Birdhouses and start research on Totem Poles.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Fri. - Have a picture of your sculpture. Start sculpting when ready.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Sketch ideas for your Op Art backgrounds and start painting when ready.

Week 4 Sept. 19-23

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Macro project and finish by Friday. The stained glass window drawings are due by Friday as well.


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue construction of your Birdhouses.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Review gluing and cutting. Continue working on your 3D color wheels.
Tue. - Quiz review. Continue projects
Wed. - Color Wheel Quiz - 3D Color Wheel project is due!
Thu. - Clay sculpture project introduction
Fri. - Clay review of usage, tools, storage, and clean-up.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Tue. - Finish Grayscale
Wed. - Optical Art introduction. Read article and write a 5x5 summary in class.
Thu. - Fri. - Design your own Op Art pattern and paint in the background of your Color Triangles.

Week 3 Sept. 12-16

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Macro project introduction. Find an object and zoom-in really far to make an abstract artwork. Use an object from class or bring an object in from home. Homework extension is to draw a part of the inside of your home. Bring finished drawing to class tomorrow.
Tue. - Continue sketching ideas for your Macro drawing.
Wed. - Start final copy
Thu. - Fri. - Continue working on your Marco drawing.


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your American Folk Art birdhouses.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Tertiary mixing demonstration. Continue painting
Tue. - Continue painting
Wed. - Complementary mixing demonstration. Paint the complements.
Thu. - Gluing and cutting demonstration. Start putting your pieces of your sculpture together.
Fri. - Put sculpture together


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Tue. - Finish touch-ups on your Triangles.
Wed. - Optical Art introduction. Read article and write a 5x5 summary on the article.
Thu. - Start making your own Optical Art design for the background of your triangles.
Fri. - Start painting your Optical Art design.

Week 2 Sept. 6-9

Introduction to Art

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Finish shading techniques. Start Value scale
Wed. - Finish Value scale, pencil type review, Start new value scale using specific pencils
Thu. - Macro Drawing Project
Fri. - Continue macro drawing project.


Crafts

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Continue working on your American Folk Art Birdhouses.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Primary painting demo. Students paint their primary colors
Wed. - Secondary Mixing demo. Students paint their secondary colors
Thu. - continue painting your secondary colors
Fri. - Tertiary mixing demo. Students paint their tertiaries.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Continue painting your color triangle. Everyone should be done with their triangles by Friday!

Week 1 Aug. 29 - Sept. 2

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Introductions and synopsis
Tue. - Drawing exercise
Wed. - Class critique
Thu. - Elements and Principles of Design review with vocabulary. Object drawing
Fri. - Finish object drawing


Crafts

Mon. - Introductions and synopsis. Answer the questions: What is Folk Art? What is involved in American Folk Art?
Tue. - Crafts vs. Art review and Folk Art discussion. Birdhouse introduction
Wed. - Fri. - Research American Folk Art and make a birdhouse expressing that idea. Detailed sketches will be required.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Introductions and synopsis. Color Wheel review
Tue. - Continue color wheel review and start 3D color wheel project
Wed. - Fri. - Continue design of 3D color wheel. Painting demonstration.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Introductions and synopsis. Different types of paint review. Color wheel review and introduction to project #1
Tue. - Start design of Color Triangle project
Wed. - Finish design of Triangle project and paint your primary colors.
Thu. - Secondary Color mixing demo. Students paint their secondary colors
Fri. - same

Week 38 May 23-27

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Paint or glaze pottery
Tue. - Senior Final...rest of class is working on their projects
Wed. - Finish painting pottery


Art 8

Mon. - Thu. - Finish Google project or paint your clay projects.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Wed. - Finish Abstract Cityscapes
Thu. - FINAL EXAM!!!
Fri. - Clean brushes or finish cityscape


Advanced Painting

Mon. - FINAL EXAM!!!
Tue. - Fri. - Finish all projects and clean brushes


Crafts

Mon. - Wed. - Finish picture framing and start the hemp bracelets
Fri. - FINAL EXAM!!!

Week 37 May 16-20

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Finish Canopic Jars and glaze your pinch pots and coil vases.


Art 8

Mon. - Finish Clay sculptures
Tue. - Wed. - Shading review
Thu. - Fri. - Google Project Intro.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - continue abstract cityscapes


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Finish all projects!


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Picture Framing

Week 36 May 9 - 13

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish Canopic Jars by friday


Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish your clay sculptures by Friday.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your abstract cityscapes


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue project 5 and 6


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Totem Pole carving start painting them.

Week 35 May 2-6

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Coil Vases and start Canopic Jar.


Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Start Architectural/Sculptural clay project


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Perspective Lesson and project intro.
Tue. - Fri. - Sketch designs for the Abstract Cityscape/Portrait and paint when ready (acrylic)


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue project #5


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Native American Totem Pole Wood Carvings

Week 34 Apr. 25-29

Introduction to Art

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Continue Sgraffito designs on your pinch pot and start making your coil pot.


