Calendar Time!!

I'll be handing out a blank calendar to each of you, so you can keep track of your due dates!!! Glue it into your SB/J or put it in your binder or whatever!! Somewhere that you will be able to find it and keep up with your assignments!!

Assignments for last 2 weeks of Spring Semester 2014

#1 – You will be writing your Artist Statement for this semester (don’t just copy last semester’s, because I made copies of them, but you should be able to "tweak it" for the new assignments, and explain more about your growth for the year!!!) The directions for the artist’s statement are in STUFF – it’s in the upper right corner of your section blog. It will be due on May 20 at the end of your class. We will have a day or two to work on it in class, but you may need to work outside of class also. Extra credit will be give to those who volunteer to read theirs on Thursday and Friday May 22 and May 23!!

#2 – Final Portfolio - All Spring assignments(including the 1st sem. things not painted until 2nd sem.) must be completed, photographed AGAIN, one paragraph written for EACH one, and uploaded to your blog – I’m giving you 2 weeks of class time, because I think you will need it to do a good job – it will be the homework grade for this 6 weeks, which makes it 20% of your grade. The rubric (grading sheet) for all FINISHED projects is also in STUFF – fill one out for each assignment - these need to be printed out and when you grade yourself, turn it in so I can grade it.

#3 - The exam schedule for 1, 2 and 3 will be Wed. May 28, and Senior Exams are on Tuesday May 27, SOOOO, if your grade and attendance allow you to be exempt from this class, then all of your stuff  - the papers, supplies you’ve borrowed, charcoal, pencils, sharpeners, erasers, cameras, paintbrushes, clay tools, etc, must be turned in, and your drawer must be cleaned out on Friday May 23 (seniors) or Tuesday May 27(everyone else)

No trash or supplies can left in your drawer, in the cabinets, shelves, or big black horizontal file – or you are NOT exempt!

CLAY KIDS - HELP EACH OTHER CLEAN OUT THE CLAY ROOM!!

Reid, your job, besides getting all of your area cleaned and cleaned out, is to take all the MARKED BOXES full of old, icky, dried out clay to the dumpster. Wipe down all shelves on south wall.

Natalie, your job, besides getting all of your area cleaned and cleaned out, is to throw out all the plastic bags - except whats on the recycle tables by the pugmill and help Natasha clean out the shelves. Wipe down all shelves on west wall.

Natasha, your job, besides getting all of your area cleaned and cleaned out,  to throw out all the broken clay things and unpainted little Art 1 stuff. Not the big stuff on the top shelf. Help Natalie wipe down shelves on west wall.

There will be a check sheet for each of you – anything missing will cause you to have to take the test and/or be put on the debt list. The drawer key must be checked in to ME with your sheet – NO keys should be left in the key boxes. You need to have this done before you leave class on May 23 (Seniors) or May 27(everybody else!!) in order to be exempt. I'll check you off the list and this will also be a grade!! J

AWESOME BLOG!!!!! Check it out and write me a paragraph about what you learned!!

 http://firewhenreadypottery.com/pottery-process/

FOUR(4) POSTS/PHOTOS OF YOUR PROJECT PROGRESS ARE DUE THIS WEEK!!!

PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY!! 

The following blog work will be 100% of your Daily Participation grade and all blog work must be posted by end of your class on Friday (if your class doesn't meet on Friday for some reason, you still have to have your updating finished by 11AM on Friday).
Expectations for Participation Grade:
1. Daily photo of your project and description of your progress – posted to your personal blog - phone app is easiest and fastest, or you can email the photo to yourself or you can use your laptop to take photos.  ***TAG or LABEL your posts from the my label list and/or your own list***
2. Weekly comments on at least 2 of your classmates’ personal blogs. Add a quick post telling me which blogs you posted on so I can find them quickly.
3. At least 1 weekly addition of an artist webpage – in your area of study - in your Link List.
4. ** LABEL your posts from the my label list and/or your own list*** My List – high school art, art assignments, sculpture, photography, etc – your section.

Unit 5 – Clay Hands holding an object Nov 25 - Dec 13

Preliminary work:

1. Google image search for 'clay hands'

2. Draw out several hand positions for the project.Upload drawings to blog

3. What is the world's greatest need? What can you use to represent this? Must fit into the two hands that 'offer' it. Write a paragraph explaining the gift symbol and why the world need this - CAN NOT be a word or direct reference, must be a symbol or metaphor - be creative!!

Project:

4. Create a design in sketchbook and upload to blog

5. Make two hands and a small object that represents a gift to the world for Christmas. Arrange in a way so that the hands are holding the small object

6. Paint and embellish project when it is fired.(after Christmas holiday)

EXTRA CREDIT

Come help fire and clean clay room over holiday - I'll let you know before Christmas break what day and time

Your grade will be based on - 

Teacher observation

Successful completion of project, daily photos and posts on blog

Project Rubric

Class Critique

New Project Assignment!!! Animated Houses - starts Monday!! Due Nov 22, ready to Fire!

Unit 4 - Animated Houses Oct 26 - Nov 22 - 4 Weeks
Here's your new project! Watch this powerpoint from Amaco clay, and you'll see some of the work of my favorite potter - David Stabley!!!
Animated Houses
1. The link isn't working right :(  it will take you to this google search page, and the PowerPoint is 'Animated Houses' Watch it!!
2. Make 3 different sketches of a house project
3. Post your sketches- in color and a short story about what it means.-photograph your sketches and post your story on your blog by Oct 29(Tuesday) end of class. Be prepared to start rolling slabs on Wed. at the beginning of class!!!

4. I have also added a Link List of AMAZING Ceramic Artists - Look at each one and write me a well written paragraph about your favorite artist - and post your paragraph AND your favorite ceramic piece from each of the 5 (Include Deb Stabley also!!)

Empty Bowls Project

We missed this opportunity to participate in the Empty Bowls Fundraiser today -

https://www.facebook.com/events/167870306751868/?source=1

And here is the write up for last year's actual event in Odessa - they raised over $6000.00 for West Texas Food Bank in 2012. http://www.oaoa.com/article_c5f6ff63-9212-5805-9cdf-9e29dc53d04e.html

SOOOOOO...who is up for learning how to work on the wheel, and make bowls for next year???