Dear Students
The last bisque firing for the semester will be this Sunday at 9am. Please have your work out for firing on the shelves. If the work does not fit on the shelves, text me to let me know where it is.
Self-Portrait Busts
If you have gutted your bust and it is ready for drying, please text me immediately! We need to dry it in a tent and did not get to this in class on Tuesday because no one was finished.
Thursday is cleaning day. If you are absent, your final grade will be lowered one grade.
Sincerely,
Professor Urrutia
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Friday, November 9, 2018
Class 23
Homework - For All
Please make a small maquette of how your work will be completely installed in the gallery.
To prepare for final, all green ware work needs to be out on the firing shelves and drying by this Sunday, November 11th. If you do not meet this deadline, you will likely not have glazed work for final. Please remember that this will mean that you will not have photos of your completed work to turn in for a grade which will affect your performance in the course considerably.
As soon as you have work that comes out of the kiln, make sure you glaze it and get it back on the shelves with a note that states the firing temperature [Cone 6] and wads glued to prop it off the shelves. If you are being experimental with any glazing, make a diaper for your work. You may use existing diapers, but some of these do have glaze on them. Please make your own if you want it to be free of debris and try to have it bisqued before you fire it to glaze temperatures.
Refer to the calendar for the last days to bisque and glaze. The deadlines are very soon.
Homework - Figure Sculpture
Statements
Please start making a rough draft of your statements for the last piece of the semester
Portrait Bust
These should be gutted and put back together by this Sunday, November 11th. Once you have done this, cover it in plastic for 24 hours. After this point I will be making a 'drying tent' for the work and this will accelerate drying immensely. We all caved work out in beginning. The only thing changing this time is that your form is larger and more complex. This means you will probably have to cut it a few time to get everything thinned out, just like we did with the hands. Once we put it back together, we still slip, score, and use coils to hide the seams. Making sure that the final form is completely enclosed will keep the bottom from cracking. Be sure that any slab you add to do this is as dry as the form you are adding it to. To dry well, your pieces should be left as thin as possible, but no so thin that it breaks under its own weight. It also cannot be so delicate that it cannot be moved without breaking once bone dry. I would like to put your work in the drying tent by the end of class on Tuesday, November 13th.
Please make a small maquette of how your work will be completely installed in the gallery.
To prepare for final, all green ware work needs to be out on the firing shelves and drying by this Sunday, November 11th. If you do not meet this deadline, you will likely not have glazed work for final. Please remember that this will mean that you will not have photos of your completed work to turn in for a grade which will affect your performance in the course considerably.
As soon as you have work that comes out of the kiln, make sure you glaze it and get it back on the shelves with a note that states the firing temperature [Cone 6] and wads glued to prop it off the shelves. If you are being experimental with any glazing, make a diaper for your work. You may use existing diapers, but some of these do have glaze on them. Please make your own if you want it to be free of debris and try to have it bisqued before you fire it to glaze temperatures.
Refer to the calendar for the last days to bisque and glaze. The deadlines are very soon.
Homework - Figure Sculpture
Statements
Please start making a rough draft of your statements for the last piece of the semester
Portrait Bust
These should be gutted and put back together by this Sunday, November 11th. Once you have done this, cover it in plastic for 24 hours. After this point I will be making a 'drying tent' for the work and this will accelerate drying immensely. We all caved work out in beginning. The only thing changing this time is that your form is larger and more complex. This means you will probably have to cut it a few time to get everything thinned out, just like we did with the hands. Once we put it back together, we still slip, score, and use coils to hide the seams. Making sure that the final form is completely enclosed will keep the bottom from cracking. Be sure that any slab you add to do this is as dry as the form you are adding it to. To dry well, your pieces should be left as thin as possible, but no so thin that it breaks under its own weight. It also cannot be so delicate that it cannot be moved without breaking once bone dry. I would like to put your work in the drying tent by the end of class on Tuesday, November 13th.
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Class22
Dear Students
Finals will be the week you come back from Thanksgiving. Please plan your life accordingly so you can get your work done on time.
Sincerely,
Professor Urrutia
Contact Portfolio
WORK
Please dry and fire all work you have made for the semester to bisque. Mix up your glazes and have these ready to apply by Thursday. If you are still working on pieces be sure to finish these by Sunday of this weekend or you will likely not be able to get your work dried and fired for final.
SKETCHBOOK AND WRITING
You should have a midterm and a final sketchbook pdf in your folder. You should be working on the final draft of your artist statement.
Figurative Sculpture
GLAZE PALETTE
Please come up with a palette of at least 5 glazes to use on the work you have created for the semester. Of these 5 glazes, one should be shiny, one satin, one textured, and one matte plus a clear. Once you have these different textures, make sure you have at least 3 values within your collection: light, medium, and dark. Gather your recipes to show me on Thursday.
SELF-PORTRAIT BUST
For homework, you should be finishing up all the final details of your bust including, clothes, hair, and facial features. This entire piece should be finished and cut apart by Sunday this weekend or you will not finish in time to have your work fired and glazed by the end of the semester.
Finals will be the week you come back from Thanksgiving. Please plan your life accordingly so you can get your work done on time.
Sincerely,
Professor Urrutia
Contact Portfolio
WORK
Please dry and fire all work you have made for the semester to bisque. Mix up your glazes and have these ready to apply by Thursday. If you are still working on pieces be sure to finish these by Sunday of this weekend or you will likely not be able to get your work dried and fired for final.
