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Sculpture

Course Syllabus
Ms. V's Office Hours via link sent in your email: Monday and Wednesday 9AM-10:30AM
If you want to continue watching The Great Pottery Throwdown, all 3 seasons can be watched HERE

Week 36
May 18 - 22

To Do This Week:
  • All 6th six week assignments must be submitted by Friday, May 22, 2020, 3:00 PM
  • You MUST email Ms. V if after you turn it in if it is late.
  • Uploaded all your 6th six week work to your Art folder in Google Drive Folder and renamed appropriately. (lastname_project_pd#.jpg)
  • Did you take the survey last week?  Be sure you've done that too!   Survey CLICK HERE
This is your last week with Miss V!  Have everything turned in by Friday, 5/22/2020, 3:00 PM
CLICK HERE for Trimble Tech High School
​end of school procedures for grades 9 - 12

Week 34 - 35
May 4 - 15

To Do This Week:
  • Haven't taken this yet?  Complete Ms. V's Survey CLICK HERE
  • Assignment  -  Amsterdam Building Sculpture
    • DUE Friday, May 15
    ​  (this is a 2 week assignment, but you can turn it in early if you'd like!)
    • Watch the demo video on how to create an Amsterdam Building Sculpture.  Learn more about the Houses of Amsterdam with the 2nd video.
    • If you do not have a toothpaste box, you can use any thin cardboard - like a cereal box, shoebox, etc.
    • Complete with pen - Black or color
    • Post the final sculpture to Flipgrid and explain your process and what you have learned about Amsterdam Architecture.
REMINDER ABOUT COPYRIGHT
Please do not submit other people's artwork as your own for any of your projects.
This is a violation of copyright as well as student conduct; you will not receive credit for copied work.
 ​

​MISSING ASSIGNMENTS?
If you turn in any late assignment, remember that you must EMAIL ME to let me know it is turned in!  Include your name, PD # and what assignment you turned in.
Amsterdam Building Sculpture
The Houses of Amsterdam

Week 33
April 27 - May 1

To Do This Week:
  • Assignment Part I - Take Ms. V's Survey CLICK HERE
  • Assignment Part II - Maria Martinez Flipgrid
    Watch the short documentary about Native American Potter, Maria Martinez.  Post a flipgrid review about what you learned about her and her family pottery making.  Find a piece of Martinez' pottery that you find interesting.  Use that piece as an inspiration to a redesign that you will create digitally in Autodesk Sketchbook.  Post this to your review as well, and explain how her piece inspired yours.
REMINDER ABOUT COPYRIGHT
Please do not submit other people's artwork as your own for any of your projects.
This is a violation of copyright as well as student conduct; you will not receive credit for copied work.
 ​

​HAVEN'T TURNED IN YOUR ASSIGNMENTS YET?
You know I take late work - better late than never...but don't let it pile up on you!  The assignments aren't too difficult, but they can be time consuming if you wait until the last minute.
If you turn in any late assignment, remember that you must EMAIL ME to let me know it is turned in!  Include your name, PD # and what assignment you turned in.
Maria Martinez: Indian Pottery of San Ildefonso

Week 32
April 20 - 24

TO DO This week:​
Keith Haring Flipgrid DUE FRIDAY 4/24
  • Flipgrid - Post a review of your work and a short review of what you have learned about Keith Haring
  • Turn in your image HERE
REMINDER ABOUT COPYRIGHT
Please do not submit other people's artwork as your own for any of your projects.
This is a violation of copyright as well as student conduct; you will not receive credit for copied work.
​
​KEITH HARING
  • Based on the Broad's activity on artist Keith Haring: CLICK HERE
  • ​Instead of using magazines for your figure images, you can use images you find online to trace in Autodesk Sketchbook!  Your image should be made up of many, many lines and designs.
  • Keith Haring - images as inspiration for color, subject, etc.
  • Take a look at this guy too!  Mr. Doodle
Learn more about Keith Haring
Click the link above to a website with more information.
And watch the short YouTube video below.


