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Hey we'd love to hear from you. Way back at the beginning of this blog, [a month ago] each new "team member" posted the answers to this survey so we could get to know em a bit. well we wanna hear from you too, okay? don't be shy now, girls...
(they're climbing on board slowly, so say hello kids...)
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Some reference links
A few resources, fyi...
- www.artcyclopedia.com plug in names of artists or titles/subjects to link to works at museum sites. For example, subject: Circle, or artist: Tiepolo, or title: The Miracle of the Slave (which is another venetian, Tintoretto, not Veronese, as I mentioned)
- www.drawn.ca current blog re: illustration. lots on animation, design. but drawing is drawing, right?
And thanks Rob. Remember in Macbeth how there was wringing of hands, “Out damned spot”. The idea is awareness of sin, so here he discovers his own guilt on his very own palms.
Monday, January 30, 2006
response to connie
Hey Connie I love the graphite drawings you did for the series on repentence. I'm curious about the first one "Sight of Sin". Is he looking at his hand? A bible? Just curious cause I love the line quality in that one.
washing
I like the ideas of washing, cleansing, wind, etc. what else intrigues me is that it says we are washed in and by His blood. IT says in Isaiah:
"Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool."
Blood is red and yet we are washed clean by His blood. Our scarlet and crimson stains are washed clean by His scarlet and crimson wounds.
What about using....................................... blood!!??? Any volunteers to donate some blood to the cause?
"Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool."
Blood is red and yet we are washed clean by His blood. Our scarlet and crimson stains are washed clean by His scarlet and crimson wounds.
What about using....................................... blood!!??? Any volunteers to donate some blood to the cause?
Sunday, January 29, 2006
philly happenings
hey folks,
Just wanted to say I really enjoyed meeting with everyone today (in Philly), sorry to those folks who are elsewhere...also for those who are interested Pafa's open studio night is Feb. 10 from 5:30 - 8:00. (1301 and 1421 Cherry Street- 2 separate buildings will be open.)
Also, I wanted to put out a shout re: an artist who is rocking my visual world right now, her name is Sarah Sze. She does mostly sculpture from a plethora of various materials, from household items to plants and wood and basic construction materials. A lot of her stuff feels like it is in the process of exploding, or might explode...do you remember the game Mouse trap? She's kind of like Alexander Calder-meets-mouse trap-meets a tornado. I've only seen one of her pieces in person, which is very different from the images I've looked at online. (BUT for those of you in the Philly area, she has a piece on exhibit now at the Fabric Workshop at 13th and Cherry. It's phenomenal!) She uses motors and things (I think actually she may have a fan in her piece on Cherry st.) in her sculptures too which takes it to another dimension...
I want to think more about how to possibly engage various senses in my work, not just sight but sound, taste (?), touch (even wind blowing), smell... with sound I was thinking of blowing wind, rushing water, something whirring... as if something is happening, either underground or inside, but you're not quite sure what (it's a mystery...)
Just wanted to say I really enjoyed meeting with everyone today (in Philly), sorry to those folks who are elsewhere...also for those who are interested Pafa's open studio night is Feb. 10 from 5:30 - 8:00. (1301 and 1421 Cherry Street- 2 separate buildings will be open.)
Also, I wanted to put out a shout re: an artist who is rocking my visual world right now, her name is Sarah Sze. She does mostly sculpture from a plethora of various materials, from household items to plants and wood and basic construction materials. A lot of her stuff feels like it is in the process of exploding, or might explode...do you remember the game Mouse trap? She's kind of like Alexander Calder-meets-mouse trap-meets a tornado. I've only seen one of her pieces in person, which is very different from the images I've looked at online. (BUT for those of you in the Philly area, she has a piece on exhibit now at the Fabric Workshop at 13th and Cherry. It's phenomenal!) She uses motors and things (I think actually she may have a fan in her piece on Cherry st.) in her sculptures too which takes it to another dimension...
