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BRING IN ART FOR THE FESTIVAL OF ARTS NOW The quarter is ending on April 4 - work is due by Wednesday April 2

3/27/2014

Due to issues with kiln - we can make an extenstion on the two projects, however you should be able to demonstrate that all your projects have been made - even if they haven't been fired by next wednes day.

you need
Pinch Project               end of third
week

Coil project                                  end of fourth
week

Soft-slab project                                 end of fifth
week

Firm-slab project                             end of sixth
week

Choice project                           end of seventh
week

Wheel cylinder                                end of eight
week

included in your packet should be a personal formative short answer response to what you've leanred so far in ceramics, what your efforts have been and what you hope to achieve next quarter.

2 Soup bowls *for empty bowls project *

Tall project

          All blogs must have complete grading blogs and GALLERY and interest page  and vocab page by fourth week - or at least by this Friday.

two Plates     - due by mid quarter

Set of three project

Wheel altered project

choice one

If something is not fully fired, put it up in the sate it is in.

Start bringing in art for the FESTIVAL of the ART - due no later than the first week of APRIL

3/18/2014

Glaze is out
Bisque is out tomorrow

All students must bring in at least one peice of ceramics for show.
all advanced need at least three
You can bring in art work you made at home -student can bring in up to three works in all catagories.

how to throw a bowl!!!

3/17/2014

Bisque is out.
Newbes - your best cylinder should be aproaching being ready to fire.
The first assignments of the next quarter are two quality bowls! Remeber projects need to be sta

What you need to know now

3/14/2014

Thanks you for cleaning.
Still having issues with sink and counter by wheels. Be very careful NOT to get any water on sink - it finds its way to the floor!

DO make art But DO wrap it up - it's FRIDAY and we don't want it to dry out.
fourth period sludge Allie Willie and Mark

BEG
Soft slab cup should be in by today.
You should be working on wheel cylinder. You might need to make a number of them before you get the one you want to turn in for credit ...
Needs to have a well defined outside wall that is pulled up and not just shaped by your hand.
Needs to have a well defined foot ring.
Needs to be a cyliner. (not a bowl or any other shape.)

ADV
You must have weekly blogs
You must have an interst page.
need on grading blog by now
bowls, tall, set of three. otherwise risk zeros!
You should be thinking in terms of your choices as to where your intersts lie - this will become your theme. Remember your interst page should guide you - it should have things you could actually make.

Time to get serious about cleaning !!!

3/13/2014

Spring cleaning tasks need to be done right now- first 18 minutes of class.

meet with you team - How can you do your job better?
- report to TA/tutor
pd4 jackie/shelby
pd 5 Ivy/ riley
pd 6 Jessee

4 DRY CLEAN - ORGANIZE AND SWEEP
move wheels
sweep
organize tools
clear surfaces
pick up

5 CLEAN AND ORGANIZE FURNITURE & ROOM

washing
chairs & wheels
doors
lockers
cupboards

6 CLEAN AND ORGANIZE THINGS
final clean
wheels
batts
rings
tools

four weeks to the quarter ends April 4

3/10/2014

Next bisque in on WEDNESDAY - don't crowd the shelf ... keep it safe in your locker.
You can sign up for a wheel up to one day in advanced.
After period four sludges we will change jobs.

Zeros go in for coil project Monday March 10. See me if you haven't turned it in.

remember you also have to do a choice.

SAVE your grading sheets! YOU WILL TURN THEM BACK TO ME AT THE END OF THE QUARTER.

Advanced students - your fifth blog entry needs to be up by FRIDAY.

You should have an interst page by now - we will be grading them very soon.

Remember you have TWO plates due now. Not just one.

Zeros are going in for bowl and tall projects now.

footing demo

3/7/2014

start with a footing demo - check the videos!

March 6 - I am out - stay on task

3/5/2014

Apologies for being out today.

Everyone should know what they are working on and I will be back tomorrow.

Make sure you clean up as you will be graded on this on Friday. make sure all wheels are turned off at the end of each period.

Make sure the mixer is closed at the end of the day.

A bisque will run over the week-end.

Advanced - make sure your have four blogs up for weekly work.

Wheel demo tomorrow....

