Welcome 2nd Semester Mixed Media Students!

We are going to begin the semester looking at space and how it is used to convey idea and meaning.

We will work in the studio on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
On WEDNESDAYS we will work on blogs or have the mobile computer lab in the room.
We will spend a lot of time looking at other artists work from around the world. We will look at how our enviroment and culture influences the work we make.

Our first exercise will involve creating a strong focal point. We will experiment with a variety of media (fabric, wool, paper, wallpaper, plastic, wax, and found objects)

Our next exercise will explore the variety of ways in which we can transfer images onto a variety of surfaces.

Then we will expore the elements of composition. We will use wax as a medium and combine what you have learned from the previous exercises in order to create a quality composition.

Then we will move onto bookbinding- you will get to choose the medium you most enjoyed as your emphasis.

After bookbinding we are going to move into the anatomy of the facial structure. We will explore this in clay- but we will also combine what you have learned about wax, fabric, compostion, image transfer, etc... into our compositions.

We will have to see how quickly we move through these projects- I have quite a few other projects planned- mixed media mosaic on found objects with embroidery, found object jewelry with cold connections, etc...

Welcome to Mixed Media- it is a lot of fun!

Lisa Rogers

Mosaic Completion!

Target due date: November 16th , Monday!

-Glass grouted
-Frame Sanded and painted
-Hooks for hanging
-Chain

Pick up calligraphy packets!
5 packages total

Turn in images of cultural icons
Get your picture taken!

Mosaic Deadline: Nov 6th!

Mosaic Due: November 6th (Friday)
Make sure you review the criteria sheet before turning in your project.

What is a Cultural Icon?

A very difficult term to define, at best.
A cultural icon is an object, place, person or symbol that many members of a culture or sub-culture recognize as important to them in some way. A cultural icon is usually something that the members of a group view positively.
Other definitions might include:
A thing becomes a cultural icon when it arouses strong feelings in a member of a culture because of the fact that it is a shared cultural experience; specifically, stronger feelings than it would cause without this shared cultural experience.
A thing is a cultural icon if it has been a part of a culture for long enough that traditions and/or folklore to spring up around it.
Something that everybody in a culture knows about or is familiar with. (See Cultural Literacy).
Common examples are Uncle Sam, The Statue of Liberty, and The Liberty Bell in America. The Royal Family, The Tower of London, and Stonehenge are examples of cultural icons in England (perhaps not the best; /msg me if you have better suggestions).
Any number of things have been called cultural icons at one time or another; noteworthy are the inordinate numbers of people, cartoon characters, bands, and imaginary characters that have been called cultural icons. I am somewhat wary of calling Britney Spears or Homer Simpson cultural icons, although a case could be made for Elvis Presley or Mickey Mouse. If you find yourself referring to humans and human-like creatures as cultural icons, you might want to consider using the terms 'star' or 'role model' instead.

QUARTER 1 ENDS FRIDAY THE 16TH!

Due Thursday:

1. Blog printed out with images and urls
2. Grid completed (Everyone should be gluing glass!)


For next quarter:

-Make sure to take pictures of your work in progress.
-Write reflections
-Explain the process

Mosaic Research/Due!

10 Images that will inform your work.
Remember no TRITE IMAGES! (If you were absent Wednesday, please ask to see the presentation.!)

Add researched images to your blog site. (Make sure url's are included for images)
If you have questions please ask!

Grading Requirements are posted in the room:

1st grade- 10 images that will be used to make your lay-out. Remember, it is not o.k. to use other artists work. You must design your own images! Plagarism is not allowed! Stay away from TRITE images as per the presentation last week. Please e-mail me, when you have the images uploaded with the url sites attached.

2nd grade- Lay-out and design grade. Using the images you have printed out design your lay-out paying particular attention to the positive and negative space. Get an overhead transparency, move images around in order to design your space. Make sure that you let me see you working on your lay-out and design so I can give you a grade.

3r grade- Using the grid system in order to enlarge a design from small to large. Divide your window length and width by 3 and cut a piece of paper on the paper cutter. Break the small paper into 16 sections. Do the same with the large paper. Use the grid to enlarge the design you have created. After you have enlarged your design, use watercolors so you can see how the colors you have chosen will look in glass

Fill in your design with cut glass. Let the adhesive dry and then grout!

Abstract and Non-Objective

http://www.joycegordongallery.com/artists/stevens_jay_carter_joyce_gordon_gallery.html