SKETCHBOOK AND WRITING
You should have a midterm and a final sketchbook pdf in your folder. You should be working on the final draft of your artist statement.
Figurative Sculpture
GLAZE PALETTE
Please come up with a palette of at least 5 glazes to use on the work you have created for the semester. Of these 5 glazes, one should be shiny, one satin, one textured, and one matte plus a clear. Once you have these different textures, make sure you have at least 3 values within your collection: light, medium, and dark. Gather your recipes to show me on Thursday.
SELF-PORTRAIT BUST
For homework, you should be finishing up all the final details of your bust including, clothes, hair, and facial features. This entire piece should be finished and cut apart by Sunday this weekend or you will not finish in time to have your work fired and glazed by the end of the semester.
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Class 21_Homework_Novemeber 1st
Dear Students
This is the last week to build anything new in wet clay. Please get all your pieces constructed by the established deadline. If you do not meet my deadline you will probably not finish the work for the course. At this time every year, some people feel the need to 'take' a bunch of clay to their dwelling to work on things beyond the deadline. Instead, please do your work here at school as I do NOT want a bunch of solid, hard pieces of clay brought back to me once the semester is over as these giant pieces are terrible to slake back down into usable clay. Please, don't be that guy!!!
If you are in the Figure Sculpture class, we will extend finishing the details of the bust so that the entire form is ready for carving out next Thursday. Everything else should be done and drying. Next week forward, we will be doing glaze work and writing. Any last minute details you have to do on your work can be done on your own time outside of class as homework [except for the bust]. Please be prepared to work on glaze and writing by having any research connected the final pieces that you have made with you. Additionally, please have your mask and your gloves. You will be mixing up glaze recipes and otherwise preparing to finish all work for the semester.
Have a productive weekend!
Sincerely,
Professor Urrutia
This is the last week to build anything new in wet clay. Please get all your pieces constructed by the established deadline. If you do not meet my deadline you will probably not finish the work for the course. At this time every year, some people feel the need to 'take' a bunch of clay to their dwelling to work on things beyond the deadline. Instead, please do your work here at school as I do NOT want a bunch of solid, hard pieces of clay brought back to me once the semester is over as these giant pieces are terrible to slake back down into usable clay. Please, don't be that guy!!!
If you are in the Figure Sculpture class, we will extend finishing the details of the bust so that the entire form is ready for carving out next Thursday. Everything else should be done and drying. Next week forward, we will be doing glaze work and writing. Any last minute details you have to do on your work can be done on your own time outside of class as homework [except for the bust]. Please be prepared to work on glaze and writing by having any research connected the final pieces that you have made with you. Additionally, please have your mask and your gloves. You will be mixing up glaze recipes and otherwise preparing to finish all work for the semester.
Have a productive weekend!
Sincerely,
Professor Urrutia
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Class 20
Dear Students
This is the last week to build anything new in wet clay. If you do not follow this directive, chances are you will not be able to completely finish your work for the semester. After this week, there are four weeks of class remaining including finals.
CONTENT PORTFOLIO
Today we had critique. Please use the suggestions you heard to strengthen the writing and work you submitted. There is only one more critique for the semester and it will be the final. Please be ready to present.
HOMEWORK
*Use any extra building time to make as many new pieces as possible, even if you have the required amount.
*Dry and fire all of your work
*Glaze all work
*Create a maquette or drawing that details the final presentation of all your work. See me in person if you do not understand what I am asking you to do.
FIGURATIVE SCULPTURE
All exercises [skeleton, skull, hands, feet] should be completely finished and ready to fire/glaze by next week. If you are not finished with the before-mentioned, you are behind. Please use your time this week to catch up.
HOMEWORK
PORTRAIT BUST
Today I showed you how to flesh out and refine the foundation of the facial features. You should have all your features finalized by class on Thursday. Next class, we will be going over hair and clothes.
FINAL PIECE
This work should be nearing the end of construction. I will be asking to see this work during next class. Please be sure that you use your time until then to get to this point.
This is the last week to build anything new in wet clay. If you do not follow this directive, chances are you will not be able to completely finish your work for the semester. After this week, there are four weeks of class remaining including finals.
CONTENT PORTFOLIO
Today we had critique. Please use the suggestions you heard to strengthen the writing and work you submitted. There is only one more critique for the semester and it will be the final. Please be ready to present.
HOMEWORK
*Use any extra building time to make as many new pieces as possible, even if you have the required amount.
*Dry and fire all of your work
*Glaze all work
*Create a maquette or drawing that details the final presentation of all your work. See me in person if you do not understand what I am asking you to do.
FIGURATIVE SCULPTURE
All exercises [skeleton, skull, hands, feet] should be completely finished and ready to fire/glaze by next week. If you are not finished with the before-mentioned, you are behind. Please use your time this week to catch up.
HOMEWORK
PORTRAIT BUST
Today I showed you how to flesh out and refine the foundation of the facial features. You should have all your features finalized by class on Thursday. Next class, we will be going over hair and clothes.
FINAL PIECE
This work should be nearing the end of construction. I will be asking to see this work during next class. Please be sure that you use your time until then to get to this point.
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Class19_Homework_October25th
Dear Class
I saw a fair few of you at the talk on Thursday. Please type up what you heard at the panel and what you thought about the conversation in general. Email this to me before class on Tuesday please.
