Art III – Mixed Media Illustrations February 25, 2010

Art III will explore mixed media artwork. Students will view a number of pieces that use a variety of different mediums together to created a a rich layered end result.

In addition students will study visual exploration and how art can be used to communication a message visually, without using words.

Students will then create a work of art using at least 5 different mediums that visually communicates one of the following themes:
1. a Visual Pun
2. Lyrics from a song or poem
3. Life and death
4. Metamorphosis
5. Social/Political Issue

Project Due 3/5 (primary grade)
3 developmental sketches due 2/26 (secondary grade)

Example of a mixed media piece of art

Example of a Visual Pun (Palm Pilot)

Art I – Themed Pots/Vases February 25, 2010

Students will focus on how ceramics can be used to create functional artwork and how clay has been utilized by various cultures around the world for thousands of years.

We will focus on the following techniques: wedging, slab, coil and slipping and scoring. All of which will be demonstrated in class.

Students will then use these techniques to create a themed flower pot or vase that is both fully functional and aesthetically pleasing and/or interesting. The piece have a recognizable theme (i.e. person, animal, recognizable object) that contains 3D elements.

The finished piece will go through a bisque firing and then be glazed and fired again.

Along with creating a vessel, students will focus on the difference between art and design and the marketing aspect of design. They will fill out a marketing workshop and create a color illustration for their piece as if they were selling a product.

Clay project will be due 3/19 (primary grade)
Marketing worksheet and illustrations will be due 3/15 (secondary grade)