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using the scale from Monday - please make a chart on the back of your work log and check what you've gotten done against your assignments

newbes
pinch
coil
soft slab cup
firm slab lantern
wheel cylinder
choice

intermediate
bowl 1
bowl 2
vase
cup
vocab page
planter
lidded
choice

advanced
bowls
tall
two plates
vocab page
interest page
choice

What is footing? How do we sign up for the wheel?

2/26/2015

We make foot rings for three reasons -
reduce the weight,
give a good ending point for the glaze
give the impression of lightness - it should 'float' above the surface.

Use the wheel sign up note book. You can sign up for one day in advance only. It goes by day - pd. 1,3,5,6.

sludging pd. 1 & 6 today!

wheel demo today - cylinder for newbes, plate for continuing students. bisque and glaze are out - .

2/25/2015

First wheel project !! YAY !!

write down the main steps -
sitting, centering, opening/making a base, pulling the wall, finishing

throwing a plate for inter/advanced

get ready for the FESTIVAL of the ARTS Deadline March 12 show March 26

2/23/2015

Follow this link to find out more - http://mshsfoa.weebly.com/_

Students new to art this semester need to put in at least one artwork.

Continuing students - should have up to three.

new students - your pinch pot should be graded NOW - your coil project should be graded by FRIDAY.

Continuing students - you should have four finished projects on your grading blog, four working blogs and a vocab page by FRIDAY

using a scale to describe progress

2/23/2015

1 started 2 working wet clay 3 drying 4 bisque 5 glazing 6 graded

on the BACK of today's work log - list where you are in terms of your assignments -

New students -

your pinch pot

your coil project

your soft slab

your firm slab

Continuing students -

what is on your grading blog

What 's on your work blog?

do you have a vocab page?

What projects are in process ?

reviewing what should be in a paragraph

2/12/2015

remember - skills + motif + art elements + design elements = composition = meaning

paragraph

1 Name the object by title of the assignment – i.e. pinch creature, soft slab plate, wheel bowl

Describe the size and form of the object, then the surface or features on the surface and lastly the color or colors and where they are on the surface.

2 name at least one new skill that was used in order to fabricate the project (do not narrative everything you did to make it – just the new skill you learned for this assignment.)

3 name main art element (pls. just one – it is just one paragraph) and DESIGN ELEMENT

art elements are : Line, Value, Shape, Form, Space, Color, and Texture

Design elements are - Balance, contrast, movement, Emphasis, Pattern, Rhythm, Proportion/Scale and Unity/Harmony

4 for your CM show how the skills and Design element express an idea, feeling or mood.

*WARNING* DO NOT USE SIMILIES – i.e. – it’s blue so it reminds me of the ocean. :P

It will be

CD’s – what – describe the project

CD’s – how – skills and art & Design elements

Cm – How do the art and design elements combine with the motif to create a feeling, mood or idea

four ways to make clay projects ...

2/11/2015

remember -
we can pinch
coil
slab - soft and firm
wheel

what is the difference between soft and firm slab

new students - general firm slab demo here....

what needs to be finished before break...

2/9/2015

New students -

your pinch pot should be shiny and finished and graded.

your coil project should be going in the bisque

your soft slab should be drying

your firm slab should be started

we will start the wheel when we return from break

continuing -

You should have two shiny projects - finished and on your grading blog

one on the bisque

two more in process

you need to have three finished working blogs

You need to have your vocab page done by Friday.

Bisque is out - how do we glaze? (week three!) feb.9 - feb. 13

2/9/2015

What is glaze made of?

What kind of colors do we have?

What do we need to do before we glaze?

glaze demo here

mainly silica - makes glass, metal compounds like copper, iron or cobalt make color.

Mostly in mid-range firing - which we do - con 4-6 - which is good for dishes - we have earth tones, blues and greens, we can add small areas of bright colors like reds with specialty glazes

Make sure your project is bisqued and dust free! Remember no glaze on the base or it will melt to the kiln shelf!!!!

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February 27th, 2015

using the scale from Monday - please make a chart on the back of your work log and check what you've gotten done against your assignments

newbes
pinch
coil
soft slab cup
firm slab lantern
wheel cylinder
choice

intermediate
bowl 1
bowl 2
vase
cup
vocab page
planter
lidded
choice

advanced
bowls
tall
two plates
vocab page
interest page
choice

What is footing? How do we sign up for the wheel?

wheel demo today - cylinder for newbes, plate for continuing students. bisque and glaze are out - .

