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.

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.