Friendship Bracelets

We're easing back into the week with some chevron friendship bracelets! The directions are here.

Oil Painting Final

Our final oil painting will be 20 x 20 inches. As you begin your planning, I'd like to direct you to something a little more simple. Here are some examples. What you're looking for is something that would divide the canvas into big pieces, versus a lot of tiny little pieces. We also need to talk about composition and a color scheme.



Which frog would work better for a beginning oil painting? Why is the eye cropped where it is? What is the basic color scheme?

Daruma

The Daruma doll is a hollow, round, Japanese traditional doll modeled after the founder of the Zen sect of Buddhism. These dolls, though typically red, vary greatly in color and design depending on region and artist. Though considered an omocha, meaning toy, Daruma has a design that is rich in symbolism and is regarded more as a talisman of good luck to the Japanese. Daruma dolls are seen as a symbol of perseverance and good luck, making them a popular gift of encouragement.

When you receive one, you make a wish (or set a goal) and color in one eye. When the wish comes true you color in the other eye.






This year we will be designing darumas for our printmaking unit. Today I want you to take time and design a daruma. They are round, have only a portion of their face showing, have two eyes, usually have facial hair, and include a word in the design.

Clay Pots

Starting Today, we'll be working on clay bowls in Art I this week. I love working with clay! Here is a video showing what we'll be doing in class. We'll be making 2 bowls and we'll add words by stamping letters into the wet clay. These will be due on Friday.

TIPS:
The less you handle your clay, the less it will dry out and crack while you're still trying to work with it.
The more you support your clay with both hands and handle it carefully, the more cooperative your clay will be.
While you can stamp your clay with letters, you could also imprint things like your pencil tip or eraser to make a mark.

Grading:
slab is thrown with uniform thickness. Thin edges are removed and there is no cracking.

Background texture is smoothed, while the song lyrics are boldly stamped and visually appealing.

The foot is attached with NO seams showing.

The glaze is applied evenly and is visually appealing.

Craftsmanship: name on the bottom, attention to detail.

50 points each.

Gesso your board today

Please take a board from the middle table, but your name on the back and gesso it. Gesso is a thick white paint that we will paint over with oil paints. You should have about 2-3 layers of gesso, each layer applied in a different direction. For example, the first layer could be applied horizontally, and the next could be painted on vertically. You don't want super thick layers. Tomorrow when these are really dry, we'll sand them a little bit and draw in a color mixing chart.

Beaded necklaces

Our new project is definitely inspired by one of my favorite modern day artists. Elsa Mora. Her work and style reminds me very much of my favorite artist Frida Kahlo.

Here is your challenge:

1.Create at least one medalion that has a minimum of 5 rings. Don't let each ring be the same width. Use some of them as borders. (I'll clariy this in class)
2. Even if the example isn't something that is your style, think about how you could make it your style or how you could style it for someone else? We don't want to rip off this artist's idea, but instead be inspired to make something our own.

Today in class you'll get colored pencils and paper to plan your design.

Here is some additional inspiration:



Mandalas are often used for meditation or spiritual rituals. Here is a coloring sheet if you're interested.
I also think this project could be very inspired by Native American beadwork and design.

T-Shirt Design

Bring in your t-shirts! It's your turn to design what you want to be on your shirt! Got school spirit? Put it on your shirt. Into music? Put it on your shirt. Want to tell a knock-knock joke? Put it on your shirt. The possibilities are endless. You need to have both a picture and words!
Here is a video that shows the process a little more elaborately.

Paintings are due on Mon!

Paintings are due on Monday! Please use your long weekend to get things looking good!

The grading sheet for the self portrait is on page 6 of your grading book. Here is your grading sheet for the copy a masterpiece:

Copy a Masterpiece for Painting Class

*The painting that I chose to copy has an appropriate level of challenge for me
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
*I have matched the colors used in the original painting 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
*My drawing is accurate and matches the original painting 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
*Blending is gradual is shows a strong understanding of how to use slo-dri
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
*There are no pencil lines showing 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
*There is no under-painting showing 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
*All colors are mixed 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
*The correct brush was used to create clean edges 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
*Overall presentation and use of class time 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
___________/90 points