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Welcome to Grossmont High School 3-D Design

August 15th, 2008 by pspiller | No Comments | Filed in 3-D Design (general), Adv 3-D Design, Beg 3-D Design, Ceramics, Metals, School Info, Uncategorized

Welcome to the 3-D design Class at Grossmont High School. I am very excited to have you involved in our class. The first week of school will involve getting the procedures in place that we will use to keep the 3-D design classroom going.

We will begin by Exploring the California Visual Arts Frameworks, which are the foundation of what we learn in this art class. By basing my lesson plans on these standards, I can be sure you receive a useful and thorough arts education. We will then begin preparing for our first project.

Each student will receive a copy of the class Syllabus. This syllabus contains the general information regarding 3-D Design, and my expectations. Parents, please review the information contained in the syllabus with your students, and return the information sheet by the end of the first week of class. If you have not seen a copy of the syllabus, there is an online copy located here. You can also download and print out a pdf version of it here.

I will post preliminary grades after 2-weeks, and will do my best to update them regularly. Please be aware that the initial grades are based on a very limited amount of work, and are severely impacted by not turning all work.

District Art Show

May 2nd, 2008 by pspiller | No Comments | Filed in 3-D Design (general), Adv 3-D Design, Beg 3-D Design, Ceramics, Metals

Congrats to the following GHS 3-D Design students who won awards in the GUHSD district art show:

Jacob Sizemore

 Advanced Sculpture: Honorable Mention

Advanced Functional 3-D: 3rd place

Daniel Santillan

Advanced Jewelery: 3rd place

Great Job!  We are proud of you.

Student Work

December 11th, 2007 by pspiller | No Comments | Filed in 3-D Design (general), Adv 3-D Design, Beg 3-D Design, Ceramics

The gallery for student ceramic work is up.

Check it out   2007 student work

Some Important Dates

November 26th, 2007 by pspiller | No Comments | Filed in 3-D Design (general), Adv 3-D Design, Beg 3-D Design, Ceramics

As the semester winds down, and the ceramics portion of 3-D Design comes to a close, here are some very important dates to remember.

  • Nov 28- Glaze fire at the end of the day
  • Dec 7- Last day to finish projects to greenware (last bisque will be that weekend)
  • Dec 12- Last Glaze fire (all projects should be to completion)
  • Dec 13- Student show and sale
  • Dec 17- Last chance to turn in any projects.
  • Dec 18-20- Final exams
  • Dec 21- No school

Bisque for the holidays

November 19th, 2007 by pspiller | No Comments | Filed in 3-D Design (general), Adv 3-D Design, Beg 3-D Design, Ceramics

The kiln is bisque firing today (monday)   it will be done and unloaded for parent shadow day on Wednesday.   Lots of good projects.    We still have a long way to go and only a little time to get done,   so stay busy,  and stay focused.

Semester 1 project list

November 14th, 2007 by pspiller | No Comments | Filed in 3-D Design (general), Beg 3-D Design, Ceramics

Here is the final project list for the semester for beg ceramics

  • Pinch Pots
  • Pinch Vase (ec)
  • Clay Guardian
  • Coil Pot
  • 2-Slab Mugs
  • 3-thrown Object
  • ClayWhistle(ec)
  • Rain Stick
  • Extra-credit Assignment TBA
  • Clay Stamps (ec)