Your students should be becoming very familiar with the elements of art at this point.  We have been working on them the last two weeks.  We will be moving on to the Principals of design next week,  and then begin preparing for a test on the elements and principals.   Below is a list of the elements of art.

• Line
• Shape
• Form
• Value
• Space
• Texture
• Color

Ask your students about them.  These tools will vastly improve their skills as artists,  and vastly improve their understanding as viewers of art.   My goal by the end of this year is to allow each of my students to make informed judgements about a work of art,  and have the vocabulary to explain their judgement.

We are very busy in 3-D Design,  and the majority of students have been hard at work making a bunch of really great pieces.  This year there are 6 3-D Design classes,  and we are in a space crunch.  I have no where to put any of the projects.   I need shelf space.   If any parents out there has a set or two of self standing shelves in good condition that are not in use,  I would be grateful if you donated them to 3-D Design.   They would serve us well.

I will post the newest grades next week as the glaze kiln gets unloaded on monday,  and the students begin grading them.  Be on the look out for some great clay guardians, coil pots and mugs coming home next week.

The first progress report grades are posted online.  You can click on the grades link on top of this page to get to the grades program.   You will need your students last name,  and their student ID to see their current grade.     Contact me if you have any problems.