Monday, December 22, 2008

Week 18 Dec. 22-23

Basic Art

Mon. - Continue working on your Piet Mondrian paintings. Forget glazing until after break. (no demonstration)
Tue. - same
Wed. Thu. Fri. - Christmas break!!!


Art 8

Mon. - Leaning Tower of Pisa presentation. Continue working on scratch art.
Tue. - Scratch art
Wed. Thu. Fri. - Christmas break!!!


Crafts

Mon. - Wooden Figures. If finished then experiment with some sand art.
Tue. - same
Wed. Thu. Fri. - Christmas break!!!


Painting

Mon. - Continue oil painting (cityscape)
Tue. - same
Wed. Thu. Fri. - Christmas break!!!

Monday, December 15, 2008

Week 17 Dec. 15 - 19

Basic Art

Mon. - Piet Mondrian Paintings. Demonstrate the quick process of taping, cutting and painting.
Tue. - same
Wed. - same
Thu. - same
Fri. - Paintings due and start to glaze. Glaze demonstration is due today!


Art 8

Mon. - Sculpture Presentations/Scratch Art demonstration.
Tue. - same/work on scratch art project
Wed. - same
Thu. - same
Fri. - Last day for sculpture presentations.


Crafts

Mon. - Wooden Christmas Figures - design, cut, woodburn (optional), then paint and hang
Tue. - same
Wed. - same
Thu. - same
Fri. - Wooden projects due today.


Painting

Mon. - Final oil painting (cityscape)
Tue. - same
Wed. - same
Thu. - same
Fri. - same

Monday, December 8, 2008

Week 16 DEC. 8 - 12

Basic Art

Mon. - Give objective of projects before Christmas. Students must glaze their clay masks and complete their Piet Mondrian Paintings before Christmas. Piet Mondrian Lesson for Period 7.
Tue. - Work on Piet Projects
Wed. - same
Thu. - same
Fri. - same


Art 8

Mon. - Students will continue working on their popsicle stick sculptures.
Tue. - Pyramids and Empire State Building presentations.
Wed. - Stonehenge and Washington Monument Presentations
Thu. - Student presentations
Fri. - same


Crafts

Mon. - Glass Sandblasting
Tue. - same
Wed. - same
Thu. - same
Fri. - same


Painting

Mon. - Continue and finish Oil painting practice canvas
Tue. - Start Final Oil Painting
Wed. - same
Thu. - same
Fri. - same

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Week 15 Dec. 1- 5

Basic Art

Mon. - NO SCHOOL
Tue. - Continue working on self-portraits and clay masks. When finished, design your own Piet Mondrian composition.
Wed. - Review for test. Continue on projects.
Thu. - TEST! When finished, continue on projects.
Fri. - Self-Portraits and clay masks are due today at the end of the period.


Art 8

Mon. - NO SCHOOL
Tue. - Continue working on popsicle stick sculptures.
Wed. - same
Thu. - same
Fri. - same Remind students of the project presentations and papers due next week.


Crafts

Mon. - NO SCHOOL
Tue. - Students should have their glass brought to class to start project. They can start taping and sketching after teacher demonstration.
Wed. - Tape and draw their design on the glass.
Thu. - same
Fri. - Start cutting out their design to be sandblasted.


Painting

Mon. - NO SCHOOL
Tue. - Continue working on your oil painting practice canvas.
Wed. - same
Thu. - same
Fri. - Oil painting practice paintings due today!

Monday, November 24, 2008

Week 14 Nov. 24 - 26

Basic Art

Mon. - Continue working on self-portrait and clay masks. When finished, you will work on the Piet Mondrian Project.
Tue. - Same
Wed. - Same
Thu. - THANKSGIVING BREAK
Fri. - THANKSGIVING BREAK


Art 8

Mon. - Continue working on popsicle stick sculptures.
Tue. - same
Wed. - same
Thu. - THANKSGIVING BREAK
Fri. - THANKSGIVING BREAK


Crafts

Mon. - Continue working on paper wreaths with fall colored leaves. Add a bow.
Tue. - same
Wed. - same
Thu. - THANKSGIVING BREAK
Fri. - THANKSGIVING BREAK


Painting

Mon. - Work on oil painting introduction project.
Tue. - same
Wed. - Finish oil painting introduction project.
Thu. - THANKSGIVING BREAK
Fri. - THANKSGIVING BREAK

Monday, November 17, 2008

Week 13 - Nov. 17-21

Basic Art

Mon. - Continue working on self-portraits and clay masks. Any extra credit will be in the form of a small clay sculpture with a Christmas theme.
Tue. - same
Wed. - same
Thu. - same
Fri. - same


Art 8

Mon. - Continue working on your popsicle stick sculptures. Be researching on your own time for your paper on your particular sculpture.
Tue. - same
Wed. - same
Thu. - same
Fri. - same


Crafts

Mon. - Continue working on your paper wreaths with fall colored leaves.
Tue. - same
Wed. - same
Thu. - same
Fri. - same


Painting

Mon. - Research oil paintings and cityscapes. If research is completed then you can sketch your composition on your canvas with teachers permission. If not finished with your landscape, then finish it!
Tue. - Go over strategies and techniques of oil painting with class. Continue cityscape prep.
Wed. - Work on cityscape or finish landscape
Thu. - same
Fri. - same

Monday, November 10, 2008

Week 12 - Nov. 10 - 14

Basic Art

Mon. - Continue working on self-portraits and clay masks
Tue. - same
Wed. - same When finished with one project, move on to the next.
Thu. - same
Fri. - same


Art 8

Mon. - Continue working on popsicle stick sculptures.
Tue. - Remind students of the research paper.
Wed. - same
Thu. - same
Fri. - same


Crafts

Mon. - Continue working on felt turkeys.
Tue. - same
Wed. - Felt turkey project due today!
Thu. - Start new project. We will be making fall wreaths with fall colored leaves (paper)
Fri. - Start assembling wreath and cutting out leaves.


Painting

Mon. - Continue working on landscape paintings. All should be close to finishing paintings.
Tue. - Perspective Lesson for cityscape with oil paint.
Wed. - Finish landscape painting. Research ideas for oil painting.
Thu. - same. Start oil painting if ready.
Fri. - Landscape paintings due today! Start oil painting.