Week 31
April 14 - 17

TO DO This week:​
​All 3 Flipgrid are due FRIDAY 4/17
  • Part 1 - Flipgrid post, Instagram Review
  • Part 2 - Greek Vase Design
  • Part 3 - Review 2 peer's Greek Vase designs on their Flipgrid post​
​FLIPGRID
How to add an image to your Flipgrid:
  • Before you hit the red record button, use the sticker button on the far right of all effects and styles. Select that and then select to **Add Photo Sticker**.
  • You can resize, move around, draw on it, etc. This option is also available on the selfie step too!​

Want to work ahead?
Next Week's assignment:
Create a Keith Haring inspired digital drawing - CLICK HERE for the Broad's demo
Instead of using magazines for your figure images, you can use images you find online to trace in Autodesk Sketchbook!  Your image should be made up of many, many lines and designs.
Be sure to look up other Keith Haring sculpture images as inspiration for color, subject, etc.
Take a look at this guy too!  Mr. Doodle
We will be posting this to Flipgrid next week.
Picture
DOWNLOAD
Autodesk Sketchbook
For our Digital Drawing/Painting lessons!

Week 30

TO DO This week:
  • NO Web Meeting this Week
    Refer to the instructions and demo videos linked here.
  • Join Miss V's Sculpture Remind group HERE
  • Complete the previous Flipgrid assignments and post to Flipgrid
  • This week:  Flipgrid Digital Greek Vessels - Review 2 peer's drawings directly on their Flipgrid post from last week - Critique their work and tell us what was done well, what may be changed or improved.  Did we find out what the vase style was used for in Ancient Greece?  What about the story? 
    • ​All 3 Flipgrids are due NEXT FRIDAY 4/17
    • Part 1 - Flipgrid post, Instagram Review
    • Part 2 - Greek Vase Design
    • Part 3 - Review 2 peer's Greek Vase designs on their Flipgrid post
REMINDERS
  • Password reset and login help HERE or call the student help desk at 817-814-8378 
  • Check in with TTHS on Facebook for other teacher's posts and messages from Mr. Ramos
  • To access Edgenuity and more: ClassLink 
​FLIPGRID
How to add an image to your Flipgrid:
  • Before you hit the red record button, use the sticker button on the far right of all effects and styles. Select that and then select to **Add Photo Sticker**.
  • You can resize, move around, draw on it, etc. This option is also available on the selfie step too!​
​5th 6 Weeks
​Make Up Work/Missing Assignment

Due to Ms. V by Thursday, April 9, 3PM
Picture
DOWNLOAD
Autodesk Sketchbook
For our Digital Drawing/Painting lessons!

Week 29
March 30 - April 3

TO DO This week:
  • Our first Web Meeting! This Wednesday 4/1 at 10 AM:  ​Digital Art and Flipgrid
  • Email Ms V at avallecorsa@gmail.com (if you haven't already)
  • Join Miss V's Sculpture Remind group HERE
  • Complete last week's assignment and post to Flipgrid by Friday (great job by those of you who have submitted already!)
  • This week:  Autodesk Sketchbook - Digital Greek Vessels!  Flipgrid
REMINDERS
  • Password reset and login help HERE
  • Check in with TTHS on Facebook for other teacher's posts and messages from Mr. Ramos
  • To access Edgenuity and more: ClassLink 
FLIPGRID
How to add an image to your Flipgrid:
  • Before you hit the red record button, use the sticker button on the far right of all effects and styles (pictured below). Select that and then select to **Add Photo Sticker**.
  • You can resize, move around, draw on it, etc. This option is also available on the selfie step too!​
Picture
Picture
DOWNLOAD
Autodesk Sketchbook
For our Digital Drawing/Painting lessons!

Week 28 - Join Miss V's Remind Sculpture group ASAP HERE

​We are going fully online for all classes.
First thing I want you to do is send me an email
Please email at avallecorsa@gmail.com  - my school email and Google Classroom do not work for me!  we will only be using my website, so be sure to check HERE for our classwork, assignments and announcements.
Most importantly, I want you to stay connected!  I will continue to provide for you as your 'warm-ups" to keep in touch with the world and how the arts are getting us all through this difficult time.  The warm ups are purely for your investigation - draw a reaction only if you want to.  But don't forget to keep your brains sharp!
Mar 23
Prep to go online!
FWISD
  • Password reset and login help HERE
  • Check your school email - and SEND MISS V AN EMAIL
  • Follow TTHS on Facebook and check the TTHS Website often to keep up with the latest at our school
Mar 24 ‒ 27
  • Your assignment this week is to comment episode 1 of the Great Pottery Throwdown!  (Episodes 1 and 2 are below)
  • Upload a two minute response to one of them that you liked using  Flipgrid 1
  • Upload by FRIDAY
  • Join Miss V's Remind group HERE  or text @msvsculpt to 81010
Great Pottery Throwdown S01_E01
Great Pottery Throwdown S01_E02

