Ms. Jones' Art Class

Sixth graders are learning the pinch method of hand building and are making exciting projects.

Seventh graders are working with the slab method of hand building are are applying art history to their projects.

8th graders are hand building clay lamps. Quite a challenge to complete, dry, bisque fire, glaze, glaze fire and  wire before June 1.

THANK YOU for bring your shopping bags and for working so well. The new clean-up assignments are great!

6th and 7th graders: Don’t forget to bring shopping bags or paper grocery bags for storing your materials as you work.

Sarah making a steak.

Homework:

6th and 7th grade:Bring a paper shopping bag in which to store your materials. A paper grocery bag will do. Bring for other materials you may need for your individual sculptures.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!

Making plans, making sketches and making a materials list is essential. We will continue planning and sketching in class tomorrow.

Wow! What fabulous things you saw and discussed today. Think about your own sculpture. Start making sketches and thinking about materials. Remember repetition, balance, shape, movement and perhaps a theme. 

Homework: Continue looking on-line for moving sculptures, simple machines. Design Squad Moving sculptures is a challenge older groups have tackled. Stop by Mrs. Strother’s room to see the assemblage that the art students made a few years ago.

HOMEWORK

8TH GRADE: Research puns. Write 4 puns that you might consider making into a sculpture.

6TH AND 7TH GRADE: Research kinentic sculptures. Write the websites that you visited on a 3×5 card or sheet of notebook paper.

Applications for the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Competition were given out on February 15. Most students received 10 homework points for returning the form the next day February 16. Some forms have not yet been turned in. If you have not turned your signed form in to me do so  immediately. Your duck can not be sent without it. I have extra applications if you have lost your form.

Homework: 1. Fill out the reference sheet. 

2.Write several conservation statements on notebook paper or print them at home. Do not share your statement ideas with you classmates.

There will be no x-periods Monday or Tuesday. If you are behind in completing your duck drawing, plan to stay after school on Monday or take your work home on Monday afternoon to work on it.