The DecemberARTists

This week in Art Class

Culture Night IS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5th @ 6 p.m.
YOUR ARTWORK IS GOING TO BE ON VIEW!  YEAH!

VOCABULARY HAPPENS in ART CLASS

Grade 5

Vocabulary is due Monday, December 1st (for Xavier) and Tuesday, December 2nd (for Tuskegee).  The assessments for this week will occur Wednesday (for Xavier) and Thursday (for Tuskegee).  Do you work and you will do fine on the test!  

Grade 6

Completed US Maps are due this week during regularly scheduled art classes.  FISK (Monday) and Hampton (Tuesday).  The Study Sheets started in class must be handed in so I can grade them.  Vocabulary tests will be given later this week as well.  Follow the information given in the previous Vocab Vocab Vocab posting.  

Grade 7

This is the very last week to complete the "Challenge you Overcame" collage.  We will have a formal art critique and a chance to participate in new ways!

Grade 8

New vocabulary words will be distributed later this week.  Morehouse vocabulary test corrections are DUE for a chance to increase your grade.  Bring your SKETCHBOOKS to class.  You must be prepared for class with a sketchbook and pencil for every art class this week.

QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THIS?  Email Ms. Hillman: jhillman@cpcsschool.org

Pre-Thanksgiving Art Classes

Only TWO Days of School This Week?

You are NOT dreaming…it's true, but there is still work to be done and here is the breakdown:

5th Grade

Xavier and Tuskegee Scholars get ready for Vocabulary.  Quizzes are coming your way.  We will go over the expectations in our classes this week so you can be articulate students.  Don't know what "articulate" means…go get your dictionary RIGHT NOW!  You are going to need it for the rest of your art education with Ms. Hillman.

6th Grade Pop Artists

Diversity Day happens on December 5th and the mounted, completed artwork we worked on during Quarter 1 will be unveiled.  Join us!

In the meantime, we are learning about the states in America.  WHY are we learning about that in ART CLASS?  Well, aside from the fact that Art spans ALL subjects, we are working on a long term, deeply involved project that will deal with design techniques and geography!  That's why.  Start studying up on your states and capitals.

Let's ALL get to know this map.

7th Grade will not have Art Classes this week.

Don't cry, CPCMS Collage artists!  Next week we are completing the collage project and moving on serious vocabulary and a new project!  Happy Thanksgiving!

Seniors

Kevin B. killed this project.   Great work!

Morehouse & Spelman scholars listen up!  Bring your sketchbooks to class from now on!  You are SUPPOSED to have them, so bring them to class.  Prepared scholars will earn DOJO POINTS that you will be able to use as bidding $ on the auction.  

Independent Weaving projects with untraditional/unorthodox materials was due last Wednesday.  Every day it is late decreases your point value.

Morehouse you have your vocabulary quiz on Tuesday. STUDY.  Let me grade them during independent work and while you hone your gesture drawing skills and get your AMAZING Grades before you leave for the very long weekend!

Questions about any of this?  Email Ms. Hillman @ jhillman@cpcsschool.org.

VOCAB VOCAB VOCAB!

Art Class + Grammar = A Well-rounded & Successful Life

Well, that statement is MORE RIGHT than WRONG, so let's get started!  Weekly vocabulary tests are coming to CPCMS in the second quarter.   Parts of speech, proper usage and understanding of terms (art-related words and non-art-related!!!!) leads to deeper understanding across all content areas.

As we ease into this new realm of arts and assessment, take your time, but meet deadlines.  Late work will not be accepted. Use a dictionary or online sources like artlex.com to locate the definitions.

THIS IS WHAT SCHOLARS WILL HAVE TO HAND IN:

Write out the vocabulary word - (part of speech in parenthesis) 1. Definition.  If there is more than one, scholar should write out the definition that is art-related.

Write out the vocabulary word in a sentence and it must be in proper context. (Do not write a sentence like this: "One of the words I had to write a sentence about is 'contour line drawing.").  

skip a line

Here is a real-life example, 8th graders, you're welcome:

Warp (noun) - In weaving, the vertical threads attached to the top and bottom of a loom, through which the weft is woven.

I had a difficult time with the first weaving project because the yarn kept coming out of the loom, but after securing the warp with tape, it worked out fine.

8th Grade Vocab Words for the week of November 17th (10 words)

textile

loom

weaving

warp [in regards to weaving]

weft [in regards to weaving]

gesture drawing

untraditional

unorthodox

contour line drawing

blind contour drawing

7th Grade Vocabulary Words for the week of November 17th (WE DID THIS IN CLASS but did you do all of them??????)

Collage

background

middle ground

foreground

horizon

adhesive

horizon

6th Grade Vocabulary Words for the week of November 24th (10 words)

font

design

typography

texture

diagonal

length

width

degree of curve

geography

5th Grade Vocabulary Words for the week of November 24th (6 words)

contour line

portrait

self-portrait

silhouette

sculpture

3 dimensional

ART ALERT! 

8th Grade Fiber Artists Get Center Stage

8th Grade Weaving Project…so far!

