Studio Art Altered Book Voicethread 1

For this blog assignment you must do the following:

1) Click on this link and enter the email and password that was given to you in class.

2) You then must go through the 12 spreads from your fellow students. Look them over carefully

3) After reviewing them you must choose 2 spreads and comment on them. You may record or write your comments. YOU MUST ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS TO RECEIVE FULL CREDIT.

a) What attracted you to this student's spread and why?

b) Is there a feeling of Unity in the spread? If Yes, cite the reasons why:
Here's the definition for the Art Principle known as Unity and ways that artists acheive it in their work. Cite all that apply.

UNITY
is the feeling of harmony between all parts of the artwork creating a sense of oneness or completeness. Unity can be established by the following methods:

Proximity. Placing objects close together.

Continuation. Using edges or lines that travel from one part of a composition to another

Repetition. Repeating the elements of design (line, shape, color and texture) creates unity within the artwork.

c) If you feel the feeling of Unity could be stronger, what would you do to improve it?

Due no later than Wednesday Nov. 3rd.

More Altered Book Artists and Journal Artists

More journal artists to look at this week. Look at all the artists then write a response (minimum 1 paragraph) about a specific piece of artwork.

Think about the design principle called Emphasis. How does the artist create a center of interest (Shout) or emphasis? Hint: Contrast is key!!!

This assignment is due Wednesday, October 13th.

Virginia Simpson Magruder
http://alteredbookartists.com/gallery/memberspages/magruder.html


Jeanne Minnix
http://alteredbookartists.com/gallery/jeanneminnix/index.html


Tracy Moore (not Teesha Moore from last time!)
http://www.zettiology.com/log_of_forgotten_tales.htm


Karen Michel
http://www.karenmichel.com/mixed-media/artjournals/artjournals.htm

Welcome

Before you start to create your altered book it's a good idea to see some work done by professional Altered book and Visual Journal artists. You should look at all three artists first. Next, decide which one you would like to write about.
Write at least a pargraph response about one of the artist's work. You may talk about their work as a whole or a specific book or page. Remember to use "artspeak". Talk about color, shape, texture, line, and how the artist used these elements of art to make something interesting.

1)Here's the link to Altered book artist Karen Whimsey:
http://karenswhimsy.com/altered-books/

2)Here's the link to Visual Journal artist Teesha Moore:
http://www.teeshamoore.com/teeshasjournalpgs.html


3)With Dan Eldon, please select his New York Book and comment on that one only.
Here's the link to Dan Eldon:
http://www.daneldon.org/journals/index.html

Classmate Voicethread 2

For this blog assignment you must do the following:

1) Click on this link and enter the email and password that was given to you in class.

2) You then must go through the 10 journal pages from your fellow students. Look them over carefully

3) After reviewing them you must choose 2 entries and comment on them. You may record or write your comments. YOU MUST ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS TO RECEIVE FULL CREDIT.

a) What attracted you to this student's journal entry and why?

b) Is there a feeling of Unity on the page? If Yes, cite the reasons why:
Here's the definition for the Art Principle known as Unity and ways that artists acheive it in their work. Cite all that apply.

UNITY
is the feeling of harmony between all parts of the artwork creating a sense of oneness or completeness. Unity can be established by the following methods:

Proximity. Placing objects close together.

Continuation. Using edges or lines that travel from one part of a composition to another

Repetition. Repeating the elements of design (line, shape, color and texture) creates unity within the artwork.

c) If you feel the feeling of Unity could be stronger, what would you do to improve it?

Due no later than Wednesday May 26th.

classmate Voicethread 1

For this blog assignment you must do the following:

1) Click on this link and enter the email and password that was given to you in class.

2) You then must go through the 7 journal pages from your fellow students. Look them over carefully

3) After reviewing them you must choose 2 entries and comment on them. You may record or write your comments. YOU MUST ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS TO RECEIVE FULL CREDIT.

a) What attracted you to this student's journal entry and why?

b) Is there an Emphasis (Center of Interest or Shout) on the page?

c) How did the artist achieve this center of interest? Hint here: Contrast is important in achieving a center of interest. This can be done contrasting size, color, value (lightness or darkness), and texture. Placement on the page can also be a factor. Cite all that apply and why.

d) Though it may be perfect in your eyes, what would you add or do differently if it were your page?

Due no later than Wednesday April 14th.

More Journal Artists

Two more journal artists to look at this week. Look at both artists then write a response (minimum 1 paragraph) comparing and contrasting the two artists. You may use specific pages from each artists or speak about their work as a whole.

Please talk about the similiarities and differences you see. Remember to discuss the Elements of Art: line, shape, color, value, and texture and where they're used. Also think about the design principle called Emphasis. How does each artist create a center of interest (Shout) or emphasis?

This assignment is due Friday, March 5th.



Tracy Moore (not Teesha Moore from last time!)

http://www.zettiology.com/log_of_forgotten_tales.htm


Karen Michel

http://www.karenmichel.com/mixed-media/artjournals/artjournals.htm

Classmate Critique using Vociethread 2

For this blog assignment you must do the following:

1) Click on this link and enter the email and password that was given to you in class.

2) You then must go through the 6 journal pages from your fellow students. Look them over carefully

3) After reviewing them you must choose 2 entries and comment on them. You may record or write you comments. YOU MUST ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS TO RECEIVE FULL CREDIT.

a) What attracted you to this student's journal entry and why?

b) Is there an Emphasis (Center of Interest or Shout) on the page?

c) How did the artist achieve this center of interest? Hint here: Contrast is important in achieving a center of interest. This can be done contrasting size, color, value (lightness or darkness), and texture. Placement on the page can also be a factor. Cite all that apply and why.

d) Though it may be perfect in your eyes, what would you add or do differently if it were your page?

Due no later than Wednesday January 27th.