8/1: Stop Motion

                                                                   Spiral Spirituality

This stop motion idea arose from an art collaboration project with my friend Viktoria. We had both recently seen the Hilda Af Klint show at the guggenheim, and were feeling very inspired by her swirls and mystical art work. We painted my plaster trial objects and also painted on some papers. I figured these objects would look interesting together so I made them into a stop motion !

In "Spiral Spirituality", I was interested in following the spirals on the painting, and exploring the objects from different angles and directions.  

7/1: Sounds and Audacity

1)
                           Noise Greensleeves
I was inspired by the annoying and creepy noises I found in my bedroom. I can no longer use my air conditioner because it makes an unbearable ruckus noise. My heater makes a terrible  high pitched squeak....  I had just watch the movie Witch and was moved by the creepy music I found in it :

I Liked how this soundtrack combnes creepy noises with pretty music . So I tried to  make my own horror sound track by combining my creepy bedroom noises with a recording of me playing Greenleeves on the harp.

It came out like this : https://soundcloud.com/sarah-940969003/noise-greensleeves


2) Sound is everywhere in my life and art.Everywhere I go I might  hear people talking, the sound of elevators, air conditioning , heat, music, people walking, cracking their joints, the wind blowing, the sea crashing,  leaves rustling.  In art, all art materials can make different noises. I can not think of any art medium or experience that doesn't have noise... well , I kinda can. I once went to an amazing show at the Pompidou which  was basically a room made to muffle sound. It was quieter than anywhere I have been before. But that quietness felt numb, meditative.

In school, sound is also everywhere. For example, the very first day of processes and structures we had to figure out the noises that paper could make; it could squeak, clap, patter... In this class, I made a beautiful cacophony of noise for the audacity project. 

6/3: Inspiration Grid

Are you ever  trying to work on something creative, but find yourself lost for inspiration ? All creatives sometimes feel this way. The  goal of Madison and I's Impact 25 project is to  create a  beautiful website full of inspiring content while also  fostering a digital creative community.

We asked a lot of creatives to send us the link of any video that they find inspiring... I ended up asking mostly artists that I admire on Instagram. These videos show an interesting insight into their creative process, exposed me to new inspiring material, and opened up conversations.

This is the website Madison and I created: https://inspirationgrid.wixsite.com/mysite

6/2: Creative Potential of Video in the Art Classroom

Children have the opportunity to tell any story they want when they make video art. A Child can get really creative with video art because they have infinite choices when it come to the background, dialogue, plot, text, music, pictures, props. Furthermore, working on a video can be a great team exercise for children.

Video Lesson Plan:

Recreating History with video

The goal of this assignment is to reinforce what they children are learning in their social studies class, while also teaching artists how to create a video 

I would let students rate if they want to be an   actor, cinematographer, and  editor. Then, I would split the children into film teams. Each film time will be given an historical topic to write a short film about. 

They would make the films over the course of a couple lessons, then we will share and talk about what we learned.

6/1: My recreation of Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights

                                                                     Original Video 

                                                     Schechter's Video 

                                           

I had a lot of fun working on this video. It is the first time I ever felt comfortable with video editing; it is easier than I thought it was! 

After doing some research, I found I am in large company of people who have created Kate Bush's amazing video. Take a look at 100's of people recreating "Wuthering Heights" in the link below. 

https://www.nme.com/news/music/kate-bush-fans-recreate-wuthering-heights-2354714

5:3/ Reading Takeaways

1) Wikipedi'a scanography entry introduced me  to the art  of Sonia Landy Sheridan.  She is the first person to use scanography in art; she started doing so in 1968.

I love these scans. They look like x-rays. There is a lot of creative layering going on  that evokes a dreamy and creepy effect.

   The above image touches on themes of life and death... a woman's face embracing a skeleton like face.

2)Listening to the podcast on the Act of listening ( https://www.npr.org/programs/ted-radio-hour/411697251/the-act-of-listening) gave me a lot of food for thought. 

- this is a great idea that was discussed: During Thanksgiving, student is given the homework to 
 records  a interview with an elderly interview so a whole generation can learn the broad  experiences of another generation..

For a lesson plan, the class can brainstorm question ideas in class.. go home and record their interviews.. share them and make an artistic takeaway

3) podcasts are an amazing platform that allows people from all different walks of life to share their stories. By hearing these stories, people feel empathy  and discover similarities about people who may seem different. It is  a powerful medium.  

5/2: Scanography and Art Education

Scanography is a really interesting medium that can serve many purposes in the art classroom. With scanography, one can explore light  color, movement, and  texture very easily. The results of a scan is nearly immediate, so students can experience instant satisfaction.

I have several assignments in mind for students to explore scanography

1) )Learn about your environment through scanography

- students will be brought to a nature area with the art teacher and collect items  that they find on the ground

- students will share what they found and why it  interests them

- students will be split into groups and scan there items

- all students share with the class

2) Explore motion and light with scanography

- students will be given flashlights and objects that they can move in the scanner

- they will play and see the shapes and movements they can make

3) create  a story about things that are special to you

- students will be asked to bring a things that is special to them

- they will share that thing with the class

- I will bring additional things to scan, then students will make a narrative on the scanner with their objects and the ones in the art room

5/1: Summer and Autumn Scanography

Summer Series

                 

Autumn Series