Completed Value Eyes

Students turned in their finished value project today, and they look fantastic! A great finish to the semester! Here are a few photos of the works!

They did a wonderful job! I have really enjoyed this semester, and I hope that you all have a great winter break!

Finished Clay Busts and Value Progress

The spirit animal busts have been coming out of the kiln this week, and they are looking great! Here are a few images of some finished works. Grades are being posted as the artwork comes out of the kiln, so keep an eye on PowerSchool! All clay grades will be posted by the end of next Monday, December 16th.

As the artworks are being fired, students are working on their value project: drawing celebrity eyes. They are doing a great job with the project and I am excited to see the final works! Here are a couple photos of their progress:

Students will have until Friday in class to continue working on these drawings, and the final works will be due on Monday, December 16th. No extensions will be giving on this project, as exams follow the due date.

Happy Snow Day!

I hope everyone is enjoying the snow day today (everyone who can!). This week students finished up their clay animal busts with glaze, and the busts will be fired shortly!  Here are a few photos from the glazing process!

So far these are looking great! I'm sure I'm not the only one who is excited to see them after they get fired in the kiln!!

End of Semester Update

As we near the end of the semester, I wanted to give some updates on the rest of the course schedule.  As always, my website displays a calendar with the coming schedule on it.  Currently, students are finishing up glazing their spirit animal busts.  The busts are due for firing by the end of class on this Friday, December 6th.

Next week, we will complete value drawing of eyes.  Students have already set up their drawings in preparation.  The drawings will be worth 50 points, and will be due on Monday, December 16th.  There will be no extensions on the due date.

Art 1 will have a final exam, and it will be worth 20% of the final grade in the course.  Students have received study guides, and material will be reviewed in class on Monday, December 16th.

Ceramic Busts

Students have officially ended their clay construction, and the artworks are drying before going in the kiln. Check out some of the animals!

Progress Update and Quiz Corrections

Students have been working hard constructing their clay spirit animal busts for about a week now.  The animals are coming together, and our goal is to have them constructed and ready to fire by the end of class on this Friday, the 15th.  It will be exciting to see the complete animals!

Students received their graded quizzes on Monday, and are able to complete quiz corrections to gain half of their missed points back.  For the corrections, students will need to write the question that they missed, their original answer, and the correct answer 3 times.

For example:

1. ______________:Kneading clay to remove air bubbles and to even consistency of the clay.

My original answer was weld, which is incorrect.  

Correct Answer:

Wedge: Kneading clay to remove air bubbles and to even consistency of the clay.

Wedge: Kneading clay to remove air bubbles and to even consistency of the clay.

Wedge: Kneading clay to remove air bubbles and to even consistency of the clay.

Corrections are due this Friday, November 15th.

Clay Drafting

We are starting our clay project tomorrow, and students are making clay spirit animal busts that display their personalities. Before we begin to build, we draft out our plan. Students have completed their drafts and are moving onto the building stage! Here are some of the completed drafts.