Tuesday, 1/28
Objective: Identify processes and materials used to create sculptures
by completing a Frayer diagram.
Construct a journal by assembling interior pages and covers.
• Drill
1. Who is the artist that
created the work to
the right?
2. Write three complete
sentences that
describe the work to
the right as it relates to
the work’s title.
Niki de Saint Phalle. Serpent Tree. 1999.
Polyester resin, mosaic of ceramic,
mirror and stained glass.
Sculpture
Draw the Frayer Diagram in the second
page of your book
Definition:
Type of Sculptures:
Main Processes:
Sculpture
Materials:
Process: Carving
Process: Casting
Process: Modeling
Process: Construction
Materials: Metals
Materials: Stone
Materials: Clay
Materials: Glass
Materials: Wood
Material: Paper
Materials: found objects
To Do:
• Complete constructing the covers for your journals.
• Create a spine for you book with duck tape as
demonstrated.
• Glue the inside of the book to the covers as demonstrated.
• Attach an envelope to the interior of the front cover as
demonstrated.
• Write your name with a sharpie on the spine of the book.
Wednesday, 1/29
Objective: Explain how armatures are used to provide support for
sculptures.
Simulate the shape of a tree trunk by rolling newspaper around an
armature.
Construct a journal by assembling interior pages and covers.
• Drill
1. Draw the image as best
as you can and with as
much detail as possible
in the designated space.
2. In what ways is this
artwork similar to the
Tree Serpent created by
Niki de Saint Phalle?
Armatures
Armature
• What is an armature?
• What is the purpose of the armature?
• What types of materials are traditionally used
for armatures?
• What is the armature of the human body?
To Do
• Work in groups of four.
• Roll and bunch up newspaper to create a tree
trunk form around the wooden pole assigned
to your table.
• Start at the bottom and move up only after
the bottom is finished.
Thursday, 1/30
Objective: Simulate the shape of a tree trunk by rolling
newspaper around an armature.
Construct a journal by assembling interior pages and covers.
• Drill
Using your notes so far answer the
following questions regarding the work
to the right.
1. Who do you think made this work? Why
do you think so?
2. What type of sculpture is it?
3. What sculpture process did the artist
most likely use to make it if the material
used was a polyester resin (a synthetic
material that can be melted and then
cooled solid)?
4. What materials are we using to build
armatures for our trees?
To Do – Finish your journal first
• Continue building the armatures to the trees
until they are thick (thicker at the bottom).
• Make sure the newspaper is bunched up so
that it is firm.
• When the armature of each tree is finished,
work with your group to surround the
newspaper with chicken wire.
Monday, 2/24
Objective: Simulate the shape of a tree trunk by rolling
newspaper around an armature.
Collaborate with your partner to create a plaster cast of one
hand.
• Drill
1. Draw the image as best as you can and
with as much detail as possible in the
designated space.
2. Write information from the credit line to
the right of the image you drew.
George Segal.
Woman Against the Wall.
1982. Plaster body cast.
Notes
• Casting: one of the main processes of sculpture
that involves forming molten material into a
three-dimensional shape by pouring it into a
mold and allowing it to become solid. Materials
often used in casting are metals.
Body Casting: a type of casting where a material,
(usually plaster gauge) is wrapped around body
parts to create a hard shell of them, with the
body acting as the mold.
Demonstration
• Creating a hand cast
-
Preparing the hand
Good hand positions for beginners/things to avoid
Preparing the gauge
Allowing for a seam opening
Overlapping gauge
Supporting the cast at the joints
Allowing to dry
Taking cast off
To Do
• Group 1: Complete wrapping newspaper around
the remaining armatures.
• Group 2: Cut and wrap chicken wire around the
whole armature. Secure the wire so it doesn’t
slide off. Stuff more newspaper into the wire.
• Group 3: Work as a group to create a plaster cast
of one hand.
Thursday, 2/6
Objective: Describe George Segal’s work “The Diner”.
Collaborate with a partner to create a plaster cast of your hands.
• Drill
1. Draw the image as best as you can and
with as much detail as possible in the
designated space.
2. Write information from the credit line
next to your drawing.
3. Describe what you see in the image.
George Segal.
Parking Garage.
1968. Plaster body cast, mixed media.
George Segal
• Video Clip
• What is the artist most known for?
• What is a typical characteristic of his work?
• What type of emotions does his work convey?
You are going to work with a partner.
Partner A will need a sketchbook and a pencil and will sit facing the
wall across from the screen.
Partner B will be facing the screen.
Partner B will describe the image in as much detail as possible while
partner A draws the image according to the description.