Please, please, PLEASE finish all of your exercises over the weekend so you can spend all your in-class time working on your bust in class next week. Your final piece should be completely constructed by Friday next week [last wet day].
I was at the studio all day and night yesterday and only saw a few people working. This the time to go the extra mile to get your work finished well!.
Content portfilio people will have critique on Tuesday first thing. If you haven't emailed you statement, please do so immediately!
Sincerely,
Professor Urrutia
I saw a fair few of you at the talk on Thursday. Please type up what you heard at the panel and what you thought about the conversation in general. Email this to me before class on Tuesday please.
Please, please, PLEASE finish all of your exercises over the weekend so you can spend all your in-class time working on your bust in class next week. Your final piece should be completely constructed by Friday next week [last wet day].
I was at the studio all day and night yesterday and only saw a few people working. This the time to go the extra mile to get your work finished well!.
Content portfilio people will have critique on Tuesday first thing. If you haven't emailed you statement, please do so immediately!
Sincerely,
Professor Urrutia
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Class18_Homework_October 23rd
Dear Students
Please find your path of study below and have a great week!
Sincerely,
Professor Urrutia
Figurative Sculpture
The following things will be done for final. Please read each description to see where this work should be at this point in the course:
Skeleton - this should be completely constructed and refined. I have noticed some of yours trashed on the floor. You must submit your skeleton for final and have professional-caliber photographs of it to submit digitally.
Skull - this work should be completely constructed and refined so that you can use it to create a meaningful installation of your design. It should be drying and ready to bisque very soon.
Hands & Feet - this work should be completely constructed and refined so that you can use these parts to create a meaningful installation of your design. It should be drying and ready to bisque very soon.
Portrait Bust - this work should be completely constructed and refined so that you can use these parts to create a meaningful installation of your design. It should be drying and ready to bisque very soon.
Final Piece - this work should be well underway and nearing building completion. It should do two things simultaneously. First, it should be meaningful and inspired by external research. Second, it should showcase techniques you have learned in the class this semester. Be prepared to craft your research and perspective into a well-written statement that supports what the audience sees in the work visually. If you do not have this piece started, you are in danger of not being finished for the semester.
Content Portfolio
This week should have been your 3 critique looking at the calendar for the course. Since I received no statements today in class to use for said critique, I am extending the deadline for talking about physical work to next Tuesday. This means your statements will be due this week during next class [printed out for me to collect]. If you have your printed statement I will know that you have looked at the blog to find your homework:)
Please find your path of study below and have a great week!
Sincerely,
Professor Urrutia
Figurative Sculpture
The following things will be done for final. Please read each description to see where this work should be at this point in the course:
Skeleton - this should be completely constructed and refined. I have noticed some of yours trashed on the floor. You must submit your skeleton for final and have professional-caliber photographs of it to submit digitally.
Skull - this work should be completely constructed and refined so that you can use it to create a meaningful installation of your design. It should be drying and ready to bisque very soon.
Hands & Feet - this work should be completely constructed and refined so that you can use these parts to create a meaningful installation of your design. It should be drying and ready to bisque very soon.
Final Piece - this work should be well underway and nearing building completion. It should do two things simultaneously. First, it should be meaningful and inspired by external research. Second, it should showcase techniques you have learned in the class this semester. Be prepared to craft your research and perspective into a well-written statement that supports what the audience sees in the work visually. If you do not have this piece started, you are in danger of not being finished for the semester.
Content Portfolio
This week should have been your 3 critique looking at the calendar for the course. Since I received no statements today in class to use for said critique, I am extending the deadline for talking about physical work to next Tuesday. This means your statements will be due this week during next class [printed out for me to collect]. If you have your printed statement I will know that you have looked at the blog to find your homework:)
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Class16_Homework_October 11th
Dear Students
The following group has clay making and firing responsibilities this week. I have provided phone numbers so you may contact eachother easily. Please make a note of these numbers somewhere you can find them again:
Group 1
Chris Dickson
Latiyah Cotton
Be sure you are working together as a group, sharing these responsibilities. If I find out that one of you is not pulling your weight, your lack of participation will be noted which will affect my decision to write letters of recommendation for you in a negative way and will adversely affect your final grade. You have been made aware! Please be responsible.
Homework - Figure Sculpture
Self-Portrait Bust
This work should be well underway so that you have the armature completely covered with a layer of clay. The resulting form should resemble the gesture and form of your pose in a credible way and should be to scale. This work should be on the soft side of leather hard.
Final Sculpture
You have all spoken with me about your final piece. Yours should be well underway by the time we meet for class this Thursday.
Homework - Content Portfolio
Final [2] Pieces
Continue working on your final [2] pieces. Please be prepared to show me your glaze palette by next class.
Bisqued Work
Please have your first [3] sculptures bisqued by next critique.
The following group has clay making and firing responsibilities this week. I have provided phone numbers so you may contact eachother easily. Please make a note of these numbers somewhere you can find them again:
Group 1
Chris Dickson
| 615-775-8793 |
Latiyah Cotton
| 901-302-6491 |
Be sure you are working together as a group, sharing these responsibilities. If I find out that one of you is not pulling your weight, your lack of participation will be noted which will affect my decision to write letters of recommendation for you in a negative way and will adversely affect your final grade. You have been made aware! Please be responsible.
Homework - Figure Sculpture
Self-Portrait Bust
This work should be well underway so that you have the armature completely covered with a layer of clay. The resulting form should resemble the gesture and form of your pose in a credible way and should be to scale. This work should be on the soft side of leather hard.
