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    • Year One >
      • Anthropomorphic
      • Quick Build: Clay Letters
      • Teapot
      • Quick Build: Wall Vase
      • Trompe l'oeil
      • Quick Build: Slump Molds
      • Quick Build: Mask
      • Mobile/Windchime
      • Midterm
      • Figurative: Challenging Beauty
      • Quick Build: Luminary
      • Slab Architecture
      • Quick Build: Photo Holder
      • Inspirational
      • Quick Build: Bowl Mold
      • Social-Political
      • Quick Build: Mug
      • Website
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      • Negative Space
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      • Concentration 1
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    • Figurative: Extreme Emotion
    • Serving Set
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    • Slab Sculpture
    • Create a Glaze
    • The Perfect 10
    • Wheel Throwing >
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      • Trimmed Bowl and Mug
      • Wall Vase
      • Teapot
      • Midterm
      • Glaze Tech
      • Figurative
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      • Two Large Bowls
      • Choice
      • Inspirational

ELEMENTS OF ART
& 
​PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
What are the elements of art and principles of design?
How do artists use the EOA & POD to create meaning in artworks?

Picture

ASSIGNMENT

Complete the following assignment to gain an understanding of the elements and principles of art

​Requirements:
Notes- 10 points
Art Description- 12 points

Total- 22 points
Grade Sheet

ELEMENTS OF ART- the building blocks used by artists to create a work of art

Picture
NOTES

PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN- ​describe the ways that artists use the elements of art in a work of art.

Picture
Notes

WHY IS LEARNING THE ELEMENTS OF ART AND THE PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN IMPORTANT?

(1) describe what an artist has done
(2) analyze what is going on in a particular piece
​(3) communicate our thoughts and findings using a common language.

Use the elements and principles to describe the artwork below using the template provided. Use the academic language you learned when studying the elements and principles. You will be graded on your appropriate use of terms.

Picture
Carol Gouthro, “Portal #2 Anthozoa Enticement”
​26” x 17” x 7″, Terracotta, handbuilt, press molded slip cast with slips, underglazes and glazes
CHEAT SHEET
TEMPLATE FOR DESCRIPTION

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