Nov. 29 - Dec. 2

Beginning Pottery

Tue. - Fri. - Students continue to work on their cultural vessels and get prepared to start glazing their past projects.  Throwing quiz will be on Wed. which covers the basic aspects of throwing and clay working.

Introduction to Art

Tue. - Fri. - Finish up sketches for the plaster project, prep plaster, and start plastering when ready.

Mixed Media

Tue. - Fri. - Students continue to work on their woodcarvings.  They will either be woodburning or painting at this stage.

Foundations of Art

Tue. - Fri. - Students continue to work on their memorial sculptures.

Beginning Painting

Tue. - Introduction to Impressionism and Post-Impressionism.  Students research and sketch ideas for their painting.  Quiz on Landscapes will be on Wed. 

Nov. 21-23

Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Wed. - Continue to work on your cultural vessel.  Do your best to finish by Wed.


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Plaster bandage demonstration.  Students continue to work on your sketches.
Tue. - Wed. - Continue to work on sketches, start sketching your idea on the canvas, prep for plaster molding.


Mixed Media

Mon. - Wed. - Students continue to work on the woodcarving project.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Wed. - Continue to work on the memorial sculpture.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Wed. - Students finish up your fall landscape paintings and start researching Impressionism/Post-Impressionism.

Nov. 14-18

Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Turn in sketches for the ancient culture vessel, print out the vessel you are going to create, make your template, and start sculpting when ready.


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Tue. - Continue to work on George Segal presentations.
Wed. - Fri. - Students present research and start sketches for the plaster hands project.


Mixed Media

Mon. -  Fri. - Students continue to work on the woodcarving project.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Slip N Score method demonstration.  Students finalize drawings and start sculpting their project.
Tue. - Fri. - All students should be working on their memorial sculpture project.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Wed. - Students finish up their landscape paintings.
Thu. -  Introduction to Impressionism/Post-Impressionism and oil painting
Fri. - Students start to research what they would like to paint for the oil painting unit.

Nov. 7-11

Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Finish sketchbook assignment.  Make a template of the vessel you are going to make and start sculpting when ready.


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Wed. - Continue hand drawing and finish by Wednesday.
Thu. - Fri. - Start your group project.  Make a powerpoint  presentation about the artist George Segal and his artworks.


Mixed Media

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue to work on their woodcarving.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Tue. - Continue to finalize ideas for the memorial sculpture project.
Wed. - Clay demonstration
Thu. - Fri. - Students start sculpting their memorial project.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue to paint their fall landscape and must be finished by Friday!

Oct. 31 - Nov. 4

Beginning Pottery

Mon. Tue. - Finish face jugs, mugs, and bowls.  8th period owes me face jug sketches as well.
Wed. - Fri. - Start research and sketches for the Ancient Cultural Vessel project.


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Tue. - Finish shattered charcoal drawing.
Wed. - Overview of new project and new artist that we are studying.  Start group project to make a powerpoint presentation of the artist George Segal and his artworks.
Thu. - Fri. - Work on powerpoint presentation.


Mixed Media

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue to work on the native american wood carving.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Tue. - Finish Optical art  hands project and paint your clay sculpture.
Wed. - NEW CLASS!  Introductions and review of the elements and principles of art
Thu. - Finish review of the elements and principles of art
Fri. - Review of first project.  Start sketches.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue to work on the Landscape painting.

Oct. 24-28

Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Students finish up all projects by Friday!  If finished you can start research and sketchbook assignment for the Culture Vessel project.


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue to work on the shattered charcoal drawing and finish by Friday.


Mixed Media

Mon. - Fri. - Students finish up the found object project and get started on the Native American inspired wood carving process.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Fri. - Students will finish all projects by the end of the week.  This includes the optical art hands drawing and painting their clay sculptures.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue to work on their fall landscape paintings.

Oct. 17-21

Beginning Pottery

Mon. -  Fri. - Work on face jug, mugs, and bowls.  Projects need to finish by the end of the week!


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Work on shattered charcoal drawing


Mixed Media

Mon. - Fri. - Finish up found object drawing and start research for the Native American wood carving.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Pre-quiz on the color wheel.  Introduction to the color wheel.  Continue to work on the op art hands project.
Tue. - Fri. - Continue to work on the Op Art hands project.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - learn how to paint distant mountains.
Tue. - learn how to paint ground and water
Wed. - painting leaves on trees and leaves on ground
Thu. - catch up day
Fri. - learn how to paint trees and leaves on trees.