HOCO GT ART

ARTIST STATEMENTS by MON. MARCH 14th!!!

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1. Select your 3 strongest COMPLETED artworks from this year.

2. Write an artist's statement about these three works. Keep to a maximum of 250 words. Type your statement in Word so it can be spellchecked and word counted. Cut and paste your statement from Word into our GOOGLE DOC (link at right) as well as label information.

THINGS YOU MAY INCLUDE IN YOUR STATEMENT

- What is your inspiration as an artist?
- Which work do you feel was most successful? Why?
- Which field trip or art making experience had most meaning to you this year?
- If you attended one of the artist seminars, how did that improve or inspire your
work?
- What is the reason/concept behind each of your 3 artworks?
- Why did you use the media you selected?
- How did the media change the meaning, mood, or story of your artwork? (Think
about the graphite/beeswax drawing we did - quite an unusual media that may have had an effect of the meaning/mood).

ARTIST STATEMENT/LABEL INFO BY MONDAY, MARCH 14

BRING YOUR 3 STRONGEST WORKS TO CLASS ON SAT, MARCH 19th.

If you can't make it to the Museum of Industry...

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Baltimore Museum of Industry

What needs to be done by 2/26

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Hello all! You will receive this sheet at the Museum of Industry which details what has to be done by our class on 2/26 so we have the full morning to cut paper!
Paper Cut homework handout

THIS SATURDAY 2/12-- FIELD TRIP!!!!

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Hello Artists!
As you know, this Saturday, February 12, we will be adventuring out on our last field trip of the season. We are going to the Baltimore Museum of Industry to sketch some really cool items to use for a cut paper work.

FYI:
We are leaving Howard at 9:30.
Parents must pick up children at 12:30 (and no later) from Howard
Parents are welcome to drive and meet us at the Museum of Industry, but you need to pay with us to get the group rate. There is an edible architecture contest that starts at the museum at 1pm. We may see them setting up, but if you would like to be there for the event, you may want to provide your own transport and stick around after we leave the museum at 12.
All parents are also welcome to join us on the fabulous bus and chaperone the trip, we would love to have you join us!!

What you need:
Permission Slip signed- available on the blog
Emergency card filled out/parent signed
$3.50 cash for students, $6 for parent chaperones for msueum entry
Camera
Sketchbook, pencil, eraser, sharperner, pen/black marker

What you should not bring:
Large bookbag
Food, it can NOT be consumed in the museum.

PAPER CUTS! Inspired by the Museum if Industry collection

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Artists! This is a preview of what we will be doing with our drawings from the BMI:

paper cut

Baltimore Museum of Industry Permission Slip

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BMI permission slip

SEMINAR CANCELLED TONIGHT 1/11

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The HCPSS is closing an hour early today and all after school/evening activities are cancelled, including our seminar.
We will meet this Thursday, 1/13 6:30-8pm. See you then!

THIS SATURDAY 1/8-- FIELD TRIP!!!!

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Hey GT Artists! Happy New Year! This Saturday we're heading to the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore to view their current exhibition, "What Makes Us Smile." We will meet at Howard High School and take a bus to AVAM. The last time we had class, students were told about this trip and asked to DOWNLOAD the permission slip from this GT website (see below).

ADMISSION to the museum is $6 per student. Students are responsible for their own admission. If a parent/guardian would like to chaperone, it'll be $10. Also, the Visionary has an AWESOME gift shop - truly unique stuff. Bring some extra spending money if you'd like to shop!

PARENTS/GUARDIANS - Please make sure your student has their permission form FILLED OUT and SIGNED when they get to Howard on Saturday morning. If the student doesn't have the completed form, they cannot come to the museum and won't be prepared for the January 29th class. STUDENTS - bring a sketchbook and dry art materials. The museum does NOT allow pictures inside; please advise.

We will be returning to Howard at 12:30. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE be on time when picking up your student after class. There have been a few times where Ms. Brennan, Ms. Jankiewiez, and Ms. Leatherman have had to stay after class with a student or several students because their ride had not shown up yet. Please be prompt when picking up your students.

January 8th, 2011 (wha?!) class...

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The next time we meet, it will be A) 2011 and B) field trip time! We are leaving Howard at 9:30am on Saturday, January 8 to go to the American Visionary Art Museum to see their current exhibition. Go to www.avam.org for a preview! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE download, print, and COMPLETE the permission slip below and bring on January 8th. We'll have some copies of the permission slip if you forget on that Saturday. We'll also send out a reminder email with the slip attached. PARENTS/FRIENDS: Wanna join us? You're more than welcome to come with us to AVAM - it's an AWESOME museum and the cost is $10 for chaperones. See you in 2011!!

American Visionary Art Museum PERMISSION SLIP

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AVAM Permission Slip

December 4, 2010- Ordinary to Extraordinary Sculpture with 100 items!

