Dear Class
Today I showed the Sculpture on the Wheel group how to spray glazes. Next time we meet, be prepared to talk about how you plan to finish and present your final work. I love models and sketches! If you need or plan to have additional non-clay items to complete your compositions, this will be the time to introduce them to me. We will also start writing our statements and preparing titles for our final work.
Content Portfolio turned in a new version of their written statement.
Group 2 has firing and mopping duties this week. They have loaded a bisque that will fire on Friday. There are two other kilns open and operational. If you have work that needs to be bisqued so you can glaze over the weekend, now is the time to put it out on the firing shelves!
Glazing - All work needs to be glazed over the weekend so that you will have next week to figure out how to set your work up for final presentation. Any gluing or repairing will need to happen next week.
Cleaning Daze - Next week we will be cleaning starting Wednesday. As always, those who are absent on cleaning day will be docked at least one letter grade depending upon how much of said cleaning day/s/ they miss [there are two full days for cleaning].
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Week 10_Homework_April 2nd
Dear Students
Thank you for telling me exactly which 5 glazes you will be using for the semester. If you have not done this yet, it is late. Please see me next class with your glaze choices so that I can make a record of these.
I recommend that each of you applies and fires their glaze palette using test tiles so that you know exactly what to expect when you glaze your final pieces. I will be asking to see that you have these tests on Wednesday of next week. Please be prepared.
Everything you have made for the semester needs to be completely finished and out drying by this Sunday, April 8th, at 5pm. If there is no room on the cart for your finished work, please put your work CAREFULLY on the small table in the main room so that I see that you have finished on time.
Sincerely,
Professor Urrutia
ADDENDUM: The cone 6 firing will be starting on the Morning of April 9th at 9am. Please have your work in the kiln so that it is included. Your professor expects to see all fired tests at the beginning of class on Wednesday, April 11th.
Thank you for telling me exactly which 5 glazes you will be using for the semester. If you have not done this yet, it is late. Please see me next class with your glaze choices so that I can make a record of these.
I recommend that each of you applies and fires their glaze palette using test tiles so that you know exactly what to expect when you glaze your final pieces. I will be asking to see that you have these tests on Wednesday of next week. Please be prepared.
Everything you have made for the semester needs to be completely finished and out drying by this Sunday, April 8th, at 5pm. If there is no room on the cart for your finished work, please put your work CAREFULLY on the small table in the main room so that I see that you have finished on time.
Sincerely,
Professor Urrutia
ADDENDUM: The cone 6 firing will be starting on the Morning of April 9th at 9am. Please have your work in the kiln so that it is included. Your professor expects to see all fired tests at the beginning of class on Wednesday, April 11th.
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Class 17_Homework_March 26th
Dear Class
This week is the last week to construct a project using wet clay. By Friday, March 30th, all construction with new clay should be finished. Please understand that you may still work on sculptures after this date as long as you are refining and putting on finishing touches only. If you are not finished building your work by Friday, chances are you will not finish in time for the end of the semester.
This week is the last week to construct a project using wet clay. By Friday, March 30th, all construction with new clay should be finished. Please understand that you may still work on sculptures after this date as long as you are refining and putting on finishing touches only. If you are not finished building your work by Friday, chances are you will not finish in time for the end of the semester.
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Class 16_Homework_March 22nd
Dear Class
Sculpture on the Wheel
Today I did the last demonstration of the semester and showed you how to make a human-like head sing a thrown cylinder. This is the last building technique I would like to see you attempt. Some of you, if have not gotten your final work underway, will not have the time to attempt this technique. Others of you who are caught up with work will have the opportunity.
Next week is the last wet day. By next Friday, March 30th, all construction with new clay should be finished. Please understand that you may still work on sculptures after this date as long as you are refining and putting on finishing touches only. If you are not fiished building your work by Friday, chances are you will not finish in time for the end of the semester.
