April 26 - 30

Lesson: Line Contour with color emphasis

Project Objectives: create a drawing with the following-

• Thoroughly plan a composition with visual movement
• Create a focal point using color for an object in the still life
• Use descriptive contour lines to describe the still life
• Demonstrate knowledge of mark-making by using both thick, thin, and cross-contour lines.

• Monday: Introduce drawing project by revisiting both blind and modified contour drawing. Students need to be able to recognize the difference between the two types of drawing.
• Tuesday: Work on cutting out the objects of the still before it is assembled. Use scrap paper and make sure you show the details in the silhouette of the cut paper.
• Wednesday: Looking at the still life arrangement - begin assembling the cut paper objects focusing on overlapping and placement.
  
• Thursday-Friday: Make 3 thumbnails and begin drawing the still life. Use pencil to sketch in the big shapes, then thick pen for the main focus of the drawing. Use thin sharpie for the background drawing and the details. - all are due on MONDAY, May 3rd!

Ceramics Terms Power Point and Handout

We went over some ceramics terms to end our clay unit. We filled out this handout using the following power point.

Intro. ceramics powerpoint

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Monday, April 19

Hoping I get a flight out of Washington, DC (I had to take a shuttle to DC b/c there were no flights out of Baltimore), I will be in class on Monday!!

Expect to begin a relief expressive portrait! See you then!

April 12 - 16

This week we are focusing on 2 Journal Assignments that will take us into the next two Studio Projects!

• Monday: Introduce Face Proportions and Expressions Journal Assignments. Extra Credit Journal assignment is due!
• Tuesday: Introduce Still Life Shape Compositions Journal Assignments. Review for Sculpture Test. [View the Sculpture Power Point and review your Sculpture Terms]
• Wednesday: Sculpture Terms Test! Work on Journal Assignments.
• Thursday-Friday: Work on Journal Assignments - all are due on MONDAY, APRIL 19!

Journal Assignment:

• Face Proportions and Expressions Journals.
• Still Life Shape Compositions.

March 29 - April 2

Current Project: Repeated Paper Sculpture Motifs

Journal Project: Mark-making monotypes

• Monday: Work on paper sculpture. Journal assignment is due!
  
• Tuesday: Work on paper sculpture. Sculpture Motif notes are due with observations of your paper sculpture and the techniques you used.
• Wednesday: Introduce mark-making by viewing the video of Kseniya Simonova from Ukraine. Students will begin making their own tools for mark-making similar to her sandpainting and will plan on making their own "sandpainting" using paint and mark-making tools. Work on paper sculpture.
• Thursday: Make monotypes using mark-making tools. Complete paper sculptures.
  
• Friday: Work on paper sculpture.

Journal Assignment: Make a monotype using paint and matboard tools. The matboard can be cut to make different types of lines. Think of a story or event to depict in the monotype.

Quote: "All art is advertising. it stands for a particular point of view." -Jack Beal

March 22 - 26

Current Project: Repeated Paper Sculpture Motifs

Journal Project: Creating Form in pencil

• Monday: Draw the morphed design for the pattern and cut it out.
  
• Tuesday: Use pattern pieces to trace around and begin cutting out from cardstock. You MUST use at least 8 and no more than 12 motifs.
• Wednesday: Critique collagraphs.
  
• Thursday: Begin arranging the motifs for your paper sculpture. Focus on creating a sense of rhythm and a path of visual movement. Journal Assignment is due!
  
• Friday: Work on paper sculpture.

Journal Assignment: On the same page, make and complete a 0-9 value scale. Then using a paper curl as a model, draw the paper curl beginning with shape first, and then adding value to give it form. Don't forget to add the negative space. Due on Friday, March 20th.

Quote: "All art is advertising. it stands for a particular point of view." -Jack Beal

Sculpture Motif Notes

View the Sculpture Motifs Power Point.

Ppt Sculpture Repetiton Minus One Sculptor

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Focus on the last half of the power point.

On your journal page, write down the definition of MOTIF.

Then for the following artists, DRAW only a MOTIF from one sculpture for each sculptor (you should have four drawings). Then for each motif, explain how the artist used the motif in the sculpture.

• Betsy Atwell Dudley
• Don Gummer
• Betty Gold
• Alexander Calder