Welcome
to Sandy's Visual Art page.
2010-2011
Sandy is
going to use this page only to provide course descriptions and
grading information at this time.
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button.
Grading Information for Sandy's Upper and Middle school classes is
in the document section.
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Sandy's Middle School
class for Quints One and Two - 2011
Art &
Architecture:
This class will explore ideas in
architecture and the way those ideas relate to creating art. We
will also study examples of architecture from various parts of the
world and learn about styles of this architecture. Projects
will include a mixed media sculpture based on furniture and
building design, black and white and color two point perspective
drawing, and a window design sculpture project. Materials we
will use will include drawing pencils, charcoal, paints, wood,
wire, and paper mache, and polymer clay.
Sandy's Middle School Class
Quint One - 2011
Fiber Design:
This class studies and creates artwork made from a variety of
fibers including wire, yarn, plant material, fabric and
thread. The class looks at, writes about, and sketches from
pictures of lots of examples of art from Native American baskets to
contemporary embroidery. Students learn techniques for
weaving, felting, and wire sculpture,and basic sewing.
Students also study basic Fiber Art design concepts such as
texture, pattern, color, and form. We look at pictures of and
actual examples of Fiber
Art .
Sandy's Upper
School class for 2011- 2012
Paper & Print:
This class explores lots of different paper based materials
and projects. Materials we use include paper pulp,
paper mache, printmaking inks, copper dry point and relief
printmaking plates, and stamps, and we also work with acrylic and
water color paint to enhance the paper and printmaking projects we
make. Projects we work on include black and white and
colored printmaking, paper mache sculpture, architectural paper
sculpture, handmade paper, handmade books, and paper cutting
designs. We also look at examples of art from a variety of
times and cultures. There are no prerequisites for this
class.
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