Schedule

Everything on the schedule is subject to change.

*WEEK 1*

DAY 1 – Tue, Jan 10
IN CLASS:
– Intro Syllabus – everyone needs a sketchbook/notebook
– Discuss all field trips (optional/required) and required gallery events
– assign cubbies/lockers/work stations
– Review Components of an Artwork (Subject/Form/Content/Context)

– Explain SketchUp quizzes and go over intro Presentation (reminder to take notes during video so you know what to cover in your SketchUp assignments where you demonstrate skills)
– Sketch Up: Getting Started 1
– Intro everyone to each other via this activity (lost childhood object)

DUE NEXT CLASS SESSION:
Reading Quiz 1 – online
– complete Syllabus Contract online

DAY 2 – Thur, Jan 12
IN CLASS:
– Sculpture You Will Not Make: Liz Magor Art21
– Sketch Up: Drawing Shapes, Push Pull, Create a chair, Missing Faces
– privilege presentation and exercises 

– Introduce Moldmaking assignment project & intro brainstorming/research
– intro 3D printing assignment

– walk around and help people with SketchUp – goal: partially finish SU01 in class

DUE NEXT CLASS SESSION:
Reading Quiz 2 
– SU01 online
– research/brainstorming step is due for Moldmaking assignment 

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*WEEK 2*

DAY 3 – Tue, Jan 17

IN CLASS:
– Sculpture You Will Not Make: Do-Ho Suh Art21
– Sketch Up: Selections, Components, Paint BucketEraser
– discuss research/brainstorming

– casting push molds

DUE NEXT CLASS SESSION:
– Reading Quiz 3
– SU02 

DAY 4 – Thu, Jan 19

IN CLASS:
– Sculpture You Will Not Make: Katharina Grosse Art21
– Sketch Up:  Getting Started 2

– work on multi-part molds (demo)
– Sketchbook work will also be graded at this time.
– make sure everyone knows how a discussion board online works
– discuss SketchUp small order (must be ordered by Friday, Jan 27)

DUE NEXT CLASS SESSION:
– Reading Quiz 4
– Bring your sketching/research images for your 3D printed project – some of you may also have started your small item on SketchUp for inside your reliquary

REQUIRED EVENT: Get a sticker at the Sleeth Gallery Reception, Thursday, Jan 19, 4:30-6pm

REQUIRED FIELD TRIP: Friday, Jan 20, leaving at 9am from the parking lot behind McCuskey. We’ll ride in a van to ExOne 3D printing facility.

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*WEEK 3* 

DAY 5 – Tue, Jan 24

IN CLASS:
– Sculpture You Will Not Make: Thomas Hirschhorn Art21
– SketchUp: Copies & Arrays, Mirroring ObjectsScaleNavigation,

– In-process crit of 3 research/sketches/mock-ups of Reliquary project
– work on your molding/casting, and/or SketchUp order

DUE NEXT CLASS SESSION:
– Reading Quiz 5 (online discussion) – [start early because it takes time to complete – complete all 4 required elements]
– SU03  

DAY 6 – Thu, Jan 26

IN CLASS:
– Sculpture You Will Not Make: Leonardo Drew Art21
– SketchUp: Rectangle, Lines, Circle, Arc
– working on molding/casting – peer crits in class

DUE NEXT CLASS SESSION:
– SU04

–  SketchUp Small order (email receipt must be forwarded to me by Friday, Jan 27th at 5pm)

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*WEEK 4* 

DAY 7 – Tue, Jan 31

IN CLASS:
– Sculpture You Will Not Make: Damián Ortega Art21
– Sketch Up:  Getting Started 3
– working on molding/casting – peer crits in class

DUE NEXT CLASS SESSION:
– Reading Quiz 6
– Submit Project Explanation of Skills used for Shapeways Small Order (online)

DAY 8 – Thu, Feb 2

IN CLASS:
– Sculpture You Will Not Make: Pedro Reyes Art21
– Sketch Up: Freehand, Rotate, Edges Won’t Sink inIntersect with Models

– work on completing Molding/Casting projects (peer crits) 

DUE NEXT CLASS SESSION:
– SU05

– Final Crit of Molding/Casting

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*WEEK 5* 

DAY 9 – Tue, Feb 7

IN CLASS:
– Sculpture You Will Not Make: Minerva Cuevas Art21
– Final Crit of Molding/Casting
– remind everyone to bring a CLEAN bottle cap to class for pin-cushions

– reminder about documentation

DUE NEXT CLASS SESSION
– Reading Quiz 7
– Submit Project Self-Reflection for molding/casting project (online)
– bring a CLEAN bottle cap (like from a bottle of soda)

DAY 10 – Thu, Feb 9

IN CLASS
– Sculpture You Will Not Make: Nick Cave Art21
– Sketch Up:  Getting Started 4 , Follow MeAutofold

– Intro to Hard/Soft project – demo wood tools, and everyone make a pin cushion from bottle cap

DUE NEXT CLASS SESSION:
– Reading Quiz 8
– SU06

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*WEEK 6* – No Class (Ellen at CAA conference – field trip makes up for these 2 days)

