Final Grades of the Fall Semester

Final Grades for my Fall 2009 sections of Introduction to Art have been calculated and submitted to KeanWise. The grades should be available for viewing by students sometime after 4:30 pm on January 4, 2010.

12/16/09 Intro to Art

Today's Class- Today we looked at all the 3D projects, and those and the semester portfolios were graded. Unclaimed work was put on top of the file cabinet at the back of the room. Final class grades will be available online in January.

Enjoy the break.

12/9/09 Intro to Art

Today's Class- Today was a general work day for the class. Students worked on anything related to the class. Some worked on the Final Project, some on their papers, some on previous projects. We also looked at some late arriving comic strip projects.

Homework- The 3D Final Project is due at the beginning of class on December 16, 2009. Those who have not yet turned in their museum papers should bring them as well.

For next class 12/16/09- Our final class meeting. Bring your 3D box project, all the portfolio material, and museum papers. We will critique all the projects as a group, and I'll grade everything else that comes in.

12/2/09 Intro to Art

Today's Class- Today we started by looking at the comic strip symbolic narrative projects. We also reviewed the Thanksgiving Architecture make up assignment. We viewed slides covering the history of sculpture, from prehistory to the present. Finally we talked about the final 3D project, a Joseph Cornell style box. Previous student examples are shown above.

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How to make this up- Further student examples (and one from me), along with all the specifications, can be found here.

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Homework- This 3D Box project is due at the beginning of class on the day of our last meeting, December 16, 2009. Those who have not yet turned in the comic strip, or had their collograph printed, should bring those next week.

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For next class 12/9/09- Next week will be a general work day, meaning students can work on anything related to the class. Most will work on the box project, but you may bring in materials to work on any back project that doesn't involve any items from me (such as still life objects or music). Below is the list of all the portfolio exercises from this semester and the dates where they can be found on this blog:

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Contour Line Drawings (shoes) 9/19/09

Negative Space (chair and bottles) 9/23/09

Charcoal Value Drawing (white objects) 9/30/09

Cut Paper Mosaic Collage 10/7/09

Color Wheel/Color Mixing 10/14/09

Photographs 10/21/09

Abstract Compositions to music 10/28/09

Collagraph print 11/4/09

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Bring whatever materials you will need to work on whatever you plan to do during the class.