A Sense of Place

Sound, What I Remember

2010-08-11T14:42:00.002-04:00

This is my favorite piece from the week. I love the depth, movement and value of colors.

Gallery Wall, Natalie

2010-08-11T14:37:00.001-04:00

Natalie. Gallery Wall.

6th sense, Natalie

2010-08-11T13:26:00.011-04:00

TITLE: The 6th Sense, Love.
Natalie Davis

Prior to the two week summer session course, I didn't produce a single piece of art work for 3 months. I'm a high school art teacher and I'm constantly helping my students with their own art work and I find it hard to get away and produce my own work. Not to mention; ALL of my creative juice is sucked out of my body by 3:00pm everyday so the last thing I wanted to do is create art work. The two weeks I spent at UF producing work was extremely therapeutic to me. I feel as if I "got my passion back". I feel more "complete" as a person and as a art educator. I LOVE making art and it is crucial to my existence.

Therefore, my final piece for the course is my interpretation of the 6th sense: LOVE.

Love has many different components to it. I decided to use 4 mini templates and have each mini template describe a feeling that I have experienced from LOVE. (1st image below)The top left plate is: Frustration. Top right plate is: Bliss. Bottom left plate is: Passion and the bottom right plate is: Confusion.

This is a 11X14 template.
I have used tin foil, tape, gauze, joint compound and plastic.
I used a black flat (with texture) as the initial base

Setting up my 4 color plates to register on top of the black flat.
The end result was created by taking my 4 color plates outside and running over the template with my car.... LOL hey, how else to you create a "at-home printing press".

6th Sense

2010-08-09T22:54:00.003-04:00

My kitten helped me photograph the work... Thanks, Keeper!

I got confused about the due date on this one... but better late than never, as I always say! ;)

Gallery

2010-08-08T16:39:00.001-04:00

This is a sampling of the prints I made during the class. Thanks, Mary Gwyn for taking the picture. Thanks everyone for a great class!

Sixth Sense

2010-08-08T16:30:00.003-04:00

For this print, I used a process I was successful with during the class in which I would only work on a small part of the plate at a time making tiny collages, then connecting them all to make one composition. Then I covered the whole plate with packing tape. I was very disappointed though because the print did not come out as good as the plate looked. I don't think I was able to make the appropriate amount of force for the print to come out the way I wanted.

Sixth Sense

2010-08-05T23:12:00.001-04:00

"Sixth Sense" - Homework assignment.

Sound

2010-08-05T22:00:00.003-04:00

This is quite possibly my favorite print of all that I made last week. This and the collaborative one with Mike's image from the touch portion of the class. I've entered them both into the University of Tampa's Alumni exhibit.

It Came to Me in a Dream

2010-08-05T21:33:00.002-04:00

The Tibetan Bowls have a hold on me and they won't let go! I dreamt this last night: There was the bluest water with coppery bowls floating on top of it and a beautiful sound that reached the sky in bright yellow circular motions. The entire image was framed by black arches. I scribbled into a notebook as soon as I woke up so that I wouldn't forget about it before I had the chance to create it on paper. I used pastiboard, corrugated cardboard, masking tape, whinzy white paper (from my fav art supply store in St. Pete),BKF Reeves paper, water soluble block-printing ink, Gamblin black relief ink. I felt the first image didn't have enough black ink, so on the second image I didn't wipe away as much of the ink. The result was too much black ink. The final print is really just a ghost from the second image, but I like it the best. I've learned that

it's really hard to get the image you want without the use of a press and that it's also easier to work as a team. I'm saving the plate. If I ever get the opportunity to use a press I will pull this print again and hopefully get closer to the desired effect I want.

Sixth Sense - The Vortex

2010-08-05T21:10:00.000-04:00

Here is my final homework assignment titled "The Vortex".

sandra, the sixth sense

2010-08-05T19:13:00.002-04:00

I see my two sixth sense pieces as works in progress. I used the materials from the packet, packing tape, masking tape and duck tape.