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This week we will be building sculptures made from 100 everyday (relatively small) items. Students will need to bring in to class 100 items to work with. Students should view the power point posted for ideas of items, and to begin planning on how to work with that material as well as possible imagery that can be created using this item. In class we will provide some adhesion techniques and materials (however if a student comes up with a way to attach materials that is somewhat unconventional, they should consider bringing materials to help with these attachments), as well as some construction methods and materials. We will not have 100 items for students to pick from to use so..... COME PREPARED! ;) See you all Saturday!

100things Sculpture

Process for 11/20's drawing

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You Take Two Process

Artist Seminar with Ms. Laverne Miers-Bond

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Blindfolds, sticks, and beeswax....hmmmm. Ms. Miers-Bond showed us some expressive drawing techniques - such as drawing with an extended paintbrush, drawing based on touch only (hence the blindfold), drawing based on the touch of a partner, and a really cool method of treating paper with beeswax.

Large Figures 10/23

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October 23 Class

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Hey! Don't forget to bring your COMPLETED interior drawing started last class tomorrow for critique. Ms. Leatherman uploaded pictures of several views for you to finish. Also, did you get the reminder email this afternoon? Ms. Brennan created an email list from the email information received from the first class. If you did NOT get an email, give her your email address tomorrow so you can be added to the email list.

See you tomorrow! 9 SHARP - remember we go until 12pm now so DON'T BE LATE!!!

2010-11 Complete Syllabus

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Syllubus GT 10-11 2nd

2010-11 Welcome Letter

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Welcome Letter 10-11

Next class October 23, 9am, Howard High

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Here are the photos for those of you who needed them to finish your drawing! We will have a critique at the beginning of next class, so have your drawings finished and ready to go then.

October 9: The Interior

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Interior Drawings

Welcome to a New Year of GT ART! YEAH!

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Long time no see! Saturday October 9th will be our first class of the year. A short orientation and syllabus review will start at 9:00am. Parents will be free to leave at 9:30am.

Remember to bring a sampling of your best work to share with your peers and your teachers.

We will complete a drawing on the first day of a class, so be ready to observe, engage the right brain, and DRAW!

SATURDAY MAY 1

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Hello! This Saturday is our last class and there is a lot to do. During class, we will work on a large collaborative artwork. While you are working on this piece as a group, you will fill in some info. (title, medium, etc.) regarding the work you choose to be in the GT Art Show at the Board of Education. An invitation will be sent to your house regarding the opening of this show.

Additionally, you have some homework to do. You must write a short Artist Statement and email it to us before May 6th. See the column at right for all Artist Statement information.

ALSO, if you have artwork at home that you would like to go in the show, don't forget to bring it to class on Saturday.

SATURDAY APRIL 24 - CHANGE OF VENUE

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TOMORROW WE WILL MEET AT SAVAGE MILL AT 10AM. This is a change in the syllabus and a change in the email sent yesterday. We will meet in the parking lot off Foundry Road at the main entrance (next to the Cotton Shed). Please bring the art material you feel most comforable drawing or painting with. We will provide drawing boards, paper, watercolor, brushes.

http://savagemill.com is the link for Savage Mill so you can get a map and directions.

Sorry for the change in location, but because of the rain, this is a much better choice. Email us with any questions.

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Happy Spring! Students will use a master artist to transform an ordinary object into something extraordinary. Students must research the style of an artist - either contemporary or classic - and bring in visual references. NO PRINTING OUT LAST MINUTE REFERENCES AT HOWARD!!

Students will use the artist's style to transform the surface of the object they bring - a shoe, a small kitchen appliance, an umbrella, etc.

See you tomorrow!

March 20 CLASS

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We will be meeting tomorrow at Howard to do some more work in the visual journals we bound last time class met. PLEASE remember to bring your journals to class tomorrow if you took it home last class. We will be using our journals to create collaborative spreads in them based on specific prompts. To prepare some of the pages for other artists to work on, PLEASE apply some light watercolor washes (or really watered down acrylic) on a few of the pages so that they will be dry for tomorrow.

FEBRUARY 20 CLASS at the COLUMBIA MALL

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Finally! We meet again! This Saturday, per the syllabus, we are meeting at the Columbia Mall at 10am near the carousel. Again, we are NOT MEETING AT HOWARD HIGH SCHOOL FOR CLASS. Pick-up from the Columbia Mall will still be at 1:00.

Students will explore figure/ground relationships (the relationship between the model and the surrounding environment) by capturing a figure, or groups of figures, interacting inside an interior space. Students may produce a series of drawings or one larger drawing.

Students will need to bring their preferred drawing supplies and a sketchbook. We will provide drawing paper, small drawing boards, and some pencils. If you'd like to work in wet media, we recommend bringing a small watercolor set and a cup for water.

