x10 Ceramics 1: August 2009 Archives

In class/studio assignment:  Combined Abstracted Pinch pots

• Monday:  Finish painting Humanimals; Begin working on Combined Abstracted Pinch pots
• Tuesday: work on Combined Abstracted Pinch pots
• Wednesday: work on Combined Abstracted Pinch pots
• Thursday: work on Combined Abstracted Pinch pots
• Friday:  Finish working on Combined Abstracted Pinch pots

In class/studio assignment:  Finishing Humanimals; Students will begin working on their Abstracted Combined Pinch Pots

• Monday: Continue working on Humanimals - Begin journal page - search for a natural object found in the sea or on land that you will use as inspiration in a combined abstracted pinch form. 
• Tuesday:  Finish working on Humanimals - greenware due at the end of the period.  Introduce new assignment through Power point on Pinch forms - Continue journal page - search for a natural object found in the sea or on land that you will use as inspiration in a combined abstracted pinch form.   
• Wednesday:  Demo on mini lab - combined Pinch forms - Begin mini lab - create a mini combined pinch form - HW - begin journal page - plan for Abstracted Pinch Form - sketch out idea - need at least 3 views of pinch form - due Friday
• Thursday:  Finish Mini lab - greenware due today - Finish HW - sketches of pinch form due tomorrow
• Friday:  Sketches due today - begin pinch form when sketches are finished

In class/studio assignment:  Humanimal

• Monday:  Quiz over Chapters 1 and 2 in Experience Clay textbook;  Demonstration on how to make Humanimal - four basic hand building techniques -  Learn about how to clean up clay studio - Sketches for Humanimal due today
• Tuesday:  Begin Humanimal if your sketches are done
• Wednesday:  Continue working on Humanimal
• Thursday: Continue working on Humanimal
• Friday:  Finish Humanimal by today - greenware due today!

In class/studio assignment:  Introduction to Ceramics - Humanimals - in this short lesson, students will review and use all four ceramic handbuilding techniques.  See handouts section for copy of lesson plan

• Monday:  MEET IN THE AUDITORIUM for an introduction to Chattahoochee's Visual Art Program
• Tuesday:  Introductions and getting to know you, Discuss Syllabus, Expectations, Class Fee's
• Wednesday: Read in textbook: Pages 2-17 and plan for Humanimal
• Thursday:  Assign textbooks - Demo on Humanimals; sketch ideas in journal - Homework: bring in a photo of both your animal and profession
• Friday: Finish sketches and begin Humanimal

I look forward to meeting and working with each of you in Ceramics I.  To help you navigate through my blog I wanted to explain where to find the things you will need. 

The weekly class schedule will be posted on the main Ceramics page each week by Monday morning at 8:30am - this weekly schedule is tentative and may change. 

Any lesson plans, handouts, rubrics, etc. will be posted under the "Handouts" section.

Powerpoints will be posted under the "Powerpoints" section

Syllabus, Supply list and Fee explanation will be posted under "Syllabus" section.

If there are ever any questions, please feel free to contact me by email at powell23@fultonschools.org

Thank you and I look forward to a great semester!