WEEK 1
Reading: Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind PG 15-232
(6 hours)
Paper #1: Notes from Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind
(5 hours)
Class: “Foundations in Silversmithing”
(3 hours)
Illustrated Journal Notes: “Foundations in Silversmithing”
(9 hours)
Class: “Microtorch Basics”
(1.5 hours)
Illustrated Journal Notes: “Microtorch Basics”
(2 hours)
Class: “Introduction to Flex Shaft”
(1.5 hours)
Illustrated Journal Notes: “Introduction to Flex Shaft”
(2 hours)
Wordpress Set-up
(1 hour)
Total Week 1: 31
WEEK 2
Class: “Watercolor: Gems and Jewelery”
(3 hours)
Illustrated Journal Notes: “Watercolor: Gems and Jewelery”
(3 hours)
Class: “Excel for the Real World: Basic Skills of Microsoft Excel”
(1 hour)
Class: “The Modern Marketing Workshop”
(3 hours)
Wordpress Entries on “Excel for the Real World” and “Modern Marketing Workshop”
(3 hours)
Class: “Silversmithing Beautiful Bangles”
(1.5 hours)
Illustrated Journal Notes: “Silversmithing Beautiful Bangles”
(1 hour)
Class: “Create Copper Cuffs with Fold Forming and Cold Connections”
(1.5 hours)
Illustrated Journal Notes: “Create Copper Cuffs with Fold Forming and Cold Connections”
(1 hour)
Research for Travel, Preparation of Documents
(6 hours)
Class: WordPress Academy
(7 hours)
Class: Sketchbook Magic: Start and Feed a Daily Art Practice
(1 hour)
Wordpress Entries: WordPress Academy + Sketchbook Magic: Start and Feed a Daily Art Practice
(1 hour)
Total Week 2: 33
WEEK 3
Class: Universal Principles of Design
(4.5 hours)
Wordpress Entry: “Universal Principles of Design”
(2 hours)
Class: “GIMP Essential Training”
(5 hours)
Class: “Solder Smarter”
(3 hours)
“Solder Smarter” Illustrated Journal Notes
(2 hours)
Class: “Art of the Start: Turning Ideas into High-Growth Business”
(1 hour)
Class: “Personal Branding Essentials: Making the Most of Squarespace”
(1 hour)
Wordpress Entries on “Personal Branding Essentials: Making the Most of Squarespace” and “Art of the Start: Turning Ideas into High-Growth Business”
(1 hour)
Reading: Awaken Your Genius: A Seven Step Path to Freeing your Creativity and Manifesting Your Dreams PG 1-110
(5 hours)
Reading: Lonely Planet: Discover Caribbean Islands
(1 hour)
Class: Graphic Design Basics: Core Principles for Visual Design
(1 hour)
Class: Business Planning for Creatives: Write Your Business Plan
(1 hour)
Wordpress Entries: Business Planning for Creatives + Graphic Design Basics
(1 hour)
Class: “Drawing and Painting Crystals and Gems”
(1 hour)
Illustrated Journal Notes: “Drawing and Painting Crystals and Gems”
(1 hour)
Total Week 3: 30.5
WEEK 4
WordPress Editing and Formatting
(2 hours)
Reading: Awaken Your Genius: A Seven Step Path to Freeing your Creativity and Manifesting Your Dreams PG 110-208
(4 hours)
Paper #2: Notes from Awaken Your Genius: A Seven Step Path to Freeing your Creativity and Manifesting Your Dreams
(5 hours)
Class: Photoshop CC 2017 Essential Training: The Basics
(4 hours)
Class: Photoshop CC 2017 Essential Training: Design
(4 hours)
Class:Prong Settings Start to Finish
(2 hours)
Illustrated Journal Notes: Prong Settings From Start to Finish
(2 hours)
Class: “Modern Watercolor Techniques”
(2.5 hours)
Illustrated Journal Notes: “Modern Watercolor Techniques”
(1 hour)
Exhibit in Seattle: Marimekko
(2 hours)
WordPress Entry: Marimekko & Design
(1 hour)
Class: Watercolor Textures
(2 hours)
Illustrated Journal Notes: Watercolor Textures
(2 hour)
Illustrated Journal Notes: Marimekko Designs
(1 hour)
Class: Line Drawing: Cactus & Succulent
(1 hour)
Illustrated Journal Notes: Line Drawing: Cactus & Succulent
Class: Sketchbook Magic Pt 2
(.5 hour)
Travel Planning
(3 hours)
Exhibit in Seattle: Al Farrow
(2 hours)
Total Week 4: 41
WEEK 5
Class: “Become a Craft Business Owner” Pathway
(14 hours)
Class: InDesign CC 2017 Essential Training
(7 hours)
Self Eval Reading & Writing
(5 hours)
Read: Amulets and Talismans pg 1-139
