Concentration Critique

Just a reminder that we will have a critique Tuesday 12-6. Please be ready to critique a piece of your choice that will be included in your Concentration.

Test Glaze

If you have not yet made up a test glaze it is time to get to work. Here is a link to some inreresting raku glaze possibilities. Remember you must create a minnimum of one test and show me the test tile no later then December 16th by 2:39 pm.   
http://www.garyrferguson.com/rakuglaz.htm

Looking For Inspiration?

Take a moment to check out what some local potters are doing around Oregon. There are so many great links to their websites. OPA Showcase is not until the first week of May, but it  is definitly something to look forward to.
http://www.oregonpotters.org/ceramicshowcase/sc-artists.htm

Long Time No Blog

Hello all. I'm back!! I need everyone to submit a minimum of one piece to "High School Art Northwest" by next Tuesday. For this, all you need to do is name your picture, save it to the file on Mr. Helle's computer under the"George Fox" file, and fill out a paper application. You give me the application and I'll take care of the rest.  This is a great opportunity for you to gain some recognition for some of the fantastic artwork you have created. And a little moo-la never hurts.

Raku

Here is a good site about to the raku process. Check it out. There is a list of frequenly asked questions that may be helpful for you as begin to explore the process. We can fire the raku kiln anyday (weather permiting) that you want, just please make sure that your pieces are glazed ahead of time so that you are ready to go at the start of class. Everyone of you must raku at least one piece at sometime during the first semester. http://www.ceramicstoday.com/articles/branfman_raku.htm

Check out the AP 3D Official Site

Please explore the AP3D site to help answer questions that you have and draw inspiration from what other students have done from around the country. Some students have found it particularly helpful to look at the "student samples and scoring guidelines" from previous years. This will help you gain a better understanding of what the judges are looking for.
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/7880.html

Lisa Conway

Hello and welcome to the AP 3D blog! It is my hope that this blog will increase communication between all of us. Please feel free to use this blog to communicate with me and your fellow classmates.

We will be having our first guest artist coming on 10/28/2011. Her name is Lisa Conway, and she is the ceramics teacher at Clark College in Vancover, WA.  Check out the link and let me know what you think: www.lisaconway.com I will update you in class on how that days schedule will look.