A Sense of Place Video

2010-08-05T15:09:00.001-04:00

Time is the sixth sense in my world

2010-08-05T12:00:00.004-04:00

I made a book from all the materials given to us before I hit the wilderness trail at Big Fork East in the Pisgah National Forest. Carrying a few mark makers and a small cup for water was a big deal as I am ridiculously weight conscious while carrying my life on my back. I drew and painted everyday usually two to three times on breaks while hiking alone with my dog. The element of time presents itself in a unique way while living in isolation in the end it is all I really have. The soul of the mountain foot path is a map of this journey which thankfully has no end. I took pictures of the work as I could with my phone when the signal permitted, I then emailed them to my husband and son who together facilitated their posting on the blog. I will continue this book on my next hike in early September in the foothills of western Conneticuit. For now I stand in awe of this incredible time gone by which began in the UF printmaking studio surrounded by the kindered spirits of my amazing collegues. Thank you all for being here and there. Happy Trails To You!

Ricks sense of touch

2010-08-05T02:35:00.004-04:00

I made a few different variations off of the collograph plate I made. I feel that they convey a sense of touch through the different textures and values with contrast and line quality. Composition and light and dark play important roles in making this a successful series of prints.

Ricks sense of sound

2010-08-05T02:27:00.004-04:00

I have several variations of this print. After playing the tibetian bowls I was inspired to represent sound and the movement that comes from and is produced by sound. The moving of the wind and space is something extraordinary, and capturing it is something I have wanted to do for some time now. Balancing the visual elements and the theoretical elements in the piece is key to making a successful piece of art. I feel I have a good balance, and the composition and visual elements make the piece successful. Color, composition, line quality and movement all play vital roles in my "sense of sound" piece.

ricks sense of sight

2010-08-05T02:22:00.003-04:00

I wanted to use the improvisational tactics in "the creative habit" while creating this piece. I used the basis of our outside trip in the foundation of this drawing, but when I created It, I let intuition take over. The Mylar was doing some incredible stuff, and producing these illustrious lines that were biological in a sense and almost life-like. I feel this print represents the sense of sight, and almost looks like you are seeing this under a microscope. Its has several key elements of the principles of design, and has great contrast and movement, as well as line quality.

ricks sense of smell and taste

2010-08-05T01:58:00.005-04:00

here are the variations of taste and smell that I did. I wanted motion and line to play vital roles in the pieces. Strong directional pulls and linear movement were goals in the diptychs.

ricks six sense

2010-08-05T01:45:00.007-04:00

Here is a triptych of my sixth sense. I wanted to produce something with a sense of emotion and thought. Bringing the idea of conceptualism and insight into the realm of visual culture is one of my goals in my artwork. I feel the idea of the print came through, and I have utilized color to represent this dream state, or improvisational state of mind. I tried to convey the sixth sense by someone trying to tap into the astral plain or spirit world. Bringing something into the realm of reality out of thin air, and I feel the almost watercolor/stain glass treatment of the colors brings the sixth sense to the foreground. With light playing a vital role in the piece I feel it brings thought into the mix. The piece relies heavily on the use of color and the textures that create lines and movement throughout the piece.

Sense of it All

2010-08-04T20:18:00.002-04:00

Working with tarlatin, glue, gesso, paint on plastic board. Building up instead of digging out. ..

Sat. hanging all around

2010-08-04T20:07:00.002-04:00

I really enjoyed all the different people and experiences of the the last few weeks. I am so glad you are all now part of my artistic life. Thank you for sharing with me.

Sixth Sense

2010-08-04T19:44:00.005-04:00

Relief sculpture with two prints. The base is one color, minimal print. The top print has six layers. The top print is torn and twisted creating shapes. It is not torn into separate shapes; but it remains one piece. The sixth sense becomes the gestural, spiritual intuition that has remarkable sensual healing. Great lesson for students and introduction to Frank Stella.

sixth sense; all together now

2010-08-04T19:41:00.004-04:00

I thought I had printing ink at home but It was just apple green and gold, not what I was looking for but I used it. I used the mylar, cardboard, tape , tacky glue, yupo, newsprint, tarlaton, DW40, blue paint stick, acrylic paint; brick red and burnt umber, a large spoon and the sunday news paper.