Final Sculpture
You have all spoken with me about your final piece. Yours should be well underway by the time we meet for class this Thursday.
Homework - Content Portfolio
Final [2] Pieces
Continue working on your final [2] pieces. Please be prepared to show me your glaze palette by next class.
Bisqued Work
Please have your first [3] sculptures bisqued by next critique.
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Class15_Homework_October 9th
Dear Students
There are only a few weeks left before the last wet day November 2nd. Please schedule your construction time accordingly!
Sincerely,
Professor Urrutia
Homework for all
Meetings to discuss midterm grades
Please make an appointment to meet me during office hours so we can talk about your midterm grades. The schedule starts today:
October 9th - Larissa 4:30pm
Tuesday Latiyah 4:45pm
October 11th - Hannah 4:30pm
Thursday Susan 4:45pm
Tray 5:00pm
I will not be meeting after 5pm this Thursday because I am leaving to go out of town at 7:20pm that same day and need to be at the airport at 5:30pm.
Clay making and firing
Intermediate and Advanced students are responsible for making clay and firing kilns for themselves and others in clay classes. To this end, I have made groups so that certain individuals have total responsibilities for these two activities. The groups are listed below. This week will be an open week, so responsibilities start next week. These groups will be added to the calendar. Please remember to look at the calendar if you don't know who has responsibilities for what week:
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Chris Dickson Hannah Johnson Kat Trevino
Latiyah Cotton Tray Thompson Larissa Walters
Susan Stephens
Homework - Figure Sculpture
Self-Portrait Bust
Make your newspaper armature match the dimensions you took when you measured your head. The armature should be within those dimensions, not exactly those dimensions or your clay form will be a lot bigger than the measurements you made!! No matter your pose, you need to have very clear photographs of the contours of the head from the front and from the side. Have a classmate or other friend take these for you and make sure they are not too close when they photograph you or there will be a distortion in your image. Make these images into a size that can be tiled like the ones that I did for you in class. The Rasterbator site is what I used to make your photos print as tiles. The link for this is embedded in this blog post and in the course resource folder on the Google Drive. Also, I have placed all the photos I adjusted in a folder in each of your personal folders should you need them.
Final Sculpture
Please submit your research and your [3] maquettes to me when we meet to talk about midterms. As a reminder, if you cannot come up with your own idea, refer to the end of the final project sheet for suggestions in list form therein.
Homework - Content Portfolio
Final [2] Pieces
Please continue working on your final 2 pieces. None of you turned in a glaze palette for midterm. Please try and get this work done as soon as possible.
[3] Final Pieces of Research
Please find [3] more pieces of external research to read, analyze in writing, and inspire the direction of your written intention and sculptures.
There are only a few weeks left before the last wet day November 2nd. Please schedule your construction time accordingly!
Sincerely,
Professor Urrutia
Homework for all
Meetings to discuss midterm grades
Please make an appointment to meet me during office hours so we can talk about your midterm grades. The schedule starts today:
October 9th - Larissa 4:30pm
Tuesday Latiyah 4:45pm
October 11th - Hannah 4:30pm
Thursday Susan 4:45pm
Tray 5:00pm
I will not be meeting after 5pm this Thursday because I am leaving to go out of town at 7:20pm that same day and need to be at the airport at 5:30pm.
Clay making and firing
Intermediate and Advanced students are responsible for making clay and firing kilns for themselves and others in clay classes. To this end, I have made groups so that certain individuals have total responsibilities for these two activities. The groups are listed below. This week will be an open week, so responsibilities start next week. These groups will be added to the calendar. Please remember to look at the calendar if you don't know who has responsibilities for what week:
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Chris Dickson Hannah Johnson Kat Trevino
Latiyah Cotton Tray Thompson Larissa Walters
Susan Stephens
Homework - Figure Sculpture
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| Rasterbator |
Make your newspaper armature match the dimensions you took when you measured your head. The armature should be within those dimensions, not exactly those dimensions or your clay form will be a lot bigger than the measurements you made!! No matter your pose, you need to have very clear photographs of the contours of the head from the front and from the side. Have a classmate or other friend take these for you and make sure they are not too close when they photograph you or there will be a distortion in your image. Make these images into a size that can be tiled like the ones that I did for you in class. The Rasterbator site is what I used to make your photos print as tiles. The link for this is embedded in this blog post and in the course resource folder on the Google Drive. Also, I have placed all the photos I adjusted in a folder in each of your personal folders should you need them.
Final Sculpture
Please submit your research and your [3] maquettes to me when we meet to talk about midterms. As a reminder, if you cannot come up with your own idea, refer to the end of the final project sheet for suggestions in list form therein.
Homework - Content Portfolio
Final [2] Pieces
Please continue working on your final 2 pieces. None of you turned in a glaze palette for midterm. Please try and get this work done as soon as possible.
[3] Final Pieces of Research
Please find [3] more pieces of external research to read, analyze in writing, and inspire the direction of your written intention and sculptures.
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Class13_Homework_October 2nd
Dear Students
Please look at the post from last Tuesdays class for a list of what I expect for midterm. Please have the following ready for Thursday.
Sincerely,
Professor Urrutia
Figure Sculpture
Hands and Feet - Here is a link to the video for instruction regarding - How to Carve out and finish your hand.