I did not see any glazes today. Please email your glaze selections to me so that I know you have done this work. Recipes or pictures of recipes are fine. Check the class 15 blog for details of what glazes you should have selected for your final work.
Content portfolio
Please get all of your work finished and fired as soon as possible.
Sculpture on the Wheel
Today I did the last demonstration of the semester and showed you how to make a human-like head sing a thrown cylinder. This is the last building technique I would like to see you attempt. Some of you, if have not gotten your final work underway, will not have the time to attempt this technique. Others of you who are caught up with work will have the opportunity.
Next week is the last wet day. By next Friday, March 30th, all construction with new clay should be finished. Please understand that you may still work on sculptures after this date as long as you are refining and putting on finishing touches only. If you are not fiished building your work by Friday, chances are you will not finish in time for the end of the semester.
I did not see any glazes today. Please email your glaze selections to me so that I know you have done this work. Recipes or pictures of recipes are fine. Check the class 15 blog for details of what glazes you should have selected for your final work.
Content portfolio
Please get all of your work finished and fired as soon as possible.
Monday, March 19, 2018
Class 15_Homework_March 19th
Dear Students
Next week is the last wet day. Please be sure that you work doubly hard until then so that all your work is composed and constructed by next Friday, including final pieces.
Sculpture on the Wheel
Last Wet Day
There will be one more demo on Wednesday. This will be the face demo. You should have enough building skills now to very easily integrate this technique into whatever you know how to do. I think you can all see that building in this way [throwing, stacking, encrusting, altering thrown forms] is a very quick method. You can prep for the end by making pieces you can use eventually instead of doing everything at once. Please see me if you do not understand what I have explained.
Glaze Prep You need to have glazes picked out for final. I would like to see a list of what you will use by this Wednesday. Glazes that are out on the shelves are fair game. Pick at least 5 glazes to use for your forms. Be sure the list you create incorporates all of the following, at least one for each distinction:
*light value
*medium value
*dark value
*glossy
*satin
*texture
Bisque Firing
Anything that is finished and dry needs to go out on the firing shelves as soon as possible. If you can plan to have everything but your finals and what we do on Friday out on Sunday, you will be sitting pretty for glaze time, yay!
Content Portfolio
Please have another draft of your working statement to me on Wednesday via email.
Sincerely,
Professor Urrutia
Next week is the last wet day. Please be sure that you work doubly hard until then so that all your work is composed and constructed by next Friday, including final pieces.
Sculpture on the Wheel
Last Wet Day
There will be one more demo on Wednesday. This will be the face demo. You should have enough building skills now to very easily integrate this technique into whatever you know how to do. I think you can all see that building in this way [throwing, stacking, encrusting, altering thrown forms] is a very quick method. You can prep for the end by making pieces you can use eventually instead of doing everything at once. Please see me if you do not understand what I have explained.
Glaze Prep You need to have glazes picked out for final. I would like to see a list of what you will use by this Wednesday. Glazes that are out on the shelves are fair game. Pick at least 5 glazes to use for your forms. Be sure the list you create incorporates all of the following, at least one for each distinction:
*light value
*medium value
*dark value
*glossy
*satin
*texture
Bisque Firing
Anything that is finished and dry needs to go out on the firing shelves as soon as possible. If you can plan to have everything but your finals and what we do on Friday out on Sunday, you will be sitting pretty for glaze time, yay!
Content Portfolio
Please have another draft of your working statement to me on Wednesday via email.
