Week 5 Sept. 26-31

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Macro critique. Pick 2 artworks and compare and contrast them in a written critique using the appropriate vocabulary. SKETCHBOOK ASSIGNMENT - Draw your hand (lifesize)
Tue. - New project introdution. Hands project.
Wed. - Fri. - Sketch ideas and figure out your composition for your abstract hands drawing.


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue construction of your Birdhouses and start research on Totem Poles.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Fri. - Have a picture of your sculpture. Start sculpting when ready.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Fri. - Sketch ideas for your Op Art backgrounds and start painting when ready.

Week 4 Sept. 19-23

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Fri. - Continue your Macro project and finish by Friday. The stained glass window drawings are due by Friday as well.


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue construction of your Birdhouses.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Review gluing and cutting. Continue working on your 3D color wheels.
Tue. - Quiz review. Continue projects
Wed. - Color Wheel Quiz - 3D Color Wheel project is due!
Thu. - Clay sculpture project introduction
Fri. - Clay review of usage, tools, storage, and clean-up.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Tue. - Finish Grayscale
Wed. - Optical Art introduction. Read article and write a 5x5 summary in class.
Thu. - Fri. - Design your own Op Art pattern and paint in the background of your Color Triangles.

Week 3 Sept. 12-16

Introduction to Art

Mon. - Macro project introduction. Find an object and zoom-in really far to make an abstract artwork. Use an object from class or bring an object in from home. Homework extension is to draw a part of the inside of your home. Bring finished drawing to class tomorrow.
Tue. - Continue sketching ideas for your Macro drawing.
Wed. - Start final copy
Thu. - Fri. - Continue working on your Marco drawing.


Crafts

Mon. - Fri. - Continue working on your American Folk Art birdhouses.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - Tertiary mixing demonstration. Continue painting
Tue. - Continue painting
Wed. - Complementary mixing demonstration. Paint the complements.
Thu. - Gluing and cutting demonstration. Start putting your pieces of your sculpture together.
Fri. - Put sculpture together


Beginning Painting

Mon. - Tue. - Finish touch-ups on your Triangles.
Wed. - Optical Art introduction. Read article and write a 5x5 summary on the article.
Thu. - Start making your own Optical Art design for the background of your triangles.
Fri. - Start painting your Optical Art design.

Week 2 Sept. 6-9

Introduction to Art

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Finish shading techniques. Start Value scale
Wed. - Finish Value scale, pencil type review, Start new value scale using specific pencils
Thu. - Macro Drawing Project
Fri. - Continue macro drawing project.


Crafts

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Continue working on your American Folk Art Birdhouses.


Foundations of Art

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Primary painting demo. Students paint their primary colors
Wed. - Secondary Mixing demo. Students paint their secondary colors
Thu. - continue painting your secondary colors
Fri. - Tertiary mixing demo. Students paint their tertiaries.


Beginning Painting

Mon. - no school
Tue. - Fri. - Continue painting your color triangle. Everyone should be done with their triangles by Friday!

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

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!!!

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