Lessons 07-08
Green Building
Wednesday 5.28.08
In Class: Studio time to work on Green Building project. We will work on model and site plan.
Monday 5.19.08
In Class: Studio time to work on floor plan.
Wednesday 5.20.08
In Class:Studio time to work on Green Building or Egyptian painting
Monday 5.12.08
In Class: We will make our final stops on our Nile cruise and discuss our Green Building project.
Tuesday 5.13.08
In Class: Studio time to work on Green Building or Egyptian painting
Labels, Tags, & Misconceptions
Screen Printing
EGYPT
Monday 5.5.08
In Class: We will continue our cruise up the Nile, stopping at the sites for a tour and interactive activity.
Wednesday 5.7.08
In Class: Studio day for Egyptian artwork.
Past Lessons
Monday 4.21.08
In Class: Work on individual artwork in the ancient Egyptian style.
Wednesday 4.23.08
In Class: Studio day for Egyptian artwork. Present interactive pieces to class.
Monday 4.14.08
In Class: Continue to work on Egypt project and finish any printing of t-shirts as well as assess them and work on presentations.
Wednesday 4.16.08
In Class: Introduction to the painting style of ancient Egypt. Practice presentations for Thursday.
Homework: See you at the McColl Center Thursday evening. Remember to write a 1/2 page reflection on the exhibition, Phantasmagoria, for extra credit. In your reflection, you should write about your overall impression of the exhibition, your favorite piece, and an idea of how you could create an interactive page in your sketchbook.
Egypt
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2002/egypt/index.shtm
Islam
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2004/islamic/index2.shtm
Monday 4.7.08
In Class: Egypt. You will work as a team of archaeologist to uncover the ancient sites along the Nile.
Wednesday 4.9.08
In Class: Studio day to research your ancient Egyptian site and to begin creating interactive pieces. You may also do an y printing or embellishment on your t-shirt.
Monday 3.31.08
In Class: Tape screens and prepare for printing studio with Janet Lasher tomorrow.
Wednesday 4.2.08
In Class: Continue printmaking studio for LT&M.
Monday 3.17.08 & Wednesday 3.19.08
In Class: Finalize all screens for LT&M. Studio time to work on Pieces of Peace sculpture.
7th Grade Trip to Urban Ministry Center - January 2008
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23122901@N03/sets/72157603783344608
Monday 3.10.08
In Class: Prepare art work of Africa for portfolio presentation. Studio time to finish pieces. Write final reflection/presentation.
Wednesday 3.12.08
In Class: Studio day for Piece for Peace project. Studio day to finalize screens for LT&M.
Wednesday 3.05.08
In Class: Look over designs for Labels, Tags, and Misconceptions.
Contemporary Africa
Monday 2.25.08
In Class: Continue to work on Labels, Tags, and Misconceptions. We will use our service learning reflections and photos as a source of inspiration for our t-shirt designs addressing poverty.
Wednesday 2.27.08
We will also look at work of contemporary artist Kofi Setordji to see how he addresses the issues of Genocide. You will use this as a starting point for your Apartheid mixed media project.
Websites:
Explore the Regions of Africa
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa/explore/index.html
Kofi Setordji
http://www.vmcaa.nl/genocide/engels/fotos/index.html
Wednesday 2.20.08
In Class: Continue to work on Labels, Tags, and Misconceptions. We will use our service learning reflections and photos as a source of inspiration for our t-shirt designs addressing poverty. To prepare for the visit from artist Janet Lasher on Thursday we will create outlines of t-shirts in our sketchbooks and also prepare full-sized outlines to use in our design process.
Art of Africa - The Environment
Monday 2.11.08 & Wednesday 1.13.08
In Class: Studio time on Monday to finish up animal drawing. On Wednesday we will begin our portrait work.
Homework: Bring a printed image of a tribal member for Wednesday.
Art of Africa - Symbolism
Monday 1.28.08
In Class: We will use studio time on Monday to finish up our masks, landscapes, and tattoo art.
Wednesday 1.30.08
In Class: We will present our masks and continue working on our animal drawings. Remember to bring in a photo of an animal from your African region.
Wednesday 1.22.08
In Class: We will continue working on our masks that reflect our place in society. We will add embellishments today. Please bring in at least 3 items that can be fastened to your mask and demonstrate your place in society . Also bring your laptops or printed photos of your animals to class.
We will present our landscapes and masks next week.
Homework: You must bring in at least 3 items to attach to your mask.
Monday 1.14.08 & Wednesday 1.16.08
In Class: We will continue working on our masks that reflect our place in society. We will add glaze and work on our embellishments. We will continue to work on our landscape drawings and will begin drawing the animal of our tribe’s region. Please bring an animal photo to class or have one ready on your computer.
Monday 1.7.08 & Wednesday 1.9.08
In Class: We will continue working on our masks that reflect our place in society. We will add glaze and work on our embellishments. Half of the class will work on various drawing techniques using National Geographic magazines as a source of inspiration. We will begin with landscapes.