Art 8

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Thu. - Finish painting your 3D color wheel and glue together.
Fri. - Clay introductions and powerpoint.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Continue and finish your Macro paintings


Advanced Painting

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Finish project #4 and start project #5


Crafts

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Continue and finish your woodburning projects.

Week 33 Apr. 18-22

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Matting your silhouettes for presentation points.
Tue. - Sculpture Unit! Clay introduction and review. Start making a pinch pot.
Wed. - Fri. - Continue making your pinch pot and sgraffito desigins.


Art 8

Mon. - Tue. - Using water to turn the watercolor pencil into paint and making your project look finished.
Wed. - Gluing demo. Students put pieces of 3D color wheel together
Thu. - Fri. - Finish putting project together. Due Friday!


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Macro Flowers


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish project #4


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue woodburning

Week 32 Apr. 11-15

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue watercolor silhouetttes. Due Friday!


Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue 3D Color Wheel by mixing your secondary, tertiary and complementary colors.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Macro Watercolor Flowers/Fruit


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish project #4


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue sketching ideas for the woodburning project. When composition is finalized, transfer to your piece of wood and practice woodburning before you start your good copy.

Week 31 Apr. 4 - 8

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Continue and finish up your Watercolor painting exercises.
Tue. - Start your watercolor painting project, which will use the wet on wet technique and the dry brush technique. Research pictures of a sunset/silhouette landscape or seascape.
Wed. - Fri. - Research and sketch ideas and start painting when ready.


Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue 3D color wheel design and start mixing colors in the designated areas.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Watercolor Macro Flowers or fruit project.


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue project #4


Crafts

Mon. - Tue. - Continue and finish your Wind Dancers.
Wed. - Fri. - Woodburning introduction and demo. Research and sketch ideas for your Woodburning "Welcome" or family name signs.

Week 30 Mar. 28 - Apr. 1

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your watercolor painting exercises.


Art 8

Mon. - Last day. Wrap up.
Tue. - New Class! Introductions and expectations. Review color wheel.
Wed. - Fri. - Review color wheel and 3D vs. 2D. Start designing your 3D color wheel.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Wed. - Finish your Impressionistic Landscape
Thu. - Macro Watercolor Painting introduction. Research and sketch ideas or practice watercolor painting.
Fri. - Continue sketching, researching and practicing.


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue project #4


Crafts

Mon. - Finish and post writing prompts.
Tue. - Fri. - Continue working on your Wind Dancers.

Week 29 Mar. 21-25

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish your abstract paintings. When finished, start the watercolor painting exercises.


Art 8

Mon. - Last day for sculpting!
Tue. - Writing prompt on clay "finishes."
Wed. - Type and post your writing prompt on my wikispace
Thu. - Fri. - Scratch Art project


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish your Impressionist Landscapes. Due Friday!


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue project #4


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your spiral Wind Dancer project.

Week 28 Mar. 14-18

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue abstract paintings


Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish your clay sculptures.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Impressionist Landscapes


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue project #4


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Wind Dancers

Week 26 Feb. 28 - Mar. 4

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your Piet Mondrian paintings.


Art 8

Mon. - Wed. - Continue and finish your Google projects.
Thu. - New project introduction. Sculpt a famous building or sculpture from around the world with clay.
Fri. - Start sculpting


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Tue. - Continue and finish your Op Art backgrounds
Wed. - Impressionist Landscape painting
Thu. - Fri. - Research and sketch your own composition for the Landscape painting


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Start your Jackson Pollock painting


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish your Birdhouse project.

Week 25 Feb. 21-25

Introduction to Art

Mon. - no school
Tue. - work on your Piet Mondrian paintings
Wed. - Fri. - same or work on extra credit project.


Art 8

Mon. - no school
Tue. - work on your Google project
Wed. - Fri. - Work on the extra credit project which deals with the Ashland Mothers Memorial.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Op Art backgrounds
Wed. - Fri. - Continue working on your Op Art backgrounds


Advanced Painting

Mon. - no school
Tue. - finish up your watercolor mood paintings
Wed. - Jackson Pollock article writing prompt
Thu. - Jackson Pollock video
Fri. - Start ideas for your Jackson Pollock painting and paint your background first


Crafts

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - work on your Birdhouse projects

Week 24 Feb. 14-18

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Finish your Piet Mondrian exercise and start sketching ideas for your own Piet Mondrian painting. You must choose an object that has personal meaning to you.


Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue sketching ideas for the Google project.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your Optical Art designs for the background of your Triangle.


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Mood Paintings with watercolor paint.


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue work on your American Folk Art birdhouses.

