Friday, April 22, 2011
1. Check homework
2. Finish masks
3. Clean up
Have a great spring break!!!

Our animal masks

More pinch pot critters!

Examples of our Pinch Pot Critters!

Monday, April 18, 2011
1. Warm-up- puncture a hole in the hollow spheres of your pinch pot critters.
2. Art History video with guide- Rubens
3. Watch video clip- Masks and Puppets
4. Select a mask mold
5. Design a mask based on pinch pot critter.
6. Demo how make clay slabs
Homework:
Bring back your bus forms!
Weekly sketchbook check:
• Due Friday (If you aren’t going to be here Friday, make sure you show it to me on Thursday!)
• Spend a minimum of 15 minutes on your drawing
• Design a video game character of yourself!

1. Warm-up: practice drawing texture (snake skin)
2. Mrs. Highsmith will demo how to attach features to your creatures using the score, slip, join method.
3. Students will decorate their pinch pot critters.
HOMEWORK:
1. On Friday, your design for the jewelry contest is due.

More Fieldtrip Photos. It was a great day for art!

Tuesday, April 12, 2011
1. Warm-up: practice drawing texture (pineapple)
2. Mrs. Highsmith will demo how to make 2 pinch pots and how to join the 2 pinch pots together to make a hollow sphere.
3. Students will make 2 pinch pots and join them together to make a hollow sphere.
HOMEWORK:
1. On Tuesday, both drawings of a cityscape are due.
2. On Friday, design for jewelry contest is due.

last Friday's Fieldtrip! What Fun! Yay Art!

Today students finished working on their original cityscape drawings. Here are a few examples.

In class today we also talked about our fieldtrip tomorrow. I am super excited and keeping my fingers and toes crossed that it doesn't rain!

One of Niki Saint de Phalle's sculpture's we will see on Friday!

Wednesday, April 6
1. Warm-up: draw a cube in 2-point perspective about the HL
2. Explore the Niki de Saint Phalle sculptures via the internet
3. Review resource photos
4. Continue working on original drawing of a cityscape in 2-point perspective
Homework:
1. Weekly sketchbook check:
• Due Thursday (since we are going on a fieldtrip on Friday!)
• Spend a minimum of 15 minutes on your drawing
• Free Draw (make it a good one!)
2. Reminder: Friday is our fieldtrip to the Mint Museum in Charlotte. Wear comfortable clothes and bring money for a fast-food lunch!

Having trouble putting photos on my blog right now. Sorry 2 of these images are sideways, but I wanted you to see how our original cityscapes are progressing.

Today we started working on our original drawings of a city-scape in 2 point perspective. Here are some photos of students getting started on the project.

FYI: Homework for this week is due on Thursday since we are going on our fieldtrip to the Mint Museum on Friday! :)

Our finished cityscape!

Friday, April 01, 2011
1. Check Homework
2. Writing prompt based on 2 paintings
3. Finish cityscape drawing
4. Video about drawing techniques
HOMEWORK:
1. Have a great weekend!
2. If you didn’t finish your project (forms in 1 point perspective) in class on Monday, it was due today. After today, points will be deducted for being late.