Monday, February 11, 2013

Week 24 Feb. 11-15

Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your designs for your Optical Art artwork.


Graphics

Mon. - Finish your designs for your Letterhead/Stationary using the principles of alignment, proximity and repetition
Tue. - Fri. - Design a flier using the principles of alignment, proximity and repetition


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Wed. - Finish your Chuck Close portraits
Thu. - Fri. - Introduction to watercolor painting and the watercolor painting techniques


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Nonobjective Watercolor Mood Paintings


Sculpture

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Negative Relief Sculpting to be ready to pour the plaster ASAP!


Advanced Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Negative Space Vases and the Throwing Bowls project

Monday, February 4, 2013

Week 23 Feb. 4-8

Beginning Painting

Mon. -  Finish Color Triangles and Grayscales
Tue. - Color Triangle critique. 
Wed. - Fri. - Read article on Optical Art and answer the questions in the worksheet.  Research Optical Art designs to apply to the background of your triangle project.


Graphics

Mon. - Tue. - Alignment project #2. 
Wed. - Repetition powerpoint and exercise
Thu. - Fri. - same


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Chuck Close portraits


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Finish your Musical Inspiration project; write your description of your artwork, and start research for your Watercolor Mood Painting.


Sculpture

Mon. - Fri. - Continue research for your Negative Relief Sculpture and start carving when ready


Advanced Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Continue work on your Stacking Bowls and your Negative Space Vase

Monday, January 7, 2013

Week 19 Jan. 7-11

Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Review for final exam.  Finish all of your projects!
Tue.- Wed. - Same
Thu. - FINAL EXAM for period1
Fri. - FINAL EXAM for period 7


Crafts

Mon. - Tue. - Review for Final Exam.  Finish all projects.
Wed. - Finish earrings and picture framing
Thu. - FINAL EXAM!
Fri. - no class


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Chuck Close project


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish your Macro Flowers

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Week 18 Jan. 2-4

Beginning Pottery

Wed. - Fri. - Students need to finish their Geometric Slab Pots and start painting/glazing their Culture Vessels.


Crafts

Wed. - Fri. - Students will finish their Coil Basketry and continue working on their Wooden Earrings.


Introduction to Art

Wed. - Fri. - Students will start gridding their portrait project and transferring their image to the matboard.


Beginning Painting

Wed. - Fri. - Students will continue their Macro Flower paintings.

Monday, December 17, 2012

Week 17 Dec. 17-21

Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Continue work on your Geometric Slab Pots.  They are due Friday!!!  When finished you are glazing your past projects or painting your Culture Vessel


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your Coil Baskets


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Wed. - Review packet on Grid Drawing.  Finish packet for Wednesday
Thu. - Read article on Chuck Close and answer the questions on the worksheet.
Fri. - Research ideas for the Chuck Close project.  You will be creating a portrait of either yourself, a family member, or someone famous using chalk pastels in the style of Chuck Close. 


Beginning Painting

Mon . - Fri. - Continue working on your Macro Watercolor paintings.

Monday, December 10, 2012

Week 16 Dec. 10-14

Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your Geometric Slab Pots and glaze/paint other projects when the Geometric project is finished.


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Coil Basketry


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Review of the proportional portrait diagram.  Finished in class.
Tue. - Eyes, Noses, and Lips from the portrait packet are due at the beginning of class!
Wed. - Fri. - Move on in the packet and use the other method of portrait drawing to make a self-portrait.  Draw in your sketchbook. 


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue preparations for your Macro Watercolor painting.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Week 15 Dec. 3-7

Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Continue working on your sketches
Tue. - Sketchbooks are due!  Get approval for your designs for your Geometric Slab Vessels
Wed. - Fri. - Continue working on your Geometric Slab Vessels


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue work on your Coil Basketry


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Finish your Hands Sculptures and continue working on your Sketchbooks assignments.
Tue. - Andrew Wyeth painting.  "Tell the story."
Wed. - Story telling.  Portrait review.  Sketchbooks assignments
Thu. - Fri. - Continue sketchbook assignments.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Continue sketches for your watercolor painting
Tue. - Grade yourself on the Impressionist paintings using the rubric provided in class.  Continue Watercolor painting practice.
Wed. - Grade yourself on the Post-Impressionist paintings.  Continue Watercolor painting practice.
Thu. - Fri. - Continue working on your Watercolor prep.