3/4/2014

TIME SO SLUDGE pd 5 grey clay on far table! Sixth and fourth on following days.

Newbes - finish your hand projects

Make sure you are blogging.

BRING IN ART FOR THE FESTIVAL OF ARTS NOW The quarter is ending on April 4 - work is due by Wednesday April 2

Due to issues with kiln - we can make an extenstion on the two projects, however you should be able to demonstrate that all your projects have been made - even if they haven't been fired by next wednes day.

Start bringing in art for the FESTIVAL of the ART - due no later than the first week of APRIL

Glaze is out
Bisque is out tomorrow

All students must bring in at least one peice of ceramics for show.
all advanced need at least three
You can bring in art work you made at home -student can bring in up to three works in all catagories.

how to throw a bowl!!!

Bisque is out.
Newbes - your best cylinder should be aproaching being ready to fire.
The first assignments of the next quarter are two quality bowls! Remeber projects need to be sta

What you need to know now

Thanks you for cleaning.
Still having issues with sink and counter by wheels. Be very careful NOT to get any water on sink - it finds its way to the floor!

DO make art But DO wrap it up - it's FRIDAY and we don't want it to dry out.
fourth period sludge Allie Willie and Mark

Time to get serious about cleaning !!!

Spring cleaning tasks need to be done right now- first 18 minutes of class.

meet with you team - How can you do your job better?
- report to TA/tutor
pd4 jackie/shelby
pd 5 Ivy/ riley
pd 6 Jessee

four weeks to the quarter ends April 4

Next bisque in on WEDNESDAY - don't crowd the shelf ... keep it safe in your locker.
You can sign up for a wheel up to one day in advanced.
After period four sludges we will change jobs.

footing demo

start with a footing demo - check the videos!

March 6 - I am out - stay on task

Wheel demo tomorrow....

TIME SO SLUDGE pd 5 grey clay on far table! Sixth and fourth on following days.

Ms. Heideman

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Due to issues with kiln - we can make an extenstion on the two projects, however you should be able to demonstrate that all your projects have been made - even if they haven't been fired by next wednes day.

Glaze is outBisque is out tomorrowAll students must bring in at least one peice of ceramics for show.all advanced need at least threeYou can bring in art work you made at home -student can bring in up to three works in all catagories.

Bisque is out.Newbes - your best cylinder should be aproaching being ready to fire.The first assignments of the next quarter are two quality bowls! Remeber projects need to be sta

Thanks you for cleaning.Still having issues with sink and counter by wheels. Be very careful NOT to get any water on sink - it finds its way to the floor!DO make art But DO wrap it up - it's FRIDAY and we don't want it to dry out. fourth period sludge Allie Willie and Mark

Spring cleaning tasks need to be done right now- first 18 minutes of class.meet with you team - How can you do your job better?- report to TA/tutorpd4 jackie/shelbypd 5 Ivy/ rileypd 6 Jessee

Next bisque in on WEDNESDAY - don't crowd the shelf ... keep it safe in your locker.You can sign up for a wheel up to one day in advanced.After period four sludges we will change jobs.

start with a footing demo - check the videos!

TIME SO SLUDGE pd 5 grey clay on far table! Sixth and fourth on following days.

Ms. Heideman

Archives

Categories

Glaze is out
Bisque is out tomorrow

All students must bring in at least one peice of ceramics for show.
all advanced need at least three
You can bring in art work you made at home -student can bring in up to three works in all catagories.

Bisque is out.
Newbes - your best cylinder should be aproaching being ready to fire.
The first assignments of the next quarter are two quality bowls! Remeber projects need to be sta

Thanks you for cleaning.
Still having issues with sink and counter by wheels. Be very careful NOT to get any water on sink - it finds its way to the floor!

DO make art But DO wrap it up - it's FRIDAY and we don't want it to dry out.
fourth period sludge Allie Willie and Mark

Spring cleaning tasks need to be done right now- first 18 minutes of class.

meet with you team - How can you do your job better?
- report to TA/tutor
pd4 jackie/shelby
pd 5 Ivy/ riley
pd 6 Jessee

Next bisque in on WEDNESDAY - don't crowd the shelf ... keep it safe in your locker.
You can sign up for a wheel up to one day in advanced.
After period four sludges we will change jobs.