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.

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.