Wednesday, October 30, 2019

week three

This week I really put the finishing touches on my project and fine painted the frame. The from was really my main focus of this project because woodwork really intrigues me. I finished adding my last coats of lacquer and added hanging hardware. One challenge I found was that the frame was 1/8 of an inch smaller on the right than the left so when I would try to add a screw as harwaare it would split the wood. I am really happy with my finished product and I am proud of my self for persevering through this project.

art history cy twombly

My arrtistic influence was Cy Twombly. I based my project off one of his pieces called The Gagosian.  Twombly was an American painter who was born on  April 25, 1928, in Lexington Virginia. He was well known for his abstract and messy looking paintings. The cool part about his art; is that he always had a meaning behind even the messiest paintings and he was the only person who truly knows what that meaning was and how important it is to him. He was married to and he died in 2011. he was married to Baroness Tatiana Franchetti from 1959-2010 when Twombly died a year later. Twombly lived in Lexington until he died. He got his education from the Massachusettes School of Fine Arts in Boston. Twombly died in 2011 in Rome from cancer.

Thursday, October 3, 2019

week two




This week I painted my project, built my frame, and painted my frame blue. One struggle that I had was cutting the right angles on my frame. I kept messing up and had to keep re-cutting and re-sizing my frame. Next week I have to put at least one more coat of blue on my frame and then add multiple layers of a clear coat to add a shine to the blue.

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

week 1

This week my goal is to get started on the painting part of my project. Last week I textured my 24" x 28" dry wall section and it is now dry. The main problem that I will encounter will be to get the paint to drip down the mud. Once I am done painting i will make final touches to it and I will build a wood frame for it.


Friday, August 30, 2019

grading criteria

Blog Grading Criteria

The following criteria below outlines how each blog post will be graded

Blog - Each blog post must contain specific criteria:
    1. Your blog will have: Eight complete sentences with proper capitalization, punctuation, and no spelling errors.
    2. Each blog post will be about your experience while working on your project. Your blog will contain the following information:
      1. Two sentences will describe in detail a project update. “What did I do on my project?”
      2. Two sentences will explain in detail my biggest problem while working on my project.
      3. Two sentences will explain in detail the solution to my biggest problem.
      4. Two sentences that conclude your post. Here are a few suggestions to help you with your conclusion:
        1. What do I plan to do next?
        2. What materials do I need?
        3. Or a simple wrap up.
      5. Two photos or images of my project are included.
        1. You are NOT required to be in the photos.

Important Information

  • Students are required to email Mr. Ritter a link to their Blog.
  • Each of your posts must be completed on the specified dates that will be shared in class.
  • You will receive an email showing how your grade was assessed using the rubric below

ELP Blog Rubric
Criteria 5 4 3 1 0
Blog Editing The Blog post is cleaned up and well edited. Errors are hard to find.  The Blog post shows some evidence of being cleaned up The errors do not distract.  The Blog post is not cleaned up and the errors are distracting.  No evidence of clean up and many errors are present.  The Blog Post is missing
Project Update
Must have two sentences to receive full credit.
The Blog post provides clear evidence of how the artist created their project, using two or more sentences. The Blog post provides some evidence of how the artist created their project, using one or two sentences. The Blog post provides little evidence of how the artist created their project, using only one sentence. The Blog post provides no evidence of how the artist created their project, or used an incomplete sentence / fragment.
Project Problem
Must have two sentences to receive full credit.
The Blog post provides clear evidence of a problem that occurred during the design process using two or more sentences. The Blog post provides some evidence of a problem that occurred during the design process using one or two sentences. The Blog post provides little evidence of a problem that occurred during the design process using only one sentence. The blog post provides no evidence of how the artist created their project, or used an incomplete sentence / fragment.
Project Solution
Must have two sentences to receive full credit.
The Blog post provides clear evidence of a solution to a problem that occurred while working on the project using two or more sentences. The Blog post provides some evidence of a solution to a problem that occurred while working on the project using one or two two sentences. The Blog post provides little evidence of a solution to a problem that occurred while working on the project using only one sentence. The Blog post provides no evidence of a solution to a problem that occurred during the design process, or used an incomplete sentence / fragment
Project Conclusion The Blog post provides clear evidence of a conclusion of what they plan to do next using two or more sentences. The Blog post provides some evidence of a conclusion of what they plan to do next using one or two sentences. The Blog post provides little evidence of a conclusion of what they plan to do next using only one sentence. The Blog post provides no evidence of a conclusion of what they plan to do next, or used an incomplete sentence / fragment.
Image / Photo The Blog post contains two or more photos/ image. The Blog post contains one photo/image. The Blog post contains two images but only one shows the other does not. The Blog post contains two images but they do not show The Blog post contains no photos or images.
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