Fall 2011

“Living artistically means seeing and caring for the details of your world” – Andy Karr, Michael Wood

This is a quarter class, and will balance hands-on projects with art vocabulary, aesthetics and art history. A key theme for this class is enhancing observational skills.

Materials: Students should have planners, pencils, and 4b or 6b drawing pencil(s)

In this class I will emphasize:

· kindness

· mindful attention

· seeing v. observing

· alternative viewpoints

· everyone can learn/ improve

· making our best effort

· learning is exciting!

Activities/ projects

· Introductory activities and icebreaker

· Journal construction and cover design

· Art styles slide quiz

· Non-fiction reading

· Drawing foundation skills

· Portraits: traditional and modern (one matted)

· Woodcut printmaking unit

Students who need a digital camera can make arrangements with Mr. Iverson to use the art dept. camera.

Grades are based on: completion of projects, following directions, craftsmanship, and other criteria specific to each project. We may have some outside work for this class. Late work will be 20% off, beginning 1st quarter. This may increase as the year goes along.