This is a semester long class in which we will work in the following medias: clay, wire, plaster, styrofoam, balsa foam, plaster craft, found objects, model magic, acetate plastic sheets, and paper.
We will also explore the six types of sculptures: freestanding, relief, kinetic, mobile, modular, and assemblage.
With each project we will learn about famous sculptors.
Sculpture Google Classroom code is: Sculpture Fall/22
FALL 2024
CURRENT PROJECT:
PAST PROJECT:
WEEK: AUG.
Spring 2023
Current Project: Balsa Foam Relief sculpture
Past Project: claymation, Independent paper/cardboard project, Henry Moore inspired Foam sculpture, Calder Inspired Mobile Sculpture, Giacometti Inspires Sculpture, Oldenberg Inspired Clay Sculpture, mixed media Hope artwork
Week: May 15 - 19
Mon.: paper sculpture
Tues.: soap sculpture
Wed.: soap sculplture
Thurs.:
Fri.:
Week: May 22 -26
Mon.:
Tues.:
Wed.:
Thurs.: semester final
Fri.: no class
Have a Wonderful Summer!!!
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Week: May 8-12
Mon.: May rising star artist due at 3:00, balsa wood relief sculpture
Tues.: balsa wood relief sculpture
Wed.: paper sculpture
Thurs.: paper sculpture
Fri.: paper sculpture
Week: May 1-5
Mon.: no classes, teacher pd
Tues.: balsa wood relief sculpture
Wed.: balsa wood relief sculpture
Thurs.: balsa wood relief sculpture
Fri.: Putting up coffee house! Assign May Rising star - Due Monday at 3:00 pm
Week: April 24-28
Mon.: paint relief sculpture
Tues.: paint relief sculpture, introduce April rising star artist - Steven Irby - street photographer
Wed.: field trip
Thurs.: paint relied sculpture
Fri.: begin balsa wood relief sculpture, April rising star artist - Steven Irby - street photographer - due at 3:00.
Week: April 17-21
Mon.: relief sculpture
Tues.: conference art show
Wed.: relief sculpture
Thurs.: relief sculpture
Fri.: relief sculpture
Week: April 10-14
Mon.: no school
Tues.: claymation
Wed.: claymation
Thurs.: relief sculpture
Fri.: relief sculpture
Week: April 3-7
Mon.: Independent paper/cardboard project
Tues.: Independent paper/cardboard project, begin claymation video
Wed.: Independent paper/cardboard project, claymation video/project
Thurs.: no class - teacher absent
Fri.: Happy Easter!!!
Week: March 27-31
Mon.: (testing), Independent paper/cardboard project
Tues.: (testing), Independent paper/cardboard project
Wed.: (testing), Independent paper/cardboard project
Thurs.: Independent paper/cardboard project
Fri.:Independent paper/cardboard project
Week: March 20 - 24
Mon.: no classes - pd day
Tues.: March rising star artist of the month - food artist, look at work of Jean Dubbeffet and Nevelson, independent projet
Wed.: independent projet
Thurs.: independent projet
Fri.: independent projet
Week: March 13-17 - Spring Break
Week: March 6 - 9
Mon.: paint Moore project
Tues.: paint Moore project
Wed.: paint Moore project
Thurs.: begin relief sculpture project
Fri.: Have a great Spring Break!!
Week: Feb. 27 - March 3
Mon.: Feb. Rising star artist , kinetic sculpture worksheet
Tues.: Henry Moore project
Wed.: Henry Moore project
Thurs.: Henry Moore project
Fri. Henry Moore project
Week: Feb. 20-24
Mon.: Calder project
Tues.: Calder project
Wed.: Henry Moore project
Thurs.: Henry Moore project
Fri.: go over Henry Moore sculpture, begin sketchesHenry Moore project
Week: Feb. 13 - 17
Mon.: Calder project
Tues.: Calder project
Wed.: Calder project
Thurs.: Calder project
Fri.: Calder project
Week: Feb. 6 - 10
Mon.: No classes - teacher pd
Tues.: finish painting clay sculpture
Wed.: start Calder project
Thurs.: Calder project
Fri.: Calder project
Week: Jan. 30-Feb.3
Mon.: paint figure black(Mass schedule)
Tues.: paint figure bronze (Mass schedule)
Wed.: (1-5 classes) , color circle - paper sculpture
Thurs.: no class (6-8 classes)
Fri.: no class CSW activities
Week: Jan. 23-27
Mon.: Giacometti Sculpture
Tues.: Giacometti Sculpture
Wed.: Giacometti Sculpture
Thurs.: Giacometti Sculpture
Fri.: Giacometti Sculpture
Week: Jan. 16 - 20
Mon.: Jan. rising star activity, clay project
Tues.: clay project
Wed.: clay project
Thurs.: no school - snow day
Fri.: begin Giacometti Sculpture, look at work and notes
Week: Jan. 9-13
Mon.: clay notes, begin clay sculplture
Tues.: clay sculplture
Wed.: clay sculplture
Thurs.: clay sculplture
Fri.: clay sculplture
Week: Jan. 4-6
Wed.: Prayer, begin Neurographic Art work based on this school year's theme of Hope: view video examples, view video explantion of Neurographic Art, begin line portion of artwork
Thurs.: fill in corners of lines, view demonstrate of how to blend colors with watercolor colored pencils and how to blend with markers, begin coloring
Fri.: finish coloring, fill in HOPE for this semester, Sculpture website, class sylabus, sign into google classroom, basic notes about sculpture, look a Claus Oldenberg artwork, assign clay sculplture
Fall 2022
Current Project: Stop Motion Claymation
Past Project: Indepenedent project, Moore inspired foam block sculpture, Clader Inspired mobile, Giacometti Inspired sculpture, Oldenberg clay sculpture, balsa foam relief sculpture, hanging paper sculpture, Hope artwork
Week: Dec. 12 - 16
Mon.: assign Dec. rising star artist - Becorns - due on Fri. at 3:00, create sculpture
Tues.: create sculpture
Wed.: create background
Thurs.: create background
Fri.: Dec. rising star artist- due at 3:00, film snow day
Week: Dec. 19 -22
Mon.: film
Tues.: film
Wed.: film - due at start of class on Thurs.
