2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
What do you need to RESOLVE in the next few days? What skills are you pleased with in how you are completing this work?
Reflection: What have you learned about the process of working? What is ONE thing that you have taken from the year of working? What strengths have you gained?
1.2P: Shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art or design.
Look at YESTERDAY’s PAINTING and write out THREE THINGS you either STRUGGLED with or SUCCEEDED with.
Reflection: What do YOU do to communicate the important things in YOUR Life? List a few. Remember that ART be used to discuss IMPORTANT things in culture?
4.2Ad: Critique, justify, and present choices in the process of analyzing, selecting, curating, and presenting artwork for a specific exhibit or event.
Look back on the past two weeks of OPENING QUESTIONS and REFLECTIONS to come up with three things you can use to talk about your finished collaborative work with the Waterford Senior Living residents.
Reflection: Well… what are you ready to hang in the art gallery for your AP Senior Art Exhibition?
4.2Ad: Critique, justify, and present choices in the process of analyzing, selecting, curating, and presenting artwork for a specific exhibit or event.
What are three things you would like to talk about as you BRIEFLY talk to your neighbors about the work you are creating.
Reflection: What are the skills you are using to move your work forward? What skills are part of your artistic toolbox that are YOURS NOW and weren’t earlier in the year
2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
What have you accomplished this week – three days in? What strengths do you see in the hands and mind you have that will add to the work you are creating? What is a weakness?
Reflection: Can you resolve that over the weekend? What are you taking home? PLEASE use the ONLINE CRITIQUE FORM that is on the side of our website to prepare your final written critique for EXAM DAY. I am NOT looking for it until EXAM DAY. If it is not there, the written portion is a zero… Know that you need to include a photograph into the Google Document that comes to you from filling out the online form.
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.
Look at yesterday’s work. Stand back as a pair or trio and have a strong conversation about the work you have put in front of you. What is next? Two things…
Reflection: What have YOU accomplished today? What do you need to do to RESOLVE the work for tomorrow’s critique?
4.2Ad: Critique, justify, and present choices in the process of analyzing, selecting, curating, and presenting artwork for a specific exhibit or event.
What did you take away from the conversation yesterday and how did you put it to use? What are you going to be using today to make the work stronger?
Reflection: What is the ONE best part of today… Be aware of all that you are doing as a SERIES of WORKS!
2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
What TWO things do you want to accomplish today? Is there time to complete ONE MORE DRAWING? The Person Made Object shadow?
Reflection: What are TWO THINGS that you see as being successful in the BEGINNING of the work you and your collaborator are doing in your respective works.
7.1Ac: Recognize and describe personal aesthetic and empathetic responses to the natural world and constructed environments.
What are two things you think the PROCESS is going to do to help you in the creation of this artwork? How is this going to be a skill that can help you in the future with OTHER ideas and assignments (in or out of art)?
Reflection: What is it that you especially enjoy about the image you are creating in your painting? How do the ideas and colors RELATE to you?
7.1Ad: Analyze how responses to art develop over time based on knowledge of and experience with art and life.
LOOK AT YOUR IDEAS and see what you are doing in the project. What are your inspirations in the world and in the project?
Reflection: You had a lot to think about today… What did you take a away? Look at the ORIGINAL IDEAS and look at your NEW SERIES of works… what’s happening?
11.1Ac: Utilize inquiry methods of observation, research, and experimentation to explore unfamiliar subjects through art-making.
What skills from all of your works of art from this year REALLY stand out in your mind?
Reflection: What was ONE accomplishment you made this year in the process of making art that you will be able to reflection in 10 weeks and remember? How have you felt about the PROCESS and MEANING in the making of art?
7.1Ac: Recognize and describe personal aesthetic and empathetic responses to the natural world and constructed environments.
What is the PRODUCT Advertisement that you brought in today and how does that company use color to represent it? What is the OPPOSITE of that color Scheme?
Reflection: What color scheme are you using for your composition and, more importantly – WHY?
“Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do that very thing.” — John Andrew Holmes
2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
What TWO things do you want to accomplish today? These works are small enough to take home and work on. The color schemes and materials are easy enough to work on in and out of class. How are you going to make this one of the most interesting works you have completed?
Reflection: How have you advanced? What is ONE SPECIFIC ASPECT of your drawing that demonstrates your accomplishment?
3.1P: Apply relevant criteria from traditional and contemporary cultural contexts to examine, reflect on, and plan revisions for works of art and design in progress.
Looking at your color wheel and all you’ve got done… what are your biggest challenges with color blending and painting with acrylics? 3 ideas NOW!
Reflection: Tomorrow we begin on the portrait, what do you need to do to finish the transfer? The painting process will take 2 weeks – GET READY for tomorrow!
4.2Ad: Critique, justify, and present choices in the process of analyzing, selecting, curating, and presenting artwork for a specific exhibit or event.
Best part of yesterday? Plans for today? how’s it coming?