I want to think more about how to possibly engage various senses in my work, not just sight but sound, taste (?), touch (even wind blowing), smell... with sound I was thinking of blowing wind, rushing water, something whirring... as if something is happening, either underground or inside, but you're not quite sure what (it's a mystery...)
safely home
What a great conversation at lunch today with my new Philadelphia artist friends. Hey thanks for your enthusiasm for participating in this show. It's a pleasure to talk art with like minded believers and fellowship with committed artists. I thank God for each of you and will be praying that God do a good work among us - for our own conformity to Christ and also for the benefit of his people coming to this conference.
I just looked at the ESV concordance online and found regeneration only in this place, which somebody mentioned today:
Titus 3:5 5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit
So I'll be searching for new life, born again, etc.a little bit of Connie's work
Week before last my AP students made their first painted portraits. Of couse I had to join in. Here's my version of Neal. (the same same Neal whose making work for this show, he's an alumni from the class and a pretty still model.) Go here if you want to see the student work.
A few years ago our care groups were going through Thomas Watson's Doctrine of Repentance. I collaborated with an actor to make the following drawings based on the six ingredients of Repentance. It became a great process in meditating on the meaning of each ingredient. Each drawing is graphite stick and 22 inch square. Sight of Sin, Sorrow for Sin, Confession of Sin, Hatred for Sin, Shame for Sin, Turning from Sin.
Friday, January 27, 2006
another thought
I really like the idea of this being some kind of interactive piece. One where the viewer can actually interact with. ie the example Bill used of the faces underneath the people while they walked and the added element of sound. What a powerful memorable piece. Now that, is a good concept. Just to keep our minds going, an artist I was blown away by was James Terrell. He created light installations. He uses light to create an incredible illusion of depth and also invokes a very ethereal mood. They almost look like he took Mark Rothko paintings and made them three dimensional through light. What if we could use light? Or even wind to create these?
sweet
Bill, what great thoughts and insight you bring about Ezekial. I'm affected by the way you noticed how God in the OT would be more story oriented as oppossed to just a single symbol. While I agree that perhaps this could be summed up in a single symbol, I believe that it goes deeper. The cross is extremely deep. Think about God's wrath and God's love simultaneously and yet distinctly portrayed. It seems like this is the one event where all of heaven, hell and earth were partakers of. The Jews delivered Jesus to the Gentiles and the Gentiles scourged Him and God raised Him from the dead. The Jews and Gentiles show that every human being from east to west has their hands "dirty" in the death of the Incarnate Word, the Son of God. Let's not forget the part satan and his angels played. And yet, God sent Him and orchestrated this and poured out His wrath on Jesus. There are many angles of the cross. It is not a monocromatic painting, but one of extraordinary depth and textures. Went off on a tangent, but a concept I had for the regeneration painting is to try to capture a seemingly spontaneous act which is divinely planned and ordered. As I was walking in Philly today, I was just looking at cracks in the sidewalk. On one of the stones there appeared to be what looked like a face. Nothing spectacular, but I began to ask myself how we recognize intelligence behind supposed chaos. This is actually an art project I have been wanting to tackle through the use of an experimental book. Perhaps the whole concept of regeneration could be portrayed through the pacing of multiple pages. But as I was walking I encountered a part of the sidewalk that contained a structured pattern of laid bricks. That show intelligence. Why? Repetition. Perhaps through the concept of repetitive spontaneity a painting, installation, etc could show this. Abstract concept and I probably sound crazy, but I got tickled over it. LOL I have no idea how one would show those two principles. How do you illustrate order, repetition and sponaneity all at once?
Rob
Rob
This is a good convo.
The valley of the dry bones and the word regeneration got me thinking. When I visited Berlin last semester, I went to the Jewish history museum (by the way, Berlin is amazing and Germany is great for knowing how to deal with its past). At a couple of points in the museum there were installations that were really moving. One was a room tucked away and dark and its floor was covered in metal screaming faces about the size of your hand. You were supposed to walk on it and when you did it was like the sound of chains clanking--all the faces were trying to scream but the only sound was heavy metal with every step. Thinking of the valley of dry bones, I wonder if God made a path for Ezekiel or if Ezekiel was clambering through the bones, crushing skulls perhaps--the installation in Berlin makes me think about this. There are all kinds of ideas that come out of this--hope, despair, silence, imprisonment...etc.
