Ms. Moody's
Ms. Moody's
ART LAB & WORKSHOP
ART LAB & WORKSHOP
All information below is from previous work experience in two different high schools with Mesquite Independent School District located outside of Dallas, TX.
This is a foundation course designed to acquaint students with basic design elements, drawing and painting skills, compositional design, various techniques and media, art history, and aesthetics (appreciation of surroundings). Art 1 students use direct observation, imagination and personal experiences as inspiration for artworks. For planning original works, students record visual ideas about their environment and experiences and express these ideas using a variety of media both two and three dimensional media. Learners use concise vocabulary to compare and contrast the use of art elements and design principles in personal works and the works of others.
Students will develop and refine drawing skills in contour, gesture, mass cross hatching, stipple, and directional and implied line. Compositional study will include experiences in abstract, nonobjective, and realistic renderings. Students will work in various mediums, such as pencil (both graphite and color), pen and ink, charcoal, and pastels, and will develop an understanding of art history.
This course will provide an introduction to both hand building construction and wheel throwing techniques. Through observation of teacher demonstration and guided practice, Ceramics 2 students develop a basic understanding of surface decoration, kiln, and firing methods. The class will focus on the production of studio work and will include significant discussions of historical and contemporary sculptural or three dimensional art issues.
This course will provide an introduction to multiple forms of sculpture including modeling, carving, molding, casting, construction and assemblage. Through observation of teacher demonstration and guided practice, students will gain the skills needed to construct original, realistic or non- objective sculptures using additive or subtractive methods in paper, cardboard, wire, found objects, plaster, clay, wood, stone and non-traditional mediums. Sculpture 2 students will explore surface treatments (glazes, patinas, paints and stains), and appropriate methods of joining materials (gluing, nailing, binding, riveting, etc.). Students will develop vocabulary specific to the discipline of sculpture, including appropriate terminology for equipment, materials and processes.
This Advanced Placement program in art is designed to provide highly motivated students with the opportunity to refine 3 dimensional art skills as the student prepares for art-related careers or college study. The demands of the course are equivalent to the demands of introductory level college art courses, involving individualized study planned by the student and the teacher. The student's work, completed both in and out of the classroom will reflect a rich variety of means and materials. A public exhibition of each student's work and a portfolio, presenting selected quality artworks which explore a concentration on a particular visual interest or problem and demonstrate a breadth of experience in formal, technical, and expressive means are course requirements. Students will be highly expected to submit their portfolios for Advanced Placement evaluation.
Art Appreciation will introduce students to the visual arts and the variety of art mediums and techniques used to create works of art. Students will also study the history of art beginning with the Stone Age to the present. The purpose of this course is to build a context for understanding the arts; structurally, socially, culturally and historically with the intention of making art meaningful to the students’ everyday lives. Students will explore and analyze influential works of art as a way to gain an understanding of the arts as a method of communication and expression. While reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and quality of art, students will develop, explore and express their personal aesthetics through art projects, presentations, class discussions, writing assignments, and a gallery visit.