I really liked the plate:

but the image was too green. I added the blue paint stick mixed with the DW40 and it was still too bright!

So I did a mono print on top with the red and umber. It gave it some weight and pulled the image together adding the swirl of energy I was trying to show.

I tried the spoon for rubbing but I just didnt have enough power in my hands to push down hard enough to get a good rubbing.

Sixth Sense: ghost

2010-08-04T18:02:00.002-04:00

"The Ghost of Mrs. Schmidt" is the title of these prints. First I made some plates from the materials in our packet, string, glue and masking tape. Then I got some printers ink and inked them. I soaked the rives paper in the bathtub and used my car as the press. It was pretty funny! They didn't come out as well as the ones we did in class but I was beginning to get the hang of using my car by the third one. They are not quite straight but I think a few more and I might get it right. It takes a sixth sense to sense a ghost and the story of Mrs. Schmidt made my hair stand up. I'll tell it the next time the group is all together! Note to Andrea: I thought of using a Walmart shopping cart but couldn't get one!

sandra, the sixth sense

2010-08-04T16:28:00.002-04:00

Intuition and emotion, that which governs our lives internally and effects every decision in life... My piece uses materials from our packets, masking tape and found object.

Collaboration

2010-08-04T15:15:00.002-04:00

Smell and Taste

2010-08-04T14:59:00.001-04:00

Touch

2010-08-04T14:54:00.001-04:00

Sight

2010-08-04T13:55:00.004-04:00

Middle school students will discuss the visual contents of a map and explore the element of art, line. Walking sideways with drawing board with paper; students will create a drawing outside. The line drawing will then be traced onto cardboard. Students will outline their drawings with white glue (Elmers squeeze bottle). They will ink and print from their cardboard plate. Introduce abstract and non-objectional art/artists.

2010-08-03T16:19:00.000-04:00

sandra, a sense of place

2010-08-03T16:00:00.002-04:00

This first exercise set the stage for a beautiful week of communal art making. Incorporating movement in the process was an excellent way to see the world in a different way, thus opening us up to work intuitively and non objectively.

sandra, a sense of place

2010-08-03T15:37:00.003-04:00

The third sense, sound. This is perfect for the classroom. Do we not listen to Mozart to stimulate the brain or tonal pulses to help induce relaxation and sleep? The use of the brass bowl incorporates rhythmic movement which is excellent for getting centered to do work... I am reminded of the Waldorf use of Eurythmy which is speech and music made visible. It's artistic expression of tone.

sandra, a sense of place

2010-08-03T15:17:00.003-04:00

Each day and each lesson was a profound experience. The cooperative way in which we worked and the communal aspect of our art making is without parallel in my life as an artist.
This model for learning should be studied and adopted by the educational world and certainly can be adapted to the classroom. The five senses is perfect for early childhood and beyond.

sixth sense

2010-08-02T19:42:00.004-04:00

I used plasti-board, BKF Reeves paper, masking tape, and water-soluble block printing ink. I used a large metal spoon to burnish the image onto the paper. On the first print (the bottom one) I wiped away a lot of the ink and it was difficult to get the image onto the paper (even after going over it with a brayer after I used the spoons), but I am happy with the subtleness and variations of black. Wondering how the image would look if I didn't wipe so much ink off the plate led me to create the second image (the one on the top). I think this image has a bit more depth. I would like to see how much different they would look if they went through the press. I wanted these prints to be representational of all that I felt during the printmaking class. My thoughts were mostly focused on the vibration and peaceful feeling from the Tibetan bowls, and the feeling of accomplishment and endless possibilities I felt on Saturday. What I've learned is that I now need a printmaking studio since my dining room table and small painting room are not nearly large enough for this process!

