Monday, October 11, 2010

Sketchbook Etiquette

For all levels, be sure your name is on the inside front cover somewhere. There should be no loose pages in your book. If I hold your book by the edges and shake it, no papers should come flying out. Glue it in or take it out!

Advanced Sketchbook Checklist

I will be checking sketchbooks for a completion grade on Thursday, October 14. Below is a list of items that need to be in your sketchbook:

  • Syllabus
  • Project Sheet 1: Signatures
  • Project Sheet 2: Inherent Color
  • Presentation Assignment Sheet
  • Torch Instruction Sheet
  • Project 1: five abstract shapes (step 1)
  • Project 1: design sketches of ring
  • Project 2: design sketches of object
  • Warm-up: Signatures
  • Quiz: Soldering
  • Quiz: Torch
  • Warm-up: Smulovitz Dandelion Key
  • Warm-up: Hall It Rocks
  • Quiz: Marriage
  • Warm-up: Massone 3D
  • Warm-up: Library Worksheet
  • Warm-up: Presentation Notes (10/5)
  • Warm-up: Presentation Notes (10/7)

Sketchbook Checklist for Beginning Metals

I will be checking your sketchbooks for a completion grade on Thursday, October 14. Below is a list of all items that need to be in there.
  • Syllabus
  • Project Sheet 1a: Asymmetrical Composition Model
  • Project Sheet 1b: Dish with Stand
  • Project Sheet 2: Pattern vs. Object
  • Project Sheet 3: Soldered Container
  • Presentation Assignment Sheet
  • Torch Instruction Sheet
  • Project 1a: design sketches for model
  • Project 2: three asymmetrical abstractions (step 1)
  • Project 2: three framed shape designs ( step 2)
  • Project 2: three pattern designs (step 3)
  • Warm-up: Malevich
  • Quiz: Soldering
  • Quiz: Torch
  • Warm-up: Smulovitz Dandelion Key
  • Warm-up: Hall It Rocks
  • Quiz: Rivets
  • Warm-up: Patterns
  • Warm-up: Massone 3D
  • Warm-up: Library Worksheet
  • Warm-up: Presentation Notes (10/5)
  • Warm-up: Presentation Notes (10/7)

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Presentations

Tuesday's presentations were informative, interesting, and inspirational. If you would like to look at more of their work, the artists covered were:
  • George Sawyer
  • Stanley Lechtzin
  • Anika Smulovitz
  • Suzan Rezac
I look forward to more fabulous presentations on Thursday.

Thursday's Artist

The artist from the warm-up on Thursday, September 30 was Marina Massone.
You can link directly to her website here.
I hope you will take a moment to look at more of her amazing work.