Ten observations: Abundance of babies in strollers Olive green (clothes, flags, etc.) People had a tendency to walk on opposite sides of the scaffolding People carried items in their hands despite having bags Primary choice of shoe was either sneakers or boots Area of 5th Ave closer to Madison Square Park felt more spacious; one…Continue Reading Project 4: Research
For my practice sheet, I experimented with different fonts in one color. After a while, I played around with the vertical arrangement and used different colors. Over the course of the week, I learned how to warp the text in Illustrator, which I did for the bottom four texts. For my final, I decided to…Continue Reading Project 3: Iterative process
For my reconstruction project, I reconstructed a used teddy bear from Goodwill into a water-bottle bag. How functional is your new object? The bag is able to carry a water bottle (albeit a miniature version) and possibly other small objects. How well is it constructed? Will it last beyond the class presentation The bag itself…Continue Reading Project 2, Part 2 (Reconstruction)
After reading Hir, I felt like the ending was rushed or unresolved. We are left with Isaac being forced out of the home by his mother, Paige. What becomes of Isaac and his family is unknown to the rest of the audience/readers. Like we discussed in class, this ending felt like it was…Continue Reading Taylor Mac, Hir, Reflection
9/27/19 10/4/19 All pieces Head Paw pads Bow/tag Arms Legs Chest/back…Continue Reading Project 2 – Research Documentation
Now that you have finished Sweat, how do you feel about it? What is sticking with you? How has reading it changed the way you think about race and class in America? After reading Sweat, I was shocked by how its themes of race, socioeconomic status, and upward mobility still have relevance to 2019. The events in the story,…Continue Reading “Sweat” by Lynn Nottage Reflection
Critical Studio Stories: Story #1 When I was around the ages of three or four, I was obsessed with the idea of going to school. I had not even started preschool, but I would parade around my house with my Sesame Street backpack and read picture-books to my best friend, Elmo. My days consisted of…Continue Reading Project 1: Now (Then?)
“Sweat”, Lynn Nottage, Act 1, Pt. 1 Synopsis The setting takes place in a parole office on September 29, 2008, with the town’s Annual Fall Festival happening in the background. We are then introduced to Jason, a white American, twenty-nine-year-old man with white supremacist tattoos, and Evan, and older African-American man in his forties. At…Continue Reading Sweat, Part 1, Group 1
I chose the Paley reading for my reflection. 1.) Grace Paley’s “Traveling” is a memoir about being a stranger who encounters segregation for the first time. How does Paley’s status as a stranger enable her to resist the injustices of segregation? Paley’s status as a stranger allows her to see the cruelty and injustice within…Continue Reading TNS Prep For Success Assignment Pt. 2: Reflection