I think a lot of Old Testament scenes are like this. When we think about symbols for or involved with regeneration there are a lot in the NT that are like word pictures (new life, a cross, a dove) that can be summed up in an image and are either showing the occurance of regeneration or talk about an agent of regeneration. The OT tends to be more story oriented. When I was reading Ezekiel about a year ago it struck me that he's a lot like a performance artist sometimes--God makes him lay down a certain way to illustrate a point to the Israelites, makes him walk through a hole in the wall every day or something like that. One way to be able to talk about our work on regeneration is to think of our works (which are naturally limited--although explosions engage a lot of the senses but still limited in time) as elements and subjects of stories, not just the story of Jesus saving the world but the stories within that story--Ezekiel going out of Jerusalem through a hole in the wall showed how God was angered and wanted to leave the Israelites because of their idolatry. I think we tend to want to sum the whole thing up in one symbol like the cross, but we should be satisfied with taking parts of it all--art builds our lexicon of the gospel by fleshing out the story in just a little bit more detail than what we told it to ourselves the first time. Like one rainfall doesn't make a huge difference to the growth of a redwood tree but it does matter and does make the tree grow.
Sorry for the overload, but this is a great conversation. I'll try and get more details on Ezekiel that I thought of and on John which I've been reading lately.
The valley of the dry bones and the word regeneration got me thinking. When I visited Berlin last semester, I went to the Jewish history museum (by the way, Berlin is amazing and Germany is great for knowing how to deal with its past). At a couple of points in the museum there were installations that were really moving. One was a room tucked away and dark and its floor was covered in metal screaming faces about the size of your hand. You were supposed to walk on it and when you did it was like the sound of chains clanking--all the faces were trying to scream but the only sound was heavy metal with every step. Thinking of the valley of dry bones, I wonder if God made a path for Ezekiel or if Ezekiel was clambering through the bones, crushing skulls perhaps--the installation in Berlin makes me think about this. There are all kinds of ideas that come out of this--hope, despair, silence, imprisonment...etc.
I think a lot of Old Testament scenes are like this. When we think about symbols for or involved with regeneration there are a lot in the NT that are like word pictures (new life, a cross, a dove) that can be summed up in an image and are either showing the occurance of regeneration or talk about an agent of regeneration. The OT tends to be more story oriented. When I was reading Ezekiel about a year ago it struck me that he's a lot like a performance artist sometimes--God makes him lay down a certain way to illustrate a point to the Israelites, makes him walk through a hole in the wall every day or something like that. One way to be able to talk about our work on regeneration is to think of our works (which are naturally limited--although explosions engage a lot of the senses but still limited in time) as elements and subjects of stories, not just the story of Jesus saving the world but the stories within that story--Ezekiel going out of Jerusalem through a hole in the wall showed how God was angered and wanted to leave the Israelites because of their idolatry. I think we tend to want to sum the whole thing up in one symbol like the cross, but we should be satisfied with taking parts of it all--art builds our lexicon of the gospel by fleshing out the story in just a little bit more detail than what we told it to ourselves the first time. Like one rainfall doesn't make a huge difference to the growth of a redwood tree but it does matter and does make the tree grow.
Sorry for the overload, but this is a great conversation. I'll try and get more details on Ezekiel that I thought of and on John which I've been reading lately.