Sincerely,
Professor Urrutia
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Class 12_Homework_February 28th
Dear Students
Sculpture on the Wheel
This week is midterm. Please text me pictures of your finished three sculptures and upload your sketchbooks to the google drive. Please do this by 5pm on Friday and text me after you have done so. If you have trouble with the upload, email your information to me directly or upload your work to an account with a link that can be emailed to me. If I do not receive these things from you by the specified time, please do not be surprised when you see a C- for your midterm grade. To recap, please send the following:
*photo of your completed composed and carved out SOLID FORM
*photo of your completed ENCRUSTED FORM with attachments thrown and altered from the mound
*photo of your completed STACKED HOLLOW FORMS
*upload the entire contents of your sketchbook binder to your google folder as a SINGLE PDF. Use the following naming convention: Lastname_Midterm_Sketch.pdf
Homework
*NEW FORM - Animal Form - Throw the forms you will use to make an animal form using the reference object you brought to class. Please have this form well underway before I see you in class next week.
*NEW - Final Project Declaration [Pick 2] - Review the project descriptions from the list provided [click here]. In an email, tell me which two projects you plan to pursue. If you have a clear idea of what you want to make, you will be following the 'create your own content' track. If you choose this or the 'object using another artist's content' you may create [2] forms instead of choosing another project on the list since these are the most difficult projects to pursue.
Content Portfolio
This week is midterm. Please text me pictures of your finished and in-progress sculptures work and upload your sketchbook to the google drive. Please do this by 5pm on Friday and text me after you have done so. If you have trouble with the upload, email your information to me directly or upload your work to an account with a link that can be emailed to me. If I do not receive these things from you by the specified time, please do not be surprised when you see a C- for your midterm grade. To recap, please send the following:
*photos of your finished and in-progress sculptures. One photo for each piece please.
*upload the entire contents of your sketchbook binder to your google folder as a SINGLE PDF. Use the following naming convention: Lastname_Midterm_Sketch.pdf
Please work on revising your last artist statement and work on drying and firing your first finished piece.
Sculpture on the Wheel
This week is midterm. Please text me pictures of your finished three sculptures and upload your sketchbooks to the google drive. Please do this by 5pm on Friday and text me after you have done so. If you have trouble with the upload, email your information to me directly or upload your work to an account with a link that can be emailed to me. If I do not receive these things from you by the specified time, please do not be surprised when you see a C- for your midterm grade. To recap, please send the following:
*photo of your completed composed and carved out SOLID FORM
*photo of your completed ENCRUSTED FORM with attachments thrown and altered from the mound
*photo of your completed STACKED HOLLOW FORMS
*upload the entire contents of your sketchbook binder to your google folder as a SINGLE PDF. Use the following naming convention: Lastname_Midterm_Sketch.pdf
Homework
*NEW FORM - Animal Form - Throw the forms you will use to make an animal form using the reference object you brought to class. Please have this form well underway before I see you in class next week.
*NEW - Final Project Declaration [Pick 2] - Review the project descriptions from the list provided [click here]. In an email, tell me which two projects you plan to pursue. If you have a clear idea of what you want to make, you will be following the 'create your own content' track. If you choose this or the 'object using another artist's content' you may create [2] forms instead of choosing another project on the list since these are the most difficult projects to pursue.
Content Portfolio
This week is midterm. Please text me pictures of your finished and in-progress sculptures work and upload your sketchbook to the google drive. Please do this by 5pm on Friday and text me after you have done so. If you have trouble with the upload, email your information to me directly or upload your work to an account with a link that can be emailed to me. If I do not receive these things from you by the specified time, please do not be surprised when you see a C- for your midterm grade. To recap, please send the following:
*photos of your finished and in-progress sculptures. One photo for each piece please.
*upload the entire contents of your sketchbook binder to your google folder as a SINGLE PDF. Use the following naming convention: Lastname_Midterm_Sketch.pdf
Please work on revising your last artist statement and work on drying and firing your first finished piece.
Monday, February 26, 2018
Class 11_Homework_February 26th
Dear Students
Sculpture on the Wheel
Content Portfolio
Sculpture on the Wheel
- Today we covered making handles. Please use this information to finish your hollow stacked form if you so desire.
- Bring your animal form to class on Wednesday
Content Portfolio
- Please be prepared to talk about the progress of your work on Wednesday
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