Week 25

Picture
Feb 24
A

Project: Wheel Throwing
  • cont. set
  • hand build supplementary pieces for set
Glazing
  • Complete today
Feb 25
B
Picture
Feb 26
A

Pendants - 10
Picture
Feb 27
​B

Picture
Feb 28
​A

Pendants - 10
​DUE TODAY

Week 24

Picture
Feb 17
NO SCHOOL
Presidents Day

Picture
Feb 18
A

Project: Wheel Throwing
  • cont. set
  • hand build supplementary pieces for set
Glazing
Picture
Feb 19
B
Picture
Feb 20
A

Project: Wheel Throwing
  • cont. set
  • hand build supplementary pieces for set
Glazing
Picture
Feb 21
B

Week 23

Picture
Feb 10
B
Picture
Feb 11
A

Project: Wheel Throwing
  • cont. set
Glazing
All others - cont. glazing
Picture
Feb 12
B
Picture
Feb 13
A

Project: Wheel Throwing
  • cont. set
Glazing
  • Complete today
Picture
Feb 14
B

Week 22

Picture
Feb 3
Waiver Day
NO SCHOOL

Picture
Feb 4
B
Picture
Feb 5
A

Project: Wheel Throwing
Set of 4 - DUE 4/31
  • cont. set
Glazing
All others - cont. glazing
Picture
Feb 6
B
Picture
Feb 7
A

Project: Wheel Throwing
  • cont. set
Glazing
All others - cont. glazing

Week 21

Picture
Jan 27
A

Haunted House critique
Project: Wheel Throwing
Set of 4 - DUE 4/31
  • practice coning your clay and throwing techniques, + begin set
  • watch the videos on last week for refreshers​
All others - cont. glazing teapot
  • DUE 1/31
Picture
Jan 28
​B
Picture
Jan 29
A

Project: Wheel Throwing
Set of 4 - DUE 4/31
  • practice coning your clay and throwing techniques​
  • begin set
All others - cont. glazing teapot
  • DUE 1/31
Picture
Jan 30
​B

Picture
Jan 31
A

Haunted House critique
Project: Wheel Throwing
Set of 4 - DUE 4/31
  • practice coning your clay and throwing techniques​
  • begin set
All others - cont. glazing teapot
  • DUE TODAY

Week 20

Picture
Jan 20
NO SCHOOL
MLK Day

Jan 21
A

Project: Wheel Throwing - Set
  • Coning clay
  • Practice techniques
  • Group 1
Group 2 - cont. glazing teapot
  • DUE 1/29
Picture
Jan 22
​B

Jan 23
A

Project: Wheel Throwing - Set
  • Coning clay
  • Practice techniques
  • Group 2
Group 1 - cont. glazing teapot
  • DUE 1/31
Picture
Picture
Jan 24
​B

Week 19

Picture
Jan 13
​B

Picture
Jan 14
​A

Glazing
  • Haunted House
  • Teapot
Try to have all glazing complete by Tue 1/21
Picture
Jan 15
B
Picture
Jan 16
​A

Glazing
  • Haunted House
  • Teapot​
DUE Tue 1/21
Picture
Jan 17
​A

Week 18

Picture
Jan 6
NO SCHOOL

Picture
Jan 7
​B

Picture
Jan 8
​A

Glazing
  • Haunted House
  • Teapot
Picture
Jan 9
​B

Picture
Jan 10
​A

Glazing
  • Haunted House
  • Teapot

Week 17

Picture
Dec 16
​A
​Artful Teapot
  • Turn in as greenware by Wednesday
FINAL PROJECT
  • Due TODAY
Fall Semester Finals
  • Review  Period 1 & 3
Picture
Dec 17
​B
​
Fall Semester Finals
  • Final Exams  Period 5 & 7  
  • Review  Period 6 & 8 ​
Picture
Dec 18
​A

