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 26
SPRING 2026
CURRENT PROJECT: paper tube relief sculpture
PAST PROJECT: Moore Inspired foam sculpture, soap animal sculptures, Free form plaster sculpture, A. Calder Mobile, Claes Oldenberg Clay Sculpture, Giocommettie Plastercraft figure sculpture, Balsa foam relief sculpture, Fimo fridge magnets, Paper sculpture, Cerealism
Week: May 11-15
Mon.: Moore Inspired foam sculpture
Tues.: Moore Inspired foam sculpture - due at 3:00
Wed.: module sculpture - paper tube relief sculpture
Thurs.: module sculpture - paper tube relief sculpture
Fri.: module sculpture - paper tube relief sculpture
Week: May 18-22
Mon.: module sculpture -paper tube relief sculpture
Tues.: module sculpture - paper tube relief sculpture
Wed.: module sculpture -paper tube relief sculpture
Thurs.: final - paper tube relief sculpture
Fri.: no class
Have a Great Summer!!!!
Week: May 3-8
Mon.: soap animal sculptures
Tues.: soap animal sculptures
Wed.: view Henry Moore introduce foam project
Thurs.: foam sculpture project
Fri.: No school today - teacher workday
Week: April 27- May 1
Mon.: free form plaster sculpture project (Mr. Huss)
Tues.: free form plaster sculpture project (Mr. Huss)
Wed.: begin soap animal sculptures, finish free form plaster sculpture project (Mr. Huss)
Thurs.: soap animal sculptures
Fri.: soap animal sculptures
Week: April 20-24
Mon.: free form plaster sculpture project (Mr. Huss)
Tues.: free form plaster sculpture project (Mr. Huss)
Wed.: free form plaster sculpture project (Mr. Huss)
Thurs.: free form plaster sculpture project (Mr. Huss)
Fri:. free form plaster sculpture project (Mr. Huss)
Week: April 13-17
Mon.: free form plaster sculpture project (Mr. Huss)
Tues.: free form plaster sculpture project (Mr. Huss)
Wed.: NCC Art Show
Thurs.: free form plaster sculpture project (Mr. Huss)
Fri.: free form plaster sculpture project (Mr. Huss)
Week: April 6-10
Mon.: free form plaster sculpture project (Mr. Huss)
Tues.: free form plaster sculpture project (Mr. Huss)
Wed.: free form plaster sculpture project (Mr. Huss)
Thurs.: free form plaster sculpture project (Mr. Huss)
Fri. : online homework
Week: March 30 to April 3
Mon.: free form plaster sculpture project (Mr. Huss)
Tues.: free form plaster sculpture project (Mr. Huss)
Wed.: free form plaster sculpture project (Mr. Huss)
Thurs.: no classes - retreat
Fri. : No Classes - Have a Blessed Easter Break!
Week: March 23-27
Mon.: A. Calder Mobile - string together
Tues.: A. Calder Mobile together
Thurs.: begin plaster free form plaster sculpture project (Mr. Huss)
Fri. : free form plaster sculpture project. (Mr. Huss)
Week: March 16 - 20
Mon.: No classes - snow day
Tues.: introduce student teacher - Mr. Huss, A. Calder Mobile- review assignment, make mockup of designs and pick one, paint plastic
Wed.: A. Calder Mobile - paint plastic - cut shapes, cut straws
Thur.: A. Calder Mobile - string together
Fri. : A. Calder Mobile - string together
Week: March 2-6
Mon.: Claes Oldenberg Clay Sculpture
Tues.: Claes Oldenberg Clay Sculpture
Wed.: Claes Oldenberg Clay Sculpture
Thur.: Calder Mobile sculpture - went over Calder's work - assigned - do three designs during break
Fri.: Enjoy your Spring Break!
Week: Feb. 23-27
Mon.: Claes Oldenberg Clay Sculpture
Tues.: Claes Oldenberg Clay Sculpture
Wed.: Claes Oldenberg Clay Sculpture
Thur.: Claes Oldenberg Clay Sculpture
Fri. Claes Oldenberg Clay Sculpture
Week: Feb. 16-20
Mon.: Giocommettie Plastercraft figure sculpture - paint black
Tues.: begin Claes Oldenberg Clay Sculpture, go over clay terms and tools, view examples and slides
Wed.: Claes Oldenberg Clay Sculpture
Thur.: Claes Oldenberg Clay Sculpture
Fri.: no school - snow day
Week: Feb. 9-13
Mon.: Giocommettie Plastercraft figure sculpture - put on base and begin to plastercraft work
Tues.: Giocommettie Plastercraft figure sculpture - plastercraft work
Wed.: Giocommettie Plastercraft figure sculpture - plastercraft work
Thur.: Giocommettie Plastercraft figure sculpture - paint black
Fri.: no classes - teacher pd
Week: Feb. 2-6
Mon.: balsa foam painting
Tues.: balsa foam painting
Wed.: finish painting balsa foam painting
Thur.: begin Giocommettie Plastercraft sculpture, notes/video, select an action movement
Fri.: build the body, apply tin foil
Week: Jan. 26-30 - Catholic Schools Week
Mon.: 1-12 rosary, carve or paint fridge magnets
Tues.: short classes, carve or paint fridge magnets
Wed.: short classes, carve or paint fridge magnets
Thur.: Mass with the Bishop, carve or paint fridge magnets
Fri.: NO CLASSES - CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
Week: Jan. 19-23
Mon.: relief sculpture
Tues.: relief sculpture
Wed.: relief sculpture
Thur.: relief sculpture
Fri.: relief sculpture
Week: Jan. 12 - 16
Mon.: basic notes for sculpture, fimo fridge magnets
Tues.: fimo fridge magnets
Wed.: fimo fridge magnets
Thur.: begin relief sculpture
Fri.: relief sculpture
WEEK: 5-9
Mon.: sign in google classroom, go over website, Begin Cerealism: video about Michel Albert , introduce collage, start own project
Tues.: finish cerealism, begin paper scupture project: design and color circle
Wed.: paper sculpture
Thurs.: paper sculpture
Fri.: paper sculpture
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