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#Drawing Week #Monday in the #Studio

#2 Learn to draw. Drawing is more than a tool for rendering and capturing likenesses. It is a language, with its own syntax, grammar, and urgency. Learning to draw is about learning to see. In this way, it is a metaphor for all art activity. Whatever its form, drawing transforms perception and thought into image and teaches us how to think with our eyes. Kit White 101 Things I Learned in Art School

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http://www.americansforthearts.org/events/national-arts-and-humanities-month 

Join us in the Cafeteria this week for a little bit of COLLABORATIVE work on a BIG ART PROJECT!

AS WE BEGIN THE WEEK: Look back to page 12 in our folder and rewrite your statement about the Artists Habits of Mind. That is it. I want you to be thinking about the techniques that we, as artists, need to be aware of and focus on as we move forward in our studio practices.

Studio Art 360: Drawing

What was the biggest challenge you found as you began to draw with PENCIL and VALUE last week?

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Giorgio Morandi – Still Life: http://ahuskofmeaning.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/1956-2.jpg

What are 2 difficulties that you had in beginning your drawing today? Remember – DRAWING IS A CHALLENGE – let it be!

Painting: Personal Reflection and Meaning – and PAINT!

ASSIGNMENT – Due at the END of the watercolor painting assignment October 21, 2016: Artists research on ONE of the following artists for imagery, technique, approach: Winslow Homer, Charles Demuth, Thomas Eakins, Edward Hopper, Dong Kingman, Reginald Marsh, Charles Sheeler, J.M.W. Turner, Thomas Moran, Georgia O’Keefe, James Whistler, or Andrew Wyeth.

Looking at the work you have in front you, what are the aspects that you feel TRULY speak about you – socially, culturally, or historically.

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My Watercolor Style Sheet – Have you seen the demo videos? Look to the Right and in the VIDEOS of this website!

What was the most challenging part of the first bit of the painting? Watercolor Techniques:

 

Drawing: Pencils and Paper and NESTS!

Look at your series – What are your thoughts about your techniques / compositions

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Love the BIRD’S NESTS! http://unschoolrules.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/found-bird-nest.jpg

What are you happiest with in regard to your drawings? What are the lessons learned as you create a series of works versus one at a time? 

 

AP Studio Art: NATURE!

What have you been doing to try and create a work of art inspired by the outside? Where do you see this drawing / artwork going? How are you using the materials from outside to make GREAT ART?

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Let’s visit the website for a few minutes… http://skyspace.rice.edu/ AND http://skyspace.rice.edu/site_media/media/cache/2f/98/2f98a170074f3e2a60d93038c289dbed.png

What have you accomplished in this day of work? What do you need to get accomplished for FRIDAY when your CURRENT BREADTH work is due online? James Turrell: Sky Space: 

 

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#FRIDAY! Woo Hoo! #ArtMaking in the #Studio = #FUN!

“Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.” Brian Tracy, Eat that Frog

END of the WEEK: Here you are, the end of week two. What are two things that you look at as having been successful in the development of your art? Consider the ideas of technique, composition, experimentation.

Studio Art 360: MAKE SCULPTURES – Collaboration

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Bruce Beasley, “Intersections II”. 1991, Bronze. Height: 3.55 m https://korbartwuhs.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/image027.jpg
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READ THE ARTICLE! Click on the image above… Artnews Fall 2016 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: THE COMPLEX TASK OF PRESERVING DONALD JUDD’S LEGACY BY Zoë Lescaze,http://www.artnews.com/2016/09/12/specific-objectives-the-complex-task-of-preserving-donald-judds-legacy/

Q: What was your biggest success over these past two weeks working on the sculptural forms? What are 2 criteria you would set up for yourself as a GRADING criteria?

Painting: Encaustics – Let’s keep going! – BUT FIRST – Conversation!

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How do we push the WAX? http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/missoulian.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/a/a9/aa9f1d6b-2980-515f-bfd5-42f468c7d293/55259db218946.image.jpg

Q: What was it that you took away from today’s critique? How did you contribute to the success of the conversation?

This is a GREAT movie to watch in its entirety. I’ll leave the link up for your viewing pleasure.

Drawing: CRIT – Let’s Talk about the PROCESS and JOT DOWN some notes

Look at the examples below! 

Stage 1: Detail: Walnut Hill Senior Min develops her voice “Studio Thinking 2” Color Plates
DETAIL: Walnut Hill Senior Min develops her voice “Studio Thinking 2” Color Plates
Walnut Hill Senior Min develops her voice “Studio Thinking 2” Color Plates
Q: What was it that you took away from today’s critique? How did you contribute to the success of the conversation?

