Saturday, November 23, 2013
Are you looking for ideas for blog posts? Here are a few you may not have thought of. If you notice that someone else has posted an interesting art of craft idea, try it yourself (for example, try making a 3D snowflake by following the instructions that I linked in my last post!. Then blog about your experience, with a photo of your creation if possible. As I mentioned in class, choose a section of your text book to read and post about - the Seed Strategy chapters are full of activity ideas that you can link to PLOs in your post. Many art galleries of the world also feature online tours - google and see what you can find to share - if I had time today, I would check out a Vincent Van Gogh tour from Amsterdam. To balance your interest in visual arts with performing arts, choose a dancer, actor, or musician to learn about online and feature - branch out from those you already know by searching broad topics, i.e. blues musicians, and choosing someone who is featured as new and promising or as a seasoned and recognized classic artist in that genre. And don't forget to blog about your participation in our Visual Art Show, as well as how your group worked together or what you learned in the presentations that we will enjoy on Tuesday. Just a few ideas to help you keep up your momentum!
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I would imagine that you wrote this post because people in the class have expressed concern about a lack of things to write about.I find this interesting because to me art is everywhere, in other words there are blog posts all around you. I must understand, though, that not everyone sees the art in life, it is something learned. Perhaps it requires someone to be an artist to see art in everyday life??
ReplyDeleteI never was at a loss for what to post and appreciated being able to share my thoughts about art, even if no ones reads it, it was good to express it.
Yes, some people have mentioned that they have run out of blogging material. In this post I wanted to show that there is always learning to reach for - it is not just about posting what you already know or have done. Part of what I hope people will take away from this class is an idea that you mentioned - that art is everywhere! And I agree...a creative mindset can be learned. However, so much of the way we do school squeezes creativity out of us, so it stands to reason that many of us who are good at school - good at getting the "right" answers - have forgotten how to live creatively, as we might have done as young children. (Remember "let's pretend"?) I don't mind offering a few "nudges" in that direction if it is helpful. Thanks for this post - it emphasizes some of the points that I am hoping people will discover for themselves.
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