assignment for thursday, october 23

• build the following muscles on your maniken

• describe your process building them

• include your group's summary
  class on thursday, october 16

quadriceps
vastus intermedius
(vol. 4, pp. 94 - 95)

vastus medialis
(vol. 4, pp. 96 - 97)

vastus lateralis
(vol. 4, pp. 98 - 99)

rectus femoris
(vol. 4, pp. 100 - 101)

adductors
pectineus
(vol. 4, pp. 102 - 103)

adductor longus
(vol. 4, pp. 104 - 105)

adductor brevis
(vol. 4, pp. 106 - 107)

adductor magnus
(vol. 4, pp. 108 - 109)

gracilis
(vol. 4, pp. 110 - 111)

hamstrings
semimembranosus (vol. 4, pp. 112 - 113)
semitendinosus (vol. 4, pp. 114 - 115)
biceps femoris (vol. 4, pp. 116 - 117)




sartorius
(vol. 4, pp. 122 - 123)


"my favorite muscle"--see, i'm not the only one who says this--click on the link for some good information on the sartorius and a very clear image of one on a bodybuilder, from http://anatomynotes.blogspot.com

assignment for thursday, october 16

tuesday (october 14) in class, we spent some time in blog groups where you looked at each others' manikens and checked where each of them were in terms of accuracy of anatomy and quality of the clay building. the muscles that should have been finished at that point were

• spinal erectors with lumbodorsal fascia
• quadratus lumborum
  
• external obliques
• rectus abs
• tensor fasciae latae with IT band
  
• gluteus minimus
• gluteus medius
• gluteus maximus, iliac and axial heads

for your blog:

1. post at least three images of your maniken with the glutes finished (front, side, back [or 3/4 views])
2. describe your process of building these muscles
3. include your group's summary from class on tuesday, october 14, that describes how your group worked together to make your manikens more accurate and more carefully built (in terms of aesthetic quality of the clay--marks or no marks, visible plane changes, clarity of forms, etc.)
4. feel free to add additional comments to the group summary if you'd like (optional)
   

assignment (ongoing)

beginning today (october 16)

• you need to respond to each of your blog group members at least two times per week:
  some examples of how to do this: respond to drawings or maniken images they have posted, go back through their blogs and respond to earlier posts, ask them meaningful questions, start a discussion about what you are experiencing with class that they could help you with, take something they are doing and connect it to what you are doing (what are they doing that you can learn from? tell them about that.) give them ideas--other artists they might be interested in, for example.

• you need to create at least one blog post per week that is not assigned in class:
  post something that is related to your professional life as an artist--for ideas, think about good books about art and artists, what else in your life relates to art, projects for other classes that you're working on, exhibits you've seen or would like to see, etc. use these posts to record what is important to you and also as a way to show or teach others something they might not know.

better blogging

some notes of the in-class discussions on blog writing/responding, image quality, text appearance, etc. (from class on thursday, october 9):

the overall ideas of the discussions were to treat your blog as an artwork itself, or as a presentation. this means it should look clean and thoughtfully designed. images should be clear, free of distractions. writing should be specific and useful for others, not vague and nondescript.

use the blog to present yourself in your best artistic and professional light.

your blog is also a place to interact with your blog group members: to give thoughtful feedback, record summaries of your group interaction in class, and to help each other solve problems.



writing/responding:

1. use specific language (most good writing takes time. this is especially true when it comes to writing about visual objects. slow down to find the necessary specificity you need to describe something.)
2. tell us (your audience) something we don't know already; make a new observation.
   
3. add to what has already been said by the artist or other people who comment; don't just re-iterate what has already been said.
4. resist the urge to sum up your writing with a happy ending sentence--it will be better if you just leave off with your last observational statement of fact.
5. use noticing to write about others' work. it makes you look more carefully and will give the artist useful feedback on how his/her piece comes across to viewers.
6. write thoughtfully rather than quickly. as you write, ask yourself what kind of feedback would you like to receive about your work (once you received that all-important "your work is awesome!" after you've heard that, then what else do you still want to know?)

images:

1. pay attention to how you are photographing and/or editing your photographs so that they come across clearly.
2. photograph your manikens against a plain, black or white background (matte board, for example) or edit the image in photoshop and give it a plain background.

text

1. think like a graphic designer. text should be easy to read, separated by enough space when appropriate. people like to read shorter rather than longer paragraphs, so if you have a long piece of text, break into paragraphs, give it some space, some breaks to make it easier to look at and read.

responding

assignment for tuesday, before class: read your group members' blog posts and respond by leaving a comment on their blogs.


here are a few ideas as you respond to your group members' blog posts:

• look at their work and read their writing carefully, taking time
• as you begin to respond, write what you notice about the images/text, what sticks out in your mind, what you appreciate, what you've learned
• avoid giving advice
• instead of giving advice, ask questions: what do you still wonder about after looking at their post? what would you like to know more about?
  
• while you are responding, think about how you would like to have your images seen and your writing read. what would you want people to ask you about? or notice about your work? what questions would you like them to ask? then use those thoughts to guide your response to others.
• as i have mentioned a few times, these blogs are yours. individually, and in small groups, and for the larger class. take ownership of this space by being an active, supportive, questioning, thoughtful responder in your small group.
  

art 3o1-oo1 blog groups (t.th.2:30-5:35)

group 1
layne bolden
nicole harvieux
erik theissen
ben wuest

group 2
scott christoffel
christa kunkel
cassie schneider
caleb summers

group 3
nathan dean
katie lewandowski
marta peterson
corey rice

group 4
erik gannon
melissa mantzke
nathan strauss
reuben balsis

group 5
amanda greene (greene design)
joshua kohlhepp (j.a.k.)
angel troxler
jordan ewert

group 6
derek hageness
jess moran
lance schott (the cage)

art 3o1-oo2 blog groups (t.th.11:15-2:20)

group 1
shelley clark
nate koehler
jesse lindhorst
amy schmitz

group 2
marc anderson
ryan leynse (life drawing-ryan)
jake olson (frankalivedrawing)
chelsey schock
erin maurer

group 3
jonathan colbert (still needs a blog! group 3 get on his tail.)
matt pugmire (matty p)
briana zontelli (briana's mind)
michelle denomme

group 4
jennifer ekstrand (hello.)
leah olsen (a latte' leah)
briana roesler
ryan smith

group 5
crystal hagmann (process and pencil)
joshua jankowski(Life drawing Blog)
matt stauffer
kristina westberg

group 6
channa halverson
jerod husar
jim lucas
steph truax