Scholastic Challenge

Right when we get back to school your Scholastic Challenge project will be due.  January 8th, Tuesday.  Here is a link to the Scholastic Art Awards to get you inspired.

I'm really looking forward to seeing some new and unique work from each of you.

You can go to http://www.artandwriting.org 

• Click on How to Submit
• Click on Exhibitions
• Go to Online Galleries.  You can sort by category, good stuff well worth looking at. 

Don't forget to bring in your fees and forms for the work you have already entered into the Awards!  

Spreading the Love.....

It's that time of year when I repeat myself over and over.  Please know, it's not because I'm annoyed, I just genuinely want each of you to be successful and prepared for everything that's coming up. December and January are BUSY months for all of us. 

ALL

Concentration Critique #3 - One Piece on Wednesday, Dec. 19th
Secret Santa - Handmade gift for a classmate.  Don't forget to bring your food item. Friday, Dec. 21st
Scholastic Challenge - One amazing, artsy, edgy, exciting, challenged myself piece of art created using one of the Scholastic Art Awards categories.  Preferably a media new for you or one that you would like to explore further and you just haven't had time. Tuesday, January 8th
National Portfolio Days - Yes, it's required.  You must visit at least three colleges and bring back brochures for Ms. McB.  I'll be there as well!  Sunday, January 13th.  Oregon College of Art and Craft 12 - 4. 
Breadth Section -  This is going to sneak up on us.  I've reserved the lab on the 16th, 18th and the 24th (the day of our final).  Our goal is to have the entire breadth section for AP chosen, uploaded on the AP site and a website created with your breadth work. What's helpful???? You should spend time looking at your photos and determining which ones best exemplify the Elements & Principles of Art.  Seriously.....the breadth section of your portfolio is scored equally as your concentration.  If you just put any photos in there it will not score well.
Concentration Critique #4 - Two Pieces on Wednesday, Jan. 30th.

Scholastic DEADLINE Wednesday, January 16th, 2013

JUNIORS

You've been thinking you are off the hook because I've been focusing on the Seniors...not so fast.
Each of you should have at LEAST two things entered into the Scholastic Art Awards.

SENIORS

Scholastic Photography Portfolios - You know what you need to do!  I've chatted with each of you.  Unless otherwise arranged, your Photography Portfolio is due on Friday, Dec. 21st.  Due means, done, uploaded eight pieces on the Scholastic site, paperwork printed out.  What would be awesome is if you did it prior to that day and you could bring the paperwork and the fee ($20) to me.  That might just be asking too much!
Scholastic Art Portfolios - These are due on Monday, Jan 14th. Due means, done, uploaded eight pieces on the Scholastic site, paperwork printed out.  What would be awesome is if you did it prior to that day and you could bring the paperwork and the fee ($20) to me.Weeeeeee.

Online Critique

You took pictures of your artwork during class on Thursday, now you need to post them on your personal blog and write about what your concentration is and where you were going with your current work.  Once you have your images posted you will need to critique TWO of your classmates work.

Here's how you will do this...

Go to a classmates blog.  If they already have a comment on their work, go to someone elses blog and comment on that work.  But only if that person doesn't have any comments.  So, the sooner you get on this the better.  Only after each person has at least one comment per post can there be additional comments.

I feel like I'm not being clear, which is entirely possible.  So, I'll try it again.

1. I post my art on my own blog with a little explaination of what my concentration is, and where I was going with my current pieces.  
2. I then hypothetically, go to Lizzie's page, her work is posted, but she already has a comment.  
3. So, I go to Stacey's page, she has a comment as well...
4. I go to Ranya's page and she does not have a comment yet, hooray.  I leave a comment.  
5. Go through the whole process again to find another person who doesn't have a comment yet for your second comment.  You might have to go through the whole class or you might get lucky.
6. Write something meaningful, thoughtful and helpful.  Don't just write, this is awesome!

Only after each person has one comment can we start doubling up.  In other words spread the wealth!  We need feedback from our classmates.  

