ART I 9/26-9/30

Art I students will continue their study into value, this week we will work with the variety of techniques as hatching, cross-hatching, stippling, and scumbling.  Sketchbook assignment will deal with these techniques and will be due on Thursday.

Wearable Art 9/26-9/30

Students have begun the Band Ring project.  This week we will solder seams, and continue to cut and file components for the ring project. They will be due mid next week.

2/D - 3/D ART 9/26-9/30

Students will be working on self-portraits this week, and will be turning in these projects approximately on Thursday.   Our next project will be a 3D piece dealing with the figure, plans and designs will be discussed at the end of this week, and sketchbooks will be due early next week.

Advanced ART 9/26-9/30

Advanced students will be turning in their open project by wed. at the latest.   Designs for our collaborated project with the 3-D Design class at PSU will begin this week.  Students will be receiving participation points on a routine basis for this extended project, as well as overall grades for the project once completed.  Our part of this installation project will be to create a life size bathroom.

ART I 9/19-9/23

Art I students will turn in sketchbooks on Thursday, the assignment is to combine one object from nature with a mechanical object, draw the arrangement and add VALUE!
   Students are working on value studies this week during class using a spot light for dramatic effect and will be experimenting with charcoal.

Wearable Art 9/19-9/23

Wearable art students are finishing copper hoop earrings and will have those turned in before the end of the week.  Altered books will be turned in Wed, the assignment is to draw 12 designs for a band ring, and to make 6 paper models.

2/D - 3/D ART 9/19-9/23

Self-Portraits are well underway with this class.  Students will continue to work, and will critique drawings in class on Friday.

ADV ART 9/19-9/23

Adv students continue to work on individual open assignments, these assignments will be turned in next week.

ART I 9/12-9/16

Art I students will add thick and thin lines to their still life drawings this week.  We will begin exercises in the element of Value, sketchbook assignment this week will deal with gradation and value.

Wearable Art 9/12-9/16

Working on clasp and jump ring making.  Soldering demonstration this week followed by hoop earring project.  Students will begin designing soldered ring project. Altered book assignment is 12 ring designs, and paper models due on Friday.

2/D - 3/D ART 9/12-9/16

Self portrait drawings are under way.  Still life drawings were turned in last week, group critique on Monday, followed by character building of self-portraits.

ADV ART 9/12-9/16

Monday and Tuesday students will give ancient art presentations, these are worth 50 pts.   Following presentations students will continue independent work on open assignment.

ART I 9/6-9/9

Art I students are currently engaged in a contour line still life drawing.   Accuracy and care of paper is extremely important in this assignment.  Accent line, in thick and thin style will be practiced and applied to the drawings this week.    Sketchbook assignment is one page covered in thick and thin lines, graded in class on Thursday.

Wearable Art 9/6-9/9

Studio work on Rivets this week, and texture on metal.  Turning in first rivet project by Friday.

2/D - 3/D ART 9/6-9/9

Begin working on Self-Portrait project, taking images Tues and Wed and working up preliminary sketches this week.    Turning in Still life drawing by Wed.

ADV ART 9/6-9/9

Advanced students are working independently this week on Art History powerpoints, which will be given next Monday and Tuesday.  Also, students should be using time wisely for their "open" assignment which will be due on September 28th.