AP Studio Art: Jim Dine and PLANTS!

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Jim Dine’s Plant! http://p1.la-img.com/335/1786/768265_2_l.jpg
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Plants – 2002 – Frank Korb

Alan Cristea Gallery

Jim Dine Video – Start at 14 minutes

Q: What have you added to this composition that is NEW to you? Something that you have NOT done in the past. Anything that is new…

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A #NewSchoolYear! #Art is #AWESOME

WELCOME BACK!

Please take some time and SUBSCRIBE or FOLLOW this website (look to the right of this screen). You will get up to date information about this class and all that we are doing during the day – WAY AHEAD OF CLASS TIME! Woo Hoo! If you are NOT in my class… THANK YOU for visiting!

What is Art?

“Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings.” Anges Martin, Art In America (p.124, 1996)

Agnes Martin at the Tate in London: http://www.tate.org.uk/art/images/work/T/T01/T01866_10.jpg

I Could do that

Folder: Everyone – Page 6. Let’s talk about SUCCESS in ART.

Painting and Advanced Painting: Let’s Start With Watercolors

Turner (Bio) – Norham Castle at Sunrise (http://www.tate.org.uk/art/images/work/D/D40/D40191_10.jpg)

Goals:

  • 1.2Ac: Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.
  • What techniques do  you remember from your earlier classes about WATERCOLOR PAINTS?

Reflection / Evaluation: 

  • What difficulties do you see with your painting AT THIS MOMENT?

Studio Art 360: Observation Anyone?

Robert Indiana (Bio): Numbers: (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2277/1750965577_f7ee03962d.jpg)

Goals:

  • 2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.
  • How do you draw something in 3 dimensions? What are different techniques you know? Sit with your neighbor and BEGIN with a box, a cylinder, a pyramid, and the first letter of your first or last name. NO OBSERVATION – Talk about and visually demonstrate the ideas in your GOALS PAGE!

Reflection / Evaluation: 

  • What are 3 things you hope to learn in this room? END OF CLASS – Stand up – Think about what you are hoping to learn – in ONE WORD (and you cannot repeat another person’s comment) Your name and then your word. That’s it. Speak it out loud.

AP Studio Art: Bag of Ideas?

Wayne Thiebauld : Cakes. http://thumbs.media.smithsonianmag.com//filer/thiebaud-cakes-631.jpg__800x600_q85_crop.jpg

Goals:

  • 1.2Ad: Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices, following or breaking established conventions, to plan the making of multiple works of art and design based on a theme, idea, or concept.
  • What is your understanding of AP Art? How do you plan on using your skills to make the best you can? Talk to your classmates about this – write this in your GOALS folder.

Reflection / Evaluation: 

  • Art From OBSERVATION – What are / were you able to create from the materials in your bag of ideas? This is what you will use to create a small body of works this week… Drawing / Painting / Photography / Sculpture / Whatever? What is the interesting – worthwhile object(s) and how do you relate to it? 5 different artworks – all from the same focus / visual starting point.

Drawing: Observation and Pencils?

Group of Boxes: What can you do to make an interesting COMPOSITION? http://jetantonio.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/box.jpg

Goals:

  • 1.1Ac: Individually or collaboratively formulate new creative problems based on student’s existing artwork.
  • What is it that you think about when you think about what IS art? (SHARE WITH FRIEND) What is it you think about when you think about making art?

Reflection / Evaluation: 

  • What are 3 challenges or successes you had with your first few thumbnail drawings about the boxes? THINK COMPOSITION.
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First Week of School #DONE. CONGRATULATIONS!

“Unless you have a definite, precise, clearly set goals, you are not going to realize the maximum potential that lies within you.” — Zig Ziglar 

Welcome back to school! This is going to be a GREAT year and I am VERY excited to be back. I hope that all of you are too. There are a few things that we do in the art classroom that will happen everyday – Goal Setting (based on the National Visual Arts Standards), Work, and Reflection. This will all become second nature as the semester rolls along and I ask you to trust that what we do in class at the beginning and end of the class will help you in the middle portion of class as well as with the final artwork that we create. PLEASE subcribe to this website AND add your name to the TEXTING feature of REMIND – School Texting Services.

TEXTING with REMIND from Mr. Korb!

