speaking of sculpture... does anyone have any good HS level sculpture and/or
ceramic textbooks?
-----Original Message-----
From: Pam Signorelli [mailto:psignore@bloomington.k12.mn.us]
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 2:09 PM
To: ArtsEdNet Talk
Subject: 3-D curriculum?
Marcia,
We also combined courses, (pottery, sculpture and jewlery) many years
before I started teaching at our high school (not enough enrolled in
separate classes). We now teach an Intro to 3-D and Advanced 3-D class.
Since we have 9 week terms we divide the time into 3 weeks of each:
clay, jewelry and sculpture. It works out very well. I give a short
quiz at the end of each unit and a final at the end that includes all
3.
In clay we teach them handbuilding,wheel throwing and glazing, giving
them a variety of projects to choose from. They have to turn in their
best 5 pieces at the end of 3 weeks in any stage (bone dry,bisque,
glazed). I always do the clay first so they can continue to glaze and
fire for the rest of the 6 weeks.
Jewelry is lost wax casting and some other small projects while waiting
for molds to burn out and investment to set. Usually wire or sculpy
with hemp.
For sculpture we do many types of materials depending on what has been
donated or what time of year it is.
The advanced classes usually work on larger more time consuming
projects.
I hope this helps a little bit,
Pam Signorelli
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Subject: 3-D curriculum?
From: Mbhirst@aol.com
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 09:10:41 EST
X-Message-Number: 4
Last year we combined our Pottery course and our Sculpture course to
get a
3-D Design class (mistake). I have not been happy with our curriculum
because
it's too much clay and not enough "other stuff". Any ideas or
suggestions about where to look for a good curriculum? or great "got to
do
it" project ideas for high school?
