Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Week 1 Aug. 29 - Sept. 2

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Introductions and synopsis
Tue. - Drawing exercise
Wed. - Class critique
Thu. - Elements and Principles of Design review with vocabulary. Object drawing
Fri. - Finish object drawing


Crafts

Mon. - Introductions and synopsis. Answer the questions: What is Folk Art? What is involved in American Folk Art?
Tue. - Crafts vs. Art review and Folk Art discussion. Birdhouse introduction
Wed. - Fri. - Research American Folk Art and make a birdhouse expressing that idea. Detailed sketches will be required.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Introductions and synopsis. Color Wheel review
Tue. - Continue color wheel review and start 3D color wheel project
Wed. - Fri. - Continue design of 3D color wheel. Painting demonstration.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Introductions and synopsis. Different types of paint review. Color wheel review and introduction to project #1
Tue. - Start design of Color Triangle project
Wed. - Finish design of Triangle project and paint your primary colors.
Thu. - Secondary Color mixing demo. Students paint their secondary colors
Fri. - same

Monday, May 23, 2011

Week 38 May 23-27

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Paint or glaze pottery
Tue. - Senior Final...rest of class is working on their projects
Wed. - Finish painting pottery


Art 8

Mon. - Thu. - Finish Google project or paint your clay projects.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Wed. - Finish Abstract Cityscapes
Thu. - FINAL EXAM!!!
Fri. - Clean brushes or finish cityscape


Advanced Painting

Mon. - FINAL EXAM!!!
Tue. - Fri. - Finish all projects and clean brushes


Crafts

Mon. - Wed. - Finish picture framing and start the hemp bracelets
Fri. - FINAL EXAM!!!

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Week 37 May 16-20

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Finish Canopic Jars and glaze your pinch pots and coil vases.


Art 8

Mon. - Finish Clay sculptures
Tue. - Wed. - Shading review
Thu. - Fri. - Google Project Intro.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - continue abstract cityscapes


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Finish all projects!


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Picture Framing

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Week 36 May 9 - 13

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish Canopic Jars by friday


Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish your clay sculptures by Friday.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your abstract cityscapes


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue project 5 and 6


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Totem Pole carving start painting them.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Week 35 May 2-6

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Coil Vases and start Canopic Jar.


Art 8

Mon. - Fri. - Start Architectural/Sculptural clay project


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Perspective Lesson and project intro.
Tue. - Fri. - Sketch designs for the Abstract Cityscape/Portrait and paint when ready (acrylic)


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue project #5


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Native American Totem Pole Wood Carvings

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Week 34 Apr. 25-29

Introduction to Art

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Continue Sgraffito designs on your pinch pot and start making your coil pot.


Art 8

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Thu. - Finish painting your 3D color wheel and glue together.
Fri. - Clay introductions and powerpoint.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Continue and finish your Macro paintings


Advanced Painting

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Finish project #4 and start project #5


Crafts

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Continue and finish your woodburning projects.

Friday, April 15, 2011

Week 33 Apr. 18-22

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Matting your silhouettes for presentation points.
Tue. - Sculpture Unit! Clay introduction and review. Start making a pinch pot.
Wed. - Fri. - Continue making your pinch pot and sgraffito desigins.


Art 8

Mon. - Tue. - Using water to turn the watercolor pencil into paint and making your project look finished.
Wed. - Gluing demo. Students put pieces of 3D color wheel together
Thu. - Fri. - Finish putting project together. Due Friday!


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue Macro Flowers


Advanced Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Continue and finish project #4


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue woodburning