Saturday, October 12, 2013
Facebook Voyeurism
Well, if you want people to see your blog, post it to Facebook. I get a hand full of hits per day. I posted , a, post, to FB yesterday and have had over 100 hits in the last 24 hours. Thank you! Everyone is a voyeur.
Friday, October 11, 2013
Infographic Progress - AKA I Can Turn Anything Into a Studio Project....ugh.
My concept is to "itemize" the elemental or molecular stages of Art Education. They then flow and morph into a child doing a summersault in pure joy of their creative self-expression. Thanks to the digital media gods - AKA Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop... and a special shout to 3D graphics program Revit - These are all simple shapes repeated, scaled and with color shifts. I think it's looking good so far - running out of time quickly. Also concerned with how the text or "info" of the graphic will gel.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
1st Grader Printmaking - FOLLOW UP #1
It. Was. Awesome.
I had the students just splash some watercolor paint on a 6"x 6" PVC plate. I need to pop the darker colors out of the palettes (side note) - I didn't tell them what it was for or give them any prompts. Some tried to paint a picture, some went all in and splashed color everywhere. We did this exercise last thing on a Friday so they could leave the plate to dry over the weekend.
The next class we pulled the prints. They all had to crank the press themselves and we we pulled the print off the plate the color explosion was magical. I think they enjoyed it and I could really see the wheels turning in their eyes. I plan on repeating this lesson a few more times through the year and see if they can apply what they have learned.
One example:
(I will post more once they are off the display wall and digitally archived)
I had the students just splash some watercolor paint on a 6"x 6" PVC plate. I need to pop the darker colors out of the palettes (side note) - I didn't tell them what it was for or give them any prompts. Some tried to paint a picture, some went all in and splashed color everywhere. We did this exercise last thing on a Friday so they could leave the plate to dry over the weekend.
The next class we pulled the prints. They all had to crank the press themselves and we we pulled the print off the plate the color explosion was magical. I think they enjoyed it and I could really see the wheels turning in their eyes. I plan on repeating this lesson a few more times through the year and see if they can apply what they have learned.
One example:
(I will post more once they are off the display wall and digitally archived)
Halloween Costuming in Children's Art as Creative Self-Expression
Viewing and interpreting children’s Halloween art, specifically that of costumes or paintings of them, allows us to see to another level of their creative self-expression. It also allows us to see some of the extended self of the parents, as most parents see their children as a reflection of themselves.
More Printmaking - My Personal Artistic Development
I'm doing more prints. Watercolor Monotypes. Deal with it. You can see them over at my website http://www.brooksmojo.com/#!printmaking/covs
Thursday, October 3, 2013
1st Grader Printmaking Prep
I'm making prints with 1st graders tomorrow. Watercolor monotypes. we made the plates last week and will run the prints tomorrow on a small student grade press. SWEET! It's so amazing to pull a print. I ran some tests tonight to make sure everything is in working order. Here are some samples. I will post in-class pics later this weekend.
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