Lauren Powell: February 2011 Archives

Monday - Friday: Working on 3rd clay piece and glazing 2nd clay piece

Monday - Presidents Day - no school for students
Tuesday - Friday: working on 3rd clay piece

Monday:  Working on Assemblage - Due today
Tuesday:  Research a Sculptor that works subtractively - create a 2 page spread on their work
Wednesday: Working on sketchbook
Thursday: Planning in sketchbook for subtractive work
Friday: Planning in sketchbook for subtractive work

Monday - President's Day Holiday No School for students
Tuesday- Friday:  Working on assemblage - Due monday

Essential Question: How can you create an assemblage work that is inspired by Louise Nevelson but also make it your own style?

Monday: Working on Assemblage
Tuesday: Working on Assemblage
Wednesday: Working on Assemblage
Thursday: Working on Assemblage - due today
Friday: Read about Subtractive Sculpture - Quiz Monday

HW - Due Monday:  Research a sculptor that does subtractive work - Print a couple of images that you like and write a brief  bio - bring in on Monday - This will be graded and will not be accepted late!!

Monday: President's Day Holiday - No school for students
Tuesday: Planning Assemblage and collecting objects
Wednesday: Begin working on Assemblage
Thursday: Working on Assemblage
Friday: Working on Assemblage

Essential Question:  How do you work a pinhole camera?

Monday and Tuesday: Group 5 in darkroom learning procedure and how to make a photogram
All other groups working on sketchbook and digital assignments
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday:  Group 1 learning how to work pinhole camera - taking pictures of line and texture - all other groups working on sketchbook assignment and digital assignment

Sketchbook: Create a comic strip on the photogram process
Digital work: Research self portraits that have done by other artists - choose one that you like the most - first complete a one page spread on the artist and include image of their self portrait(s) - also reflect on how you can do a self portrait that is similar but also your own.

Monday: Presidents Day Holiday - No School for students
Tuesday and Wednesday: Group 3 learning darkroom and how to make a photogram
All other groups working in sketchbook on 3-4 page History of Photo timeline
Thursday and Friday: Group 4 learning darkroom and how to make a photogram
All other groups working in sketchbook on 3-4 page History of Photo timeline - Due Friday for all groups

Essential Question: What is the color wheel?

Monday: Working on Contour Line Drawings
Tuesday: Working on Contour Line Drawings
Wednesday:  Contour Line Drawings due today
Thursday: Reading about Color
Friday: Quiz on color - Begin Color wheels

Sketchbook:  2 page spread, one page color, other page black and white -- can have them meet in middle with a mixture of both.  Topic: Your greatest fear(s)

Monday:  President's Day Holiday - No School for students
Tuesday: Working on Contour Line Drawings
Wednesday : Working on Contour Line Drawings
Thursday: Working on Contour Line Drawings
Friday: Working on Contour Line Drawings

Essential Question:  How can you create a leather cuff that is your own original design?

Monday:  Working on Leather Cuffs
Tuesday: Working on Leather Cuffs
Wednesday: Working on Leather Cuffs
Thursday: Working on Leather Cuffs
Friday: Working on Leather Cuffs - Leather Cuffs due today

Monday - President's Day Holiday - No School for students
Tuesday - Planning Leather Cuff - Quiz today on Leather PPT
Wednesday - Demo on leather techniques - carving, shaping, perforating and stamping
Planning leather cuff
Thursday - Planning leather cuff - begin when done
Friday - Working on Leather cuff

Homework/downtime:  Bead Weaving

Essential Question: How can other sculptor's work act as an inspiration on you and your work?

Monday: Going to Lab D120 to research inspirational sculptors. Find a sculptor that inspires you and your work.  Print out a couple of images of their work and a brief bio.  Bring to class with you tomorrow to create a sketchbook page.
Tuesday:  Create a well thought out and composed two page spread on the sculptor you chose on Monday.  Include the images of their work, a brief bio of their life and reflect on the following:  What is it specifically about their work that you like?  What makes their work original and different then the other work out there that you have seen?  How can their work inspire you and what you create?  Is there anything about their work that inspires you for your upcoming assemblage piece that you will be creating? 
Wednesday: Working on sketchbook page
Thursday: Working on sketchbook page
Friday:  Have your assemblage items in class today -- working on sketchbook page (due today) and planning assemblage to begin on Monday

Essential Question:  How has Photography impacted society?