(7 hours)
Illustrated Journal Notes: Amulets and Talismans
(5.5 hours)
Class: Settings for Every Shape
(3 hours)
Illustrated Journal Notes: Settings for Every Shape
(2.5 hours)
Total Week 5: 44
WEEK 6:
Class: “Become a User Experience Designer” Path
(10 hours)
Fashion Project/History Project (Total of 13 hours):
Class: Design a Character: Sketching Portraits
(1 hour)
Class: Drawing Couture: Turning Fashion Designs into Art
(1 hour)
Illustrated Journal Notes: Design a Character: Sketching Portraits and Drawing Couture: Turning Fashion Designs into Art
(1 hour)
Class: Painting with Watercolors: From Inspiration to Fashion Illustration
(1 hour)
Class: Paper Fashion: Telling a Story through Fashion Illustration
(1 hour)
Class: The First Steps of Fashion Design: From Concept to Illustration
(1 hour)
Illustrated Journal Notes: Painting with Watercolors: From Inspiration to Fashion Illustration; Paper Fashion: Telling a Story through Fashion Illustration; and The First Steps of Fashion Design: From Concept to Illustration
(2 hours)
Sketching History: Re-make 3 fashion paintings
(5 hours)
Visit: Historic New Orleans Collection, New Orleans, LA
(3 hours)
Visit: Ogden Southern Art Museum, New Orleans, LA
(3 hours)
Class: Illustrator CC 2017
(13 hours)
Total Week 6: 42
WEEK 7
Class: Illustrator CC 2017
(5 hours)
Visit: Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, TX
(1 hour)
Visit: Hope Outdoor Gallery, Austin, TX
(1 hour)
Visit: Art on 5th Gallery, Austin, TX
(1 hour)
Visit: Yard Dog Gallery, Austin, TX
(1 hour)
Visit: Bellas Artes Museum, Mexico City, MX
(3 hours)
Visit: Museo Estampa, Mexico City, MX
(2 hours)
Visit: Nacional Banamex Museum, Mexico City, MX
(3 hours)
Visit: Museo de Arte Popular, Mexico City, MX
(3 hours)
Visit: Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City, MX
(2 hours)
Class: Metalsmithing at Home
(6 hours)
Illustrated Journal Notes: Metalsmithing at Home
(3 hours)
Class: The Metalsmith’s Toolbox
(3 hours)
Illustrated Journal Notes: The Metalsmith’s Toolbox
(2 hours)
Total Week 7: 36
WEEK 8
Visit: Fabrica La Aurora Gallery, San Miguel de Allende, MX
(4 hours)
Watch: Abstract – Art of Design
(10 hours)
Visit: Centro Historico, San Miguel de Allende, MX
(5 hours)
Visit: La Esquina Mexican Toy Museum, San Miguel de Allende, MX
(2 hour)
Visit: Yam Gallery & Insitute Allende, San Miguel de Allende, MX
(2 hours)
Class: Mixed Media Travel Sketching Techniques
(3 hours)
Illustrated Journal Notes: Mixed Media Travel Sketching Techniques
(2 hours)
Reading: The Jeweler’s Studio Handbook pg 10-166
(5 hours)
Illustrated Journal Notes: The Jeweler’s Studio Handbook
(2 hours)
Visit: Artist Market, San Miguel de Allende, MX
(2 hours)
Class: Core Design Sketching
(1 hour)
Illustrated Journal Notes: Core Design Sketching
(.5 hours)
Total Week 8: 38.5
WEEK 9
Metalworking Class: Private Instruction at Van Doren Metal Arts Workshop, San Miguel de Allende, MX
(5 hours)
Metalworking Class: Private Instruction with Jesse Bert, San Miguel de Allende, MX
(15 hours)
WordPress Uploading
(2 hours)
Class: Torch Fired Enameling: Luscious Color and Design
(2 hours)
Illustrated Journal Notes: Torch Fired Enameling: Luscious Color and Design
(1.5 hours)
Reading: Making Talismans Pg 1-278
(12 hours)
Total Week 9: 37.5
WEEK 10:
Visit: Indigenous Plant Botanical Garden, San Miguel de Allende, MX
(3 hours)
Visit: Atonilico, MX
(3 hours)
Visit: National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City, MX
(3 hours)
Class: Fabricating Dimensional Metal Jewelry
(2.5 hours)
Illustrated Journal Notes: Fabricating Dimensional Metal Jewelry
(2 hours)
Reading: Creole Religions of the Caribbean Pg 10-210
(10 hours)
Paper on: Creole Religions of the Caribbean
(5 hours)
Final Powerpoint and Video Presentation
(4 hours)
WordPress Uploading
(2 hours)
Self-Evaluation
(2 hours)
Final Portfolio/Bound Scrapbook
(4 hours)
Total Week 10: 40.5