Reflection: How are you moving forward in the process of developing a series of works based on someone else’s work? How are you keeping the images the SAME and how are you changing the ideas?
4.2Ad: Critique, justify, and present choices in the process of analyzing, selecting, curating, and presenting artwork for a specific exhibit or event.
Best part of yesterday? Plans for today? how’s it coming?
“Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do that very thing.” — John Andrew Holmes
YOUR ASSIGNMENT – Team Up and have a CONVERSATION about each other – Likes / Dislikes, Favorite Colors, Favorite Hobbies (so you can have an object to bring in) types of PROFILES or Silhouettes that you may want to be working in / on / with… There is a lot that you might want to discuss BEFORE we begin the drawing process. Chose a partner – NOBODY is ALONE!
Reflection: What are three characteristics of your classmate that you think will be helpful to you in discovering a color scheme / ideas for compositions? Do you have an OBJECT that you can bring in tomorrow to be the third part of the triptych? BRING IT IN!
7.1Ac: Recognize and describe personal aesthetic and empathetic responses to the natural world and constructed environments.
How many squares do you need to get done today to make REALLY GOOD PROGRESS so you are either DONE transferring the image or you have VERY LITTLE to do over the next two days at home or in study hall?
Reflection: How many squares did you get transferred up to the canvas today? What are 2 things that make this an exciting for you or scary for you artwork?
7.1Ad: Analyze how responses to art develop over time based on knowledge of and experience with art and life.
How has this last “concentration: challenging you? Working from OTHER’s work may be a new idea for you that is forcing you to think differently than you might have in the past. It is not JUST about your work – it is ALSO about their work.
Reflection: You had a lot to think about today… What did you take a away from the 1) conversation and then 2) WORK TIME?
7.1Ad: Analyze how responses to art develop over time based on knowledge of and experience with art and life.
How has this idea of a SERIES challenged you? Working from your own ideas may be a new idea for you as it comes to an art class in school… What is challenging? What are your FIRST IDEAS that came as we looked over the AP Concentration works yesterday?
Thursday evening I had a wonderful opportunity to meet and speak with Todd Mrozinski about his artwork. In addition to the work in his “Shadow Series,” which consisted of 20+ (must be hundreds of paintings), Todd shared the Pop-Up Gallery installation in a former boutique at the Pfister. His work as well as the works of Timothy Westbrook’s are on display and the opening reception is this evening (Friday, June 12). Thank you to Todd and his wife Renee Bebeau as well as Pamela Anderson (from Milwaukee’s Plaid Tuba Gallery) and her husband Steven Kaishian for the wonderful conversation.
Also below is a great review of student created art inspired by the works of Midwest Artists from Frank Juarez’s (Sheboygan Artist / Educator) book Midwest Artist Studios (MAS). The link to the original site it here, but you can read my excerpt below. Please explore at all the student’s working and works HERE.
A Midwest Artist StudiosReflection, by Frank Juarez (and Frank Korb) – Here
Reflection on Todd Mrozinski and Silhouette Drawings
Written by Frank Korb, art teacher
2015 Drawing Class – Waterford Union High School
I introduced my students to Todd Mrozinski through theMidwestern Artist Studios Project workbook designed by Frank Juarez. In order to help my students better understand who Todd Mrozinski is, I used Frank Juarez’s writing and interview with Todd from the M.A.S. Workbook as well as looking at Todd’s website and video prepared as his application for the Pfister Artist in Residence. From there, we discussed the ideas and history behind diptychs and triptychs. The ideas behind the works were planned around the idea of working with a partner, learning about them as individuals and then working together to create works about one another through the same ideas of Todd – working with the Silhouette of one another and also working with the ideas of shadows cast from plants or trees. Originally, we were going to be creating a triptych and including the shadow of a person made object, one chosen by the partner in the pair, but because of time limitations we only had one artist get that far with the drawing.
In the very beginning, we introduced one another through learning the ideas behind the elevator pitch. Using an elevator pitch approach to introduce themselves gave them a good understanding about who they are, what they believe in, how they make art, what their ideas about life and art. From there we all went outside and looked at shadows and the partners worked together to choose which types of plant shadows to trace. The artist traced the shadow their partner liked or felt symbolized them. They then traced the sitters silhouette. From there we all worked in studio and created these wonderful images through the use of oil pastels. Over these quick 2 weeks or so, a large assortment of strong and conversation starting compositions were created. Works were focused on the positive and negative space the silhouettes created while also being built up upon the idea of color scheme. Working together gave the artwork a collaborative element that previous works did not have. Students were a bit apprehensive about the use of oil pastels, but this was a good choice as time was of a concern. Oils have a quality that really show the mark of the artist and this showed through in many of the works. A few thoughts about the next time that this lesson is taught are to allow more time to work, a mid-critique, as well as a field trip to Todd’s studio in Milwaukee.
