Hello everyone and welcome to 3-D Design.   I am very excited about this year, and have a fantastic year planned, full of interesting art making and powerful learning experiences.

There a a few important things you need to know both as parents and students  coming into the course.

You can Read a copy of the 2010-2011 Expectations here

You can download The Grossmont High School 2010-2011 Student Handbook here

Each student will receive a printed copy of the expectations.  There  is a signature sheet on the last page along with a student work release form.  Please go over the expectations with your students, and fill out the information on the form.  This allows me quick access to the most current contact information if there is a need.  I prefer to communicate via email for regular business, as I do not normally answer my phone during class time.  I prefer to focus on your students.   My email is pspiller@guhsd.net.  The release form will allow me to photograph the fantastic work my students are doing, and feature them here on mudandmetal.net which is the Grossmont 3-D Design Website.

The first homework assignment of the class is due on Wednesday September 15th.   This homework assignment is an located online.  You can access it from here: Introduction Homework

I keep a running list of the Fall Homework assignments on the Homework-Fall Semester page which has a link under pages to the right of this post.  All relative documents for the fall semester of the class are located on the 3-D Design Documents (semester 1) page which also has a link to the right.

Thank you for choosing 3-D Design at Grossmont High School.  It is going to be a year full of fun and exciting challenges.

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.

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.

We are currently taking the safety test for the metals classroom.   We will begin working on our first project on wednesday 1-16-08.