hmmm breath
Im glad to see that were gettin some real biblical SUBSTANCE to go along with our ideas. one verse that was posted talked about Gods breath. i like that. that God BREATHES life into us at regeneration. another image that has been in my head is a dandylion. they grow fast (almost in a moment) thier not very pretty flowers, not scented or big or colorful, thier a humble little weed flower, wich i think relates alot to us as imperfect cristians, but hte part i like the best is that dandylions spread. wind blows thier seeds everywhere, and its like us, when God gives us life, we dont just sit and stagnate, but were supposed to spread the joy and love that God gave to us. Gods spirit blows us to others just like the wind blows dandylion seeds to make more and more dandylions
so im starting a smaller painting (along with my other one) thats going to be of a dandylion. its a bit cold so there arent any dandylions out side yet, so i may just work from some pictures or somthing
ps. glad to see all the new comers, better late than never
so im starting a smaller painting (along with my other one) thats going to be of a dandylion. its a bit cold so there arent any dandylions out side yet, so i may just work from some pictures or somthing
ps. glad to see all the new comers, better late than never
response to alison
wow. I love the whole concept idea of the bones and wind. hmmmmmAlison, I'm impressed, you got tremendous amounts of Scripture going on up there.
thoughts.
I seem to keep coming back to Ezekiel 37 (the valley of dry bones). It is such a powerful story, not to mention incredible imagery. I keep picturing something with bones, in Ezekiel's account he describes being led among a valley full of bones, I picture piles of them... he says "there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry." and the Lord says, O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord...thus says the Lord God to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live..." power. glory. regeneration...
"Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live..." (I really appreciated the bit Rob mentioned about wind and the movement of the Spirit.) How do you visually convey a glimpse of something that is an invisible mystery?
"But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, HE SAVED US, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life!!!" (Titus 3:4-7)
Also thinking about how regeneration is God's activity, his initiative, accomplished by his power and strength.....and mercy...very dry, dead bones are pretty powerless!!
"Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us,
and establish the work of our hands upon us;
yes, establish the work of our hands!"
(psalm 90:17)
"Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live..." (I really appreciated the bit Rob mentioned about wind and the movement of the Spirit.) How do you visually convey a glimpse of something that is an invisible mystery?
"But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, HE SAVED US, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life!!!" (Titus 3:4-7)
Also thinking about how regeneration is God's activity, his initiative, accomplished by his power and strength.....and mercy...very dry, dead bones are pretty powerless!!
"Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us,
and establish the work of our hands upon us;
yes, establish the work of our hands!"
(psalm 90:17)
Thursday, January 26, 2006
In response to Rob
Hi Rob, glad you made it. Good thoughts re: regeneration.
The one-time event thing is pretty crazy. A dramatic change. entirely new being/life, even.
and ya, i like yr ideas about concept dictating image too. its a good challenge to be willing to entirely reconsider your approach each time. But could you consider each artist's approach their own language? I mean, you gotta talk in the style and with the background that you have. I can't speak from a surgeon's point of view, or a sculptor's. But I can speak from the vantage point of a figurative draw-er and painter.
There's so much for me to learn, too, about being a better communicator within figurative art that I'm not eager to move on. I could spend a life time on this language alone.
what do you guys think?
The one-time event thing is pretty crazy. A dramatic change. entirely new being/life, even.
and ya, i like yr ideas about concept dictating image too. its a good challenge to be willing to entirely reconsider your approach each time. But could you consider each artist's approach their own language? I mean, you gotta talk in the style and with the background that you have. I can't speak from a surgeon's point of view, or a sculptor's. But I can speak from the vantage point of a figurative draw-er and painter.
There's so much for me to learn, too, about being a better communicator within figurative art that I'm not eager to move on. I could spend a life time on this language alone.
what do you guys think?
regeneration and thoughts
hey all. latecomer in this whole process. I love the idea of working and being able to throw ideas around with all of you. a thought I had about regeneration is this.
regeneration is a once and for all process. Just like you don't know where the wind comes from or where it blows, so are they that are born of the Spirit. Jesus was born of the Holy Spirit through Mary. What's interesting about regeneration is that though it is one time event, it was planned and executed by GOD in eternity past, outside of time, but then He intervenes in a specific 'point' or moment in time to create new life in a dead, helpless sinner. Regeneration always leads to sanctification. If the tree has been made good, it will bear good fruit. I have no real ideas on how to translate my words into visuals yet, but I have always created my best work by writing any and everything related and even non related to the subject down. I look forward to talking with everyone and hearing from your different views. I think that in art or especially in what I do, graphic design, the style should be dictated by the concept. Not the other way around. There is a parallel between this and The Bible. I need to conform my life to His word, not the other way around. Just some thoughts, if they help, great, if not, my bad.