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*Week 7*

DAY 13 – Tue, Feb 21

IN CLASS
– Sculpture You Will Not Make: Brian Jungen Art21
– Sketch Up: Accuracy ,Dimensions, Protractor19 Text & 3D Text
– demo sewing skills
– work on projects

DUE NEXT CLASS
– SU07
– Reading Quiz 9
– Research/Brainstorming step is due

DAY 14 – Thu, Feb 23

IN CLASS:
– Sculpture You Will Not Make: Theaster Gates Art21
– Sketch Up:  SectionsAxesOffset, Tape Measure
– in-process crit

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– SU08
Reading Quiz 10

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*Week 8*

DAY 15 – Tue, Feb 28

IN CLASS:
– Sculpture You Will Not Make: Liz Larner Art21
– put all the 3D printed items in the hallway
– Sketch Up: View Inside My Model
– Andy Thorne Demo

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– SU09
– Please fill out the midterm course evaluation

DAY 16 – Thu, Mar 2 – FREE WORK DAY

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*Week 9* SPRING BREAK (March 4-12)

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*Week 10*

REQUIRED EXHIBIT RECEPTION: Tue, Mar 14, 4:30-6pm (come get a sticker)

DAY 19 – Tue, Mar 14

IN CLASS:
– Sculpture You Will Not Make: Ai WeiWei (Art21, season 6)
– last day to work on your hard/soft sculptures
– reminder about documentation & do demo on 3-point lighting
– SketchUp: 2D View, Grouping Things, Putting It All Together

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– finished hard/soft sculptures
– SU11

DAY 20 – Thu, Mar 16

IN CLASS:
– review results of midterm course evaluation
– Sculpture You Will Not Make: Sarah Sze (Art21, season 6)
– critique of hard/soft sculptures
– Begin time to focus on 3D Modeling/Printing assignment (the reliquary for the relic)
– SketchUp: Outer ShellShell ExtensionLayers

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– SU12
– Bring your textbook to critique

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*Week 11*

DAY 21 – Tue, Mar 21

IN CLASS:
– Sculpture You Will Not Make: David Altmejd (Art21, season 6)
– Working in SketchUp

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Hard/Soft Project self-reflection online

DAY 22 – Thu, Mar 23

IN CLASS:
– Sculpture You Will Not Make: Lynda Benglis (Art21, season 6)
– Working in SketchUp

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– finished drawing in SketchUp must be ready for peer review looking for possible printing errors

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*Week 12*

DAY 23 – Tue, Mar 28

IN CLASS:
– Sculpture You Will Not Make: Doris Salcedo (Art21, season 5)
– peer review looking for possible printing errors in SketchUp drawings
– demo how to create an album on Flickr
– introduce the Inflatables Project and do brainstorming

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– must order your item from SketchUp and forward the email receipt by 5pm on Friday (forward your email receipt to me, and attach your SKP file)
– must have 10 thumbnails for your inflatable project planning

DAY 24 – Thu, Mar 30

IN CLASS:
– Sculpture You Will Not Make: Measuring Histories with Sonya Clark
– critique 10 thumbnails
– working on inflatables Platonic Solids

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– 3 developed sketches/mock-ups
– must order your item from SketchUp and forward the email receipt by 5pm on Friday (forward your email receipt to me, and attach your SKP file)

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*Week 13*

DAY 25 – Tue, Apr 4

IN CLASS:
– Sculpture You Will Not Make: Edgar Arceneaux Art21
– Crit of sketches/mock-ups
– Sketchbook work will also be graded at this time.
– continue working on project

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– inflatables Platonic Solids

DAY 26 – Thu, Apr 6 – NO CLASS (Ellen at FATE conference – this day counts towards field trip)

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*Week 14*

DAY 27 – Tue, Apr 11

IN CLASS:
– Sculpture You Will Not Make: Object Empathy with Diana Shpungin
– critique of inflatables Platonic Solids
– work on inflatables

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– be ready for in-process critique

DAY 28 – Thu, Apr 13 – NO CLASS (Easter Break)

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*Week 15*

DAY 29 – Tue, Apr 18

IN CLASS:
– Sculpture You Will Not Make: Embarrassing Object with Geof Oppenheimer
– in-process critique
– working on inflatables

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Finished SketchUp Projects
– bing computer to class to do course eval

DAY 29 – Tue, Apr 20

IN CLASS:
– Sculpture You Will Not Make: Artistic Alchemy with Brandon Odums
– Critique of SketchUp Projects
– reminder about donating any unwanted supplies
– complete course evaluations in class for a grade

DUE NEXT CLASS:
– Final Inflatable project
– bring in any unwanted supplies for donation to the Art Department
– bring event stickers & be prepared to clean
– have notebook for SYWNM

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DAY 29 – Tue, Apr 25

IN CLASS:
– reminder of 2 reflections and documentation due
– check notebook for SYWNM
– critique of inflatables projects
– Checking event stickers
– Studio Cleaning

FINAL:
– reflection on inflatables project – 5pm on Thurs, Apr 27
– reflection on SketchUp project – 5pm on Thurs, Apr 27
documentation posted to Flickr by 5pm on Thurs, Apr 27