Thurs.: view final films, sculpture competition- snow day
Thank you for a wonderful 1st Semester!!!!
Have a Blessed Christmas and a Happy New Years!!!!
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Week: Dec. 5-9
Mon.: independent project
Tues.: independent project
Wed.: independent project
Thurs.: independent project
Fri.: go over stop motion animation sculpture work - videos, add app. to phone, learn how to work app.
Week: Nov. 28 - Dec. 2
Mon.: independent project
Tues.: independent project
Wed.: independent project
Thurs.: independent project
Fri.: independent project
Week: Nov. 21 -22
Mon.: independent project
Tues.: independent project
Have a great Thanksgiving Break!!!!
Week: Nov. 14 -18
Mon.: look at the works of Jean Dubbeffet and Nevelson, start next project: student select medium from: foam, wire, foam board, paper rolls or newspaper, write plan
Tues.: independent project
Wed.: independent project
Thurs.: independent project
Fri.: independent project
Week: Nov. 7 - 11
Mon.: No classes - PD day
Tues.: paint block
Wed.: paint block
Thurs.: look at options for next project, paint block
Fri.: Nov. rising star artist - Freedom rock
Week: Oct. 31 - Nov. 4
Mon.: watch Henry Moore video
Tues.: hand in mobile work and mock ups, do 2 sketches for Moore inspired work
Wed.: carve block
Thurs.: carve block
Fri.: carve block
Week: Oct. 24-28
Mon.: assign Oct. rising star artist: Susan Sze - due Thurs. Oct. 27 at 3:00 pm, finish glazing clay projects
Tues.: put together mobile
Wed.: put together mobile
Thurs.: Oct. rising star artist: Susan Sze - due at 3:00 pm, finish mobile
Fri.: no school
Week: Oct. 17 - 21
Mon.: cut pieces
Tues.: put sculpture together
Wed.: put sculpture together
Thurs.:
Fri.:
Week: Oct. 10 - 14
Mon.: look at A. Calder work, do three sketches of possible designs for hanging work, create a model
Tues.: paint plastic, create pattern for work
Wed.: cut pieces
Thurs.: cut pieces
Fri.: cut pieces
Week: Oct. 3-7
Mon.: No classes, inservice day
Tues.: finish platercraft on Giacometti work
Wed.: paint Giacometti work black
Thurs.: paint Giacometti work bronze
Fri.: paint Giacometti work
Week: Sept. 26-20
Mon.: Giacometti work
Tues.: Giacometti work
Wed.: Giacometti work
Thurs.: Giacometti work
Fri.: No class, homecoming activites
Week: Sept. 19 - 23
Mon.: clay sculpture
Tues.: clay sculpture, introduce Sept. Rising Star Artist - due Fri. at 3:00
Wed.: clay sculpture
Thurs.: clay sculpture
Fri.: begin Giacometti Sculpture work, Rising Star Artist due
Week: Sept. 12 - 16
Mon.: finish painting foam relief sculpture
Tues.: view work of Claus Oldenberg, review clay tools and techniques, begin clay sculpture project
Wed.: clay project
Thurs.: clay project
Fri.: clay project
Week: Sept. 5-9
Mon.: Labor Day, no school
Tues.: paint balsa foam relief sculpture
Wed.: paint balsa foam relief sculpture
Thurs.: paint balsa foam relief sculpture
Fri.: balsa foam relief sculpture
Week: Aug. 29 - Sept. 2
Mon.: hanging paper sculpture
Tues.: introduce balsa foam relief sculpture
Wed.: balsa foam relief sculpture
Thurs.: balsa foam relief sculpture
Fri.: balsa foam relief sculpture
Week: Aug. 23-26
Tues.: Prayer, Sculpture website, class sylabus, sign into google classroom, begin Neurographic Art work based on this school year's theme of Hope: view video examples, view video explantion of Neurographic Art, begin line portion of artwork
Wed.: fill in corners of lines, view demonstrate of how to blend colors with watercolor colored pencils and how to blend with markers, begin coloring
Thurs.: finish coloring, fill in HOPE for the school year.
Fri.: basic notes, hanging paper sculpture