2014 – 15 Sign up for the REMOND TEXTING service for each of your classes…

  • Studio Art 360 (formerly Art Foundations): Text @14start360 to (262) 757-7491
  • Painting: Text @14painting to (262) 757-7491
  • AP Studio Art: Text @14APStudio to (262) 757-7491

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Studio Art 360: Syllabus, Sketchbooks, and Artmaking

BIO of Robert Indiana: http://robertindiana.com/biography/

A LOT of HOPE! What are you thinking about as you look at YOUR letters? https://rosenbaumcontemporary.com/imgs/exhibitions/Robert-Indiana-Exhibit-2.jpg

GOALS:

  • 2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.
  • What are you doing in your composition to FULLY ACTIVATE the background? Shapes, Texture, Color, Lines, Circles? Allow yourself to EXPERIMENT!

What is the strongest part of your artwork that you created this week? Use the ART TERMS you know.  

ASSIGNMENT for MONDAY: Look through your FONTS on your home computer or school computer and PRINT OUT 4 VERY different types of letters using the first letter of your FIRST or LAST name. TAPE THESE into your sketchbook. 72 Point Font at LEAST and label them – EXAMPLE BELOW! You will choose ONE of these to draw and then SCULPT! When you have chosen the font and letter you are happiest with, print it out as large as you can on a single sheet of paper – we will use this as a tracing for the final product.

Text Examples KORB StArt360 Sculpture Ideas

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AP Studio Art: Introductions, Expectations, and Art Making – ON YOUR OWN!

CUPCAKES and YUMMY SUGAR! What ELSE draws you into this work? http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c630a53ef014e8679da33970d-pi

Goals:

  • 1.2Ad: Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices, following or breaking established conventions, to plan the making of multiple works of art and design based on a theme, idea, or concept.
  • What makes your artwork based on a single object interesting or worthwhile? Why THIS object or idea?

What challenges do you have when you are working on more than one composition at a time? What is easy about the use of a common theme?

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Painting: Introductions, Expectations, and Watercolors

James Turner Bio: http://www.biography.com/people/jmw-turner-40806

Where is that Castle? Look carefully at how LITTLE paint Turner includes in the background – the FOCAL point! http://www.tate.org.uk/art/images/work/D/D02/D02344_10.jpg

GOALS:

  • 1.2Ad: Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices, following or breaking established conventions, to plan the making of multiple works of art and design based on a theme, idea, or concept. 
  • What color schemes, techniques are you using to UNIFY the work as you develop it?

Describe the biggest successes and failures you have had with this first painting. What skills did you use that you remember from the earlier classes in art? Use BIG ART TERMS as you critique this work?

 

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#Art and #Goals, #Success and #Failure… how are you doing?

“Unless you have a definite, precise, clearly set goals, you are not going to realize the maximum potential that lies within you.” — Zig Ziglar 

Welcome back to school! This is going to be a GREAT year and I am VERY excited to be back. I hope that all of you are too. There are a few things that we do in the art classroom that will happen everyday – Goal Setting (based on the National Visual Arts Standards), Work, and Reflection. This will all become second nature as the semester rolls along and I ask you to trust that what we do in class at the beginning and end of the class will help you in the middle portion of class as well as with the final artwork that we create. PLEASE subcribe to this website AND add your name to the TEXTING feature of REMIND – School Texting Services.

TEXTING with REMIND from Mr. Korb!

2014 – 15 Sign up for the REMOND TEXTING service for each of your classes…

  • Studio Art 360 (formerly Art Foundations): Text @14start360 to (262) 757-7491
  • Painting: Text @14painting to (262) 757-7491
  • AP Studio Art: Text @14APStudio to (262) 757-7491

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Studio Art 360: Introductions, Syllabus, Sketchbooks, and Artmaking

How are you using the idea of TEXT in your Artwork? http://uploads2.wikiart.org/images/robert-indiana/art-1977.jpg

BIO of Robert Indiana: http://robertindiana.com/biography/
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GOALS:

  • 2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.
  • Q: What materials did you use yesterday that you have used in the past? What materials can you TRY to use today that you have NOT USED in the past. 

What is ONE question that you still have about the course, department, or me?

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AP Studio Art: Introductions, Expectations, and Art Making – ON YOUR OWN!

YUM! What’s that… I forgot your doughnuts? http://ashleerubinstein.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/p1020041.jpg

Goals:

  • Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices, following or breaking established conventions, to plan the making of multiple works of art and design based on a theme, idea, or concept.
  • Q:   Previous repetition of single object in drawings? What are topics / images that you frequently go to in your collection of imagery?

