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This week in Pottery I- Group A is finishing up on the wheel. They spent the week throwing last minute pieces and trimming the rest. You are required to have one cylinder and one bowl for me to grade, trim them all and pick your best. You will fill out a self- assessment grade sheet on the pieces you want me to grade. Last day on the wheel is Thursday, on Friday you go back to your relief tile and carving to create at least 3 layers of gradual change in depth. Groups B, C, and D, you are working on joining your slab sides of your slab container. Score and slip a bunch and put a reinforcing coil on the inside seam, smooth into the corner to help the joint stay together. Once it is together begin the burnishing process, remember you want sharp, crisp corners and smooth sides. Group B you watch the wheel throwing demo on Friday and begin throwing on Monday!

This week we continued work on our self-portrait unit. Monday and Tuesday we worked from a mirror to draw a practice self-portrait. Our goals were to accurately draw your portrait through knowledge of facial proportions, careful observations, and visual measuring. Wednesday and Thursday we worked on drawing our self-portraits from the photo we took in class. The first step is to complete a rough draft in our sketch book. Same goals as above but now we have the photo to look at and analyze. DON'T FORGET: Grace period for the shoes and legs was up on Wednesday, they should all now be in AND we had a sketchbook entry on Friday, it is your responsibility to get the entry as make-up work when you come back.

This week in Foundations of Drawing we finished working in class on our ribbons project. The final due date on this project is Tuesday, October 6th. Do not forget to hand this in. See syllabus for art department policy concerning late work. 10 Ribbons value drawing - 65 pts. 1. Student has basic understanding of how light effects value. - 15 pts 2. Student used basic understanding of three dimensionality, overlapping, line. - 10 pts 3. Student used high degree of detail. - 10 pts 4. Effort - Good use of class time. - 15 pts. 5. Craftsmanship - Neat, clean, complete. - 15pts Wednesday in class we worked on building paper sculptures. This was a group activity worth 20 daily work points. These sculptures were and will continue to be used to practice value drawings in class. Thursday I was absent from class but Mr. Weinell led you in a worksheet on value. This worksheet was worth 10 pts plus 10 daily work pts (20 total). On Friday we got our sculptures back out and pulled the tables...

Last week we experienced the Autumnal Equinox , and celebrated the occasion through fall colors and artwork. Before we get to those, however, let's take a peek at something else! The artwork above was created by Brett , and brought into class to share. His attention to detail is particularly impressive, as is his use of perspective when drawing the cabin in the background. Great work, Brett ! In Ceramics I the students made finger puppets (photos of fired works will be posted later!). Ceramics II students started work on clay whistles. As soon as they're finished we'll get a sneak peek of the pre-fired works!   You may remember me mentioning that we'd see more dioramas from our Art From Paper class. Well, here they are! The one just above was created by Zoe , who was inspired by gardens.   Lark created the above diorama, using animals as her focus.   Jackson and Cynthia took their inspiration from nature. Jackson's diorama (above) shows a man rock climbing, wh...

This week in Foundations of Design we began a new project and discussed how value effects a drawing. Remember, value is the relationship between the lightness and darkness of a given area . This means that when your draw using value you are studying how light effects your drawing. Value adds a greater sense of realism when it is used correctly. Value gradation also adds a sense of mass or depth to an image. Click on the example below: Notice how the image on the left is flat and is shaded so that no depth is added to the circle. Notice the circle on the right is round and looks more like a sphere. When you shade correctly you can add a sense of three-dimensionality to your drawing. See our recent project below: 10 Ribbon Value Project: Draw 10 ribbons that show three-dimensionality by overlapping, twisting and turning them. Decide where you would like to put a light source in the drawing and shade accordingly. Remember to include shifts in dark to light value as the ribbon is exposed...

Monday, Sept. 21 - Group A: You are on the wheel. I demonstrated how to throw a bowl, see me when you get back for a personal demo. Continue practicing throwing cylinders and bowls. Group B, C, D - We are continuing our slab containers. Finish 4 rough drafts, have one approved, build paper model of container, roll 1/4" slabs. Remember your objectives: create a container using consistent slabs Each side of the container must use asymmetrical balance You must show good use of the elements and principles The form must be a creative use of space, at least 8" tall, no more than 12" Your surface decoration consists of piercings and lacings, be creative with your material Tuesday, Sept. 22 - Group A: On the wheel, take out all your thrown work and let it dry during class, you want these to be leather hard. Groups B,C,D - Finish asymmetrical container paper form. Roll slabs. Remember the slabs must be leather hard to attach. Wednesday, Sept. 23 - Group A: Practice thro...

Mr. Rice's Graphic Design: This week we completed pictograms and started sketches of optical illusions. Optical Illusions: Google search of optical illusion images. Create 4 black and white optical illusions on 1 8.5in x 11 in. page. On another page create 4 color optical illusions. All illusions must be different. You cannot cut and paste your black and white designs and make them color. The color illusions must be different. We will work more Monday and Tuesday. Mr. Rice's Visual Art: This week we continued working on the hand design. All hands are shaded to create depth. Background design should be transferred, and traced in sharpie on the watercolor paper . Use watercolors to add color to your background design. You may use any of the watercolor techniques studied last week. We will finish painting Monday or Tuesday. Sketchbooks were due Thursday Sept. 24. Mr. Rice's Foundation of Design: This week we started working on optical illusions...