NEW - Bust
Today you took measurements, picked out an armature form and began creating a paper armature for making your own head. Please have the rest of your paper armature in place for next class.
Content Portfolio
Midterm Critique -
Writing -You should have turned this in today for full credit
[2] New Pieces - These should be completely constructed, but leather hard for critique
Glaze Finishes - These should be mixed up and fired for us to look at for critique
Sketchbook Binders - These should be on the server by Thursday at the beginning of class.
Please look at the post from last Tuesdays class for a list of what I expect for midterm. Please have the following ready for Thursday.
Sincerely,
Professor Urrutia
Figure Sculpture
Hands and Feet - Here is a link to the video for instruction regarding - How to Carve out and finish your hand.
NEW - Bust
Today you took measurements, picked out an armature form and began creating a paper armature for making your own head. Please have the rest of your paper armature in place for next class.
Content Portfolio
Midterm Critique -
Writing -You should have turned this in today for full credit
[2] New Pieces - These should be completely constructed, but leather hard for critique
Glaze Finishes - These should be mixed up and fired for us to look at for critique
Sketchbook Binders - These should be on the server by Thursday at the beginning of class.
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Class11_Homework_September 25th
Dear Students
Please understand that next week is midterm. We will have an overall chat about all the work that has been done thus far in the semester starting with the Advanced group on Thursday. Please be prepared with the following work.
Sincerely,
Professor Urrutia
Midterm for All:
Sketchbook Binder
These should be scanned and uploaded as a single PDF with the following naming convention:
FirstNameLastInitial_SketchBinder_MIDTERM.pdf
Any other format will not be considered on time. Please be prepared and your binder scanned and uploaded before the beginning of class on Thursday, October 4th.
Here is a link to the Figure Sculpture student folders
Here is a link to the Content Portfolio student folders
Please do not alter the names of the folders or add any additional folders. Thank you!
Midterm for Figure Sculpture:
The following items need to be as described for a small critique on Thursday, October 4th:
Skeleton
This should be completed with all details, rendered as close as possible to the skeleton in the classroom that it was modeled after. Do not forget to have hands, feet, the skull, and vertebrae included.
Skull
This should be completed with all details, rendered as close as possible to the skull in the classroom that it was modeled after. In addition, the work should be hollowed out and composed for use in an installation that will happen in the near future.
Hands&Feet
This should be completed with all details, inspired by your own hands and feet and composed in such a way that will convey something about a person of your choice from history or literature according to the stipulations laid out in the projects document. In addition, this work should be in the leather-hard state as we have not hollowed it out yet. I should be completely constructed and ready for carving out.
Midterm for Content Portfolio:
2 New Pieces
We will be discussing at least 2 new pieces for critique. Please be prepared. These should be completely constructed and in the leather hard state.
New Version of your Working Statement
Revamp and edit your last statement to incorporate any new research and changes you have made to the work we will be seeing in critique. This writing will be due on Tuesday, October 2nd.
5 Glazes Mixed Up and Fired
Please have the palette described in an earlier homework blog mixed up and fired to show at the next critique.
Please understand that next week is midterm. We will have an overall chat about all the work that has been done thus far in the semester starting with the Advanced group on Thursday. Please be prepared with the following work.
Sincerely,
Professor Urrutia
Midterm for All:
Sketchbook Binder
These should be scanned and uploaded as a single PDF with the following naming convention:
FirstNameLastInitial_SketchBinder_MIDTERM.pdf
Any other format will not be considered on time. Please be prepared and your binder scanned and uploaded before the beginning of class on Thursday, October 4th.
Here is a link to the Figure Sculpture student folders
Here is a link to the Content Portfolio student folders
Please do not alter the names of the folders or add any additional folders. Thank you!
Midterm for Figure Sculpture:
The following items need to be as described for a small critique on Thursday, October 4th:
Skeleton
This should be completed with all details, rendered as close as possible to the skeleton in the classroom that it was modeled after. Do not forget to have hands, feet, the skull, and vertebrae included.
Skull
This should be completed with all details, rendered as close as possible to the skull in the classroom that it was modeled after. In addition, the work should be hollowed out and composed for use in an installation that will happen in the near future.
*Written Component - type a description of how you will use
this skull as an installation component according to
the stipulations laid out in the projects document. At the
end of this description, please include a sketch of what the
final composition will look like.
Hands&Feet
This should be completed with all details, inspired by your own hands and feet and composed in such a way that will convey something about a person of your choice from history or literature according to the stipulations laid out in the projects document. In addition, this work should be in the leather-hard state as we have not hollowed it out yet. I should be completely constructed and ready for carving out.
*Written Component - type a description of how you will use
these hands and feet to create a composition that will.
function as a portrait of a historical or literary person according
to the stipulations laid out in the projects document. At the
end of this description, please include a sketch of what this
final composition will look like.
Midterm for Content Portfolio:
2 New Pieces
We will be discussing at least 2 new pieces for critique. Please be prepared. These should be completely constructed and in the leather hard state.
New Version of your Working Statement
Revamp and edit your last statement to incorporate any new research and changes you have made to the work we will be seeing in critique. This writing will be due on Tuesday, October 2nd.
5 Glazes Mixed Up and Fired
Please have the palette described in an earlier homework blog mixed up and fired to show at the next critique.
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Class09_Homework_September 18th
Dear Students-
Please find your group below for homework and have a great week!
