Dec. 17-21, 2012

Wearable Art -  Trade Party on the 18th.  Students will clean/organize in the classroom this week, as well as review information and study for final.

Art I - students will receive pts for participation for cleaning this week.   Students will take a Filial Friday exam, end of Quarter 2 exam, in addition to the final this week.   Exams this week equal 300 pts. a significant amount.


2D/3D Art - Students will help with the cleaning of the clay room.  We will review and study art history this week as well as take the final.  No students shall be working in clay this week!

Dec. 10-14, 2012

Wearable Art - Students turn in all clay pieces for design challenge on Monday, these will be fired Monday and returned to students on Tuesday, project will then be turned in on Friday.   Students will continue to work on PMC pendants which need to be turned in by Wed.   This week students will be given a Trade Party Assignment, each student will need to make a certain number of pieces to trade with classmates, Trade Party set for Dec. 18th.


Art I - Wed. all Radial Symmetry designs will be turned in, these projects are worth 100 pts. and are the last studio project of the semester.   Filial Friday presentation will be over graphic design.  Students should begin to study for the end of quarter exams.

2D/3D Art - Class continues to work on sculptural ceramics heritage project, these will be turned in on Wednesday.  Critique and Filial Friday to end the week out.   Review techniques and project vocabulary for final.

Dec. 3-7, 2012

Wearable Art - Monday - class critique over soldered rings.   Turn in Altered books with Design Challenge page.  Design challenge piece due with class critique on Friday, the 7th.   Tuesday introduce Metal Clay project.

Art I - students will turn in sketchbook with radial design name page.    If design passes inspection, students will begin to transfer design to larger paper.       We will work on this all week.

2D/3D art - Students continue to work on Sculptural Ceramic assignment. Progress grades will be given on Friday.  Sketchbook page -short artist report- due on Thurs.  

Nov. 26- 30, 2012

Wearable Art - Students are working on Band Ring Project.  Progress grades will be given on Friday the 30th.  Due date for this project is Dec. 5th.

Art I --- Students are finishing up on Collagraph Prints this week.  Quiz over Printmaking on Wed. Filial Friday presentation on Friday, new presentation of project on Thurs.
No Sketchbook this week!

2D/3D Art ---   Individual projects due at beginning of the week.   Begin Sculptural Ceramic project.  This project is based on student's heritage, incorporating family history into assignment, may contain abstract design.
Students have 2 weeks to work on this assignment.

Nov. 5- 9th, 2012

Wearable Art ---- T-shirt design due by Thursday of this week.   Soldered hoop earrings due on Wed.  Altered book pages over hoop earrings and band ring project due at the end of the week.   Band ring designs should include 12 paper models in the A. book.

Art I  - This week students are transferring drawings of perspective images to the newspaper for collage project. These will be due at the end of the week, no sketchbook.

2D/3D Art - Students are working on independent projects, progress grades will be taken at the end of the week.

October 29- November 2, 2012

Wearable Art - students are soldering rings this week for hoop earrings. Altered book spread is earring hoop design.
After hoop completion, students will begin solder ring project with Altered book for ring design.

Art I - We will go over exams from last week.  Students will begin large perspective project using image provided and will give own personal spin on the drawing.  Sketchbook assignment will be to design project based on image received on Monday.

2D/3D Art - students have choice between clay interest and painting, each student has submitted design ideas and will begin on these projects immediately.   Filial Friday exam approaching......

October 14- 19, 2012

Wearable Art - Turn in Altered book with complete design for rivet piece, including clasp system.
Finish Cold Connection- Rivet piece this week.   Students required to have 3 class periods on glass bead making.

Art I - Monday - turning in Value drawing, class critique on Tuesday.  Notes on perspective and the element of space.  Begin perspective exercises.   Sketchbook theme is FREE design, due on Thurs.

2D/3D Art - Paint A Pet Portrait project due on THURSDAY!!!!!!!!   These paintings will be installed Thursday after school, and on public display Friday during the Pittsburg Art Walk in the windows of the Doggie Bag!     Come by and see our display!