Final Changes

Due to our unexpected snow day, all finals will be held on Monday, December 20 through Wednesday, December 21. Here is the new exam schedule:

• Monday, December 20^th – periods 4, 1 and 2       
• Tuesday, December 21^st – periods 5, 3 and 7
• Wednesday, December 22^nd – periods 6 and 8

I will still collect all Studio Project drawings on exam day, but since we will have time in class on Friday, I will also accept them on Friday. Please let me know if you have any questions.

2010 Fall Intro final review with answers

Here is the power point with answers that I would have shown in class on the last of the semester if we hadn't had a snow/furlough day. If you have questions, please feel free to email me.

2010 fall intrto final review with answers

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2010 fall Intro to Art final review

This power point is the review for the final. A handout notes version was handed out in Monday's classes.

2010 fall intrto final review

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December 13-16

Studio Project: Value Study Still Life

• Monday: Discuss composition and using the viewfinder. Handout the final exam review handouts from the Review Power Point.
• Tuesday: Work on still life drawing.
• Wednesday: Work on still life drawing. Value to Model Forms mini-labs due in your journal for a grade.
• Thursday: Work on still life. Still life drawing is due.

There will not be a test over unit 3, instead it will a part of the final exam.


Final Exam Schedule:
Wednesday, Dec. 22 - 6th period
Thursday, Dec. 23 - 7th and 8th periods

December 6 - 10

Studio Project: Value Study Still Life

• Monday: Work on Value Sphere and Cylinder.
• Tuesday: Work on Value Cube and Cone.
• Wednesday: Introduce viewfinders and thumbnails. Begin planning still life.
• Thursday: Work on still life.
• Friday: Work on still life.

Unit 3 Test on Monday, Dec. 12. It will cover drawing and aesthetics.

Creating form on a 2-D surface

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Creating form on a 2 d surface

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November 29-December 3

Project: Aesthetics and Art Criticism

• Monday: Extra Credit Due Today ONLY! Finish staining Ceramic pinch pots to take home. Finish 2-point perspective Cityscape drawings in journal-Due tomorrow at beginning of class!
• Tuesday: 2-point perspective Cityscape Drawings Due Today! Slide show on Aesthetics and Art Criticism. In-class group art critique of famous artworks.
• Wednesday: Work in table groups to Critique assigned artwork using Feldman's Art Criticism Model. Prepare poster and presentation of critique for class.
• Thursday: Begin group Presentations of Art Criticisms.
  
• Friday: Finish group Presentations of Art Criticisms. Introduce Value Studio project.
  

HOMEWORK: Next week we will begin studying Value for the end of our Drawing Unit. Every student MUST bring their Drawing Kits (provided at beginning of semester) with them to class by Monday December 6. New drawing kits may be purchased in the art room for $7 if needed.

Extra Credit Journal Assignment

This assignment is due on Monday, November 29th. No work can be submitted after the 29th. The grade for this assignment will replace your lowest journal assignment.

Fa2010 intro extra credit journal

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2-Point perspective Presentation

This is Ms. Dreher's presentation on how to do 2 point perspective.

Perspective slide show christi dreher

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November 22-23

Project: 1 and 2 point Perspective

• Monday: Last day to turn in Contour Hand Compositions with Rubric attached. Introduce Perspective. Bring Journals and a pencil and eraser to begin working on 2-point Perspective Cityscapes. We will also be staining our fired pinch pots in groups today.
• Tuesday: Work on 2-point perspective Cityscapes. Finish staining pinch pots.
• Wednesday-Friday: Thanksgiving Break!

Journal 1 point perspective

Our next journal assignment...