Sincerely,
Professor Urrutia
Content Portfolio
Use the advice you received in critique to strengthen your content and develop and construct two more pieces for the next critique. In addition, you will also need to have a palette of at least five glazes mixed up and fired so we can consider said finishes for your work during our discussion. These five colors should also have at least 3 different textures: shiny, satin, matte or textured.
ATTENDANCE NOTE: Just because you have the entire class to work independently does not mean that you can not show up or wander around the entire time working on other things and be considered present. If you choose to take advantage of this freedom in a negative way, I will mark you absent for the day, make no mistake. This track of study is for advanced students who have the maturity and discipline to work alone. If you don't have the focus required for making your own body of work, I will insist that you participate in the workshop instead.
homework
In addition to designing and creating two new pieces, find and bring in three more pieces of research to read and add your written analysis to in your sketch binders. All research must be printed out.
None of you remembered to leave your sketchbooks last class. Please have these ready for me at the beginning of next class. Thank you!
Homework summary:
Please find your group below for homework and have a great week!
Sincerely,
Professor Urrutia
Content Portfolio
Use the advice you received in critique to strengthen your content and develop and construct two more pieces for the next critique. In addition, you will also need to have a palette of at least five glazes mixed up and fired so we can consider said finishes for your work during our discussion. These five colors should also have at least 3 different textures: shiny, satin, matte or textured.
ATTENDANCE NOTE: Just because you have the entire class to work independently does not mean that you can not show up or wander around the entire time working on other things and be considered present. If you choose to take advantage of this freedom in a negative way, I will mark you absent for the day, make no mistake. This track of study is for advanced students who have the maturity and discipline to work alone. If you don't have the focus required for making your own body of work, I will insist that you participate in the workshop instead.
homework
In addition to designing and creating two new pieces, find and bring in three more pieces of research to read and add your written analysis to in your sketch binders. All research must be printed out.
None of you remembered to leave your sketchbooks last class. Please have these ready for me at the beginning of next class. Thank you!
Homework summary:
- Begin work on at least two new pieces
- Mix up and fire all your glaze tests so we can see what they look like for critique 2
- Bring in (3) more articles that pertain to your work
Figure Sculpture
Hands
Please have two hands constructed and put together except for the thumbs. I will show you how to create thumbs during class on Thursday.
Feet
Please have two basic foot forms created and leather hard for next class. The toes for these feet should be in order in a separate container. We will form the toes the same way we formed the fingers. We will do this on Thursday.
Hands
Please have two hands constructed and put together except for the thumbs. I will show you how to create thumbs during class on Thursday.
Feet
Please have two basic foot forms created and leather hard for next class. The toes for these feet should be in order in a separate container. We will form the toes the same way we formed the fingers. We will do this on Thursday.
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Class07_Homework_September 11th
Dear Class
Please find your particular path below for homework.
Sincerely,
Professor Urrutia
Figure Sculpture Homework
SKELETON - Your skeleton should be completely constructed with only minor details to work out.
SKULL - Your skull should be completely constructed and ready to carve out. Review the list of projects sheet and determine what you will do with your skull before carving out. Depending on your final composition, you may have to make adjustments. If you need help with this decision do not hesitate to contact me. Likewise, if you want to hang your work I will make myself available to help you figure out a hanging mechanism.
NEW - HANDS
We started working on these in class. Catch up and finish forming your fingers. You will be constructing your right hand for homework over the weekend.
Content Portfolio Homework
STATEMENT
Thank you for turning this in today! If you did not turn in your statement before the end of class, please email it to me IMMEDIATELY!
SKETCHBOOK
I will be looking at what you have been doing in your sketchbook after critique on Thursday. Please be prepared to show it to me.
CRITIQUE
You will be having critque on your first [3] pieces this Thursday. Please be prepared with work that is completely constructed. Work should be leatherhard.
Please find your particular path below for homework.
Sincerely,
Professor Urrutia
Figure Sculpture Homework
SKELETON - Your skeleton should be completely constructed with only minor details to work out.
SKULL - Your skull should be completely constructed and ready to carve out. Review the list of projects sheet and determine what you will do with your skull before carving out. Depending on your final composition, you may have to make adjustments. If you need help with this decision do not hesitate to contact me. Likewise, if you want to hang your work I will make myself available to help you figure out a hanging mechanism.
NEW - HANDS
We started working on these in class. Catch up and finish forming your fingers. You will be constructing your right hand for homework over the weekend.
Content Portfolio Homework
STATEMENT
Thank you for turning this in today! If you did not turn in your statement before the end of class, please email it to me IMMEDIATELY!
SKETCHBOOK
I will be looking at what you have been doing in your sketchbook after critique on Thursday. Please be prepared to show it to me.
CRITIQUE
You will be having critque on your first [3] pieces this Thursday. Please be prepared with work that is completely constructed. Work should be leatherhard.
Thursday, September 6, 2018
Class06_Homework_September 6th
Dear Students-
Find the group you belong to below. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me. I will see you very soon!
Professor Urrutia
Homework for all
Sketchbook Binders - Please have your binder in order and ready to look at by next class.
Visiting Artists:
In the case there are visiting artists this semester, you will be asked to attend the lectures. The format to get credit for visiting artists is as follows: dedicate up to 3 pages in your binder to recording the information listed below
We spent most of our time working on the skeleton. This should be finished by the end of next week. I showed you how to put on the remaining parts: bones of hands and feet, shoulder parts, skull.
Homework
Content Portfolio
Find the group you belong to below. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me. I will see you very soon!
