Project Books

My project book was based upon concept maps. I started focusing on shapes and forms they produced.

Howling Thing

My peer responce is to Cherish's project book. I absolutly loved the concept behind it, ghost stories/the Howling thing. I thought she had some really wonderful imagery there. I really responded to her approach, I really liked how she approached the depiction of it and didn't just draw a ghostly image.. (though this is beautiful and worth seeing). I really responded to her explaining that it was just about what you think you might have saw and letting your imagination get the best of you. I loved the old photographs and layering on top of them to make them creepier. I liked the more abstract depiction of the Howling Thing, ghostly lines over washed out old photographs. I especially loved the idea with the old civil war soldier.

I feel like there is some much she could do with this. She could build boxes with different layers so as you walked past it the images changes. (Kind of like this.) Or project a picture on the wall and every couple of minutes have like a ghostly streak on the wall.... Really she could probably fill another project book and get a gallery show with this concept.

Great job Cherish!

Everything Book

I think my most successful page was my doughnut layout, but my favorite activity was the blind drawing (at the bottom). It was fun/interesting/funny/hard interpreting what we saw to the person drawing.

Classroom Application

Although I am not yet in a classroom, I think we all learned some really great projects to translate into the classroom. For one thing I thought the drawing prompts were a wonderful idea, even to use for myself. It is a quick way to think of a subject to draw, which makes drawing a lot easier. If you give the kids 5 of these a week, I think that'd be making them draw 100% more than they would have. It helps with analogies and creative thinking too.

I also thought the blind drawings were great. Not only was it a lot of fun, it was interactive (collaborating) and would get the kids to see and learn to interrupt the world around them (which creates better writing).

I am really glad Lauren was so open and gave us so much room to explore on these projects, rather then being burden by restricts. In the real world there isn't any limitations on your creativity.

Altered Book

My Altered Book is called "Culture Clash" and deals with old art standards vs. modern street art. Classic vs. new.

Found

My found drawings.

Promt Ideas...

1. Old as dirt
2. On your last leg
3. Tip of the iceberg
4. Up my alley
5.  Soaked to the bone
6. Teach old dogs new tricks
7. Searching blindly
8. Sly as a fox
9. So hungry you could eat a horse
10. Pretty as a picture
11. Let the cat out of the bag
12. Sweet as pie
13. Slow as a snail

Paper & Tape

With my paper and tape book I decided to record my interactions with the UF campus. I drew things I saw and recorded the way the rain fell onto the paper to form composition and designs.