Monday, December 19, 2016

Dec. 19 - 23

Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Finish all glazing and start new project sketches.


Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue to work on their mixed media project.


Mixed Media

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue to work on weaving their footstools.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue to work on their value scale drawings.  Read Op Art packet and answer questions when done.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue to work on their oil painting.

Monday, December 12, 2016

Dec. 12-16

Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Cones, firing temps, and glazing lesson.   Continue working on projects.
Tue. - Fri. - Finish all culture vessels and start glazing all past projects.


Introduction to Art

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


Mixed Media

Mon. - Fri. - Students finish up all wood carving projects and start working on the footstool project.
* Article and questions are due on Rush Seat Weaving.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Students will learn about drawing geometric shapes and shading objects to look 3-D.
Tue. - Fri. - Students work on shading their geometric shapes and continue to apply gradations to their value scale drawings.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue to work on their oil painting.


Monday, December 5, 2016

Dec. 5-9

Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue to finish up culture vessels and start the glazing process for all past projects.


Introduction to Art

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


Mixed Media

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


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue to work on the memorial sculpture project and extra credit sculptures. Once finished students will start sketching to practice their drawing skills.
Clay Quiz will be on THURSDAY!


Beginning Painting

Mon. -  Oil painting demonstration.  Students continue to sketch their composition on the canvas and start oil painting when they are ready.

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

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. 

Monday, November 21, 2016

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.

Monday, November 14, 2016

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.



Monday, November 7, 2016

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!