DRAWING
ASSIGNMENTS IN DRAWING 1, DRAWING 2, + LIFE DRAWING. THIS INCLUDES STUDIES RELATED TO CONTOUR, 1 + 2 POINT PERSPECTIVE, TEXTURE (HATCHING/SHADING/STIPPLING) + MORE.
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DESIGN 1: MUSIC GRAPHIX!! // ART BOOKS // SHAPES!!
SOME OF MY VERY FAVORITE ASSIGNMENTS
SHAPES!! (a language of ‘found’ forms, then added to from the imagination)
THE MUSIC GRAPHIX!! PROMPT (tying together sound, story, color + form)
Pages from ART BOOKS after BRUNO MUNERI’S ‘Libro Illegibile’ (The Unreadable Book) // prompts focus on visual presence, like ‘rotate a number until it becomes a pattern’; ‘zoom in on an object until it become un-nameable’; ‘meditate on color’; and more.
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DESIGN 2 + SCULPTURE 1: MULTIPLES + LASER CUT FORMS
PROJECTS BY STUDENTS THAT STRIKE A BALANCE BETWEEN INTUITION, PLAY, FLUIDITY, AND PRECISION. THESE RELY ON GRAVITY TO CREATE FORMS IN SPACE.
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SCULPTURE + DIGITAL FABRICATION + 3D DESIGN
PROJECTS BY STUDENTS IN SCULPTURE & SPECIAL TOPICS COURSES, INCLUDING SKILLS LEARNED FOR THE LASER CUTTER AND 3D PRINTER.
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WRITING
AS A WRITER MYSELF, I USE A SERIES OF WRITING PROMPTS (BORROWING FROM WRITING EXERCISES DESIGNED BY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN PROFESSOR JIM COGSWELL) TO ARRIVE AT UNIQUE + AUTHENTIC ARTIST STATEMENTS.
SAMPLE SYLLABI + ASSIGNMENTS
THESE ARE MEANT TO BE SHARED AS A MINI-OER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DOWNLOAD + USE.
ARTS 1010 + 1020 | UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER, I HAVE BEEN HIRED TO WORK WITH ARTIST-EDUCATION ANNA TSOUHLARAKIS ON DEVELOPING OUR FIRST YEAR FOUNDATIONS PROGRAM. THESE 2 COURSES (YEAR LONG) FOCUS ON DIVERSE TOOLS, PROCESSES, PERSPECTIVES, AND NARRATIVES, AND ARE DESIGNED TO EXPAND STUDENTS’ UNDERSTANDING OF THEMSELVES WHILE PREPARING THEM AS CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS.