Jan. 22-26

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Intro to watercolor and start exercises.
Tue. - Fri.- Continue to work on watercolor exercises after I have demonstrated each technique.


Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Videos on throwing and intro to project #2.  Work on sketches.
Tue. - Throwing demonstration and procedures.
Wed. - Fri. - Start working on the wheels and face jugs.


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Glue frame and work on sketches.
Tue. - Wed. - Stretch canvas and work on sketches
Thu. - Fri. - Sketch and start painting.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Elements and principles of art and intro to memorial sculpture.  Work on sketches
Tue. - Work on sketches
Wed. - Clay demonstration and procedures
Thu. - Fri. - Finalize sketches and start sculpting when you have approval


Advanced Pottery

Mon. - Fri.- Start your Negative Space Vase

Jan. 15 - 19

Introduction to  Art

Mon. -  Tue. - Portrait paintings are due!
Wed. - Fri. - Students start the watercolor packet and exercises.


Mixed Media

Mon. - Tue. - Turn in coil basketry.  Finish the Calder project.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Tue. - Students finish watercolor and childhood memory paintings.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Tue. - Students finish painting your clay sculptures and finish value drawings.
Wed. - NEW CLASS!  Introductions and review the elements and principles of art.
Thu. - Continue elements and principles of art and introduce project #1 "Memorial Sculpture"
Fri. - Work on sketches for the memorial sculpture.

Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Tue. - Finish geometric slab pots and all glazing!




Beginning Pottery Starting WED.

Wed. - Fri. - Introductions.  Videos on the history of the potters wheel and throwing.  Review project #1 and start sketching.  Teacher demonstration will be on Friday.


Advanced Painting starting WED.

Wed. - Fri. - Introductions and synopsis.  Students will be learning how to make a frame and stretch their own canvas.  Start sketches for project #1 which will be "how music inspires you."


Advanced Pottery starting WED.

Wed. - Fri. -  Introductions and synopsis.  Start sketches for project #1 which is the "Negative Space Vase."

Jan. 8 - 12

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. -  Students continue to work on portraits.


Mixed Media

Mon. - Fri. - Students start Calder project.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue Macro and Childhood Memory paintings.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Value Drawings
Tue. - Value Quiz and Value Drawings
Wed. - Color wheel lesson.  Start painting your sculptures!
Thu. - Fri. - Paint sculptures!


Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Students finish Geometric Vessel and all glazing!!!!!!  We are running out of time!!!

Jan. 2 - 5

Introduction to Art

Tue. - Fri. - Students continue to work on their portrait painting.


Mixed Media

Tue. -  Fri. - Finish coil basketry.  Start designs for the Alexander Calder abstract, relief painting.


Beginning Painting

Tue. - Fri. - Students continue watercolor painting your macro design and start the childhood memory acrylic painting. 


Foundations of Art

Tue. - Thu. - Students continue to work on the value drawings.
Thu.  - Shading/Value quiz.  Start Op Art packet.
Fri. - Students finish Op Art packet and start your Op Art design.


Beginning Pottery

Tue. - Fri. - Students continue to glaze or paint their culture vessels.  Start your Geometric vessel!!!

Dec. 18 - 22

Introduction to Art

Mon. -  Fri. - Students continue to work on their Chuck Close portraits.


Mixed Media

Mon. - Fri. - Continue to work on your coil basketry.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Finish Impressionism.  Start Macro watercolor painting.  Start thinking about your Childhood Memory painting, which will be the last painting of the semester.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Finish Value Scales.  Shape shading demonstration.  Work on shading your shapes and shadows.
Tue. - Finish your geometric shape shading.
Wed. - Fri. - Students start their Value drawings.


Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue to work on GLAZING!

Dec. 11-15

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Students continue to grid their canvas and start drawing their portrait.


Mixed Media

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


Beginning Painting

Mon. -  Fri. - Students continue to work on their oil paintings.  Must be finished this week.  Introduction to watercolor and the new project will happen later this week.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Students finish their clay sculptures.
Tue. - CLAY QUIZ!  Introduction to value and drawing.
Wed. - Fri. - Students create a value scale and learn how to shade shapes to look 3-dimensional.


Beginning Pottery

Mon. -  Fri. - Students finish their culture vessels and continue to glaze their previous projects.

Dec. 4-8

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Finish the Chuck Close handout.  Find the picture of the person you want to paint.  Must be a famous person or a family member.  Edit that picture with photoshop and start gridding your canvas.


Mixed Media

Mon. - Found Objects are now overdue.  Start your designing and planning for the coil basketry project.
Tue. - Fri. - Coil basketry


Beginning Painting

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


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue to work on your memorial sculpture.  Most of you should be finishing this week.


Beginning Pottery

Mon. - Fri. - Students will continue to work on the culture vessel and finish asap.  Start to glaze your mugs, bowls, and face jug.