Fall Semester Finals
  • Final Exams  Period 1 & 3 ​
  • Review  Period 2 & 4
    FINAL PREP 
    ​​
Picture
Dec 19
​B

Fall Semester Finals
  • Final Exams
    ​Period 6 & 8 
  • Regular Class  Period 5 & 7
Picture
Dec 20
​A
​​
Fall Semester Finals
  • Final Exams  Period 2 & 4  
Alt Schedule:
  • 8:02 First Bell 
  • 8:10‐9:40 Period 2  
  • 9:45‐11:25 Period 4  
  • 11:20‐12:00 Lunch 
  • 12:00 Buses Run 
  • 12:00‐3:30 Make‐Up Finals

Week 16

Picture
Dec 9
B
Picture
Dec 10
​A
Artful Teapot
  • Cont. teapot construction
  • ​DUE Thurs 12/12
​​​FINAL PROJECT
Due Monday 12/16
Picture
Dec 11
​B
Dec 12
​A
Artful Teapot
  • Complete greenware teapot
  • ​DUE TODAY
​​​FINAL PROJECT
Due Monday 12/16
Picture

Week 15

Picture
Dec 2
​A
Artful Teapot
  • Cont. teapot construction
  • DUE Thurs 12/12
​​​FINAL PROJECT
Due Monday 12/16
Picture
Dec 3
​B

Picture
Dec 4
​A
Artful Teapot
  • Cont. teapot construction
  • ​DUE Thurs 12/12
​​​FINAL PROJECT
Due Monday 12/16
Picture
Dec 5
​B
Picture
Dec 6
​A
Artful Teapot
  • Cont. teapot construction
  • ​DUE Thurs 12/12
​​​FINAL PROJECT
Due Monday 12/16

Week 14

Picture
Nov 18
​B

Picture
Nov 19
​A
​Stakeholder Survey
Artful Teapot
  • Cont. teapot construction
  • ​Clay building Demos
​​​FINAL PROJECT
Due Monday 12/16
Picture
Nov 20
B

Picture
Nov 21
​A
Artful Teapot
  • Cont. teapot construction
  • ​Clay building Demos
  • WRAP YOUR WORK so that it does not dry out over break
​​​FINAL PROJECT
Due Monday 12/16
Picture
Nov 22
B

​
Progress Grades
Fall Break 11/25-11/29

Week 13

Picture
Nov 11
​A

Artful Teapot
  • Thumbnails DUE TODAY
  • Clay Body Demo

FINAL PROJECT
Due Monday 12/16​
Picture
Nov 12
​B

Nov 13
​A
Artful Teapot
  • Begin teapot construction
  • DUE Close to finished:  Thurs 11/21
​​​​FINAL PROJECT
Due Monday 12/16
Picture
Nov 14
B
Picture
Nov 15
​A
Artful Teapot
  • Cont. teapot construction
  • ​Clay building Demos
​​​​FINAL PROJECT
Due Monday 12/16

Week 12

Picture
Nov 4
B
Picture
Nov 5
A
Haunted House
  • DUE THURSDAY COMPLETE - leave out to dry
Artful Teapot
  • Begin Research
  • Thumbnails DUE Monday​
Picture
Nov 6
B
Picture
Nov 7
A
Haunted House
  • DUE TODAY COMPLETE - leave out to dry
Artful Teapot
  • Begin Research
  • Thumbnails DUE Monday

FINAL PROJECT
Due Monday 12/16​
Picture
Nov 8
B

Week 11

Picture
Oct 28
A
Haunted House
  • cont. ceramic​
  • DUE FRIDAY
​​​​FINAL PROJECT
Due Monday 12/16

Picture
Oct 29
B
Picture
Oct 30
A
Haunted House
  • cont. ceramic​​
​​​​FINAL PROJECT
Due Monday 12/16

Picture
Oct 31
B
Picture
Nov 1
A
Haunted House
  • DUE TODAY
Artful Teapot
  • Begin Research
​​​FINAL PROJECT
Due Monday 12/16

