Five favorite things, a haiku, an art experience you have had, and something you like/dislike about the class so far.
Favorite thing:
dogs and other non-human animals
the earth
interfermaetric imaging below diffraction limits
God
Whales
Mountains
The Internet (had to have one geeky thing in here)
Elephant ears (the carnival treat)
An album I like on vinyl
Balance
Grass
coffee
Cats (Lions, tigers, leopards. cloudy)
Haiku:
rhododendron quilt
collapse into the flowers
grow your hippy hair
one year and three months
I will marry my true love
(sorry-I'm corny)
sleepy morn
spontaneity
no ideas
Washington
Eating many apples now
Stop raining
Yoyo falls
To the string's limit
Up again.
Dinosaurs
are really awesome
but they're dead
I ate Mexican,
spicy enchilada sauce,
careens through me now
An experience with art:
The difficulty here is in choosing between something too intimate or something too superficial. The First, more so since it has been illustrated that there is no expectation of confidentiality. I also have difficulty with personal expression on demand... contemplation takes, well, time for contemplation. My experience of "art" is largely the formed Framework of "art education" while by another interpretation art is the experiencing of things more so than the creation of formal works. So for it to be "art" in a truer sense, it is implicitly intimate and therefor beyond what I would feel comfortable sharing with a room-full of assorted strangers. I guess that's my art experience.
In kindergarten we had periods during the day where we would go to different parts of the room & play different activities. I remember one time distinctly when I was at an easel painting at one of those stations. I remember thinking how paint dripped down the pages & trying to decide whether I liked the effect or if I should try dripping my brush in less paint. It's a brief memory but I think the reason I remember is because very soon after I got sent to time out. I started crying because I didn't understand why. Apparently I had rolled my eyes at my teacher when she asked me a question or was talking to me.
On our first three weeks of class:
I don't like the Orozco project-too forced. I like posting to Flickr instead of spending $ on prints.
I wouldn't mind a bit more technical depth. I don't like early morning schedule. But huzzah for coffee.
I like the group projects in this class, because collaborating with one another and then producing something beautiful and creative is a lot of fun and rewarding. It would be nice to get the links to some of the informational web-sites...
...enjoyed looking at other photographers and discussing our thoughts. One thing I've disliked is that knowing what the homework assignments are has been a bit confusing. The blog has been more helpful
I've met a lot of interesting people in this class doing group work...I wish on the individual projects they were more "photojournalism" type assignments.
Something I dislike about this class: We spend a lot of time doing activities like this. However!...
So early! Group creative work can be frustrating
...I also like the organization of the class, starting with something random, then talking about art, and then doing something.
I dislike working in the same group for many of the in-class assignments.
I like that this class is inspiring me to do silly things without making me feel embarrassed about doing them.
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