REVISED SYLLABUS

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Revised Gt Syllabus

SATURDAY'S CLASS CANCELLED...

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No class tomorrow, February 6th.

FEB. 6th CLASS - hmmmmmmmmm....

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For our next scheduled class this Saturday, per the syllabus, we are using a master artist as inspiration to transform the surface of an ordinary object. We went over the homework at the end of last class, BUT as a refresher, you were asked to bring an ordinary, everyday object to paint in the style of one of the artists you researched. You were asked to research 3 artists, one whose style you will put on your object. What kinds of objects, you ask? A shoe, a tool, toys, a handbag, belt,, toilet seat, an umbrella, small kitchen appliance (hand mixer, toaster, tea kettle). Choose something with enough surface area to paint. ALSO, make sure to have the artists' visuals prepared and taped into your sketchbook for reference as you paint your object.

JANUARY 23rd's CLASS

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SO...another snow/sleet/ice/freezing winter event is looming over us. Therefore...
IF SCHOOL IS CANCELED TOMORROW, SATURDAY'S CLASS WILL BE CANCELED AS WELL. Even if it's nice and sunshiny and warmish on Saturday, class still will be canceled. This is the county's policy on Friday cancellations.

If we do, hopefully, see you on Saturday, don't forget your visuals/materials for the visual analogy piece we will be creating. Using oil pastels or paint (acrylic - if you want to use oil, bring your own), illustrate a visual connection between a portrait (you or someone else) and an object. You can connect the person and object using color, texture, shape, etc. Remember the Vytorin advertisements we showed you? That's what we're talking about...

Hopefully, we'll be seeing you this Saturday! Be careful and stay warm!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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Tomorrow, we resume with our classes. Per the syllabus, we will be working from several costumed models. We will provide a variety of materials (dry and wet), however if you have your own supplies you'd like to work with, bring them!

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring your B&O RailRoad Museum drawings as well as Ms. Jankiewicz's drawing boards.

CLASS CANCELED TOMORROW 12/19/09

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Due to the expected snowfall tomorrow, our class will be CANCELED. Our next class will be January 9, 2010. Stay warm, be safe, and have a great new year!

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This Saturday's Class (12/19):

All GT Art students:
This week's artwork requires that you personally select a still life object that can be recorded as it changes environment, or a group of objects that can be arranged to have a personal narrative (story).

What does that mean?
You need to bring a personal object or series of objects to class this Saturday (which you wish to draw). Also: think about the environment you wish to place your still life object in. If it is not an environment that can be found at Howard High you should bring images of that environment or anything else you may need to class.

You also need to bring your finished B&O Railroad Museum drawings and drawing board to class this week.
JV Group: CHANGE IN SYLLABUS

December 19th- Planned as an Object/Narrative Observational Drawing problem. You have one of 3 options:
1. Complete a drawing for the Object/Narrative drawing problem. BRING IN AN INTERESTING OBJECT TO DRAW FROM. (see above)
2. Finish and explore your Botanical printmaking problem more extensively. Print with multiple colors, print on multiple surfaces, print using the Chine Colle method.
3. Finish your diptych/triptych/polyptych in class using the media you selected, or with a wet media such as watercolor. Add more drawings if time allows to the series.

Come prepared knowing or having an idea of what you want to go- you may want to bring an object just in case you move on, or change your mind!

B&O Railroad Museum PERMISSION SLIP for the Dec. 5th class!!

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Permission Slip DEC 5th, 2009

Nov. 21st Class

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Hey all! We'll see you tomorrow for some RELIEF PRINTING of the linoleum plate you carved! We'll be working with a variety of printing methods, creating an edition of prints. DON'T forget to bring your plate if you brought it home!

Botanical Gardens Assignment Tips and Pics

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Botanical Gardens_plants 2

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Want to see some pictures from the field trip to the Botanical Gardens in Baltimore? Check out the web album using this link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/yourartteacher/BotanicalGardens102409#

This year's syllabus, class by class

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Syllubus GT 09-10 Final

Conservatory Permission Slip

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Download this permission slip if you forgot to get a copy on Saturday - DON'T FORGET TO BRING THE COMPLETED PERMISSION SLIP TO CLASS ON OCTOBER 24th!

Welcome!

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Hello! Welcome to the Howard County Gifted and Talented Program's blog. This site is available for you to check any assigned homework, materials needed for class, visuals, and updated information about the class. This year, we've planned some new experiences that will strengthen your skills and build your portfolio.

Ms. Brennan (Howard HS), Ms. Leatherman (Oakland Mills HS) and Mr. Titford (Atholton HS) will lead the Advanced group while Ms. Jankiewicz (Burleigh Manor MS) will lead the Intermediate group. Each class has been thouroughly planned so that you can have unique experiences geared to talented students such as yourself.