Students

2010-08-02T18:25:00.003-04:00

Sixth Sense: "Not So Simple Green"

2010-08-02T17:49:00.005-04:00

I used the materials in the homework packet, plus watercolor paints, block printing ink, masking tape, a leaf from Lauren's yard in Florida, and gloss gel medium. My print didn't transfer well with my brayer so I removed the tape from the plate leaving white spaces where the tape was. Then I added watercolor paint to the white areas, as well as pieces of other papers and the leaf for a combination of ideas from both classes at UF and came up with a multimedia piece. I feel like it shows the sense of artistic growth I felt the past two weeks. I just wish I could flip the image so that the growth goes in the opposite direction....that was a result of turning my plate into my art piece.

students

2010-08-02T09:58:00.001-04:00

Collaboration print

2010-08-02T09:50:00.002-04:00

Lifting the restraints of realism is so liberating.
My collaboration with Juliet is one of my favorite works. I must mention the wax paper effect(Laura) which embossed the look. Time to buy some linos.

Sound

2010-08-01T22:50:00.002-04:00

Singing bowls

2010-08-01T20:27:00.004-04:00

The singing bowls seemed to produce different work in all of us but it certainly did for me. These two made the most interesting of my prints in style and technique from the week, in my opinion. The first print is a ghost after a collaboration print with Juliet. The second print was made with red ink on top of the plate after the collaboration. All three colors had been used for the collaboration, followed by the ghost print, then red ink applied to the plate again. I plan to try some more prints with this plate on my own. The exciting thing I learned in printmaking was the idea that I can apply these techniques to my botanical classes. This was the first printmaking class for me so its use in my botanical classes is an eye-opener. With the final project this week, I intend to try out the possibility of print in botanicals.

Andrea, Sixth Sense

2010-08-01T16:43:00.003-04:00

Used Milar, Tarletin, Black Waterbased Ink, Tape, Rives BFK, Paper, Plastic Plate for Slab, Spoon and Glue Bottle to burnish!

Andrea, Sound

2010-08-01T06:19:00.003-04:00

Playing the Tibetan Bowls was a peaceful experience; setting the tone for the images we produced. This image was the most difficult. I wanted to cut the plate. I did not want to be rectangular. When the color was applied, I was the most uncomfortable. Not sure why, however after printing the first image, I got it. I would like to work on this more to learn how the color sequencing will result.

Andrea, Taste and Smell (Bananas)

2010-08-01T06:11:00.005-04:00

When first starting this image. It was difficult to not to create it representational. Once the gears changed in my brain and I engaged in translation, it seemed so simple to complete. Thank you Bob for making me think visually. I was able to simplify my designs and stop working when needed...that is difficult for me.

This particular image is collaborated with Mike's plates and his designs, create subtile textures in the surface. Thanks Mike...

Image from final Critique

2010-07-31T21:05:00.000-04:00

Here is my image from the final critique

Fri. Taste and Smell

2010-07-30T21:58:00.004-04:00

After Thursday's day of studio, I came home thinking how much easier cutting my last block would be. We had all week to develope the images so by today we were ready to jump in and PRINT! The class has Jelled as a working group and the work just rolled off the press. Every print was beautiful and looked so professional.

The cutting of the blocks are too much for my elementary kids, and I would really have a problem giving them a cutter, but the whole block printing process is one that I can and will use in class. The kids could design the blocks in a small group and I can cut them and bring them back into class. They would be able to print and select the right colors and combination for their finished work.

Day 3: Collagraph - in color!

2010-07-30T18:43:00.004-04:00

Our third day, inspired by the sense of hearing, began with the most amazing act of playing brass bowls from Nepal. I had never done this before and the experience was meditative. I hope I can purchase one for my classroom because I think this would really capture the interest of children.