George Segal. The Diner.
Plaster casts, mixed
media.
In paragraph format describe what
you see in the picture in detail.
George Segal. The Diner.
Plaster casts, mixed
media.
To Do
• Create a cast of your partner’s hand using plaster
gauge.
The partner whose hand is being cast receives
a participation grade while the partner casting
receives a project grade based on craftsmanship.
Each person will need a pair of hands for a full
project grade.
Friday, 2/7
Objective:
Collaborate with a partner to create a plaster cast of your hands.
• Drill
1. What sculpture process did we use this
week?
2. Who is the artist whose work we looked
at this week?
3. What material are we using to create the
hands?
4. What do the two sculptures have in
common?
.
Casting
• Work with a partner to cast each other’s
hands.
• By the end of the casting period you should
each have cast two hands.
• You are getting graded on the hands you cast
and not your hands cast by someone else.
• Make sure that you are labeling your casts
with your name.
Monday, 2/10
Objective:
Collaborate with a partner to create a plaster cast of your hands.
• Drill
1. Draw the image on the right.
2. Write the credit line information.
3. Describe the image.
George Segal
The Commuters
Cast Bronze with white patina
Notes
• Tableaux: A scene presented by silent,
costumed actors positioned within a set, as if
in a picture.
George Segal
Time Square at Night
1970
Cast plaster and mixed media
Write a paragraph that describes the
tableaux below.
George Segal
Time Square at Night
1970
Cast plaster and mixed media
Casting
• Work with a partner to cast each other’s
hands.
• By the end of the casting period (tomorrow
end of the period) you should each have cast
two hands.
• You are getting graded on the hands you cast
and not your hands cast by someone else.
• Make sure that you are labeling your casts
with your name.
Tuesday, 2/11
Objective:
Write a story about an image based on clues derived from the
description of an image.
Construct tree armatures using newspaper, tape and wire.
• Drill
1. What is the purpose of an armature in
sculpture?
2. What materials can be used to create an
armature?
3. Name three materials that can be used
in the sculpture process of casting.
4. What does the tableau represent in the
image on the right?
George Segal. The Diner.
Plaster casts, mixed
media.
Write a story about the image below that
includes the elements written on the board.
George Segal. The
Diner. Plaster casts,
mixed media
Demonstration
• Fixing and finishing the hand casts.
• Finishing the tree armatures with newspaper
and applying chicken wire.
To Do
Group 1: Fix and finish cast hands
Group 2: Work with your group to finish the
newspaper armature of a tree and apply
chicken wire around it.
Wednesday, 2/12
Objective:
Describe the work Graffiti Wall by George Segal.
Construct tree armatures using newspaper, tape and wire.
Collaborate with a partner to cast each other’s hand with plaster gauge.
Copy any notes you are missing together with the diagram posted in the front of
the room.
Armature: a structure or frame that acts as the skeleton of a sculpture meant to
give support. Materials that can be used are wire, wood, bunched up
aluminum foil or paper.
Casting: one of the main processes of sculpture that involves forming molten
material into a three-dimensional shape by pouring it into a mold and allowing
it to become solid. Materials often used in casting are metals.
Body Casting: a type of casting where a material, (usually plaster gauge) is
wrapped around body parts to create a hard shell of them, with the body
acting as the mold.
Tableaux: A scene presented by silent, costumed actors positioned within a set, as
if in a picture.
Studio Time:
• Work on your assigned task for the day. Below
are all tasks that we are working on as a class.
- Working on the tree armatures to add wire and
newspaper.
- Casting Hands.
- Fixing and finishing hands already cast.
- Making journals.
You will only get full participation points if you
have completed your assigned task for the day
and collaborated with your classmates without
causing disruption.
Exit Ticket
• Clean your area.
• Sit at your table with your book open on
today’s drill page.
• Make sure you have your points circled and
signed before you put your book away.
Monday, 2/24
Objective:
Construct tree armatures using newspaper, tape and wire.
Collaborate with a partner to cast each other’s hand with plaster gauge.
1. What type of art is the work
on the right?
2. What type of sculpture is it?
3. What sculpture process was
used to create the work?
4. What is the tableaux of this
piece.
5. If you were to give this work
a title, what would you name
it?
Studio Time:
• Work on your assigned task for the day. Below
are all tasks that we are working on as a class.
- Working on the tree armatures to add wire and
newspaper.
- Casting Hands.
- Fixing and finishing hands already cast.
- Making journals.
You will only get full participation points if you
have completed your assigned task for the day
and collaborated with your classmates without
causing disruption.
