4/28 - 5/2
I was just told by someone that the journals for this marking period are supposed to be once a week reflections, so I'm going to summarize my journals for each day into a weekly overview.
This week we tried to do some things outside. We did a study in the back of the school in pastel, and other similar studies. We also did work in the atrium and work areas, transferring original sketches onto monotype plexiglass and ran prints of them. I realized how much I had actually learned in the art wing in the past few years, and I suddenly became so appreciative of Mr. Wertz for being such an influential person in my life. I have been thinking about how much different my life would be if I went to a school like Christian School of York or York Catholic where their art programs are more or less non-existent. I would probably be going to college to do something I didn't care about that much. But Wertz and the other art teachers have made me realize that I have a true passion for art, and wherever that takes me, I have to be grateful for them.
Friday, May 23, 2014
Thursday, May 22, 2014
5/6/14 Journal
5/6/14
The second stage of Bike Week began today. After yesterday when the kids were doing cut/torn paper studies, they were allowed to add detail work in graphite. It doesn't seem like many of them are into this one. Normally the class is a little bit loud and talkative, which is fine if they get work done, but the past two days they haven't been working too hard. In turn, the work that they're doing doesn't seem to be too fantastic. I guess we'll see what Wertz does to get them back on track, or if he scraps this project.
The second stage of Bike Week began today. After yesterday when the kids were doing cut/torn paper studies, they were allowed to add detail work in graphite. It doesn't seem like many of them are into this one. Normally the class is a little bit loud and talkative, which is fine if they get work done, but the past two days they haven't been working too hard. In turn, the work that they're doing doesn't seem to be too fantastic. I guess we'll see what Wertz does to get them back on track, or if he scraps this project.
5/7/14 Journal
5/7/14
Today was about ink and gesso. With the torn paper and graphite studies that they had already, the kids started to overpaint with gesso as well as India ink. But as it got further and further, Wertz decided that he hated where this project was going, and what the results were. I had to agree, the work was getting pretty sloppy, and no one seemed to care about the project. So Wertz said that we'll be going in a different direction tomorrow.
Today was about ink and gesso. With the torn paper and graphite studies that they had already, the kids started to overpaint with gesso as well as India ink. But as it got further and further, Wertz decided that he hated where this project was going, and what the results were. I had to agree, the work was getting pretty sloppy, and no one seemed to care about the project. So Wertz said that we'll be going in a different direction tomorrow.
5/8/14 Journal
5/8/14
Today continued Bike Week. As most of the kids finished up with their ink and gesso overlays, Wertz demo'd the next step. The students started to transfer a section of their drawing onto a rubber block used for printing. This area was a focal point. Wertz is hoping that this small section of the drawing will become stronger after using block printing ink to run prints of it. I pulled one from a bike study I did a few years ago, and it looks pretty interesting.
Today continued Bike Week. As most of the kids finished up with their ink and gesso overlays, Wertz demo'd the next step. The students started to transfer a section of their drawing onto a rubber block used for printing. This area was a focal point. Wertz is hoping that this small section of the drawing will become stronger after using block printing ink to run prints of it. I pulled one from a bike study I did a few years ago, and it looks pretty interesting.
5/9/14 Journal
5/9/14
Most people finished their linocuts today. At first, most people struggled with it, but I think after seeing both Wertz and I demo, they started to get it. We began to use the linocuts on a large piece of mat board - each person's print was placed directly next to the others so that we created a huge collaboration with the other class in the morning that was doing the same project. The colors alternate from red to black, so it looks pretty cool. Since Wertz didn't trust the kids to put their prints on straight, he had them ink each of them and then had me place them.
Most people finished their linocuts today. At first, most people struggled with it, but I think after seeing both Wertz and I demo, they started to get it. We began to use the linocuts on a large piece of mat board - each person's print was placed directly next to the others so that we created a huge collaboration with the other class in the morning that was doing the same project. The colors alternate from red to black, so it looks pretty cool. Since Wertz didn't trust the kids to put their prints on straight, he had them ink each of them and then had me place them.
5/12/14 Journal
5/12/14
Today I began to formulate a title corner for the Bike Week poster, since Wertz knew I would be interested in that. Everyone tried to finish up their work from last week's Bike Week, finishing and transferring their lino-cut block onto the poster with my help or onto their original drawing. Though we thought that the project was going to be a bust, the linoleum cuts seem to be going better. Sometimes it takes a huge study to get something small and interesting out of it.
Today I began to formulate a title corner for the Bike Week poster, since Wertz knew I would be interested in that. Everyone tried to finish up their work from last week's Bike Week, finishing and transferring their lino-cut block onto the poster with my help or onto their original drawing. Though we thought that the project was going to be a bust, the linoleum cuts seem to be going better. Sometimes it takes a huge study to get something small and interesting out of it.
5/13/14 Journal
5/13/14
Today we began to prepare for the art show. As some people were putting the final touches on their Bike Week work, the others started to choose work for the show and mat it. Some of the work had been previously matted of course, since I did a ton of it earlier in the semester, so that made it easier on the kids, but their more current work still has to be matted. I continued to work on the Bike Week typography for the huge poster we made of everyone's lino-cut prints. I think it looks pretty cool, and it was a fun way to take up the space that was left over.
Today we began to prepare for the art show. As some people were putting the final touches on their Bike Week work, the others started to choose work for the show and mat it. Some of the work had been previously matted of course, since I did a ton of it earlier in the semester, so that made it easier on the kids, but their more current work still has to be matted. I continued to work on the Bike Week typography for the huge poster we made of everyone's lino-cut prints. I think it looks pretty cool, and it was a fun way to take up the space that was left over.
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