My breakthrough today was credited to Bob. I was frustrated with the design of my plate from Day 2, because it felt too contrived. Bob suggested covering the plate except for small sections and then only working in that section. This worked so well for me. I had been intimidated by the big white plate (Twyla!) but breaking it down into smaller pieces enabled me to let go and not worry about the product. I love how my color collagraph prints turned out. Collaborating with other students forced me to further give up control of the product and allow for happy accidents.

Day 2: Collagraph

2010-07-30T18:35:00.003-04:00

Let me just say that organizing the curriculum around the five senses was brilliant! I can see this concept being a unique was to organize my elementary art curriculum. I think it would be especially effective since young children are primarily sensorial learners. Educational philosophies, such as the Montessori method, focus exclusively on teaching students with sensorial lessons.

But I digress...Day 2 was filled with surprises, beginning with what was in our paper bags! I have done a similar lesson when I taught high school (learned it from MichelleT), the only difference is that one student had to describe it to another student and that student had to draw it. They loved it!

Creating a plate about the experience of touching the item in the bag was very creative and challenging. I liked using found materials and papers since my art budget is very tiny. :) I think this would be adaptable to elementary school now that Lindsay gave me some tips. Louise Nevelson could be a good artist to introduce since she used found objects in her art.

Thurs. Sound of the Bowl

2010-07-30T18:20:00.002-04:00

There has been research on the combination of Music with Art and I see a grant possibility there. This more complicated printing method would be great for upper grades. The Singing bowls were wonderful for us and my really young students would be facinated and connect with the sound on paper the best.

Day 1: Frottage

2010-07-30T18:16:00.003-04:00

Our first day of class was a blast! I thought mapping the enviornment via contour drawing was a unique and exciting opener for the class, and could be a great way to get kids out of the classroom and making art that is process oriented. The drawings were used to create frottage prints and learn the printing process. Not being certain of the results until the print was completed was exciting and I think my elementary students would really be engaged in this project.

Wed. things in a brown bag

2010-07-30T18:06:00.001-04:00

There was wonderous thingies in our bags! Even after feeling in my bag I was still amazed at what it "looked "like. Translating the sensation of touch into a visual image was difficult for me so I assume it is tuff for our kids. They would love this challenge and then to "make " the object 2D....excellent way to introduce 2D/3D in the classroom.

Tues. outside around

2010-07-30T17:55:00.001-04:00

I am always looking for ways to get my students up and outside. This method of data collection would keep even the most distractable student on task, and hone some of their observation skills that are so important for them to see art in nature. The printing would be another day's lesson .The material are user friendly and even the youngest students could have success in printing.

Tibetan Bowls

2010-07-30T16:05:00.004-04:00

Keeping the brass bowls humming. Feeling the sound in order to translate it into a print. Great approach. I will try it with my pre-schoolers.

Patty, touch

2010-07-30T07:27:00.003-04:00

This is approach to drawing with out seeing and recording one’s response to the feeling of touch is a liberating way to create. I can see it being utilized in an art therapy setting to help patients work through emotional and psychological issues. In the classroom it allows children to view art as more than what is representational and foster the creativity within to produce art with a deeper meaning.

Sense of sound Collagraph

2010-07-30T00:11:00.005-04:00

The morning was amazing, the singing bowls set the tone quite literally for the packed studio session ahead. The smooth and efficient methods of Bob's masterful mind that we learned yesterday were put to use again today as we rubbed, rolled, wiped, placed, pulled and lifted image after image totally over 45 prints, a good days work out. Bob says the answer is in the studio... so more collaborations today and color, color and more color. I learned that my intrinsic palette is surely being pumped through my veins as it comes out even with severe limitations. I was extremely frustrated this afternoon by the process which requires me to give up total control. I see what a control freak I am( who me?!) As a painter I wanted to spend alot of time on "painting" the plate but needed to work in a timely fashion since others were waiting. I was trying to force the work instead of letting it go where it wanted to go. In the end I stayed late and pulled two more print quite quickly I might add and am now a happy camper, or rather printer.