Seniors

We've got three weeks to get it all together. Well at least to have the conversation about getting it all together. We need to get your photography portfolios, and your art portfolios thought through. Eight pieces for each of them. Scholastic deadline is January 16th.

December third is the deadline for the George Fox High School show. We need to photograph your concentration work and your new concentration work ASAP. What do you want to enter into this show? No photography. Digital art is okay. Two pieces per student, no fee.

Oregon College of Art and Craft, Lake Oswego Reads and vans Custom Culture coming up soon.

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday. See you soon.

Being Thankful

It is that time of year, when we reflect on what we are thankful for, or at least we should.  We all get caught up in dealines, and timelines. Why not makes some time for reflection? What are you thankful for?

I'm thankful that I get to teach in such an amazing school with students who are talented and care about learning. I'm thankful for family and hedgehogs and encaustic paint. I'm thankful for the color chartreuse, reality television shows, volunteering and Odwalla Original Super Protein Shakes.

Picture on your blog

Due Monday at midnight!!! Xxoo ms mcb

Getting the Word Out

First of all congrats to the following students who got their work juried into the Artist Statement Show.  Lakeridge did very well.  No surprises there!

Andrea Anderson, Ali Douglas, Allie Horn, Allison Thompson, Jacky Boehm, Kaunstince Gambrel, Katie Leimbach, Kelsey MacKenzie, Kevin Mertz, Lizzie Aronson, Lizzie Bliss, Laura Pope, Laura Suzuki, Miranda Jacoby, Maddie Krauss, Noelle Foden-Vencil, Ranya Alkahady, Sophie Cowden, Sawyer Johnson, Sophia Nielsen, Sophie Richards, Stacey Strovink, Tori Zink.....great job!

The Artist Statement show will be held at the Pioneer Place, 3rd Floor Atrium, 700 SW 5th Ave. Portland, OR  OPENING RECEPTION:  Saturday, December 1, 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. (700 SW 5th Ave Portland OR 97204; 3rd floor Atrium) The show will run from November 29th - December 2nd.  If you are in the show you should be at the reception, if you are not in the show you should be there to support your fellow artists.  Just saying.

Okay, here is what you need to do for your Blog assignment this week.  The AP posters will be picked up tomorrow, Thursday. 

1. You need to get your poster, each of you gets two, three if you need them, we only ordered 100.  
2. You need to deliver your poster to the business, person, family member that you sold the ad to.  
3. You need to take a picture of you and this person/business/family member and post it on your personal blog. 

Have fun with this.  These people/family members/businesses paid money to be on this poster.  They want to be thanked and see the end product!  Looking forward to seeing the results.  Candy and a special prize for the most creative, fun, interesting photo. 

Tootles.

Challenging Yourself

No shave November or No school November?  This month is going to cruise by, so you should always come to class prepared to take advantage of every second.  Seniors, I need to touch base with you this week about creating or putting together portfolios for the Scholastic Art Awards.  The deadline is January 16th but I want to make sure each of you has an idea and a direction.

For all of you this is the time to challenge yourself.  If you aren't spending at least 3 - 4 hours a week working on your concentration, outside of class time, ask yourself......am I playing it safe or am I challenging myself?

Check out this site, it's amazing.  http://www.thisiscolossal.com/category/art/ There are several tabs at the top that take you to various types of art.  These people are definitely challenging themselves. The images below are embroidered portraits.  The first is the front, the second is what the back looks like.  I like the back better!  What do you think?  Find some art, design or photography on Colossal and tell me what you think of the persons work.

Concentration Critique - Monday

The first concentration critique is always exciting.  It's amazing to see your ideas come alive.  It's important that we spend this time talking about each others work, great things come from critiques.

I'll be sending in the images for the Artists Statement show on the 31st, we will know by the 5th of November who has made it in.  Thus starts the competition season.  Coming up, High School Art Northwest sponsored by George Fox University, the Lake Oswego Reads show, and of course the Scholastic Art Awards.  This year we will have the opportunity to participate in the Oregon College of Art and Craft high school show.  Lot's to do!