Week 23 Feb. 7-11

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Finish Color Wheels and paint your small grayscale.
Tue. - Read article on the artist Piet Mondrian and write a 5x5 summary.
Wed. - Students will be learning about abstract art and will start sketches of ideas for the first painting.
Thu. - Fri. - continue sketches and transfer to canvas.


Art 8

Mon. - Students will be painting and gluing their 3-D color wheels.
Tue. - Color Wheel quiz! Shading exercise after quiz.
Wed. - Students will be introduced to the next project via powerpoint presentation and will start sketches for the project.
Thu. - Fri. - work on sketches and ideas for the project.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Wed. - Students will be working on their grayscale paintings.
Thu. - Students will be introduced to Op Art and will be required to make their own design for the background of the Triangles.
Fri. - Work on ideas for the Op Art background.


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Students will be working on their Musical Inspiration projects.


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Students will continue working on their American Folk Art Birdhouses.

Week 22 Jan. 31 - Feb. 4

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Color mixing demo. Students start painting their color wheel.
Tue. - Fri. - same


Art 8

Mon. - Tue. - Finish up your mixing and painting.
Wed. - Gluing demo. to put your pieces together for the 3-D sculpture.
Thu. - same
Fri. - Color wheel quiz! Intro. next project if time.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your Triangle. Start grayscale value chart when ready.


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue painting your musical inspiration.


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue work on your birdhouse project.

Week 21 Jan. 24-28

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish your self-portraits.



Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue designing your 3D color wheel. Start painting the sections by mixing colors with watercolor paint. Instruction will be given as a class.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Primary mixing demo. Students paint the primary colors.
Tue. - Fri. - Secondary and tertiary mixing demo. Students paint the remainder colors.


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Finish stretching your canvas.
Tue. - Fri. - Start sketching ideas for your "musical inspiration" painting and start painting when ready.


Crafts

Mon. - Finalize sketches for your American Folk Art birdhouse.
Tue. - Gluing and cutting demo. Students start constructing their birdhouses.

Week 20 Jan. 17-21

Introduction to Art

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Continue working on your self-portraits.


Art 8

Mon. - no school
Tue. - snow day
Wed. - Class wrap up
Thu. - NEW CLASSES! We will go over my rules, expectations and grading and will start learning about the color wheel.
Fri. - We will review the color wheel and start constructing your 3-D color wheel.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - no school
Tue. - snow day
Wed. - class wrap up and cleaning
Thu. - NEW CLASS! We will go over our class rules and expectations along with the introduction to the new project. We will review the color wheel and start designing our own color triangle design.
Fri. - Continue the design of the triangle and prepare to paint.


Advanced Painting

Mon. - no school
Tue. - snow day
Wed. - no class
Thu. - NEW CLASS! Students will learn about the class synopsis and expectations. You will start learning about how to frame, cut and stretch your own canvas.
Fri. - same


Crafts

Mon. - no school
Tue. - snow day
Wed. - class wrap up
Thu. - NEW CLASS! Students will learn about crafts, art, functionality vs. nonfunctionality, folk art, and american folk art.
Fri. - Students will research ideas for an American folk art birdhouse and start drawing it to scale.

Week 19 Jan. 10-14

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Mid-Term Exam!
Tue. - Fri. - no class


Art 8

Mon. - no class
Tue. - Period 6 - Continue working on your scratch art projects. Clay sculptures, writing prompts, and research papers are due today at the end of class.
Wed. - Period 3 - Continue working on your Popsicle stick projects. Writing prompts, and research papers are due!
Thu. - Fri. - no class


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Tue. - Continue and finish your oil paintings
Wed. - Period 4 Final Exam!
Thu. - Period 5 Final Exam!
Fri. - no class


Crafts

Mon.- no class
Tue. - Final Exam!
Wed. - Fri. - no class. However the plaster ornaments, picture frames, and writing prompts are due ASAP!

Week 18 Jan. 3 - 7

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Wed. - Continue working on Chuck Close Portraits
Thu. - Color Wheel Review
Fri. - Mid-Term Review


Art 8 - Period 3

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your popsicle stick sculptures. DON'T forget about your research papers!


Art 8 - Period 6

Mon. - Clay project update and loading the kiln. Scratch Art project overview and practice.
Tue. - Students will be given an article on painting clay. They will be required to read the article, highlighting the main ideas and will write a 5x5 summary on the article for homework. This will be due Wednesday. Start final composition for the Scratch Art project in class.
Wed. - Thu. - Painting your clay projects.
Fri. - Continue working on your scratch art projects. REMEMBER...Don't forget about your research paper on your sculpture.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Oil painting review and practice
Tue. - Thu. - Students will be painting their cityscape projects.
Fri. - Review for Final Exam!


Crafts

Mon. - Wed. - Picture Framing project.
Thu. - Hemp Bracelet review and start making a beaded bracelet.
Fri. - Review for Final Exam