2/D - 3/D ART 11/29 - 12/3

2-D students turn in written critique on tuesday. Begin figure study on Tues. Sketchbook assignments - 3 index cards including images of famous self-portraits, 15 pts. 3 sketches of self-portrait ideas for student projects, 45 pts. all due on Friday.

3-D students will bring a container from home for mixing and molding plaster for a totem carving project on Monday. Mixing plaster and designing heads to be carved, which begin next week after plaster has had time to dry out. Organic sculpture designs will be discussed on Wed. Sculpting techniques will be discussed on Thurs. and Friday.

Wearable Art 11/29-12/3

Wearable students will be turning in woven piece, ready to wear on tuesday. Copper soldered earrings are due on tues. Copper ring designs should be cut out by Friday and filing and sanding will begin immediately after.

ART 1 11/29-12/3

Art I students will finish the value still life mid week.
tues. Mark Twain trivia which will be topic for sketchbook assignment. Sketchbook due on Thursday, response to one of the pieces we discuss on Tues.
Wed introduce self-portrait assignment, begin grid for images. Continue grid work on Thursday and Friday.

2/D - 3/D ART 11/22-11/23

2D students need to finish project #1 and turn in before Wed!
3D students will be mixing plaster for a totem project - plaster will need to set during the break to be enough to carve the following week.
Sketchbook assignment of "organic sculptures" will need to be turned by Tues at the latest.

Wearable Art 11/22- 11/23

Wearable Art students will turn in paper models and begin cutting out copper for ring bands. Copper wire earrings should be completed and turned in on Tues, the 23rd. Those students who have not completed the weaving project should take looms home over Thanksgiving break to work on project at home.

Wearable Art 11/22- 11/23

Art I students will apply charcoal to still life drawing, working in the highlights and shadows.
Sketchbook due on tues. the 23rd. assignment is to draw 5 pairs of eyes, realistically drawn, human, and not cartoon. One of the pairs should belong to the student, they can use a mirror or work from a photograph.

2/D - 3/D ART 11/15-11/20

2/D - continue working on competition pieces.

3/D - working on organic sculpture designs, finish cookie stamps, discuss alternative materials to incoporate into clay sculpture.

all students turn in art critique in sketchbook.

Wearable Art 11/16-11/20

Students will be soldering wire hoops this week. Continue working on earring wires. Altered book assignment - 12 copper ring paper designs.
Thursday we will visit PSU and hear Marjorie Schick, jewelry instructor lecture!

ART 1 11/16-20

Discuss artist Dale Chihuly, students will turn in video summary over Chihuly's work on Monday. Begin composition work for value still life on Tues, continue through Thurs. Begin adding value on Friday. Sketchbook assignment is video summary this week.

2/D - 3/D ART 11/8-11/12

2-D students turn in large drawing on Tues, 11/9.
3-D students turn in cookie stamps, and finish large projects.
All students have a written critique that is due Friday 11/12.

Wearable Art 11/8-11/12

Trade Party on Tues. 11/9 theme is "around the wrist"
Last day to work on weavings during class is Monday, looms may be taken home to continue weaving on. Lecture Wed. on soldering. Sketchbook assignment on Ring designs due Monday 15.

ART 1 11/8-11/12

Students continue to work on non-objective drawings. Due at the end of the week. No sketchbook this week.

2/D - 3/D ART 11/1 - 11/5

2/D students are working in sketchbooks this week, one 100 pt. drawing is due Nov. 9th.

3/D students are working in clay, one bisque fire completed for the week, next assignment cookie stamps.

Wearable Art 11/1 - 11/5

Students are continuing to weave pieces on the loom. Trade party pieces are due on Tues. Nov. 9th

ART 1 11/1 - 11/5

Art I students are working in non-objective design. 2 pages of non-objective doodles, will be reduced to 10 compositions, students will select one composition to enlarge. We will use a grid system for enlarging the small composition. Sketchbook this week will be value exercises.