Monday 12.17.07
In Class: Discuss what was learned on the Mint field trip. Look at examples of masks and discuss the significance of masks from African cultures. Design your mask to create out of clay on Wednesday.
Homework: Create a paper pattern for mask if you did not complete in class. Collect items to attach to your masks.
Wednesday 12.19.07
In Class: Studio day for mask construction and finishing tattoo designs.
Websites:
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/clemons/RMC/exhib/93.ray.aa/African.html
http://www.artnetweb.com/guggenheim/africa/africamap.html
Art of India
Monday 12.10.07
In Class: Prepare for field trip to Mint. Complete Tattoo Designs.
Wednesday 12.12.07
In Class: Trip to MInt - Contemporary, Cool and Collected and the African Exhibition.
Monday 12.03.07
In Class: Present Circle design, practice presentations for art show, display Zen Garden and other projects.
Wednesday 12.05.07
In Class: Look at the use of Tattoos in Indian culture. Create a small tattoo design with pen and watercolor.
Websites:
Mehndi
http://Ien.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehndi
History of Mehndi
http://www.mehendiworld.com/whatismehendi.htm
Rangoli
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangoli
Rangoli Images
http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/rangoli/
Monday 11.26.07
In Class: Present scrolls. Studio day to finish up pieces for portfolio viewing.
Wednesday 11.28.07
In Class: Glaze pottery pieces.
Asian Architecture and Gardens
Monday 11.12.07
In Class: Work on craftsmanship of Asian inspired tea houses and Zen Garden sculptures.
Wednesday 11.14.07
In Class: We will discuss the physical and chemical properties of clay. Introduction to Hmong story cloths.
Website: Hmong History
http://miculturelink.h-net.msu.edu/curricula/hmong.html
Monday 11.19.07
In Class: We will work on book illustrations.
Homework: Bring in sushi trays (same size as ones in class) to create Zen garden in.
Monday 11.05.07
In Class: Share Sumi-e inspired scrolls. Look at Asian architecture and design a small tea house for Zen garden.
Homework: Work on preliminary drawings for garden house. Draw it approx. to scale.
Wednesday 11.07.07
In Class: Bring preliminary drawings for tea houses to class today to show me and then design pattern. We will discuss the physical and chemical properties of clay. Build tea house and continue to work on pieces for garden.
Homework: Bring in sushi trays to create Zen garden in.
Monday 10.29.07
In Class: Finish mounting prints and work on circle design. Share Sumi-e paintings.
Wednesday 10.31.07
In Class: We will look at Asian architecture and gardens. Review the basics of working with clay and begin to design Zen garden.
Homework: Bring in sushi trays to create Zen garden in.
Sumi-e
Monday 10.22.07
In Class: We will take a short quiz to demonstrate our knowledge of printmaking and then use the remaining class time to plan Fall Social.
Wednesday 10.24.07
In Class: We will create our final Sumi-e paintings and Haiku. We will also mount our prints for display and continue to work on our circle design.
Monday 11.05.07
In Class: Share Sumi-e inspired scrolls. Look at Asian architecture and design a small tea house for Zen garden.
Wednesday 11.07.07
In Class: We will discuss the physical and chemical properties of clay. Build tea house and continue to work on pieces for garden.
Homework: Bring in sushi trays to create Zen garden in.
Sumi-e
Wednesday 10.17.07
In Class: We will learn a few more basic brushstrokes of Sumi-e. Then work on our nature Haiku and illustrations. Next week we will take a short quiz to demonstrate our knowledge of printmaking. Review your notes.
Printmaking
Monday 10.8.07 & Wednesday 10.10.07
In Class: Studio day to work on 2nd printblock and circle design project.
On Wednesday we will learn the basic brushstrokes on Sumi-e. We will apply this technique to our Haiku illustrations.
Monday 10.1.07 & Wednesday 10.3.07
In Class: We will discuss our meeting with artist Ryan O’Malley and also create a thank-you card for him. Students who have not pulled their final prints will do that today. Then we will apply the printing techniques and design ideas we learned about from Ryan to create a second print.
Monday 9.24.07 & Wednesday 9.26.07
In Class: Studio day to finish print blocks, pull proofs and final prints. We will also do hand altering of prints. You can then create a printblock of your choice.
Monday 9.17.07 & Wednesday 9.19.07
In Class: We will look at art from the Edo Period (1603-1868) in Japan. The most popular art form during this period was the woodblock print, often referred to as ukiyo-e. What do the ukiyo-e prints tell us about Edo Period Japan?
Remember to bring your preliminary drawing for your printblock to class. We will look at the relief printing process.
Homework: Finalize pattern for printblock. Bring to class on Wednesday so you may begin carving.
Website: http://library.thinkquest.org/27458/index.html
http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2001/whatisaprint/
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=611
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