(17) Week of January 3rd

Welcome back / Happy 2019!

FRIDAY:

• When you enter the room:
  • If you have not already done so, pick up and paste SB #4 into book/review it for homework - get started immediately
  • Draw AS #8
• Load kiln with remaining greenware
• Review clay vocabulary, processes, and inspiration for next projects, including Mizusashi and Natsume. FOCUS on:
  • CONSTRUCTION: building larger and more complex forms (lids, handles, etc.)
  • FORM: consider how the form and function of the piece are related (the "season" of the tea bowl, for example)
  • DECORATIVE TECHNIQUES: using multiple methods (incise, excise, impress, appliqué) to create specific textures and/or patterns 
  • CRAFT:  maintain equal thickness (1/4" throughout), improve techniques and refinement of surfaces, sturdy/no wobbles!
  • PLANNING: work fast and smart; you have 2 weeks to work - have multiple forms in process @ one time - use the provided resources to generate ideas before coming to class - sketch your ideas so you have a plan that can be shared with the teacher - use lunch & other times to work, including opportunities for wheel-throwing.

PROJECT DEADLINES:

• DUE Jan. 18 = New greenware (so they can dry over the long weekend). YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTINUE WHEEL-THROWING AND MAY DO SO ON YOUR OWN TIME AS LONG AS YOU CLEAN UP PROPERLY.

​HOMEWORK DEADLINES:​ 

• ONGOING = Review current unit of study, vocabulary/processes/handouts, and related deadlines. Use your sketchbook to generate new ideas for your various ceramic projects.
• DUE Jan. 11 = SB CHECK
  
• DUE Jan. 28 = SB #4

HAPPENINGS:​​​​​​​

• Jan. 16 =  Lunchtime Lecture/Kirk O'Brien/Politics in Cartoons (NOTE: NAHS members should consider this as their meeting)
• Jan. 23 = Art Club meeting
• ​Jan. 25 = Quiz #2
• Jan. 29 = End Q2/Semester 1
• Jan. 30 = student holiday/teacher work day
• Feb. 4 or 6... field trip to Visual Arts Center
• CHECK THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF EVENTS AND DETAILS​​​​​​​​​