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!