What new materials are you exploring? What techniques are you attempting that are new to you?

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Painting: Introductions, Expectations, and Watercolors

What’s happening with YOUR painting that is similar or different than Turner’s? “Norham Castle on the River Tweed” http://www.tate.org.uk/art/images/work/D/D18/D18148_9.jpg – TATE MODERN

James Turner Bio: http://www.biography.com/people/jmw-turner-40806

GOALS:

  • Choose from a range of materials – Watercolors – and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.
  • Q: Are there aspects of painting that you are hoping to develop? What do you really hope to learn / experience in the making of the watercolors?

What two things did you struggle with today in your painting (or paintings)? AT THIS MOMENT?

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#Goals and #Introductions to #ART!

“Unless you have a definite, precise, clearly set goals, you are not going to realize the maximum potential that lies within you.” — Zig Ziglar 

How can you look at and use SMART GOALS? Thanks to http://transformfxfitness.com/2013/04/goal-setting/ for the image!

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Welcome back to school! This is going to be a GREAT year and I am VERY excited to be back. I hope that all of you are too. There are a few things that we do in the art classroom that will happen everyday – Goal Setting (based on the National Visual Arts Standards), Work, and Reflection. This will all become second nature as the semester rolls along and I ask you to trust that what we do in class at the beginning and end of the class will help you in the middle portion of class as well as with the final artwork that we create. PLEASE subcribe to this website AND add your name to the TEXTING feature of REMIND – School Texting Services.

TEXTING from Mr. Korb!

2014 – 15 Sign up for the REMOND TEXTING service for each of your classes…

  • Studio Art 360 (formerly Art Foundations): Text @14start360 to (262) 757-7491
  • Painting: Text @14painting to (262) 757-7491
  • AP Studio Art: Text @14APStudio to (262) 757-7491

Let’s take a quick walk around the website and see where valuable information, syllabi, assignments, and other information is. Feel free to explore this on your own too.
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AP Studio Art: Introductions, Expectations, and Art Making – ON YOUR OWN!

Yum – I do love me some cakes! What is it YOU love (and can draw / paint / etc…) (© Wayne Thiebaud / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY)

Goals:

  • Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices, following or breaking established conventions, to plan the making of multiple works of art and design based on a theme, idea, or concept.
  • Q:  What is your understanding of AP Art? How do you plan on using your skills to make the best you can? Talk to your classmates about this – write this in your GOALS folder.

Art From OBSERVATION – What interested you about the images you went out to draw? What is the interesting – worthwhile object(s) and how do you relate to it? Wayne Thiebauld: Cakes:

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Painting: Introductions, Expectations, and Watercolors

Turner “Norham Castle at Sunrise,” TATE MODERN – UK: http://www.tate.org.uk/art/images/work/N/N01/N01981_9.jpg

James Turner Bio: http://www.biography.com/people/jmw-turner-40806

GOALS:

  • Choose from a range of materials – Watercolors – and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.
  • Q: What made it challenging to put that first mark on your paper? Unless you had no problems – then what was it that gives you confidence in painting?

What three things did you succeed with today in  your painting?

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Studio Art 360: Introductions, Expectations, and Artmaking

How does Robert Indiana use the EVERYDAY to create art that might make one stop and consider the ideas? http://whitecubediaries.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/3923768734_6b16394256_z.jpg

BIO of Robert Indiana: http://robertindiana.com/biography/

GOALS:

  • 2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.
  • Q: What was the biggest challenge or success you came across as you developed your ideas yesterday? 

What are 2 skills you have already that are going to make your experiences in Studio Art 360 easier or more successful?

 

 

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Welcome to the 2014 – 15 School Year!

“Unless you have a definite, precise, clearly set goals, you are not going to realize the maximum potential that lies within you.” — Zig Ziglar 

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Welcome back to school! This is going to be a GREAT year and I am VERY excited to be back. I hope that all of you are too. There are a few things that we do in the art classroom that will happen everyday – Goal Setting (based on the National Visual Arts Standards), Work, and Reflection. This will all become second nature as the semester rolls along and I ask you to trust that what we do in class at the beginning and end of the class will help you in the middle portion of class as well as with the final artwork that we create. Enough said! Let’s get to it!

TEXTING from Mr. Korb!

