Year Two: Week Four
September 22-26, 2008
Monday: Ceramics Class
The class is busy making bowls. This week I am away from classes as I recover from surgery. I was happy to learn that the number of bowls required is now only three – and I’ll get right on it as soon as I return. I don’t think my first attempt is worth keeping and the second one I started will be too dried up to continue.
Wednesday: Printmaking Class
For some reason my notes for printmaking class would not go on the blog last week except in all caps – I tried to remedy the situation a number of times and finally just left it as it turned out though I really don’t like all caps online – it’s that netiquette thing of it being like shouting. This week I missed the demo on monotypes – so I’ve looked it up and here are some links.
Wikipedia on monotypes - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotype
What is a Monotype? - http://www.collectorsguide.com/fa/fa042.shtml
Monoprints.com - http://www.monoprints.com/
Monotype Lesson - http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/elem/Brenda-mono.htm
Also regarding last week’s demo on polyester litho – I found online resources.
Polyester Plate Lithography –
http://scottkolbo.com/printmaking/Printmaking%20pdfs/Printmaking%20Book_PplateLitho.pdf
http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/programs/finearts/guides/litho.htm
http://art.utk.edu/printmaking/resources/pdf/khaas_pronto.pdf
Thursday: Sculpting Class
Using a plastic modeling medium http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasticine
I worked on a maquette for the fusion head project based on the Frink and Egyptian heads (see last week’s images). I also did sketches of the student whose head I will be modeling when I return to school.
Thursday: Photography Class
Thrilled as I was with the Stieglitz video last week, I ordered three more from the library: Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Richard Avedon. I’ve already seen the one on Fran Liebowitz but may order it again. I began creating a resource collection for photography that will go on the Web.
http://astralsite.com/Art/photography-resources.html
In the class I missed, the teacher showed the parts of a typical 35 mm camera like the ones that will be used shooting black and white film.
Friday: Computer Class
I played around with the three photos I took of three of my teachers using Photoshop to alter the images with the goal of illustrating what they teach. Here’s what I’ve done so far. http://astralsite.com/Art/3wisemen.html
In class there was a handout and an activity manipulating objects in Photoshop – I’ll have to catch up next week.
The Week Ahead
I hope to be back at school next week. I have two evening classes that will be starting as well – Collage and Assemblage as well as Advanced Printmaking. I don’t plan to attend many of the studio sessions this term as I have the evening classes. Also I hear that the afternoon studios have been reduced to about half of their previous length this term – it’s going to be difficult to get much done in the time now allotted.
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