Week 8! The end of the first quarter is almost here… and we still have a ton of work to do.

“Go and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here. Make. Good. Art.” ~ Neil Gaiman

AND “As IMPORTANT as MAKING mistakes is, it is equally important to LEARN from those mistakes” – Frank Korb

Impulse control I can use multiple strategies to manage my emotions across settings.

6th Grade: Perspective and Watercolors. Assess the drawing – one on one and BEGIN FINAL WATERCOLOR

Lesson Plans

Van Gogh’s Street Cafe One Point Perspective Interior

AS YOU PAINT…

  • Work LARGE to SMALL
  • Work SLOWLY
  • Wait for parts of the painting to DRY before you keep going
  • Think about TEXTURE
    • I’ve brought SALT in to add some texture
    • Try paper towel to add texture
    • What else can you do?
  • TAKE YOUR TIME!

7th Grade: PHOTOSHOP and PORTRAITS and LAYERS! – We are leaving this up for the week! GREAT EXAMPLE!

Lesson Plans

What messages INSPIRE you? HERE is ONE (of a million places) to start looking…

  • Don’t Let Anyone Dull Your Sparkle
  • I Always Choose Love
  • I Am Enough
  • Wherever You Are, Be All There
  • I Have Everything I Need
  • Choose Your Attitude
  • Be There
  • PLAY!
  • Make Their Day!

You will be researching messages you would like to hear to yourself and messages you would offer up to a friend. This is the beginning!

NEW PHOTOSHOP ASSIGNMENT – HERE

  • Know about working with a partner and portraits
  • Know about PHOTOSHOP and LAYERS
  • Know about process and art making
  • Know about use of:
    • technology,
    • CREATIVE COMMONS imagery

8th Grade Sculpture: WHEEL THROWING and Totem Inspired Sculpture in the round…

Lesson Plans

  • Florian Gatsby’s List of videos – 12 VideosAbove
  • Earth Nation Ceramics List of Beginner’s Videos HERE – 30 TOTAL but you don’t need them all. – Below
  • Worksheet on Totems – HERE
  • Techniques
    • Slab
    • Coil
    • Pinch
    • Sculpt
    • Wheel
  • Clay Use
    • Covering it during work time to keep it moist
    • Recycling it at the end of the class if it is too dry – MENARDS BUCKET in back or front of studio for recycling
    • Storage in BOXES and BAGS for safekeeping between classes.
    • Foam Mats to work on – wipe them down and stack them up on BACK WORK TABLE (under the paint brush color wheel).
  • CLEANING UP
    • Wipe off all tools to remove extra clay
    • All extra clay goes in bucket or bags
    • No clay should go down the drain
    • 6 buckets and 6 sponges for washing tables are available – each table is responsible for their own work space.

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