2014 – 15 Sign up for the REMOND TEXTING service for each of your classes…

  • Studio Art 360 (formerly Art Foundations): Text @14start360 to (262) 757-7491
  • Painting: Text @14painting to (262) 757-7491
  • AP Studio Art: Text @14APStudio to (262) 757-7491

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AP Studio Art: Introductions, Expectations, and Art Making – ON YOUR OWN!

Yum – I do love me some cakes! What is it YOU love (and can draw / paint / etc…) (© Wayne Thiebaud / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY)

Goals:

  • Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices, following or breaking established conventions, to plan the making of multiple works of art and design based on a theme, idea, or concept.
  • Q:  What is your understanding of AP Art? How do you plan on using your skills to make the best you can? Talk to your classmates about this – write this in your GOALS folder.

Art From OBSERVATION – What interested you about the images you went out to draw? What is the interesting – worthwhile object(s) and how do you relate to it? Wayne Thiebauld: Cakes:

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Painting: Introductions, Expectations, and Watercolors

J.M.W. Turner – Excellent Watercolorist and someone to refrence later! “Norham Castle at Sunrise”: http://www.tate.org.uk/art/images/work/D/D40/D40191_10.jpg

James Turner Bio: http://www.biography.com/people/jmw-turner-40806

GOALS:

  • Choose from a range of materials and methods of traditional and contemporary artistic practices to plan works of art and design.
  • Q: What techniques do  you remember from your earlier classes about WATERCOLOR PAINTS?

What difficulties do you see with your painting (composition, techniques, approach, attitude) AT THIS MOMENT?

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Studio Art 360: Introductions, Expectations, and Artmaking

Robert Indiana uses a lot of TEXT in his art… how about using something you are familiar with in yours? Image http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2277/1750965577_f7ee03962d.jpg

BIO of Robert Indiana: http://robertindiana.com/biography/

GOALS:

  • 2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.
  • Q: How do you draw something in 3 dimensions? What are different techniques you know? Sit with your neighbor and BEGIN with a box, a cylinder, a pyramid, and the first letter of your first or last name.  

What are 3 things you hope to take away from this semester in this room, this class?

 

 

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Youth Frontiers with the Sophomores at Waterford Union High School Stand up (and dance) for RESPECT (take 2)

Youth Frontiers is a nonprofit, non-partisan organization that partners with schools to build positive communities where students thrive socially, emotionally and academically. Our vision is to change the way kids treat each other in every hallway, lunch line and classroom of every school in America. Bring Youth Frontiers to your school.

Our long and exhausting day with Dan and KK – it was AWESOME and an Adventure. I, and the rest of the group, were pooped at the end of the day! Thanks Guys! I only wish I’d have gotten some feedback from the kids about the experience they took away from the day. Personally, I know that I have a direction I am focused on over the next year (lifetime I hope) and walked away with a better understanding of others.

Dan the Guitar Player and Retreat Presenter

Dan is a singer/songwriter from Detroit who moved to Minneapolis when he was 18 to pursue a career in music. Seven years later, he has released three albums and has traveled all over the United States playing different venues and festivals.

In 2009, Dan came across a volunteer position at Youth Frontiers, and since then has come on board as a Retreat Staff Musician. He shares his music on retreat, and considers it a blessing to be able to work with an organization that allows him to pursue his passion and make a difference at the same time.

KK (Kesiah) a bundle of Retreat Energy and Marathon Madness

KK (Kesiah)

Kesiah, Retreat Director, has been with Youth Frontiers since 2007, though it feels as through it has been a part of her life since Junior High when she was a student on a YF Courage Retreat. She returned to work with YF as a high school leader, thus starting her career at YF.

She grew up in Forest Lake, Minn., with nine siblings, and when she wasn’t changing a younger sibling’s diaper or feeding them a bottle, she found her fun playing sports and participating in performance arts. After changing thousands of diapers, she felt that it was appropriate to devote her life to working with youth… and not just to be sure that their diapers were dry and the babies happy. Kesiah considers working with kids a privilege and she is delighted to walk into work everyday knowing that she gets to make a difference in the world.

Kesiah attended the University of St. Thomas where she studied Social Work and Political Science. In her spare time she loves playing and watching sports, running and doing anything outdoors. She also loves to cook for just about anyone.

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April 20, 2013 – Saturday – Hello Art Evaluation SwapMeet!