Journal 1 point perspective

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November 15-19

Studio Project: Contour Hand Compositions

• Monday: Continue working on Contour Hand Compositions. Everyone should be drawing their contour hand composition on the watercolor paper, tomorrow we will be painting.
• Tuesday: Demo on controlled use of watercolor. Choose color schemes to add watercolor to contour hand compositions.
• Wednesday: Finish contour hand compositions-Due Friday.
• Thursday-Friday: New VVJournal Assignment TBA
  

November 8-12

Studio Project: Contour Hand Compositions

• Monday: Unity Journal Assignment Due today! Bring black ballpoint pen for new drawings. Review for 3-D Test (Hint: look at Ceramics Slide show and Sculpture Slide show). Introduce Types of Drawing, begin Blind Contour drawings.
• Tuesday: 3-D Test (Ceramics and Sculpture) Today. Introduce Types of Composition. Work on types of drawing.
• Wednesday: Begin Contour Hand Compositions.
• Thursday-Friday: Work on Contour Hand Compositions, begin adding watercolor using Color Schemes from unit 1.
  

ALL STUDENTS NEED TO BRING A BLACK PEN FOR THE NEXT DRAWING PROJECT!

Green rubric 2010

If you have misplaced your rubric, here is another for you to download.

Green rubric 2010

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Journal Assignment from November 2nd

This assignment was given out during class on Tuesday, November 2nd.

Intro unity journal assignment (2)

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November 1-5

Studio Project: Aluminum Insect Sculpture

• Monday: Work on Insect Sculptures. Begin adding legs, antennae. Introduce wings and materials.
• Tuesday: Work on Insect Sculptures-Adding wings, legs, eyes, antennae, etc.
• Wednesday: Last Day in class to work on Insect Sculptures-DUE Friday.
• Thursday-Friday: Visual Verbal Journals
  

ALL STUDENTS NEED TO BRING IN ALUMINUM CANS AND PLASTIC DRINK BOTTLES – ALL CLEANED, PLEASE!

October 25 - 29

Studio Project: Aluminum Insect Sculpture

• Monday: Finish Journal Planning Pages and Sculpture Notes Page.  Cleaning up from clay. Ceramic Pinch Pots Due today.
• Tuesday: Demo on building and armature; begin building insect armature.  Sculpture Notes Page and your Insect Sculpture Planning Pages are due.
• Wednesday: Complete armatures and begin applying aluminum surface to insect sculptures. At least 5 aluminum cans due today.  Extra credit on journal: bring in extension cord. 
• Thursday-Friday: Work on Insect sculptures.

ALL STUDENTS NEED TO BRING IN ALUMINUM CANS AND PLASTIC DRINK BOTTLES – ALL CLEANED, PLEASE! (These will be used on our next project.)

Journal – Insect Planning Page, Sculpture Notes Page.

Introduction to Sculpture with images of bug sculpture

This is the sculpture power point we looked at in class on Wednesday, October 20. It is the introduction to the bug sculpture.

Introduction to Sculpture with images of bug sculpture

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October 17-22

Studio Projects: Completing the Double Pinch Pot in greenware and beginning our Aluminum Insects

• Monday: Work on the Double Pinch Pot Jar, adding textures and cleaning up the openings.
• Tuesday: Last day to work on your Double Pinch Pot Jar in class. Ceramics Notes Page and your Jar Planning Page are due.
• Wednesday: Introduce Sculpture Terms and make sculpture notes pages. Begin an aluminum metal techniques board per table. Introduce Insect Planning Page for the Aluminum sculpture page. 5 images of an insect are due. They must be from different points of view.
• Thursday-Friday: Work on your Insect Planning Pages in your journal. This page is due on Monday, October 25.

ALL STUDENTS NEED TO BRING IN ALUMINUM CANS AND PLASTIC DRINK BOTTLES – ALL CLEANED, PLEASE! (These will be used on our next project.)

Journal – Insect Planning Page.

October 12 - 16

Studio Projects: Double Pinch Pot Jar

• Monday: No school!
• Tuesday: Abstract Color Study is due. Begin working with clay. Use clay to create at least 5 different textures. Write about them in your journal. Learn how to set up and clean up clay projects.
• Wednesday: Begin the Double pinch pot jar.
• Thursday: Complete the double pinch pots and join them. Use a paddle to help shape the form. Make a planning page in your journal by gesturing your pinch pot constructions in your journal. Plan the handle.
• Friday: Work the double pinch pot jar. Add the handle that you planned.

October 7th -- Introduction to Ceramics Power Point

This is the power point I showed in class on Thursday, October 7th.