Rob
regeneration is a once and for all process. Just like you don't know where the wind comes from or where it blows, so are they that are born of the Spirit. Jesus was born of the Holy Spirit through Mary. What's interesting about regeneration is that though it is one time event, it was planned and executed by GOD in eternity past, outside of time, but then He intervenes in a specific 'point' or moment in time to create new life in a dead, helpless sinner. Regeneration always leads to sanctification. If the tree has been made good, it will bear good fruit. I have no real ideas on how to translate my words into visuals yet, but I have always created my best work by writing any and everything related and even non related to the subject down. I look forward to talking with everyone and hearing from your different views. I think that in art or especially in what I do, graphic design, the style should be dictated by the concept. Not the other way around. There is a parallel between this and The Bible. I need to conform my life to His word, not the other way around. Just some thoughts, if they help, great, if not, my bad.
Rob
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
a new Na
Hey I just went to an Na meeting today re: stage design. I want you guys to know that this is going to be a different kind of New Attitude. I won't give away all the secrets, but imagine a design team tackling all the aesthetics based on the concepts of the conference. (novel idea) Eric Simmons is bringing his great leadership, reminding us that creativity at Na is a means to care for people (hospitality) and to point to the messages. We're not conference professionals, but we're pretty giddy about some pretty great ideas that are yet to be unleashed. did you like savethewheel? the same crazy kids who hatched that idea are planning the conference.
So how many of these new attitudes have you guys been to? Personally, I've been to them all (6). I know, that makes me old, and Neal was still in diapers, okay, I mean middle school.
So how many of these new attitudes have you guys been to? Personally, I've been to them all (6). I know, that makes me old, and Neal was still in diapers, okay, I mean middle school.
Our Timeline
Hey friends, here's some dates to keep in mind, as mentioned in the second letter I sent you.
January 06
+ Begin blog discussion
+ Begin art making
+ Connie visits Philly Jan 27-29
February 06
+ Art making
March 06
+ Art making
+ end of march: Projection survey sent out: what major pieces do you intend to finish by Easter?
April 06
+ Finishing art making by Easter, April 16
+ Decision on major pieces –show curated by Eric & Na team
+ Collect & transport to Maryland, end of April
May 06
+ Secure artwork for shipment to Louisville
+ Transport artwork to Louisville
+ Na 06, May 27-30
+ Opening Reception, TBD
Sunday, January 22, 2006
title? what's a title? untitled...
Hey folks, I've not been on the site for a bit so it's nice to see there's some more participants!!
I haven't started anything tangible yet; this is a bit of a challenge for me because recently I've been beginning with the aesthetics/form of a piece and the meaning comes second or simultaneously... so it's different for me to work from a concrete image/message/idea and then execute it. I don't want to make art that is cliche, annoyingly blatant, or contrived; but on the other hand I don't want to be so vague that I never really say anything. I guess I agree with Duke Ellington when he said, "The artist must say it without saying it."
Also I feel I need to clarify (Bill), that I'm not planning on making anything literally explode; I was thinking more of the general feeling or sense of exploding.... we'll see.
Also somebody mentioned literary references dealing with such topics, pieces of poetry etc perhaps? Unfortunately nothing comes to my mind presently but again wanted to call out in case anyone else knows of something... I'll try to look into this...
Anyway this is exciting, even if I have nothing on paper or in space yet. I like this blog thing. And Melissa, I think your idea for the dress sounds great ;)
I haven't started anything tangible yet; this is a bit of a challenge for me because recently I've been beginning with the aesthetics/form of a piece and the meaning comes second or simultaneously... so it's different for me to work from a concrete image/message/idea and then execute it. I don't want to make art that is cliche, annoyingly blatant, or contrived; but on the other hand I don't want to be so vague that I never really say anything. I guess I agree with Duke Ellington when he said, "The artist must say it without saying it."
