We began this class with a discussion of the articles that we had read over the past week. We also were able to discuss our final project with our group.
We looked at textiles and quilting. We began by looking at the various materials needed and used for quilting. In our groups, we chose a theme [...]
March 7, 2008
February 29, 2008
We began the class by discussing our personal visual reflections from the art gallery. We were given the chance to discuss our personal reflections with our group members. It was interesting to see the different interpretations of the students on the gallery. Some people thought the same as I did, that art was often confusing [...]
February 22, 2008
We were given the chance to visit the Helen Belkin Art Gallery, which is a gallery located on the UBC campus. It was an interesting and inspiring visit. The exhibit was called “Exponential Future” and focused on eight young B.C. artists. The artists featured were Tim Lee, Alex Morrison, Isabelle Pauwels, Kevin Schmidt, Mark Soo, [...]
February 15, 2008
We were asked to bring a cultural object to class – one that represented a part of our heritage. I chose to bring a Manchester United jersey as it represented my late father’s childhood home. We presented our cultural object to our group and explained its importance. We then walked around the class and looked [...]
February 8, 2008
We began by creating drawings, through memory, line drawing and blind drawing. In some ways it was as though we were trying to draw like children at various stages in their development. We then looked at our children’s drawing assignment. We put ourselves into a circle, grouped by age. My drawing was done by a [...]
February 1, 2008
We began the class by watching Alex work with the clay. He used various techniques to make a simple piece of clay look extraordinary. Every time he did something to his piece, he made it that much different and more interesting. It goes to show that a piece of art is never truly complete, it can [...]
January 25, 2008
We began the class by being put into colour groups, ours being red. We were told to walk around the Scharfe building and try to find objects that were of our colour. We found leaves, pieces of paper, Coke cans, chip bags and a chair. In class we also found that some members of our [...]