Professor Urrutia
Homework for all
Sketchbook Binders - Please have your binder in order and ready to look at by next class.
Visiting Artists:
In the case there are visiting artists this semester, you will be asked to attend the lectures. The format to get credit for visiting artists is as follows: dedicate up to 3 pages in your binder to recording the information listed below
- One sketch of lecturer
- Printouts of visiting artist’s work
- Summary of lecture
- Criticism of lecturer's presentation style
- Criticism of lecture
We spent most of our time working on the skeleton. This should be finished by the end of next week. I showed you how to put on the remaining parts: bones of hands and feet, shoulder parts, skull.
Homework
- Skull - Have your skull completely rendered and ready for carving-out. This means it needs to be leather-hard the next time we meet.
- Skeleton - The skeleton should be completely constructed
- Project List - Look at the project list for the skull, hands and feet. Decide how you would like to pursue these conceptually so you can finish each according to what you would like to communicate.
- Hands and Feet - Next class we will start work on making the hands and feet. Please be ready with how you want to pose these.
Content Portfolio
- Writing - due on Tuesday
- [3] New Pieces - due for crit on Thursday
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Class05_Homework_September 4th
Dear Students-
Find the group you belong to below. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me. I will see you very soon!
Professor Urrutia
Today we worked half the day on skulls and the other half on skeletons. Things are coming along very well, but remember to be patient and to MEASURE!!! Many mistakes being made are because you aren't actually observing the thing that you are rendering. If you are having problems, you are probably not spending enough time looking and comparing!!!
Homework
Content Portfolio
Find the group you belong to below. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me. I will see you very soon!
Professor Urrutia
Today we worked half the day on skulls and the other half on skeletons. Things are coming along very well, but remember to be patient and to MEASURE!!! Many mistakes being made are because you aren't actually observing the thing that you are rendering. If you are having problems, you are probably not spending enough time looking and comparing!!!
Homework
- Skull - Have your skull completely rendered and ready for carving-out.
- Skeleton - All the major bones of the body should be in place. For homework add the spine and the rib bones. Next class, we will talk about adding hands, feet, skulls and arm structures.
Content Portfolio
In class, I spent time talking about articles that you should have gathered for homework and made record of who had what. You should have had at least three and these should have been from reputable and academic sources. If you don't know how to find these, you may go to the library and get a handout detailing the subscriptions the school pays for. Better yet, you can go to http://library.mca.edu/ (this is a link) and see the school's catalog as well as click on the subscriptions from the comfort of your desktop. Some of the sites we subscribe to require that you make an account from school or are on-campus access only. Carefully read the descriptions to discover which have these requirements.
Homework
- [3] New pieces - critique 1 is September 13th!!! - You need to have three constructed forms for critique and your first working statement.
- Draft 1 Working Statement - Be sure that you come to class next Tuesday with your printed statement to receive full credit. See syllabus for details.
- Sketchbook - Be prepared to scan the contents of your sketchbook binder when you come to class on Tuesday. You should have these sections: Critique notes, Research and Analysis, Planning and Sketching, and Glaze Notes and Glazes
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Class03_Homework_August 28th
Dear Students-
All of you have one figure stand for the skeleton and a rolling sculpture stand to work with now. Please remember to store your rolling sculpture stands in a corner of the room or somewhere else where they will not be disturbed (in the back area is a good idea). As for your figure stands holding your skeletons: in the future, it will be safest to store these in your cubby space. If you leave them on your stand, you will be in danger of having one of your classmates bump into and possibly damaging or destroying your work when moving things around to get stands. Please be mindful of your neighbors' things.
You will find the group you belong to below. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me. I will see you very soon!
Professor Urrutia
Homework for all
SKELETON
We have made a lot of progress on our skeletons. At this point you should have the complete armature formed, complete with a skinned ribcage, pelvic section and head. I passed out clay to each person and told you to start adding it to make the major bones of the form: humerus, radius, ulna, femur, fibula, tibia. This should be done before I see you on Thursday.
SKULL
The skull foundation you created in solid clay should be dried enough to begin subtracting anything extraneous away. Compare this form to the measurements you made and the actual skeleton itself. Carve it down/add so that the overall form matches in a 1:1 ratio. Remember, since we are building it to scale, if it doesn't look like what you are making, you have done something incorrectly and need to try to correct it. Do not work on any details. You only need to have the volumes correct before we meet again on Thursday. We will talk about creating the details at a later time.
PLEASE be sure you are looking at the skull and skeleton [Francis] when you are making your forms!
CONTENT PORTFOLIO
Please have your 6 maquettes ready for discussion on Thursday and your proposals completed and emailed to me.
All of you have one figure stand for the skeleton and a rolling sculpture stand to work with now. Please remember to store your rolling sculpture stands in a corner of the room or somewhere else where they will not be disturbed (in the back area is a good idea). As for your figure stands holding your skeletons: in the future, it will be safest to store these in your cubby space. If you leave them on your stand, you will be in danger of having one of your classmates bump into and possibly damaging or destroying your work when moving things around to get stands. Please be mindful of your neighbors' things.
You will find the group you belong to below. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me. I will see you very soon!
Professor Urrutia
Homework for all
- Bring in your Sketchbook binder, lined paper, copier paper, dividers that go into a copier machine easily with you to class.
