Pots

Ok, I lied.  The pots were my favorite assignment.  We were to create a coil and a pinch pot.  After they were fired once, we glazed them and fired them again.  I put some marbles in the bottom of mine and they turned out awesome!

Sketch-up!

Another style of art is computer art.  We were to create a building using an element from Greek architecture, such as a pediment or columns.  This is how my building turned out.

P.S. Keep in mind that this program was not easy for me and it is a lot better in my head, just ask.

Wire!!

Our assignment was to create a 3D animal from animal.  Sounds easy, right?  Wrong.  There was one catch: everyone had a disability.  Some of my classmates were blind, deaf, motor skill challenged, or ESL (which I was one of).  Our teacher had us go out in the hall while the rest of the class was getting the directions.  After a few minutes, she invited us back in and gave us the instructions in ASL, which were, oh so confusing!  I have to admit, we didn't understand the majority of the directions given so we had to figure out what was going on by watching our classmates.  This is what my "animal" was.  P.S. It's a butterfly in case you can't tell.

Scratch Board

This was my second favorite assignment.  This project took a little bit of preparation.  We were to use heavy paper and color on it rather thickly with crayons any way we wanted.  Then we were to paint over the crayons with black paint with a little bit of dish soap added.  Once it dried, we were to scratch the alphabet in it as well as put texture in it, without lifting up our pencil.

African Masks-My Version

This assignment was perhaps the best assignment all year!  We made masks out of a milk jug and shoe polish.  This is how mine turned out.

African Masks

For one of our class assignments, we were to make African masks from milk jugs.  Here are some examples of masks:

Technology in the classroom

There are a few ways to use technology in the art classroom.  In class, we used Sketchup to create architecture.  There are a few other programs, such as paint, Adobe photoshop, or Illustrator that allow students to create art on the computer.  These programs allow a user to edit photos, create architectural designs, or even create new images. I like what Robert Logan says, "In The Sixth Language, Robert Logan argues that this link between art and technology is vital “to helping our school system make the transition from the industrial age to the Internet age” (Logan, 2000), http://www.ed421.com/?p=377.  

By integrating technology into the visual art classroom, you allow your students to broaden their artistic horizons and gain experience with an artistic medium that will likely take center stage in the future.

Read more: How to Implement Technology Into the Visual Arts Classroom | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_6027127_implement-technology-visual-arts-classroom.html#ixzz14TZ62xo6

I have changed my view of art on the computer from these two quotes.  I never thought computer art really counted as art because the art was not created by his or her own hand, rather by a tool to create it for them.