collaboration print

2010-07-29T23:10:00.002-04:00

Aluminum foil made an ascetically pleasing print on its own but in collaboration, it almost completely overpowered the form underneath. Voiding the effect in a collaboration defeats the purpose. In future collaborations, aluminum foil would not be an option. However, the foil on its own made for many different forms and ridges for ink to adhere to. Experimentation with foil on botanical subjects would be an avenue to pursue in botanical art. The plant could perhaps be flattened onto the foil, then printed. Whether or not, this could become a possible future exploration for my classes deserves some investigation.

first print

2010-07-29T22:58:00.002-04:00

This simple line drawing print was quite effective for me in working with ink and line quality. The print is solely concerned with the beauty of line as composition. How the ink changed the original drawing made the marks come alive and take on an energetic quality. From this print, the beauty of line was carried into the next prints. In my teaching of botanical painting, frottage can become an excellent tool for use in the detail of the veins in a leaf and similar fine structural details. Printmaking would become an essential part of a botanical program.

Frottage Continued & Day 2: Collograph Monoprints

2010-07-29T22:50:00.001-04:00

Frottage, Day 1

2010-07-29T22:42:00.004-04:00

Andrea, Object Image, Touch

2010-07-29T21:31:00.009-04:00

My goodness what a great process! This is the favorite so far. The steps to create this image were the success. I have written down the steps and how to adapt the process for my students. Press? Ink? Not sure yet...

Sense of Touch: Texture Collagraphs

2010-07-29T21:24:00.005-04:00

I have had little experience with printmaking techniques. Working together with my classmates in the printmaking processes and the creation of art has helped me to learn so much. Bob's direction to make non-representational art in our projects has showed me that there are more artistic options than I thought. I can be more flexible with my own art and that, in turn, will allow me to push my students in directions beyond which they thought they could go.

Andrea, Sight

2010-07-29T21:22:00.006-04:00

Drawing a quick sketch while walking on sideways on a line was a quick way to capture some wonderful line movement. After completing the first exercise and seeing the active results, I was anxious to complete more. I will be using this for my artwork on a regular basis.

This exercise is also doable in the high school art room. Any media can be used with this thinking process. Students can do the sketches and translate this other artworks. The printing process can be adapted to the studio classroom. Ex., there may not be a press available, and oil based inks might not work, however the technique could be experimented with other materials. Such as water-based inks using spoons to burnish the image onto the papers. The paper surface can be manipulated before transferring the print (collage of thin textures). My advanced classes will be experimenting with this in the fall. I will post the results.

Frottage

2010-07-29T21:18:00.003-04:00

I am sure my students could do frottage (maybe not with the expensive Yupo paper and mylar), but I don't know how the logistics would work in a classroom full of 35 middle schoolers. I am wondering if I could set up temporary ink blocks to use throughout the day and then clean once at the end of last period. I'm thinking that plastic wrap would work to keep the ink fresh between classes. Any suggestions?

Sense of Sight Exercises

2010-07-29T21:03:00.007-04:00

This exercise would be a great way to get started in an art course at the first of the year. I loved the freedom to draw quickly and keep moving while we drew. High school students would like it also, and it would help them to loosen up their expectations of what they were required to do in a drawing/studio art class. The frottage we used to make the prints from our drawings was a new technique for me. Given the right space, it could be taught to high school students as well.

2010-07-29T21:01:00.004-04:00

Bob has really helped me to open up creatively; instead of being so concerned about realistic representation or even composition, he has given me the freedom to let my art make itself. He continues to recommend the process of using the work itself as a work surface, which in turn creates marks and literally the art is forming as a result of me working on it. It is fabulous! I can't wait to get back into my classroom and foster an environment of free creation and no fear of failure. Yes, there are certainly some answers that are better than others, and this class has not been a cake walk by any means. Each work was labor intensive and full of decisions, but they were quick, from-the-gut decisions.

collagraph

2010-07-29T20:49:00.001-04:00

Today's printshop experience was phenomenal! learning how to set up, run the show and cleanup in an efficient intelligent manner was extremely useful, surely something I could see doing with my students if I had access to a press. The idea of collaboration with each other was amazing in practice. I am glad Bob made us do it because I would probably not have been too inclined to break out of my my own little world and do it if we didn't have too. The collaborative prints told me where to go with the inking of my next plate. In the end the process of pulling multiples that vary and change with each pull made for an exciting day full of surprises and teaching moments.

