Unit 4 : Celebrations
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Artist: Nick Cave
During studio one, we were given multiple medias of modeling compound, feathers, buttons, pipe cleaners, and many more. We were assigned to make a finger puppet that celebrates something. I chose to celebrate my favorite animal, a giraffe. This giraffe is celebrating part of my self identity.
Artist: Norman Rockwell
During studio two, we made a magazine cover. I chose to do my magazine cover in Microsoft Word. The image I made focuses on how my boyfriend and I have changed throughout our lives. I included images of us as children and us now. I also included an image of Mizzou. By going to Mizzou, our lives changed. We met each other and have made life changing decisions because of it.
Artist: Miriam Schapiro
Studio three was called artists choice. We were allowed to do anything we wanted. I chose to do a family portrait that I could use as an example in my lesson plan. I showed my dad, mom, and brother living in one house and I living in a different house. This shows how my family currently is. They all live in one house in my home town and I live in my own house here in Columbia.
Unit 4 : Celebrations Reflection
Each of these studios has given us the chance to explore different celebrations. In studio one we made finger puppets that celebrate something unique for our personal identity. Studio two gave us the opportunity to create a magazine cover to celebrate change in which I portrayed the changes of my boyfriend and myself. In studio three I chose to make a family portrait. All of these studios allowed us to explore different forms of celebrations and how they can be incorporated in many different ways. At first I experienced difficulty trying to imagine how celebrations could be used in different ways. According to Pink (2006), symphony is being able to put together the pieces or in other words (p. 130). He stated, "It is the capacity to synthesize rather than to analyze; to see relationships between seemingly unrelated fields; to detect broad patterns rather than to deliver specific answers; and to invert something new by combining elements nobody else thought to pair" (Pink, 2006, p. 130). After considering what Daniel Pink meant, I realized that I could make connections to subjects that might not be obvious to me at first. I was then able to see the connections between celebrations and identity, change, and family.
I imagine using all of these studios in my future classroom. I could have my students make finger puppets when studying many aspects such as identity, relationships, stories, celebrations, and so much more. This was one of my favorite studios and I am sure that students would also enjoy. I would like to see my students make magazine or newspaper covers to celebrate something. They could celebrate change, America, a culture, an event, and so much more. I would maybe change the studio from making it on the computer to making it with paper. I thought making the magazine cover was slightly complicated and I could see students experiencing similar difficulties. I think the studio could still be utilized the same way, just with some minor alterations. According to Bang (2000), "Go over each of the principles you have used and see if you can intensify them" (p. 95). This is something that students should be doing. This can be applied to more than just artwork. It can also be applied to writing. The students can look at their artwork or story and find some part that they want to intensify on. I think that once students can do this then their work will get better and they will have more pride in their work.
References
Bang, M. (2000). Picture this: How pictures work. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books
Pink, D.P. (2006). A whole new mind: Why right-brainers will rule the future. New York, NY: Penguin Group
I imagine using all of these studios in my future classroom. I could have my students make finger puppets when studying many aspects such as identity, relationships, stories, celebrations, and so much more. This was one of my favorite studios and I am sure that students would also enjoy. I would like to see my students make magazine or newspaper covers to celebrate something. They could celebrate change, America, a culture, an event, and so much more. I would maybe change the studio from making it on the computer to making it with paper. I thought making the magazine cover was slightly complicated and I could see students experiencing similar difficulties. I think the studio could still be utilized the same way, just with some minor alterations. According to Bang (2000), "Go over each of the principles you have used and see if you can intensify them" (p. 95). This is something that students should be doing. This can be applied to more than just artwork. It can also be applied to writing. The students can look at their artwork or story and find some part that they want to intensify on. I think that once students can do this then their work will get better and they will have more pride in their work.
References
Bang, M. (2000). Picture this: How pictures work. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books
Pink, D.P. (2006). A whole new mind: Why right-brainers will rule the future. New York, NY: Penguin Group