"After the Book Ends"

The 2013 silent Auction has been set.  December 12 in the SIP Building of the Mickey Long Library.  Times will be from 6-7:30.  Bidding 6-7.

Students are creating very unique bookends to dazzle your shelves and support your book collection.

The title was voted on by the Advanced and Special Projects classes.  The winner "After the Book Ends"  by Grant Furgerson.  Nicely done Grant.

Sun Rays Made Easy...

Directions form board on Wednesday 10/16...  and Pineapple Boy drawn by the amazing Kasten Adams...

just in case you missed it... Gern Blanston

We had a 1 day skills project.  Students get 1 hour 42 minutes to create a simple face following specific directions.  Worth 100 pts, Gern Blanston can really strengthen your grade.  If you missed the class, then please set an appointment to come in 2 office hours so you can create Gern.  The directions are below.

a very basic clay wedging film...

Important points:

1.  press clay into table by locking elbows and using strong pressure
2.  fold towards you then push clay into table away from you (at slight angle towards dominant hand)
3. adjust hands on clay repeat process
4. get into a smooth movement (the bigger the piece the longer the process)

A better filming angle will be taped 9/18...

Wedging Video

Sketchbook covers getting done!

What an incredible pile of work I get to grade!  My 1st years just turned in their major piece: a simply bound sketchbook with cover work done by the individual artists...  They rocked it!

Bookend Objectives...

Objectives:

• 1.  98% off all details must be built.  2% may be added on for visual impact.  Painting on details is not accepted.  100 pts
• Book ends must act as functional book ends.  They must be balanced and support a stack at least 5 books... 50 pts.      
• 3.  You must choose 1 of the 3 themes and create a unique idea for the book ends.  You may look to pop culture to inspire your theme choice.  100 pts.
• In your journal, you must draw a full color idea drawing showing both halves of your book end.  (50 pts. but applied to journal grade)
• Demonstrate advanced level clay building skills which include but not limited too:
• Scoring
• Wedging
• Formation of 3 dimensional details using the correct tools for the job...
• Clay management
• 100 pts.
• You must use a combination of solid painting and dry brush painting technique 50 pts.

My kids aren't stopping....

Here are 2 more examples of original thought... My advanced kids are amazing...