Intro. ceramics powerpoint

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October 4-8

Studio Projects: Completing the Abstract Color Study and beginning the Double Pinch Pot Jar

 

• Monday & Tuesday: Work on Abstract Color Study
• Wednesday: Last day to work on Abstract Color Study in class
• Thursday: Unit 1 Test over the Elements of Art, Principles of Design, and Color; Introduce Ceramics Power Point and clay terms with a power point. Notes on the different states of clay.
• Friday: Introduce gesture drawing. Homework (due on Tuesday, 10/12) 5 gesture drawings of lidded objects around your house like a peanut-butter jar or a cookie jar.

September 30 - October 1

• Monday: Elements & Principles Quiz. Principles of Design VVJournal page due. Five modified contour drawings of plants.
• Tuesday: abstraction power point. Begin abstracting your drawing for the final studio project.
• Wednesday - Thursday: begin painting their Studio Project.
• Friday: Work on the front cover of your journals.

September 20-25

• Monday - Work on Color Wheel.
• Tuesday - Complete Color Wheel. If there is extra time, you can work on your Principles of Desgin journal page. 
• Wednesday -  Begin the Color Schemes worksheet.
• Thursday - Complete the color Schemes worksheet. If there is extra time, you can work on your Principles of Desgin journal page. 
• Friday - Modified Contours of plants in class. Principles of Design Journal Entry is due!

Extra Credit --- Bring in a potted plant or flower. The first eight plants get extra credit, when they are taken home.

ANY JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT NOT COMPLETED IN CLASS IS CONSIDERED HOMEWORK.

Color 2010

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Color 2010

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Principles aug07

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Principles aug07

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September 13 - 17

• Monday - Journal day - you can work either your Elements of Art Journal. 
•  Tuesday - Introduce the Principles of Design and take notes on the power point. Elements of Art journal page is due!
• Wednesday -  Begin the Principles of Design page.
• Thursday - Work on the Principles of Design Journal Page.
• Friday - Introduce Color and make a notes page. Work on Principles page.

Extra Credit --- Bring in a potted plant or flower. The first eight plants get extra credit, when they are taken home.

Types of drawing

Types of drawing

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September 7 - 10

• Tuesday: Introduce Drawing Techniques and make a notes page on drawing techniques. Learn how to do blind contour and do timed drawings.
• Wednesday : Learn how to do modified contour drawings. If there is time, we will work on the Elements of Art Journal Page.
• Thursday: Watch Transformation Video. Blind contouring.
• Friday: Work on eye-to-hand coordination and complete the Stravinsky drawing.

Elements of Art Journal Page will be due on Tuesday, September 14th at the beginning of class.

Elements of Art Power Point

Elements of art 2010

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August 30 - September 4 (First Week Information)

• Monday: Work on zentangle-What is art journal page. We will add color to our page. All supply fees or supplies are due. Blue parent acknowledgment sheets are also due.
• Tuesday: Introduce the Elements of Art. Begin the journal page for the elements of art. Click here for the assignment sheet.
• Wednesday and Thursday: Work on the zentangle and elements pages.
• Friday: Folder check and zentangle page are due.

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Start up pages for your folder:

• Table of Contents
• Syllabus
• Art Room Expectations
• Creating a Visual Verbal Journal
• Criticism Cheatsheet
• Notebook Quotations Requirements
• Quotations Sheets

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Also from the first week...

Making a zentangleWe had lots of students dropping in this week, so not everyone was able to complete their zentangle in class. Here are the directions...

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August 23 - 27

Since this will be our first week of class, instead of posting a daily schedule we will make sure to discuss and work on the following topics:

• Introduction of class
• Syllabus
• Class rules and expectations
• Set up our folders (Each class has a specific color folder and each student must have a two pocket 3-prong folder in the correct color. I will have folders available to purchase in class for .35¢, or you can purchase your own folder, but each student needs a folder by Wednesday. 6th period is blue, 7th period is green, and 8th period is yellow.)
• Supply Fee

I will introduce Zentangles, Journalings, and we will begin to discuss the big question, "What is Art?".

Syllabus intro fall2010

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Syllabus intro fall2010

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