Monday, May 6, 2013
Basic Sculpture and Ceramics: Glaze Test Tiles, Memory Boxes and Coil Pottery Pieces
The students in Basic Sculpture and Ceramics have been busy learning about glazing techiniques, slab construction methods and coil pottery handbuilding methods! Great work done by all!!
Friday, January 25, 2013
Altered Artist Books
Book Reviews of Altered Artist Books
In class the students in Basic Sculpture and Ceramics created altered artist books based on a concept that was derived from a sketchbook prompt: Draw a sequential thought. The students were given a variety of mixed media materials along with carving techniques to create an old recycled book, (donated from our school library) into a sculptural work of art. Their multi - layered concepts were composed as a book format with an introduction, body and a conclusion. The students peer critiqued their classmates' altered artist books for their visual subject matter: art elements and principles of design. They also reviewed them as book critics when they had to describe in a peer critique, the story being told in the students' altered artist books.Saturday, September 15, 2012
WELCOME!
Welcome to Basic Sculpture and Ceramics!
I am looking forward to a great year with all of you! It is important to remember that we are all responsible for creating a respectful learning environment. Our goals as learners include: collaboration, creation, critical thinking and communication. Each of you should have also created your own personal goals for Basic Sculpture and Ceramics in accordance with the 21st Century Skills that we discussed in class. We will be checking in periodically with your goal cards to see where your strengths and weaknesses are in class and to also plan new ways of meeting your personal goals while in Basic Sculpture and Ceramics this year.
In Basic Sculpture and Ceramics we will be creating various types of sculptures ( relief and free standing), using various materials like paper, cardboard, recycled books, wire and plaster! We will learn about the elements and principles of design in each of our projects to strengthen the compositions within your sculptures. We will work our way into clay projects in the second quarter and third quarter when we learn about pinch pots, coil pots and slab construction. Each project will include sketching and visual reference research. Sketchbook assignments are 15% of your class grade and must be completed!
I am very pleased with the group work and collaboration that I have seen in your tape installation designs and your brainstorming discussions for the sketchbook prompts. Keep up the great work!
I am looking forward to a great year with all of you! It is important to remember that we are all responsible for creating a respectful learning environment. Our goals as learners include: collaboration, creation, critical thinking and communication. Each of you should have also created your own personal goals for Basic Sculpture and Ceramics in accordance with the 21st Century Skills that we discussed in class. We will be checking in periodically with your goal cards to see where your strengths and weaknesses are in class and to also plan new ways of meeting your personal goals while in Basic Sculpture and Ceramics this year.
In Basic Sculpture and Ceramics we will be creating various types of sculptures ( relief and free standing), using various materials like paper, cardboard, recycled books, wire and plaster! We will learn about the elements and principles of design in each of our projects to strengthen the compositions within your sculptures. We will work our way into clay projects in the second quarter and third quarter when we learn about pinch pots, coil pots and slab construction. Each project will include sketching and visual reference research. Sketchbook assignments are 15% of your class grade and must be completed!
I am very pleased with the group work and collaboration that I have seen in your tape installation designs and your brainstorming discussions for the sketchbook prompts. Keep up the great work!
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