Seniors remember that you can enter two portfolios into the Scholastic Art Awards.  You will need to have 8 images to make an art portfolio and 8 images to make a photography portfolio.

Random question

I have friends that are coming from New York this weekend.  One of them has never seen the Oregon coast.  The house we usually rent is not available.  Does anyone have a house near Seaside, Gearhart, or Cannon Beach that we could rent Sunday night?

If you happen to only read this post, you should read the one below for your blog assignment.

Tootles. Ms. McB

Who's coming on Tuesday?

Kris Musto from Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She's super fun and you are going to love her!!!!

Your blog comment this weekend is actually a blog update. Please go to your own blog and tell us what your concentration is. Please include a photograph of a work in process, a finished piece, or a sketch.

What do you think?

We look pretty tribal, right?

Retreat!!!!!!!!

I feel like we have been planning for this retreat forever!  I'm so excited to go and spend some quality time with all of you.  I think the artists in residence are also going to be inspiring.  Be thinking about what you want to do with the type truck on an individual basis.  You will have time for your group posters, as well as plenty of time to create something on your own.

The printmaker, Gabriel will be coming on Thursday to share his work with us and talk with us about how to get ready for the printmaking at the retreat.  Maybe you have a favorite photo you took this summer that you would like to reproduce in a monoprint?  Think landscapes.  We will be sketching along the way to the retreat so you don't have to have an image to bring with you.

Tuesday, your Work of Art projects are due.  Big prizes for the winner.  I'm looking forward to seeing what you have all come up with.

Don't forget to work on your cave man costume this weekend.  I gotta go start on mine.....tootles!

What is a concentration?

So what is a concentration? AP defines a concentration as, "A body of work unified by an underlying idea that has visual coherence." This weekend you will explore the Internet and find a few 'concentrations.'  You will need to follow the directions on the handout and submit it to your personal art blog. Here is an example of what I am after:

Amedeo Modigliani - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amedeo_Modigliani

Modigliani was a figure painter that elongated the form.  Clearly the majority of his work is of the human form with a focus on his muse, Jeanne Hebuterne. I have always been very taken with their story.

Jeanne met Modigliani when she was eighteen years old and she soon became his lover and muse. He painted her red hair, sinuous body and long neck many times.

She became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter. The couple were quite fond of one another and Jeanne put up with Amedeo's hedonistic lifestyle, caring for him and supporting him.

When she was nearly full term with their second child when Modigliani died. Jeanne was completely heart broken and committed suicide by walking backwards out of a top floor window. Jeanne was only twenty-one years old. So sad!

The color palette that Modigliani uses in his work is muted.  The element of color does not get in the way of the work and allows the viewer to focus on the form.  Emphasis seems to be important in his work as most of the forms are centrally located.

Blog's are lookin good

So far so good.  Looks like there a quite a few of you who have made your blog's.  Well done little ones!!!!  Just as a reminder by midnight on Sunday you need to create a blog, make a comment on the classroom blog and create a post with three images on your personal blog. 

Great weekend.  Can't wait to see all of you on Tuesday :)

Peace out!  Ms. McB  (Iris the chicken says, "Hello!"

Weeeeeeee, Blogging!!!

Hooray, it's blogging time.  They have updated the blog so there are all kinds of fun new widgets.  For example you can input your email and receive notices when the blog is updated!  How cool is that??  You can follow the blog on FB or twitter.  I'm hoping this will help all of you remember to make your blog updates and comments.

School is starting in three days........wahoooooooo

Ms. McB

Welcome to AP 2-D Art Studio

I'm very excited about this school year and specifically the AP class.  I hope that you have had a great time this summer and have taken lots and lots of pictures!!  I can't wait to see your photographs.  On the first day of class you will need to have cd's with 1000 images.  You also need a cd with 25 images that you consider to be your best, the ones that best represent the elements and principles of art.  These may not necessarily be your FAVORITE images.  You will also need 6 images, printed and matted on the first day of class.  We will start a critique on day one!

Here are a few images that I took this summer.