Sense of Sound, Singing Bowls

2010-07-29T20:45:00.009-04:00

Singing Bowl (Sound) Monoprint

Mike, Juliet and Laurie

Kim and Natalie

I loved this exercise. What a great way to bring everyone together and to begin a morning's work. I think this would be a great way to integrate a lesson on the arts of Tibet or to bring music into an art lesson. I'm not sure how it would go over with my high school students. It could be very interesting for a group who knew each other well enough. I might need a little more practice before doing an effective demonstration, however. What a treat.

Thursday - Touch

2010-07-29T19:07:00.000-04:00

I have used this exercise with young students before to help them understand texture. They have to come up with a list of texture words to describe the object and then draw it. You don't worry about the representation of the object, just how it feels to you. All of the work we have done this week has such a sense of freedom to it. It works so well to capture the essence of what we are sensing.

Frottage day I

2010-07-28T22:09:00.000-04:00

Great start with immediate imagery secured through mapping on campus. Innovative 360 degrees approach I am sure to use with my older students. This quick record of rolling scenery gave us fast drawings to take back to the studio to print. The frottage method of monoprinting is simple, straight forward and openended, yeilding seductive drawing lines and scratchy dimension. The soft qualities of the lines leaves the composition with a warm fuzzy feeling.

Wednesday - Sound

2010-07-28T21:58:00.000-04:00

The activity with the brass bowls drew me in. I was surprised by how absorbed I became in the sound and the interaction with the bowl. When we did the musical piece I especially appreciated when the sounds of the two bowls would begin to mesh together, that is what inspired my image. Adding color brought very unexpected results. Music is a great way to encourage creativity with students. We always play music in my classroom but I think I will be more intentional about using it in student work.

Talcing

2010-07-28T20:40:00.004-04:00

That's what I'm Talcing about!
Just letting it happen day to day!

Meet, Bob the Magician!

2010-07-27T22:25:00.002-04:00

Tuesday - Sight

2010-07-27T21:45:00.000-04:00

Drawing the landscapes by just picking out the points of interest and continually moving was a very free way of drawing. The results were the very essence how we use our sight. The collaboration with other artists created images that could never have been planned. I enjoyed the subtle tones created by using the mylar.

2010-07-07T08:06:00.003-04:00

Art 6933: Special Topics: “A Sense of Place”
Printmaking/ Exploring, Experiencing and Expressing for Art Teachers
Summer 2010: Instructor- Robert Mueller
Email: bmueller@ufl.edu, Office: FAC 317
July 27 (Monday) – July 31 (Saturday) class session is over by 4pm.
Note: The two required texts listed below should be read before the first day of class and bring them with you.

Course description:
This course will introduce you to the art of printmaking and inform you of the tools, materials, ideas, and teaching approaches required for the elementary through high school art instruction. This course depends upon seeing, doing and thinking—the studio practice. Demonstrations, exercises, fieldtrips, readings, presentations and guest artists will be used as motivation for exploration. Students will explore visual interpretations of the five senses. Your final prints will describe an allencompassing sense of your experience with us at the University of Florida.

Objectives:
- To develop a healthy and committed studio practice.
- To explore, experience and express image-making possibilities that engage the other senses.
- To develop your own visual philosophy, themes and a consistent body of work to assist in your artmaking and teaching.
- To enhance and develop those qualities to be able to better recognize, ponder and address the progress of your artwork.
- To be open and willing to take calculated risks in an effort to move your studio practice forward.

