The patterns in red and turquoise are mine and the colored patterns blending in to the red are my neighbor's:
Monday, February 21, 2011
Class Activity- 02/16/2011
This week's class activity was hosted by Carol Cook Reid who is the creator of Pathway Patterns, an activity that aims to bring people together using art mediums. Pathway Patterns is composed of hundreds-thousands of 4"x4" hand painted wooden squares that have specific shapes, the aim is to combine these squares in a way to continue a path to the next square. Each student worked on his/her own colored squares at first and then had to branch his/her work to the person sitting next to them. Through this activity each person had to converse with his/her neighbor so that they can make the pathways work properly. At first everyone was quiet working on his/her own work and then later on the class was in an uproar with amiable conversation. What an ice-breaker! I can tell the class had so much fun. Here is a few pictures I snapped on my phone of our combined artworks:
The patterns in red and turquoise are mine and the colored patterns blending in to the red are my neighbor's:
The patterns in red and turquoise are mine and the colored patterns blending in to the red are my neighbor's:
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It is interesting to read through all of your blog posts, Asmaa, as they convey an interesting record of the things you have been thinking about in connection with this class. Your use of photos is very effective.
ReplyDeleteRe the Pathways Project -- looking back on this, do you sense a parallel between the visual relationship of the pattern pieces and the social relationships of people working on the project?
Awesome posts, but the font color makes it a little hard to read. I love love love your pictures though. The gardening theme should be super fun as it's always been fascinating to me the colors, textures, scents, etc. that mother nature provides us :-).
ReplyDeleteAsmaa, you were worried because I think you are Pre-med and not an artist, yet your blog is one of the most artistic and bright ones I have seen. Keep it up!
Sarah
Thank you for pointing that out Sarah, I'll get the font colors changed ASAP. Yes I did convey that my artistic talents were extremely limited, but my computer skills are pretty good....I wish art was as easy as clicking a few buttons and achieving a masterpiece!
ReplyDeleteOh yes Mame, I do believe there is a parallel between the designs and the social relationships of its creators. As I looked upon my own once it was finished I could see that I had created many paths on the premise of making them as long as I possibly could. If I were to look upon my social relationships I can tell indefinitely that I strive to make them last. And when change comes may way, I struggle to adapt and to move on. If my designs so closely paralleled my personality, I'm sure it did the same to others as well.
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