Ms. Madray

February 20-24

Happy President's Day! I hope everyone enjoyed their day off!

Comp art-We are finishing up our African masks this week. Students will paint them after the 3rd layer of paper mache. Students are also researching African American artists and making presentations to teach the class about the artist.

Photography- Students are working on photo essays outside of class. Download This is my life-photo essay    In class we are working on creating advertisements in Photoshop.

Ceramics- Students should be finishing their effigy vessels this week, however, some students have still been working on glazing their masks and tiles and are a little behind so we will see where everyone gets this week.

February 13-17

Comprehensive Art- This week students will be continuing their paper mache masks by adding a 2nd and 3rd layer. Students will then paint them keeping with the African theme.

Photography- Students will compile their prop shoot on Monday and then present them to the class for critique on Wednesday. Friday we will begin creating advertisements in Photoshop.

Ceramics- We are a little behind because students were glazing the majority of last week. So Tuesday students will begin their effigy vessels. We will work on these for two weeks. Students in first block were able to take home their Greek inspired masks last Friday and 3rd period students were able to take home their tiles. Thursday 1st period will take home their tiles and 3rd period will take home their masks after critique.

February 6-10th

Comprehensive art- This week we will start our papier mache masks. Students will learn about African art and model their mask after them. Download What’s Behind a Mask

Photography- This week students will research African American photographers and create a presentation for the class. Outside of school, students should be working on their prop shoot which is due on Wednesday the 15th.

Ceramics- Students are glazing and cold decorting their Greek inspired masks and bas relief tiles. They will also begin effigy vessels. Students may choose their animal or human form as well as their building method to create the vessel. Download Effigy Vessels  These should be completed for bisque firing by Thursday the 16th.

January 30-Feb 3

Comprehensive art- Students will be finishing their color project. Students selected one of two color theory projects last week. Download Color Mixing Project Download Color Scheme Project2 The are looking great so far! Students will also be introduced to an art form that was popular in ancient Rome and the Byzantine Empire, Mosaics. Download Mosaics My 4 classes will then have a competition to create a paper mosaic.Students will focus on replicating colors and values.

Photography- Students are presenting their food shoot for critique on Friday. Students will also begin the Photoshop assignment, "You are what you eat" in class. Outside of class, students are to choose one prop that they will use throughout an entire shoot. Download Props It will be due February 15th for critique.

Ceramics- 1st period is finishing up their bas relief tiles and will then glaze or cold decortate their masks. 3rd period is finishing their Greek inspired mask and then will glaze or cold decorate their bas relief tiles.

January 16-20

Comprehensive art- This week students are creating their own color wheel by mixing the primary colors to create secondary and tertiary colors. Students will also add white and black to their colors to create tints and shades. We will also begin to look at Roman art and architecture. The Romans excelled in architecture such as coliseums, aqueducts, and arches. Download Roman art and culture to view the full power point.

Photography- Students should currently working to create a shoot focused on hands. These should be hands at work, at play, hands holding each other or something else. This shoot will be due this Friday, the 20th for critique. We will also be working on a hybrid assignment in Photoshop.

Ceramics- 1st period is currently working on Greek inspired mask.2nd period is working on bas relief tiles. We will also critique luminaries on Friday.

January 9th-13th

Ceramics- Students will begin creating a Greek inspired mask. Students will create a masks that portrays an emotion. These will be due On Friday the 20th.

January 9-13

Happy New Year and welcome back!!!!

Comprehensive Art-This week we will be focusing on the element of art, color. We will take a thourough look at color theory. Download Color Students will mix the primary colors to create a full color wheel with tints and shades.

Photography- Wednesday students will compile their pairs of people shoot to be presented for critique on Friday. Students will also begin their hybrid Photoshop assignment to be turned in by the 18th. Students will also be introduced to their next shoot, food, to be compiled on February 1st and presented on February 3rd.

December 12th-16th

Comp  Art-This week we will briefly be introduced to Greek sculpture. Download Greek Art and Culture We will also be reviewing concepts from earlier this year in preparation for the midterm next week. So you should visit the power points posted from earlier weeks. Students will complete the drawing of a Greek pot with a narrative this week as well.

Photography- Students will continue to work on their portrait shoot this week. They will compile them on Wednesday and Friday students will present them for critique. We will also be reviewing key terms in preparation for the midterm next Tuesday, the 20th.

Ceramics- Tuesday will be the last day to work with wet clay to complete their luminaries. Thursday we will critique their ribbon pots and we will also be reviewing for the midterm. 1st period's midterm will be Monday the 19th and 3rd period's midterm will be Thursday the 22nd.

Dec 5th-9th

Comp Art-We will be wrapping up our cartouches. Some people still need to finish painting these so they can take them home. They are looking wonderful! We are now jumping into Greek art and culture. We will first look at Aegean cultures and their wall paintings, frescoes. We will compare these to wall art created today, murals and graffiti. Download Aegean Art and Culture We will then look at Greek pottery and students will draw their own Greek pot with a narrative on the side. Download Greek Pottery As the semester is winding down, students please make sure you are keeping your sketchbook up to date with warm ups, sketches, and notes.

Photo- We are conintuing to work on portraiture. Students will look at celebrity photographer, Annie Liebovitz. Download Annie Liebovitz Students should be taking portrait shots outside of class. This is due for critique on Friday the 16th! Students need to take formal portraits, candids, and self portraits.

Ceramics- We finally got our clay in and so students are working on creating luminaries. These will be great for the holiday season!

November 28th-December 2

I hope eveyone had a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving break. We have only 19 days until the end of the semester so it is important to be coming to class and turning in all your assignments to get those grades up before miterm.

Comp Art- This week, my student teacher, Ms. Williams, is working with students on an illuminated letter. In the medieval times people were living as nomads and therefore had to carry all their belongings with them. They could not make large artworks. Kings would order scribes to write out manuscripts and make them look beautiful. We are using a wax resist process to create our very own illuminated letters. To read more about them and see examples Download Medieval ArtDownload Illluminated letters.

Photography-This week we are beginning to look at portraiture. Download Portraiture 4 informal, 3 formal, and 3 self portrait shots will be due on Friday the 16th for critique. Don't forget your cameras Wednesday. On Wednesday we will set up a portrait studio in class and we will also compile our "a is for...". Students will present their "a is for..." shoot this Friday, December 2 for critique.

Ceramics-This week students will begin their luminaries. They can either make 3 small, 2 medium, or 1 large luminary with cutouts. We will work on these through next Monday.