Exit Ticket
• Clean your area.
• Sit at your table with your book open on
today’s drill page.
• Make sure you have your points circled and
signed before you put your book away.
Tuesday, 2/25
Objective:
Interpret the meaning of an artwork using evidence from the work to support your
statements.
Construct tree armatures using newspaper, tape and wire.
Collaborate with a partner to cast each other’s hand with plaster gauge.
DO NOT DRAW ANY OF THE IMAGES
To the right are four works
by George
Segal that we have already
looked at and described:
List five things that these
works have in common using
appropriate vocabulary
words.
Notes
• Interpretation: a statement or set of
statements that explains the meaning of an
artwork or the artist’s intent for creating it and
can be supported by evidence gathered by
looking at and examining the work and the
processes used to create it.
George Segal. The Diner.
Plaster casts, mixed
media.
Write a paragraph
that starts with an
interpretation
statement about the
work on the right.
Then provide four
pieces of evidence to
support your
interpretation of this
work.
George Segal
Graffiti Wall
1970
Cast plaster and mixed media
Studio Time:
• Work on your assigned task for the day. Below
are all tasks that we are working on as a class.
- Working on the tree armatures to add wire and
newspaper.
- Fixing and finishing hands already cast.
- Making journals.
- Attaching hands to tree armature.
You will only get full participation points if you
have completed your assigned task for the day
and collaborated with your classmates without
causing disruption.
Exit Ticket
• Clean your area.
• Sit at your table with your book open on
today’s drill page.
• Make sure you have your points circled and
signed before you put your book away.
Wednesday, 2/26
Objective:
Interpret the meaning of an artwork using evidence from the work to support your
statements.
Construct tree armatures using newspaper, tape and wire.
Collaborate with a partner to cast each other’s hand with plaster gauge.
1. What is the main characteristic of sculpture?
2. What are the three types of sculpture?
3. What are the four sculpture processes?
4. What process does George Segal use in his
work?
5. What materials does George Segal typically use
in his work?
6. What is the difference between a description
and an interpretation?
What was the artist trying to
communicate through this work?
George Segal
The Commuters
Cast Bronze with white patina
Studio Time:
• Work on your assigned task for the day. Below
are all tasks that we are working on as a class.
- Working on the tree armatures to add wire and
newspaper.
- Fixing and finishing hands already cast.
- Making journals.
- Attaching hands to tree armature.
You will only get full participation points if you
have completed your assigned task for the day
and collaborated with your classmates without
causing disruption.
Exit Ticket
• Clean your area.
• Sit at your table with your book open on
today’s drill page.
• Make sure you have your points circled and
signed before you put your book away.
Thursday, 2/27
Objective:
Interpret the meaning of an artwork using evidence from the work to support your
statements.
Collaborate with your group to construct a tree armature, attach cast hands to it and
apply paper mache.
.
1. Draw the work on the right and
write the credit line
information.
2. What is the tableaux of this
work?
3. Write two sentences that
describe this work.
4. Write a sentence that offers an
interpretation of this work.
George Segal.
Girl on Bed.
Cast plaster and mixed media.
Write a paragraph
that starts with an
interpretation
statement about the
work on the right.
Then provide four
pieces of evidence to
support your
interpretation of this
work.
George Segal
Time Square at Night
1970
Cast plaster and mixed media
Studio Time:
1. Find out which group you belong to and
which tree you are assigned.
2. Work with your group to finish placing
chicken wire around the armature and
stuffing it with paper.
3. Work with your group to decide how your
hands will be arranged on your tree.
4. Arrange the hands on the tree.
5. Beginning at the bottom, start applying paper
mache over the wire.
Exit Ticket
• Clean your area.
• Sit at your table with your book open on
today’s drill page.
• Make sure you have your points circled and
signed before you put your book away.
Friday, 2/28
Objective:
Collaborate with your group to construct a tree armature, attach cast hands to it and
apply paper mache.
.
1. What is the main difference between a drawing and a
sculpture?
2. Which sculpture process did you use to create the plaster
hands?
3. Which sculpture process did you use to create the tree
trunks?
4. What materials did you use to construct the armature of the
trees?
5. What are you doing when describing a piece of artwork?
6. What are you doing when interpreting a piece of artwork?
Studio Time:
1. Finish fixing and patching up your cast hand if
you need to do so.
2. Find out which group you belong to and
which tree you are assigned.
3. Attach your hands on the tree using wire –
consider what the hands will be holding so
you can decide how to place them.
4. Beginning at the bottom, start applying paper
mache over the wire – work as a group.