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.