Also I feel I need to clarify (Bill), that I'm not planning on making anything literally explode; I was thinking more of the general feeling or sense of exploding.... we'll see.
Also somebody mentioned literary references dealing with such topics, pieces of poetry etc perhaps? Unfortunately nothing comes to my mind presently but again wanted to call out in case anyone else knows of something... I'll try to look into this...
Anyway this is exciting, even if I have nothing on paper or in space yet. I like this blog thing. And Melissa, I think your idea for the dress sounds great ;)
Friday, January 20, 2006
talking process & mine
Its hard to know how much or how little to talk about artwork in process. You know how it is. If you say all the words about your idea, why paint it. cause sometimes talking it all the way through can take away from the viewer's experience of discovering the concept inherent in the images. know what i mean? like those kids you used to know in art school that were all talk and no work.
well, i sketched through some ideas last night (art night) for Regeneration. I have two main inspirations that I'm working from. Concept wise, I'm considering the defibrillator. Image wise, I'm challenged by the paintings coming out of Indiana's MFA program. They're complex narratives of multi-figures in domestic interiors. (A painter friend I went to college with went on to school there. Check out his work: James Lipovac.) I love the combo of still life, interior, and multifigure in relatively deep space. its more ambitious than i worked for several years, so please, push me till i show my stuff. even if all i produce is an awkward mess. {teaching is good, because after you say words of advice about not being afraid of failure, you gotta back them up with action}
okay friends, who else is making stuff out there?
well, i sketched through some ideas last night (art night) for Regeneration. I have two main inspirations that I'm working from. Concept wise, I'm considering the defibrillator. Image wise, I'm challenged by the paintings coming out of Indiana's MFA program. They're complex narratives of multi-figures in domestic interiors. (A painter friend I went to college with went on to school there. Check out his work: James Lipovac.) I love the combo of still life, interior, and multifigure in relatively deep space. its more ambitious than i worked for several years, so please, push me till i show my stuff. even if all i produce is an awkward mess. {teaching is good, because after you say words of advice about not being afraid of failure, you gotta back them up with action}
okay friends, who else is making stuff out there?
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Good Links
Heres a couple of links that provide food for thought.
www.iamny.com involves a group of artists in nyc. I have heard a couple of them speak and they are very articulate, helpful and stimulating. One of the leaders (Mako Fujimura) had his pic in one of those old sovereign grace magazines.
www.daytonc.blogspot.com Dayton is an awesome guy (Alison can attest too). He leads college art groups in philly basically and is an artist himself and is very passionate about serving God in art. He spoke at our campus crusade meeting at Tyler last night and did a great job. He knows a lot of good stuff to read. Plus, he leads a thing called Dialogue (where I've heard IAMNY folks) which serves us artists here in philly real well. Dialogue meets in a place where there are artists studios and it is a seriously good community (maybe you'd be able to stop in there connie, when you come up).
www.iamny.com involves a group of artists in nyc. I have heard a couple of them speak and they are very articulate, helpful and stimulating. One of the leaders (Mako Fujimura) had his pic in one of those old sovereign grace magazines.
www.daytonc.blogspot.com Dayton is an awesome guy (Alison can attest too). He leads college art groups in philly basically and is an artist himself and is very passionate about serving God in art. He spoke at our campus crusade meeting at Tyler last night and did a great job. He knows a lot of good stuff to read. Plus, he leads a thing called Dialogue (where I've heard IAMNY folks) which serves us artists here in philly real well. Dialogue meets in a place where there are artists studios and it is a seriously good community (maybe you'd be able to stop in there connie, when you come up).
I have been reworking in my mind the concept I originally had, I want to have something that shows the death of the "old man" and the beginning growth of the "new man" to go with a concept Paul talks about in Romans (I think, I need to relook it up)
and I've been checking out drawn.ca (an illustration blog) and lots of artist seem to do robots, and I don't like doing things that have been done already a lot, so I may try to think of something new,
in other news
I have begun priming my canvas here's a pic
this also shows my workspace (which doubles as the floor in my room)
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm the possibilities
-jeff
and I've been checking out drawn.ca (an illustration blog) and lots of artist seem to do robots, and I don't like doing things that have been done already a lot, so I may try to think of something new,
in other news
I have begun priming my canvas here's a pic
this also shows my workspace (which doubles as the floor in my room)
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm the possibilities
-jeff
Monday, January 16, 2006
Melissa's Survey
1. i am melissa choi. everyone already knows me, but if you forgot, i am studying Fashion design.