Week 10

Picture
Oct 21
B
Picture
Oct 22
A
Haunted House
  • cont. ceramic​​
  • COMPLETE TODAY IN ORDER TO BE DRY AND FIRED IN TIME FOR Oct 31
Picture
Oct 23
B
Picture
Oct 24
A
Haunted House
  • cont. ceramic​​
Picture
Oct 25
A

Week 9

Picture
Oct 14
NO SCHOOL
Picture
Oct 15
B
Picture
Oct 16
A
Haunted House
  • cont. ceramic​
  • DUE FRIDAY
Arts Goggle
Picture
Oct 17
B
Picture
Oct 18
A
Haunted House
  • cont. ceramic​
  • Progress DUE TODAY
Arts Goggle TOMORROW

Week 8

Picture
Picture
Oct 7
A
Haunted House
  • plan in sketchbook
  • cont. ceramic​
Arts Goggle
Picture
Oct 8
B
Picture
Oct 9
A
Haunted House
  • cont. ceramic​
Arts Goggle
Picture
Oct 10
B
Picture
Oct 11
A
Haunted House
  • cont. ceramic​
  • DUE 10/16 (changed to Fri 10/18)
Arts Goggle

Week 7

Picture
Sept 30
B

Picture
Oct 1
A
​BrightBytes Survey

Skulls
  • cont. ceramic/plaster
  • ​Already made 2?  Keep going!  (I have more molds for you guys today :)
Arts Goggle

Picture
Picture
Oct 2
B
Picture
Picture
Oct 3
A
Haunted House
  • ceramic
  • plan in sketchbook
Arts Goggle
Picture
Picture
Oct 4
B

Week 6

Picture
Sept 23
A
Skulls
  • ceramic
  • DUE FRIDAY (2)
Upload Paper Sculpture to D and Classroom TODAY
Arts Goggle
Picture
Sept 24
B
Picture
Sept 25
A
Skulls
  • ceramic
  • DUE FRIDAY (2)​
Arts Goggle
Picture
Sept 28
B
Picture
Sept 27
A
Skulls
  • ceramic
  • DUE TODAY (2)​
Arts Goggle
​
​END OF 1st 6 WEEKS

Week 5

Picture
Sept 16
B

Picture
Sept 17
A
​Skulls
  • ceramic
  • Arts Goggle
Picture
Sept 18
B
Picture
Sept 19
A
Skulls
  • ceramic
  • Arts Goggle
Picture

Week 4

Picture
Sep 9
​A

Project: Paper Sculpture
  • cont.
  • DUE Wed, 9/11
Skulls
  • ceramic + plastic
Picture
Sept 10
A
Picture
Sep 11
​A

Project: Paper Sculpture
  • cont.
  • DUE TODAY​
​Skulls
  • ceramic + plastic
Picture
Sep 12
​B
​

OPEN HOUSE
6pm - 8pm

Picture
Sept 13
A

Skulls
  • ceramic + plastic
  • Arts Goggle

Week 3

Picture
Sep 2
​Labor Day 
No School
Picture
Sep 3
​A

Project: Paper Sculpture
  • cont.
  • CHANGED - DUE Wednesday, 9/11
Picture
Sep 4
​B
Picture
Sep 5
​A

Sketchbook Check #1
Project: Paper Sculpture
  • cont.
  • DUE Wed, 9/11
Picture
Sep 6
​B

Week 2

Picture
Aug 26
​B

Picture
Aug 27
​A

Project: Paper Sculpture
  • cont.
Picture
Aug 28
​B
Picture
Aug 29
​A

Project: Paper Sculpture
  • cont.
  • DUE Monday, 9/9
Picture
Aug 30
​B
​No school Monday

Week 1

Picture
Aug 19
​A

Introductions + Syllabus
​
my.FWISD.org
Google Drive/Classroom


DUE NEXT CLASS
Signed Syllabus/Agreement
Picture
Aug 20
​B


Picture
Aug 21
​A

Project: Paper Sculpture
  • forms
  • +/- space
Picture
Aug 22
​B


Picture
Aug 23
​A

Paper Sculpture
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