Reflection
Our first studio was inspired by artists Thomas Hart Benton and Diego Rivera's artwork. For this studio we drew editorial cartoons and I chose the main idea of Friendship's today. In the article from Union of Concerned Scientists it is said that, "Editorial cartoons complement history, government, social studies, science, and art classes by providing a visual aide for potentially obtuse topics." In my editorial cartoon I chose to have a solo subject on her computer. A speech bubble is in the bottom right hand corner to represent the subjects mother asking her to socialize with friends. The subject, on her computer, replies she is. The dynamic of relationships has changed so much. Now you can chat with a friend on Facebook or keep updated with family and friends on Twitter. I felt like this studio had everything to do with the overall theme of stories because I was able to tell my own story.. I really enjoyed this studio because this was the first time we really got to draw and sketch our pieces.
Our second studio was inspired by artist Faith Ringgold's artwork. We had previously done a VTS activity on Ringgold's quilt piece so it was fun to be able to make our own "quilt" piece. I chose to do my favorite childhood picture book, The Hungry Caterpillar. I really enjoyed this studio because we got to do a piece on a story we had a personal relationship to, clearly relating to our overall theme of stories. We also were able to incorporate mathematics into the studio. In the article Math-Literature Connection it says that, " If it is true that mathematics is the study of patterns, then quilting offers a rich tapestry for this study."
Our third and final studio was inspired by artist Jean Shin's artwork and sculptures. The found object I brought in for the studio was a paper cup carrier. I worked with Emma, who brought Q-tips. Together, we made a fall time tree. We used the Q-tips as the tree branches and cut a piece from the cup carrier to make the tree trunk. The irony of this piece is that we made a tree out of materials that are actually made from trees. We were inspired by a tree we walk passed every day on our way to class. This is a story we share with each other. Pink (2006) states that stories provide "context enriched by emotion, [and] a deeper understanding of how we fit in and why that matters" (p. 115) I had a great time during this studio. It was really fun being able to collaborate with a friend.
Our second studio was inspired by artist Faith Ringgold's artwork. We had previously done a VTS activity on Ringgold's quilt piece so it was fun to be able to make our own "quilt" piece. I chose to do my favorite childhood picture book, The Hungry Caterpillar. I really enjoyed this studio because we got to do a piece on a story we had a personal relationship to, clearly relating to our overall theme of stories. We also were able to incorporate mathematics into the studio. In the article Math-Literature Connection it says that, " If it is true that mathematics is the study of patterns, then quilting offers a rich tapestry for this study."
Our third and final studio was inspired by artist Jean Shin's artwork and sculptures. The found object I brought in for the studio was a paper cup carrier. I worked with Emma, who brought Q-tips. Together, we made a fall time tree. We used the Q-tips as the tree branches and cut a piece from the cup carrier to make the tree trunk. The irony of this piece is that we made a tree out of materials that are actually made from trees. We were inspired by a tree we walk passed every day on our way to class. This is a story we share with each other. Pink (2006) states that stories provide "context enriched by emotion, [and] a deeper understanding of how we fit in and why that matters" (p. 115) I had a great time during this studio. It was really fun being able to collaborate with a friend.