Visual Art GOALS and OBJECTIVES

National Visual Arts Standards – Standard 1
Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes

Frank Korb

There are 6 OVERARCHING GOALS that all of my art students work toward and focus on during the year in all of my art classes. The goals are referred to on a daily basis and are been modified, but not “dumbed down,” from the National Standards for the Visual Arts so that they make more sense to the students who are working with them through their art making and other art experiences.

The use of GOALS in my classroom (in any classroom for that matter) is an essential part of the process of running a high energy and well planned / focused classroom. The introduction of the GOALS, and the interaction of the student with that goal, literally fires up and activates the neurons in the brain and gets the young artist (student, teacher, whomever) focused on the work that will be undertaken. This OPENS THE FOLDER to learning.

This is the first of  six weeks that we will be looking at and unpacking the goals so that they are more easily understood. It is important to note that, when the goals are given to the students, they are restructured (a smidgen) so that they are meaningful and pertinent to the day’s activity. Notice, they are not agenda items but rather bigger thinking topics.

The National Standards for the Visual Arts have been developed into a series of GOALS that are clear, measurable, observable, and understandable to the students, parents, and community. The use of goals is to keep the mind open to the idea of learning and focused on the act of learning, By combining both declarative (mind) and procedural (application) knowledge the intentionality is focused on the combination of art theory and art making as well as the investigating the close relationship between the two.

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Standard #1: Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes
As an art student you will demonstrate the ability to:

  • 1.1 apply media, techniques, and processes with
    • 1.1.1 skill
    • 1.1.2 confidence
    • 1.1.3 and awareness so that your ideas are executed well
  • 1.2 create art that demonstrates an understanding of how your ideas relate to the
    • 1.2.1 materials
    • 1.2.2 techniques
    • 1.2.3 and processes you use
  • 1.3 communicate ideas clearly
  • 1.4 create, define, and solve visual challenges using
    • 1.4.1 analysis (breaking up the artwork / subject matter to basic elements)
    • 1.4.2 synthesis (put all the parts of a work together to form a whole)
    • 1.4.3 evaluation [critique] (formative and summative reflections about your artwork)

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One last note about the day to day activities in the class and GOALS specifically is that when we wrap up the class – the last couple of minutes, we take time to reflect, to GENERALIZE the relationship to the goals and the day’s work. This is the CLOSING THE FOLDER that allows the neurons to settle down and pack away the learning, the experiences, until the following day.

You can find these (and more) in my Visual Arts Handbook HERE.

Thanks –

Frank

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April 19, 2013 – Friday – Welcome to Community Day!

“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

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Art Foundations: Final day to wrap up the cityscape drawings. Use your time wisely!

Where are you? Where is the horizon line? How does this relate to you? How do you, as the viewer, relate to the city?

GOALS:

  1. 2.1 Form criticism about 2 point perspective drawings that work to accomplish personal meanings.
  2. 5.3 Describe meanings of artworks by analyzing 5.3.1 techniques of linear perspective.

Cityscape Instructions HERE.

COLOR WHEEL:

Here is the color wheel I promised…
In your journal section of the Goals Sheets… What is the one area that you are the most proud as you look at and explore your city? What do you need to review for yourself when it comes time for the final drawing at exam time? Color is coming up next… we will get to know this color wheel well.
~~~Drawing: How did your eyes and mouth go yesterday? Today we will be drawing Daryl’s favorite facial feature… the ear!

Yum!

GOALS:

  1. 3.3 describe the creation of ears, the ideas behind drawing them, and explain why the skill of observation is of value
  2. 1.4 create, define, and solve visual challenges of the ears (from various angles) using 1.4.1 analysis (breaking up the artwork / subject matter to basic elements)

What was the most difficult part of your drawing today? What have you SEEN as being different that you though it would have been? What is different in drawing the ear than you found in drawing the MOUTH and EYES? What was it that made it so different?

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AP Studio Art: Today we are in the computer lab working on uploading and getting our accounts all set and ready to ROCK and ROLL!

How proud of your work are you? How much fun are you having with the body of work you have produced? What did you GAIN from all the reflection yesterday?

GOALS:

  1. Communication and Collaboration – Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and to the learning of others.

What else have you got to do with the body of work you have produced? How many works have you in each of the 3 categories? What do you need to continue working on? MONDAY… prepare yourself for a work that will test your CHARACTER!

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Study Hall: What is it to have a strong sense of Honor?

GOALS:

  1. Know about the core concepts of HONOR.
  2. Identify an individual in your life and explain why you feel they are HONORABLE.

On your goals sheet, write out your definition of HONOR. What components do you feel best define someone of high character?

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