That's right!  The 8th graders spent most of the 1st quarter working on a fiber arts project learning how to weave.  The bulletin board outside of the S.T.E.A.M. room is showcasing the work RIGHT NOW.  But don't take my word for it…come and see for yourself! 

Scholars are also working on an independent project that is due NOVEMBER 19th, which will be the first graded project for the second quarter.  Students will create a loom and use at least 9 unorthodox/untraditional materials to create a new weaving project.  Check up on them…ask them what materials they are using and encourage them to make the deadline!

FAMU & Howard

Scholars are diligently working on their paper collage projects about a challenge they overcame.  The criteria is simple but the process is not.  Students must think about how they want to render this event (no matter how big or small it may seem) by thinking in shapes and then adding each and every detail to their work using ONLY paper, glue and scissors.  They must include themselves in this visual in some way.  7th Graders are progressing very well in this project and have been working with the properties of paper during the entirety of the first quarter.  Ask your scholar about their challenge and the process for creating their collage.

POP ARTists Have Taken Over 6th Grade

It's true.  No longer do we have regular scholars…each one of them are practically Pop Art experts.  Not only can they tell you about the Pop Art movement, but they have created their own Pop Art Self-Portraits.  Andy Warhol would be proud!  The work is going up this week and when we are done showing off the portraits @ CPCS, they are ready to be hung on the walls at home.  

Xavier & Tuskegee Line Experts In the (CPCS) House

When you hear "Line Experts" you probably didn't realize there was such a thing.  If you know a 5th grader, however, you are in the company of greatness.  There are 5 kinds of lines and 5 line variations and 5th grade scholars have been working with these lines for ALL of the first quarter.  The hallways are filled with proof of their knowledge.  Come see for yourself on November 19th.  

8th Grades Take Manhattan

High Line!

We just came back from the High Line and had a great day.  The scholars are TIRED, but a good kind of tired, because they saw a lot of public art and was welcomed into a gallery that we did not expect to visit, Coates & Scarry Gallery on 14th Street (http://www.coatesandscarry.com).  

QUESTION #10 from the Field Lab Scavenger Hunt Paper needs to be completed:

10) Describe in detail two of your favorite pieces in your writing journal.  You are required to write two entries (one page each) about your favorite artwork pieces you viewed today.  Include sensory details.

Adios, October! November is the Art Jam!

8th Graders are GOING PLACES

This week the 8th Graders are going to be exploring the High Line and surrounding Art Galleries.  This is in an effort to give them the experience of viewing public art in the beautiful Chelsea area of Manhattan AND in professional gallery settings.

The Weaving Project was a wild success as scholars eventually got the hang of how to make the looms and create their own pieces of woven artwork.  And you ain't seen NOTHING yet...the Pre-Holiday project will build on their knowledge of weaving and scholars will be creating another piece with non-traditional materials. We start this week!

8th Graders really DID get Weavey with it.

BOOK CHARACTER DAY IS A GREAT WAY TO SHOW OFF YOUR CREATIVITY AND ARTISTIC SKILLS.  JOIN OUR PARTY ON FRIDAY!

7th Grade Update on Howard & FAMU

Next project will continue with exploration of paper as a material, this time: COLLAGE.  Students are exploring a challenge they have had to overcome and began working on their collages last week.  

6th Grade POP ARTISTS

We are nearing the end of the Pop Art Self-Portrait project...kinda, sorta.  It's time to mount the artwork so it is ready for gallery showing...ask your scholar about the sequences of this project.  Recalling the process is important for their growth as scholars and artists.

Alexis' artwork is TRULY something Andy Warhol would enjoy!

Grade 5 Artists

Being thorough in art class is vital.  Scholars in Xavier and Tuskegee are finishing up their Self-Portrait Profiles and are ready to show off their skills in the VERY, VERY, VERY near future.  The five line variations are going to be our next victims as we master the design skills needed to be able to present ANYTHING in a fancy sort of way.  If you don't know what I mean, you will soon!

Mid-October Art Fest!

Morehouse & Spelman

Weaving projects are due Monday (Spelman) and Tuesday (Morehouse). This project requires a lot of patience and understanding of pattern.  The finished projects will be perfect to hang on walls (after we show them off at school first!).

Look at the "8th Grade Gets Weavey" post for links on how to complete the steps for this project BUT keep your yarn ON the loom.

7th Grader Artists

Abraham got his Bee on!

We been working with paper and creating sculptures of Fierce Animals.  The latest project has been focusing on paper as a material and what is possible when you change it.  Scholars completed their Fierce Animals, chock full of details about what makes their animal fierce to them!

Scholars had one week to create their independently standing sculptures.

Terry created a fierce looking spider...just in time for Halloween!

6th Graders in FISK & Hampton

Our young Pop Artists are nearly done their Pop Art self-portraits in clay.  They are now putting on the finishing touches and learning how to hang and display their art in a professional manner.  

Xavier & Tuskegee

The five line variations are the focus of this week's lesson.  Scholars are mastering their skills and putting in their personal touches on their profile collages.  Practice makes perfect and our in-house designers are going to have their artwork dazzling our hallways in the very near future.

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