SKELETON
We have made a lot of progress on our skeletons. At this point you should have the complete armature formed, complete with a skinned ribcage, pelvic section and head. I passed out clay to each person and told you to start adding it to make the major bones of the form: humerus, radius, ulna, femur, fibula, tibia. This should be done before I see you on Thursday.
SKULL
The skull foundation you created in solid clay should be dried enough to begin subtracting anything extraneous away. Compare this form to the measurements you made and the actual skeleton itself. Carve it down/add so that the overall form matches in a 1:1 ratio. Remember, since we are building it to scale, if it doesn't look like what you are making, you have done something incorrectly and need to try to correct it. Do not work on any details. You only need to have the volumes correct before we meet again on Thursday. We will talk about creating the details at a later time.
PLEASE be sure you are looking at the skull and skeleton [Francis] when you are making your forms!
CONTENT PORTFOLIO
Please have your 6 maquettes ready for discussion on Thursday and your proposals completed and emailed to me.
Thursday, August 23, 2018
Class02_Homework_August 23rd
Sculpting the Figure
Homework - Take care of Francis and his fragile head [it falls apart easily!].
Skeleton Sketchbook Work - Please make measurements for all sides of the head on the handouts I made for you.
Each person should have 3 skull handouts. If you didn't get yours, they are in the cubby where we keep fired work at the entrance of the room. Mark lines and label these with the corresponding measurements to indicate the widths, depths, and heights of the skull. Have this work completed before coming to the next class and bring the work with you.
- Make measurements for all the parts of the top of the skull
- Make measurements for all the parts of the skull
- Make measurements for all the parts of the skull
- Make measurements for all the parts of the skull
Sculpting the Skull - Have the basic form of the skull established
- Use about 12# of clay to make the basic form of the skull
- Create the masses of your skull in proportion to the actual skull you are looking at
- Use calipers to compare the dimensions/measurements of what you are making to Francis' actual skull
Sculpting the Skeleton - Have the wire armature together with its rib cage lined with tape by next class
- Use sighting and the handout given to you in class to make a skeleton armature and put the parts together. Be sure to match proportions in such a way that the wire will be covered once it comes time to cover it with clay to make the bones.
Watching Video - Take notes of this video if it helps you
Watch this video to see the way the artist approaches making their skull. There are some very good tips! fast forward as there is a lot of dead space therein.
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Class01_Homework_August 20th
Dear Students-
Below you will find the homework for your chosen path of study. If you are Figurative Sculpture, you are obligated to follow the Figurative Sculpture homework. If you are Content Portfolio, you are obligated to meet the deadlines of the Content Portfolio Homework. Those of you who are pursuing both the Figure and Content paths are invited to do the Figure Sculpture exercises as long as you end up with seven Content Portfolio pieces that have shared, meaningful content by the end of the semester. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Next class, I will give the Content Portfolio students their dates
Best,
Professor Urrutia
Figurative Sculpture Homework
Today we got the small sculpting stands down, assembled and you should have identified yours with your name on a piece of tape. Later we will get the sculpting stands down for you to work on and these small sculpture stands will be used on top of the rolling stands. Thank you for helping to get things off the shelves today!
Homework
Please bend your metal to conform to the lines of the printed skeleton. I realize that the lines in the hips look different. Be sure that they more or less match or you will have strange looking hips!
Content Portfolio - Chris, Kat
Today we went over the syllabus and I emailed your proposals. If, for some reason, you did not receive the email of the proposal today, please text me about it asap so that I can get it to you. As far as I know, some students are still having trouble with their email accounts. If you are one of them, I need to know so that I can get the proposal to you in another way asap.
Homework
Proposals - These are due to me on Monday, August 25th by 5pm
Answer the questions to the proposal that I emailed to you in detail. Please copy and paste the questions in the email into a word doc., leave the original question and add your answer underneath said question, and name your document and email according to the parameters in the syllabus your received today.
See you soon!!
Professor Urrutia
Welcome!
Hello Students!
You have found the blog for Figurative Sculpture and Content Portfolio!
Figurative Sculpture: you are in for an exciting semester as we study and learn to sculpt the figure. This is where you will find your homework assignments. I will do my best to post them by Wednesday night 10:00pm so that you have plenty of time to work on your exercises and projects. With that said, if you notice a post missing, please let me know as soon as you are able as sometimes it is a problem with google and NOT me:)
Content Portfolio: I think you all know how excited I am to work with my Content Portfolio people! Some of you are returning to refine and develop work you've made in the past, while others of you are pursuing your own body of work for the first time. Whatever the case, I look forward to helping you make the best art you are capable of and a portfolio you can be proud of.
This is going to be a great semester! I sure hope you're ready. It has begun.
Best,
Professor Urrutia
You have found the blog for Figurative Sculpture and Content Portfolio!
Figurative Sculpture: you are in for an exciting semester as we study and learn to sculpt the figure. This is where you will find your homework assignments. I will do my best to post them by Wednesday night 10:00pm so that you have plenty of time to work on your exercises and projects. With that said, if you notice a post missing, please let me know as soon as you are able as sometimes it is a problem with google and NOT me:)
Content Portfolio: I think you all know how excited I am to work with my Content Portfolio people! Some of you are returning to refine and develop work you've made in the past, while others of you are pursuing your own body of work for the first time. Whatever the case, I look forward to helping you make the best art you are capable of and a portfolio you can be proud of.
This is going to be a great semester! I sure hope you're ready. It has begun.
Best,
Professor Urrutia
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