11/19/2013

Beginning Drawing

-I think allowing students an extra week on the final project will be useful for them. They can still develop drawing for their in-class portfolio (if need be), but they can also invest more into the final project.

Introduction to Printmaking

-It seems as though the solar plates we currently have are better suited to “relief” etching. The thick level of emulsion is a key indicator. I didn’t see a different product on the site, however, Ron indicated there might be.

2D Foundations

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General Art History

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General Art

-A student recommended I conduct collaborative demonstrations in the sense that students create as I create (They bind a book as I bind a book, they work with a material as I work with a material, etc.).

-The Premo Sculpey is VERY hard. It can be worked (conditioned), however, I should warn students before they buy. It might actually work best in a reductive manner.

-For the Sculpey demo it was good to bring Sculpey at different states (baked and soft). As a reminder, you showed the following: Slab construction, additive building, reductive carving, armature (wire / Aluminum foil), sanding, and painting (including tape masking). Bring a wax paper sheet next time.