First wheel project !! YAY !!

write down the main steps -
sitting, centering, opening/making a base, pulling the wall, finishing

throwing a plate for inter/advanced

get ready for the FESTIVAL of the ARTS Deadline March 12 show March 26

using a scale to describe progress

1 started 2 working wet clay 3 drying 4 bisque 5 glazing 6 graded

what have you got done?

on the BACK of today's work log - list where you are in terms of your assignments -

New students -

your pinch pot

your coil project

your soft slab

your firm slab

Continuing students -

what is on your grading blog

What 's on your work blog?

do you have a vocab page?

What projects are in process ?

reviewing what should be in a paragraph

four ways to make clay projects ...

remember -
we can pinch
coil
slab - soft and firm
wheel

what is the difference between soft and firm slab

new students - general firm slab demo here....

what needs to be finished before break...

New students -

your pinch pot should be shiny and finished and graded.

your coil project should be going in the bisque

your soft slab should be drying

your firm slab should be started

we will start the wheel when we return from break

continuing -

You should have two shiny projects - finished and on your grading blog

one on the bisque

two more in process

you need to have three finished working blogs

You need to have your vocab page done by Friday.

Bisque is out - how do we glaze? (week three!) feb.9 - feb. 13

What is glaze made of?

What kind of colors do we have?

What do we need to do before we glaze?

glaze demo here

Ms. Heideman

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using the scale from Monday - please make a chart on the back of your work log and check what you've gotten done against your assignments

newbespinchcoilsoft slab cupfirm slab lanternwheel cylinderchoice

intermediatebowl 1bowl 2vasecupvocab pageplanterliddedchoice

advancedbowlstall two platesvocab pageinterest pagechoice

We make foot rings for three reasons -reduce the weight, give a good ending point for the glazegive the impression of lightness - it should 'float' above the surface.Use the wheel sign up note book. You can sign up for one day in advance only. It goes by day - pd. 1,3,5,6.sludging pd. 1 & 6 today!

First wheel project !! YAY !!write down the main steps - sitting, centering, opening/making a base, pulling the wall, finishing

throwing a plate for inter/advanced

1 started 2 working wet clay 3 drying 4 bisque 5 glazing 6 graded

on the BACK of today's work log - list where you are in terms of your assignments -

New students -your pinch pot your coil project your soft slab your firm slab

Continuing students -what is on your grading blogWhat 's on your work blog?do you have a vocab page?What projects are in process ?

remember -we can pinchcoilslab - soft and firmwheelwhat is the difference between soft and firm slabnew students - general firm slab demo here....

New students -your pinch pot should be shiny and finished and graded.your coil project should be going in the bisqueyour soft slab should be dryingyour firm slab should be startedwe will start the wheel when we return from break

continuing -You should have two shiny projects - finished and on your grading blogone on the bisquetwo more in processyou need to have three finished working blogsYou need to have your vocab page done by Friday.

What is glaze made of?What kind of colors do we have?What do we need to do before we glaze?glaze demo here

Ms. Heideman

Archives

Categories

newbes
pinch
coil
soft slab cup
firm slab lantern
wheel cylinder
choice

intermediate
bowl 1
bowl 2
vase
cup
vocab page
planter
lidded
choice

advanced
bowls
tall
two plates
vocab page
interest page
choice

First wheel project !! YAY !!

write down the main steps -
sitting, centering, opening/making a base, pulling the wall, finishing

New students -

your pinch pot

your coil project

your soft slab

your firm slab

Continuing students -

what is on your grading blog

What 's on your work blog?

do you have a vocab page?

What projects are in process ?

remember -
we can pinch
coil
slab - soft and firm
wheel

what is the difference between soft and firm slab

new students - general firm slab demo here....

New students -

your pinch pot should be shiny and finished and graded.

your coil project should be going in the bisque

your soft slab should be drying

your firm slab should be started

we will start the wheel when we return from break

continuing -

You should have two shiny projects - finished and on your grading blog

one on the bisque

two more in process

you need to have three finished working blogs

You need to have your vocab page done by Friday.

What is glaze made of?

What kind of colors do we have?

What do we need to do before we glaze?

glaze demo here