Each class period began with a virtual trip to Todd’s gallery and discussion about a few works. Personal written reflection happened at the end of each day with students thinking about and responding to the successes and failures that they were experiencing in the work. When we had about a week left, I provided an online written critique (google forms) for them to use as their final exam. All said and done – kids came into the final exam period with their finished artwork, Skype TV turned on, and Todd, my students, and myself I met up online to talk about the ideas and works that were created.
Over the course of two days and two separate classes, 20 kids each, a 1 1/2 hour time period we had GREAT critiques, conversation, and reinforcement of many words I spoke of earlier. Todd added a lot of new ideas about intention and symbolism, compositional ideas that were new ideas for the students. The young artists were very interested in Todd’s comments, critique, and support about the work. Discussion of the works was very strong and the students took to the conversation with elements and principles in mind with interpretation becoming even more a highlight. I sincerely hope that the ideas spoken about are carried forward into the individual student work.
During the first week of summer vacation, I put out a brief survey to the kids that asked four questions. 1) What are THREE (3) highlights that you found, experienced, or achieved in the working on your shadow / color scheme drawings? 2) What are TWO (2) suggestions you suggest for the next time this artwork / experience gets taught? 3) What is the ONE (1) thing that you feel you will remember / use in the future that you learned from this work of art? 4) Do you have ANYTHING ELSE that you would like to add? Please let me hear more of your thoughts. Survey resultsHERE. While I am not expecting a lot of responses, summer vacation having started, I do hope to get a few comments in about the project. My students works as well as images of the kids in the process of working and critiquing can be seen through this link: https://goo.gl/UgFmbo.
TheMidwest Artist Studios™ Project is supported by a grant from the Kohler Foundation, Inc and the Wisconsin Art Education Association.
If we write our dreams and goals down, we dramatically increase our odds of realization. If we share them with others, they become potent and alive.” ― Kristin Armstrong
“If you refelct on your goals, evaluate and revise your plans, your chances for improvement will increase.” Frank Korb
SUMMER CLASSES! Time is NOT run out to sign up for the AM Printing Class or the PM Painting Class. See Mr. Korb, Mr. Roberts, or Ms. Dukowitz for more information. Sign up in Student Services ASAP! We need 6 kids per class to run. We have 3 and 4 respectively.
AP Studio Art: Collaboration!
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 are your thoughts about the collaborative work. What strengths are you bringing to this group work? What weaknesses do you still see in the larger work?
How have you been able to do A LOT of work in one day that you may not have been able to in the past? How have you been able to improve your drawing and idea skills more in the past year than you have in the past?
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 do you need to do with your portrait AND your online form to COMPLETE and EVALUATE your final portrait? Do you think you are going to need to take it home tonight? Have you made photographs?
What have you learned about the ideas of having a lot of freedom as it comes to working on your own art? What challenges did you face with all that freedom?
2.1P: Engage in making a work of art or design without having a preconceived plan.
What do you need to do to PRINT this hour? If you are DONE printing – how are you going to use the remainder of the time to prepare a note card for the exam? Think of a question that you might have for me for the end of the class to help you with your questions…
What is ONE QUESTION I can help you with regarding the exam?
“Every problem has in it the seeds of its own solution. If you don’t have any problems, you don’t get any seeds.” —Norman Vincent Peal
SUMMER CLASSES! Time is NOT run out to sign up for the AM Printing Class or the PM Painting Class. See Mr. Korb, Mr. Roberts, or Ms. Dukowitz for more information. Sign up in Student Services ASAP! We need 6 kids per class to run. We have 3 and 4 respectively.
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.
Time is of the essence. The GOAL for you all is to have this work finished by the end of the semester. Allow yourself the EXAM TIMES that you are NOT in exams to come in and work. Know that MONDAY you will have to clean out your drawers and the like…
How are things going for you and the efforts of the group?
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.
Last day this week. That went FAST! Make sure you are considering what you need to take home on Monday from this year. I do not want ANYTHING LEFT IN THE CLASSROOM. What do you hope to accomplish today?
What are you taking home? PLEASE use the ONLINE CRITIQUE FORM that is linked at the bottom of this page to prepare your final written critique for EXAM DAY. I am NOT looking for it until EXAM DAY. If it is not there, the written portion is a zero… Know that you need to include a photograph into the Google Document that comes to you from filling out the online form.
2.1Ac: Through experimentation, practice, and persistence, demonstrate acquisition of skills and knowledge in a chosen art form.
What have you accomplished this week? What strengths do you see in the work you have created? What is a weakness? Can you resolve that over the weekend?
What are you taking home? PLEASE use the ONLINE CRITIQUE FORM that is linked at the bottom of this page to prepare your final written critique for EXAM DAY. I am NOT looking for it until EXAM DAY. If it is not there, the written portion is a zero… Know that you need to include a photograph into the Google Document that comes to you from filling out the online form.
Art With Korb 