Monday: Working on decorating their pinhole camera OR the following sketchbook page:
Create a 4 page spread in sketchbook: Brainstorm and think about how Photography impacts society.  How would it be different if there was no such thing as a camera?  How would you know about past history if there were not image?  For each of the 4 pages, illustrate and verbalize 4 different ways photography has impacted society.
(For example - photography impacts the way we see beauty -- images in glamor magazines and of famous people make us want to look a certain way.)
Tuesday: Working on decorating camera or the sketchbook page above
Wednesday: Working on decorating camera or the sketchbook page above
Thursday: Working on decorating camera or the sketchbook page above
Friday: Working on decorating camera or the sketchbook page above - Both due today

Essential Question: How can you make an original work of art that incorporates contour line, pattern and graffiti influence?

Monday:  Working on "who am I?" sketchbook page - include contour line in some way and visually tell about who you are.  When finished work on contour line drawing

Tuesday: Working on "who am I?" sketchbook page - include contour line in some way and visually tell about who you are.  When finished work on contour line drawing

Wednesday: Working on "who am I?" sketchbook page - include contour line in some way and visually tell about who you are.  When finished work on contour line drawing

Thursday: Working on "who am I?" sketchbook page - include contour line in some way and visually tell about who you are.  When finished work on contour line drawing

Friday: Working on "who am I?" sketchbook page - include contour line in some way and visually tell about who you are.  When finished work on contour line drawing - Sketchbook page due today

Essential Question:How can you produce original Ceramic work that shows your personal voice and style?

Monday - Friday:  Working on second piece or glazing first piece.  Both due on Friday in the kilnroom.

Homework - If you did not complete one last week...look up an artist that inspires you and your work.  Print a favorite image and write a brief paragraph about why you like their work and what about it inspires you. Due Friday Feb 18th

Essential Question: How can you make an original assemblage out of one object?

Monday - Friday:  Working on assemblage - due Monday Feb 14th

Essential Question: How can you create an original assemblage work out of found objects?

Monday: Working on paper sculptures

Tuesday: Working on paper sculptures

Wednesday: Working on paper sculptures

Thursday: Working on paper sculptures

Friday: Working on paper sculptures - due today - have items for assemblage by today

 

Group 2 and 3's Essential Question: How do you make a photogram?

Group 1,3,4 and 5's Essential Question: How can you create a narrative series of digital photographs?

Monday: Group 2 in darkroom learning Photograms - All others reading and taking notes about animation (group 2 will read and take notes for homework)

Tuesday: Group 2 in darkroom making photograms - All others working on plans for narrative series

Wednesday:  All groups planning narrative series - ideas for topic or story due today at end of period

Thursday: Group 3 in darkroom learning how to do photograms - all others planning narrative series

Friday: Group 3 making photograms in the darkroom - all others planning narrative - plans for 20 images and plans for format due today at the end of period

 

 

 

Image From: http://www.junglejewelsbeads.com/workshopphotogallery3.htm

Essential Question:  How do you do bead weaving?

Monday: Working on Paper Beads set - Demo on bead weaving

Tuesday:  Working on Paper Bead set or Bead Weaving

Wednesday:  Working on Paper Bead set or Bead Weaving

Thursday:  Working on Paper Bead set or Bead Weaving

Friday:  Working on Paper Bead set - Due today

If finished, working on Bead Weaving or planning leather cuff

Essential Question: How can you make an original work of art that incorporates contour line, pattern and graffiti influence?

Monday: working on thumbnail sketches of contour line drawings

Tuesday: working on thumbnail sketches of contour line drawings

Wednesday: Begin contour line drawings

Thursday: Continue contour line drawings

Friday: Working on sketchbook page - "Who am I?"

Essential Question:  How can you produce original Ceramic work that shows your personal voice and style?

Monday:  working on second assignment
Tuesday: working on second assignment
Wednesday: working on second assignment - due in kilnroom today
Thursday:  Planning 3rd assignment

Friday: Planning 3rd assignment