Painting!

Here is a basic overview for the next 8 weeks!

Week 2 Jan. 30 (Vintage Camera) still life painting. Reminder: bring in clothing for next week’s visiting artist! Also, start bringing in old CDs….for a CD mosaic.

Week 3 February 6^th Visiting artist Martha Goldman will present her lesson on the wardrobe restyle. You must have your own ‘outfit’ to restyle!

Week 4 February 13^th Finish their garments from week 3 and have a ‘fashion show/photo shoot’.  If time allows, students we will draw each other posing in their newly redesigned outfits. Students may also need additional time to finish their paintings from week 2.  SNOW DAY!!!

Week 5  February 20^th TBA   (Sketch Idea for clay, finish paintings and fashion blogs)

Week 6 February 27^th Make something out of clay. Students will learn how to use hand-building techniques to make something out of clay.

FIELD TRIP: Week 7 March 5^th Visit Pheonix Fire Clay studio and tour facility (take ‘greenware’ to be fired).

FIELD TIRP??? Week 8 March 12^th Glaze clay (Possibly Move session to Art Walk on March 15th, visit Tyrannosaurs press?)

March 19^th Spring Break NO CLASS

Week 9 March 26^th Last week, wrap up final projects, return clay. Students take home all artwork from session 5 and finish blog posts!

***Make-UP Week: April 2^nd. If we have a snow day, everything moves back one week to the next week. 

The photos below are from week 2. Students drew thumbnail sketches from a still life containing a variety of objects including vintage cameras, animal figurines, and a deer skull. 

A photographer from the Joplin Globe was there to document the class....an article will be featured in the February issue of Joplin Metro Magazine!

After creating several sketches, students transferred the designs to a canvas.

A few students finished their paintings!