This week I was able to grade my first set of Process Journals. Some students haven't started their first original artwork yet, so I don't have a ton of relevant examples yet. I have created a folder to save copies of any that relate to my research topic. I expect that next weeks as students finish project plans, that I will get some interesting journals.
Here are some excerpts that I saved: "This week I have been thinking about how I want to use my voice as an artist. I want my artwork to be about something I care about. I want it to not only be directed towards my audience, but I want to make it something personal and spiritually engaging for me. Usually, I don’t share the ‘deep’ parts of myself as an artist, and I usually keep my audience ‘at a distance’ from who I am. I think I have mastered all of the types of printing at a basic level, at least. The problem is deciding what I want to say. I think that time will eventually give me the answer that I need to figure this out. I talked with one of my friends during class on Wednesday about personal things relating to life and the battle we all face between what we know is right, and what we can’t help but feel in our hearts. This helped somewhat. I believe the biggest artistic strength that I have used this week is Artists Take Risks and Grow, because as an artist, I think I am going to finally attempt to channel my thoughts, feelings, and who I am through my artwork." "I'm really excited for this project because I think I can make it look really interesting. I'm doing a butterfly wing just because I think it'll be interesting. Butterflies kind of remind me of freedom and then also captivity. People like to capture them and preserve them and keep them forever without getting like old and falling apart. People keep them for their wings but I think it's cool to kind of bring it all into one piece. For the background I wanna make this kind of jail cell and I wanna have the butterfly in front. Kind of presenting that we don't really know what side of the perspect we are on because everyone is different. They want to be free and do whatever they please but then some people are on the inside of the cell and are forced to do what others tell them to because they are being held captive." "Right now I do not have anything sketched out but I do have something I’d like art to be about. The things that I want my art to be about are people of color and people of color in the LGBT+ community. I also want to include loving romantic relationships in my art. So basically I’m not sure one hundred percent what my idea should be but i fill find out soon." I'm not sure if these students have consented to let me use their information, but I am excited to see where things go.
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AuthorMorgan Singleton is a secondary art educator with a Master's degree in art education. Archives
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