Rules were made ...

So, I spent quite some time thinking about this assignment, and what I thought was needed to complete it in a matter where I thought that it was complete. I considered the movie that we watched in class, and how that the artist took what was discarded, and turned it back into something that people wanted. I was kinda hitting a block, when I was reading a book on sequential narrative, and realized that there was quite a bit of rules. So I decided that instead of making a comic that had strict artwork and dialogue; I'd combine them into a comic that was an amalgamation of the two, where neither was strictly defined, but rather that they blended together. It turned out to be quite interesting! The concept seems to be very surreal, but also interesting. I like it enough, I think it is a concept worth exploring further.

Take Away #4

So, my take away from the class was a couple of things:

1) Always bring the materials that are asked of you in class, TO CLASS.

I have been thinking on what to do with my book for some time now, and it was a little relieving to hear I wasn't the only one having a bit of trouble on what to do. I am getting a clearer idea, but I'm still deciding on the particulars. Wish me luck...

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2) The movie we watched in class really resonated with me.

Since we didn't get to watch the whole thing; as soon as I left the room, I found myself a place to sit down so I could watch the rest of the film. I do have a tendency to be a bit soft hearted, but the film really had a sense of hope to it. It really showed how art can change people's lives, and for the better. It also galvanized my decisions on my choice of persuing both MAS and Herron classes. The film is a great example of people, and their ability to not give up. I just hope that whatever I do create, that it might do some good in this world :)

What If...

So, some ideas as to how I could alter my Textbook? Well, here are mine:

1) Burn it.
2) Soak it in water
3) Cut it into different shapes, to where as you go thru it, the shapes morph into one another
4) Shoot it
5) Doodle in it every day
6) Listen to music as you alter it, and make the pages represent the music you were listening to.
7) Bake it in an oven
8) Cut the different pages into leaves, so when you open it, its like leaves blowing in the wind.
9) Make the book into a giant flip book that will teach a lesson from the book.
10) Run it thru a grinder
11) Glue pages together, hollow out the book, and make a pot for a plant.
12) Cut the book in the shape of a circle.
13) Drag it behind my car.
14) Leave it on the roof of my house for a couple of months
15) Cut it in the shape of a duck.
16) Turn it into a terrarium for a turtle
17) Turn it into a Paperweight
18) Cover the pages in honey, and see what the insects will turn it into.
19) Convert it into a portable Hard Drive enclosure
20) Use it for knife throwing target practice.
21) Put a steak in it, and give it to a bear
22) Use a Bandsaw, and cut it into a triangle.
23) Get acid, and burn a hole thru it
24) Make it into a pair of sandals
25) Make it into a bird feeder
26) Put wheels on it, and make it into a car
27) Make it into a quadrocopter
28) Make it into a portable sled.
29) Make it into a hat.
30) Make it into a tray for various paints for painting
31) Turn it into a pencil holder
32) Make it into a photo book
33) Make it into a TV Tray
34) Make the Front cover into what would look like a sewer lid, and the inside you would see TMNT stuff
35) Turn it into a personal safe
36) Make it into a netbook housing
37) Turn it into a Doorstop
38) Make it into a doorway
39) Turn it into a Boat.
40) Convert it into a seat cushion
41) Make it into a set of chalks
42) Construct an Ant Farm out of it
43) Make a Graphic Novel out of it
44) Make a hovercraft out of it.
45) Make it into a hand puppet
46) Make it into a periscope
47) Construct a dustpan out of it
48) Make a viewfinder from it
49) Make it into a catapult
50) Make it into a mobile chess set

I hope these ideas might help myself, or maybe inspire someone else in their endeavors to make a great project. :)

Class take away #3

Doodling was a great assignment, and was also very cool observing other people's doodles. I guess if I had anything to take away from the class time for this week, it is that you can never underestimate how people can look and create things in such a variety of ways. I figured going into the class, that everyones assignments would be rather redundant, but the opposite was true. To be honest, I could never have dreamed up some of the stuff other students did. Also, I had fun trying to give people the ideas that were in my head at the time I was doodling various aspects of my creation. All in all, a very productive class IMO.

Jimmy wanna doodle all the day!!!

So, I found this exercise a bit hard to start; but one I got going it was hard to stop. I found that as I went, and created lines and shapes, I would start to complete images from whatever I was thinking about, or whatever my mind associated that particular object with. My mind was free to just do what it wanted to, and it actually felt really good. Also, some of the images I created that just kinda happened are kinda neat! I could see myself creating backstory for a lot of them, and for others, they would be an illustration of a story that just needs to be completed. I had realized the value of sketching and doodling before; but doodling has an all new respect for me.

My Doodle :)

Take Away #2

Todays class was really interesting because of the focus on how we are the real authority on what are art is, and how we create it. Sometimes, as was demonstrated several times during the course of the class, we use inherited rules and structure for ideas and solutions that we really should not apply to anything at all. When discussing the textbook, and "Making it Pretty", I had never thought that my additions would actually benefit anyone. Now though, maybe I shouldn't discount my additions to anything so quickly; but rather try new things, and see where it goes (and do this much more often :) ).

Egg Assignment

I found this assignment to be a bit difficult. First of all, the original egg that was given to me was discarded by my mother. I had placed it in the refrigerator, but didn't have the opportunity to do anything with it, as my Mom discarded it thinking it "didn't look too good".  So,  I decided to acquire another egg to replace "Mark I".  Well,  now that Mark II was in my possession, I was waiting on some inspiration for something. I was perusing Facebook, when I was looking at some photobombs. I thought, "Hey, that might be pretty funny to see my egg ... Eggbombing? Well, here are some pics to show that concept. I thought it was a bit amusing, and hope you do too :)