Ceramics 1: Surreal Shoe Final

Surrealism...

"a style in which fantastic  imagery from the subconscious mind 

 is used with no intention of making the artwork logical."

 

Your assignment: Your shoe should...

•Be “life size”

•be made using any method you want

•be interesting and challenging!

•Be surreal!

 

Click here for more info on surrealism

 

Click here for a great step by step tutorial on making a clay shoe...

Have Fun!!!!

 

Trimester 2- Ceramics classes Review and plans for Finals

Ceramics 1: Here's a list of projects that you will be graded on for your Trimester 2 grade:
1.  Pinch pot container
2.  Totem pole
3.  Music box
4. ?

5. Final exam:  Surreal Shoe (see shoe post)

All of these must be done (bisqued, glazed, fired) by March 14th and you must pass them in to me to receive a grade.



Advanced Ceramics:

March 14^th is the last day of Trimester 2. The following work is due glazed and fired on that day, preferably sooner.  It is your responsibility to see the work throughout the bisquing, glazing and firing process and pass the work in to be graded.  Work not turned in by that date will receive a 0.

-         Egg/grenade

-         Head

-         Teapot and cup

-         Final exam: Choice

Advanced Ceramics

It's teapot time!

 Your teapot must have a lid that works, a spout that pours and a handle that works!

Yearbook Vine Videos!

Check out the Graphic Design/Yearbook class's Vine Video Commercials! Search  #mansfieldyearbook

Ceramics 2- new project : ANIMAL PLUS+ ?!

For your next project you will be making a realistic animal sculpture that....

It must be:

§  Detailed (texture, attachments, features)

§  No larger than 10” in any direction

§  Have something “PLUS” ***

§  Have good craftsmanship

§  Be interesting and creative!

§  Based on a realistic animal  

***

A costume   A “prop”    A friend    Something from its habitat    

Something totally opposite  Something funny

 

Art 2 - Week 3 Masterpiece and Quote of the Week

POP Art!

 Andy Warhol is our artist of the week with "Four Colored Campbell's Soup Cans" 

Here's a picture of our friend Andy... check this link out for more info and his artwork

Homework for tonight  due Thursday September 19...3 contour drawings of things from popular culture

Our QOTW "The artist's job is to be a witness to his time in history" Robert Rauschenberg

Art 2 and Painting People!

Here's some interesting stuff on new ways of applying different media.... who wants to be the first to dip their hair in paint?!