Presentation- Hybridization

Michelle and I presented our Hybridization presentation this week in class. Overall I think it went pretty successful. We were really good at scaffolding our questions but we didn't give students enough time to answer questions before answering them ourselves. I need to learn to embrace the silence in the classroom and not rush student responses. During the presentation we should have made more frequent references to hybridization. Classmates felt our theme was lost during the presentation. Below are the images we showed to the class.


                                             Who's Afraid of Aunt Jemima? Faith Ringgold

                                                             Signs Robert Rauschenberg 

                                                    The Flag is Bleeding Faith Ringgold 

                                                            Hot Shot Robert Rauschenberg

Accordion Book

A few weeks ago I was assigned to make an Accordion Book. The assignment is listed below.

Our in class activity and discussion highlighted the need for art educators to continue to innovate in
their curricular planning that goes beyond learning the skills and content of the Elements and
Principles of Design. Our in-class activity involved modifying a simple drawing activity that is outlined
in Line Art Game by re-designing the game by focusing on one or two of the postmodern themes that
were covered in the Barrett and/or Gude article.
The Elements & Principles Accordion Book MOD is a similar opportunity: look at the E + P book
instructions, re-design the activity to include postmodern themes, and then do the activity. The total
assignment includes two outcomes that need to be submitted to me:
• new instructions for an accordion book activity that is a result of including a postmodern theme
• an accordion book as both result of your exploration and possible teacher example
There are other outcomes that will come from the assignment:
• deeper understanding for postmodern themes related to a curricular activity
• exploration of the book art form
• possible visual research that will help you to understand the accordion book,
• relevant artist practices associated with book arts
• relevant artist practices associated with the particular postmodern theme you chose
• an activity and process that could be developed into a complete lesson plan

I choose to make my Accordion book using the technique of collage and mixed media. I began using only one work, "the." As my book continued the word "the changed size and began to incorporate text. Eventually the book involved collage photos from magazines and acrylic paint which interacted with the photos. Below are some examples of Accordion books.

Talking with Kids about Art by Tom Anderson

This week in class we were assigned a reading by Tom Anderson called, Talking with Kids about Art. When I look back at my high school art experience I remember that getting students to talk about their art was a very difficult process. I believe that during adolescence children feel intimidated to talk about their work in front of peers. Anderson writes about art criticism and how painlessly incorporate it into the classroom.

Anderson uses "crit cards" to get students involved in the criticism. Crit cards are cards used by teachers to lead art criticism discussions. They can also be reproduced for student use. The questions on the crit cards are scaffolding. This allows for students to answer simple questions then build their thoughts to answer more complex questions. The four stages of cards are 1. Description 2. Interpretation and 3. Evaluation.