Alas, the Monday before holiday break, Ms. Sapelly and the class was so fully engaged in working on the postcards that the bell rang and the classroom was a mess! But, some of the students completed their three postcards while others will finish them over the break. Ms. Sapelly exhibited them on white poster board and shared them with the rest of the class.
Spiraling high energy over the impending two weeks worth of no school ruled the students' intense behavior!
Happy holidays to all! See you on January 5, 2009.
Monday, December 29, 2008
December 17, 2008
All students were busy collaging, tracing, or drawing images on their collages. Ms. Sapelly had to find some sports images for Andrew and Moises. Some were laboring over their themes and compositions, but Ms. Sapelly urged them to be relaxed, not to over think their work, which is always a problem for artists. Also, Ms. Sapelly realizes how little time the students actually have to work, and will make adjustments to our deadlines.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
December 15, 2008
An exciting, busy class. While being filmed by Mr. Brewster's Documentary Film making students, we began working on our first project: The Post Card.
Each of you will make at least three postcards depicting three things that you cannot live without. So far, your lists contain lip gloss, hair straightener, baseball, basketball, pepperoni pizza, and friends.
Ms. Sapelly showed six postcards that she made over the weekend as examples. She featured a cell phone, knitting, and Paris as her subjects; all agreed that the sewing machine was the best one due to the black ink drawings and the contrasting, colorful red pieces of fabric she included to highlight the overall composition.
You will make at least three of your own postcards by 5 January, 2009, when we return from holiday break.
NOTE: I picked up your sketchbooks today, and will bring them tomorrow!!!
Each of you will make at least three postcards depicting three things that you cannot live without. So far, your lists contain lip gloss, hair straightener, baseball, basketball, pepperoni pizza, and friends.
Ms. Sapelly showed six postcards that she made over the weekend as examples. She featured a cell phone, knitting, and Paris as her subjects; all agreed that the sewing machine was the best one due to the black ink drawings and the contrasting, colorful red pieces of fabric she included to highlight the overall composition.
You will make at least three of your own postcards by 5 January, 2009, when we return from holiday break.
NOTE: I picked up your sketchbooks today, and will bring them tomorrow!!!
Friday, December 12, 2008
December 11, 2008
Today, we discussed the difference between 'drawing' and 'writing' our names. The class agreed that drawing allowed more creativity and freedom in creating an image, while writing gives one routine information: your name. The class made some beautiful images of their names, and we will return to this theme later on in our larger collages.
We discussed what our names would look like, translate to, to someone who was illiterate. We agreed that they would see values, lines, color, shape: an image rather than a word.
We tried to watch a video about Venezuelan artist Arturo Herrera, but there was too much noise from the nearby music room. We will start on our first project, the Postcard Project, on Monday; Mr. Brewster and his film/documentary class will begin filming the class making their work.
We discussed what our names would look like, translate to, to someone who was illiterate. We agreed that they would see values, lines, color, shape: an image rather than a word.
We tried to watch a video about Venezuelan artist Arturo Herrera, but there was too much noise from the nearby music room. We will start on our first project, the Postcard Project, on Monday; Mr. Brewster and his film/documentary class will begin filming the class making their work.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Dec. 9, 2008
After going over the syllabus and discussing what projects we will do this term, we watched a video clip of the artist Trenton Doyle Hancock from the series art:21.
Everyone liked his art work. He makes large paintings, collage/mixed media works, and small drawings of comic book type characters. He features characters named "Mounds," "Torpedo Man," "Painter," and "Loid."
The class consenus, however, was that personally Hancock is "too obsessed with childhood, with collecting all of his childhood toys" and that "he keeps everything, and that isn't healthy." Hancock's studio was filled with what he calls 'mounds' of stuff: ballons, papers, photographs...he even kept drawings from when he was 10.
"He should learn to throw stuff away."
Want to see some of the video clip on Hancock? Go to the pbs website, scroll down and pick a section to watch. Click here
Everyone liked his art work. He makes large paintings, collage/mixed media works, and small drawings of comic book type characters. He features characters named "Mounds," "Torpedo Man," "Painter," and "Loid."
The class consenus, however, was that personally Hancock is "too obsessed with childhood, with collecting all of his childhood toys" and that "he keeps everything, and that isn't healthy." Hancock's studio was filled with what he calls 'mounds' of stuff: ballons, papers, photographs...he even kept drawings from when he was 10.
"He should learn to throw stuff away."
Want to see some of the video clip on Hancock? Go to the pbs website, scroll down and pick a section to watch. Click here
Monday, December 8, 2008
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