I'LL KEEP EVERYONE POSTED ON MY OBJECT,I HAVE A WEEK TO DO IT.
I CHOOSE ON LINE COURSES THIS TERM DO TO MY VISION AND WALKING
T-LYNN
T-LYNN... SO I READ THIS WHOLE POST, SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE QUITE THE CHALLENGE. WILL YOU PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT YOU CHOSE TO WRITE ON AND HOW IT WENT?
~SUNNYTODAY~
IT MAKES ME HAPPY TO HEAR YOU ARE GOING TO BE ON CAMPUS NEXT TERM. THOSE ON-LINE COURSES TAKE SO MUCH TIME AND IT CAN BE NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE SOMETIMES TO GET A FEEL FOR THE INSTRUCTOR AND WHAT IS REALLY WANTED IN AN ASSIGNMENT OR TEST.
GOOD LUCK WITH THIS AND LET US KNOW WHAT YOUR FINAL OBJECT IS.
I JUST RE-READ THIS WHOLE POST. ART HISTORY.
COULD YOU WRITE IT ON A PENCIL? NOT A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, BUT THE WONDERS THAT A PENCIL CAN CREATE? A HUMBLE ARTICLE IN ITSELF, BUT CAN BE THE BEGINNING OF MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION? IF YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IS NEEDED, THEN TAKE YOUR STORY FROM THE PENCIL TO AN ARTIST THAT MOVES YOU. SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT WHAT ART IS. WHAT AN INSTRUCTOR WANTS CAN BE A DIFFERENT STORY. I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK
KATHY
LU AND QUIX,
I THOUGHT ART WAS ONE'S INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION OF HOW ONE PRECEIVES THINGS THROUGH THEIR EYES AND VIEWS OF THE OBJECT.
CREATIVE WRITING I CAN DO,THIS ASSIGNMENT HAS ME DUMBFOUNDED AT THIS POINT.
QUIX,I CAN'T DO IT ON FIRE,ITS STILL A VERY EMOTIONAL ASPECT IN MY LIFE.IT WILL BE ONE YEAR ON WENSDAY.I FINALLY EMOTIONALLY DEALT WITH IT RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,DECORATING A SMALL CHRISTMAS TREE.IT HIT ME HARD.I HAD BEEN DEALNG WITH THE CONTRACTOR,THE INSURANCE COMPANY,AND EVERYTHING ELSE SO NEVER HAD THE TIME UNTIL THAT MOMENT.
I THOUGHT OF MY SONS,ACU(HIS CAMO ARMY UNIFORM,CRUMPLED UP,OVER A CHAIR IN HIS ROOM)
LU,
THEY ARE HARD,BUT I HAVE DISIPLINED MYSELF AND KEEP A REGULAR SCHEDULE AND A TIME LIMIT PER SUBJECT.NEXT SEMESTER WILL BE AT THE CAMPUS,FOR THE MOST PART.
THANKS
T-LYNN
US, WE HAD AN ESSAY HERE A WHILE BACK ABOUT DOING YOUR OWN BIKINI WAX.
HOW ABOUT YOUR DOG ATTACKING THE INTRUDER - NOT THE ACTION SO MUCH AS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE DOG AND HIS METAMORPHOSIS.
DESCRIBE FIRE - I'M SURE THAT HAS IMAGES FOR YOU
TALK ABOUT SOMETHING IN ONE OF YOUR KIDS' ROOMS. THE DIRTY SNEAKER ON THE FLOOR. IT HAS CREVASSES, SMELLS, DIRT, KNOTS, PLACES THAT ARE WORN AND ALL OF THEM SPEAK OF SOMETHING ELSE.
I HAVE NEVER DONE CREATIVE WRITING, SO IDEAS ARE NOT MY STRONG AREA.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TEACHER DOES NOT WANT THE OBJECT TO RAISE ANY STRONG EMOTIONS IN YOU.
I'LL KEEP THINKING, GOOD LUCK!
QUIX
Hi T-Lynn,
I have to tell you that online courses sound simple but they are the hardest ones you can do because you have to teach yourself, discipline yourself, and evaluate your work before submission. Hang in there, but if it proves to be too much, give up something.
My best,
Lu
THANKS FOR YOUR IDEAS,THEY ARE GREAT.I HATE PROJECTS LIKE THIS,I'LL THINK OF AN OBJECT AND LOOK AT AS A DEFECTIVE DR.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,NOW IF THAT WAS MY ASSIGNMENT,I COULD WRITE DESCRIPTIVLY FOR PAGES AND PAGES.
I WILL SAVE MY ORIGINAL ESSAY AND KEEP IT ON MY KEY DRIVE AND USE IT NEXT SEMESTER FOR MY ENGLISH/WRITING COURSE.
BESIDES RAISING 4 KIDS,TAKING ON LINE COLLEGE COURSES ARE ROUGH FOR A FIRST TIME STUDENT.
(MAYBE I'LL DO IT ON MY PLUNGER THAT RENA'S GP CAN'T HAVE)
GOTTA GET THIS ASSIGNMENT DONE,SO I HAVE THE WEEKEND,FIRST IN 4 WEEKS.IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO GET ORGANIZED,GET IN THE SWING OF THINGS.5 COURSES MAY HAVE BEEN TO MANY.
HUGS
T-LYNN
T-LYNN
WHAT SPRUNG TO MY MIND AFTER READING CHRISTY'S POST, WAS HOW ABOUT YOUR OWN HAND?
I LEARNED A MINDFULNESS EXERCISE, WHERE YOU LOOK AT SOMETHING ORDINARY LIKE YOU HAD NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE, AND SEE THE WONDER IN IT. A SINGLE LEAF. A TREE, SEEING THE RAIN CLOUDS THAT BRING IT WATER, THE SUN THAT ACTIVATES THE CHLORYPYL (SP?) AND TURNS THE LEAVES GREEN, THE COLD WEATHER THAT SHUTS OFF THE NUTRITION TO THOSE LEAVES AND ALLOWS THEM TO TURN BEAUTIFUL COLORS, THEN WITHER AND DROP TO THE GROUND.
FOR YOU HAND, YOU CAN SEE THE LINES AND WHORLS, THE PAST WHEN IT DREW WITH CRAYONS, HELD ONTO THE HANDLES OF A BICYCLE, ACCEPTED YOUR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, WHATEVER YOUR MIND COMES UP WITH .
JUST TRYING TO HELP WITH THE BRAINSTORMING. HOPE YOU'VE COME UP WITH SOMETHING REALLY GOOD.
BTW, I THINK YOUR TREE PROJECT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
KATHY
I think the professor is wanting you to describe something that is not normally seen as art and to put it in the context of art. See the art in something that is mundane or unnoticed. I had the same project in college for the required art class and I did my essay on a soda can.
Christy D
Oh, I got an A.
WELL, T, I LIKE ZULMA'S IDEA, NOW THAT I READ IT I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING ANYWAY....HEEHEEHEE
EXCEPT, MAYBE THE HEART? I JUST DON'T KNOW, THINK I'M BRAINLESS TODAY!!
GOOD LUCK!! I KNOW YOU WILL DO WELL!!
HUGS
DONI
HOW ABOUT THE HORIZON? IT MAY TAKE YOU TO PLACES YOU MAY NEVER HAVE THOUGHT BEFORE. IT CAN ALSO LET YOU WISH FOR GOOD THINGS TO COME UPON YOU.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
LOTS OF ((((((((((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
ZULMA (GOODDAYS)