Requirements:
1. Preliminary in-class sketches/ Readings (20%)
2. A suite/series of finished fine art prints (70%)
3. Participation: The ability to work together with mutual respect and regard for the well-being of others. To follow safety procedures and studio etiquette at all times and to participate in a responsible manner in all aspects associated with creative endeavors; attitude, production, engagement, self-motivation and discussions. (10%)

Readings: (All readings may be found on Amazon.com)
- “A Natural History of the Senses” – Diane Ackerman, pub. Vintage. 1990
- “Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art” – Stephen Nachmanovitch. Pub. Penguin-Putnam. 1990

Materials to Bring:
Work clothes which also includes closed-toed work shoes, an apron, an art box for your tools, black drawing materials:5B-8B graphite pencils and/or sticks, compressed charcoal, vine charcoal, black markers, single-edged razor blades. erasers. Assortment of cheap paint brushes. A notebook and writing tool, bar of lava soap, hand cleaner, 18”x 24” newsprint pad, 4 rolls of Bounty Paper towel, 1” inch wide roll of masking tape, Q-tips.

All other materials covered in Lab Fees and are supplied by the studio Yupo paper, Rives BFK paper, single-sided mylar 24”x 36”, white sulphite drawing paper, pre-cut
linoleum, speedball lino-cut nibs with handles, metal spoons, Litho inks, brayers, rags, cleaning materials etc.

Grade Explanation:
A = Superlative work: careful attention to craft and presentation. Originality of idea and execution work together. Goes beyond merely solving the problem – one who performs at this level is visibly outstanding, work is outstanding in every respect.
B+ = Very fine work: almost superlative. A few minor changes could have been considered and executed to bring piece together. Again, goes beyond merely solving the problem.
B = Above average: solution to the problem and idea well planned. Execution is well done. This is an honorable grade.
C+ = A bit above average: slipping in levels of originality, craft and presentation. The piece does not work well as a unified whole or statement yet effort was made.
C = You have solved the problem: the requirements of the problem are met in a relatively routine way.
D+ = You have solved the problem but there is much room for improving your skills and developing your concepts further. You have neglected the basic craftsmanship skills and breadth and depth of idea development.
D = Inadequate work: the requirements of the problem are not addressed. The piece represents careless and/ or incomplete effort. Work is substandard.
E = Unacceptable work and effort

Academic Honesty policy:
Students are expected to abide by the UF Academic Honesty Policy, found on the World Wide Web at which defines an academic honesty offense as “act of lying, cheating, or selling academic information so that one can gain academic advantage.”

Students with Disabilities:
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to register with the Dean of Students Office and submit to this instructor the memorandum from that office concerning necessary accommodations. The ADA office (www.ada.ufl.edu) is located in room 232 Stadium (phone: 392-7056 TDD: 846-1046).

THE STUDIO PRACTICE OF SYNESTHESIA AND IMPROVISATION – FREE PLAY
We will explore, experience and express synesthesia, a completely natural human attribute that we use daily to negotiate our way through the physical world. All this means is that we transfer from one sense to another. Listening to a piece of music can conjure up a shape, a taste, a smell etc. We will be taking each one of the senses at a time to create a visual interpretation….a unique, individual visual philosophy exclusively of your own making. The free play (improvisational aspect) of actually creating an interpretation will happen in the studio….in the making of the work. As artists that is what we do….but on a more subconscious level. What may and can often happen is that we can experience unusual states of mind….states of mind which have no rational basis in reality. Each day will begin with a physiological experience….that will then during the rest of the day, expand into a moment by moment movement throughout the studio, manipulating….experimenting with materials, ideas, re-adjustments and calculated risks to create images that are far removed from the traditional….into the more exotic. My hope is that this approach to art making will inform your previous work and move your studio practice forward to surprising outcomes not imagined before. I see the mind as a muscle and once it’s been stretched it will rarely return to its original shape. I am looking forward to working with all of you.