2. i would like to make a 3-d piece, a dress?
3. my idea is to use napkins for most of the dress. starting with brown napkins at the bottom, it slowly fades to white. each napkin will be torn into strips- a technique for making fancy dresses in chiffon. and then underneath at the bodice will be green coming through, i'm not sure what will be the material. something small i hope that i can use in repetition( any ideas?). the concept is that it is dead (brown), and slowly turning into something beautiful (white). something new is growing out of it (green). the material itself symbolizes that beauty can be made of something thought of as trash and ordinary, something that we use everyday, insignificant that we use once and throw away.
[melissa, too, is having a hard time figurig out how to post. So Alison and Neal, you are in good company.]
2. i would like to make a 3-d piece, a dress?
3. my idea is to use napkins for most of the dress. starting with brown napkins at the bottom, it slowly fades to white. each napkin will be torn into strips- a technique for making fancy dresses in chiffon. and then underneath at the bodice will be green coming through, i'm not sure what will be the material. something small i hope that i can use in repetition( any ideas?). the concept is that it is dead (brown), and slowly turning into something beautiful (white). something new is growing out of it (green). the material itself symbolizes that beauty can be made of something thought of as trash and ordinary, something that we use everyday, insignificant that we use once and throw away.
[melissa, too, is having a hard time figurig out how to post. So Alison and Neal, you are in good company.]
Concept stage
Been talking with some friends about the design process, with emphasis on the concept stage. If the artist starts with a good conceptual foundation, the aesthetic decisions later should be more meaningful and hopefully more succcessful.
At this stage of my Na artwork, I'm thinking through the concept and symbols. I brainstormed this list with Neal (and some random Martins) a week or so ago. From it, I think I'll pursue a specific text or story to work from. So if anybody has any literary connection ideas for Regenration, let me know.
Then over the weekend I went to good ole Systematic Theology to make sure I really know what Regeneration is. Here's some notes. Grudem makes some sweet comments about "the seed" in 1John 3:9. Anyways, let us know if you guys read any other good articles or excerpts that might help inform the group.
Oh, and in case you're wondering where the theme came from, it was inspired by Mike Bullmore's message "The Functional Centrality of the Gospel" given at the small group ldr conf. & lrdship conf. In it, he speaks of having a lexicon of the Gospel and on a side note mentions that we could benefit from giving attention to the doctrine of regeneration and new life. So ya, we're taking his advice. (and he might be giving some form of that message at Na)
At this stage of my Na artwork, I'm thinking through the concept and symbols. I brainstormed this list with Neal (and some random Martins) a week or so ago. From it, I think I'll pursue a specific text or story to work from. So if anybody has any literary connection ideas for Regenration, let me know.
Then over the weekend I went to good ole Systematic Theology to make sure I really know what Regeneration is. Here's some notes. Grudem makes some sweet comments about "the seed" in 1John 3:9. Anyways, let us know if you guys read any other good articles or excerpts that might help inform the group.
Oh, and in case you're wondering where the theme came from, it was inspired by Mike Bullmore's message "The Functional Centrality of the Gospel" given at the small group ldr conf. & lrdship conf. In it, he speaks of having a lexicon of the Gospel and on a side note mentions that we could benefit from giving attention to the doctrine of regeneration and new life. So ya, we're taking his advice. (and he might be giving some form of that message at Na)
Saturday, January 14, 2006
The canvas
So yesterday I made my canvas, but since I used scrap trim wood and the angles weren't really cut great, it warped when I stretched the canvas over it, so I have heavy stuff stacked on it and I wood glued the edges so hopefully after it dries for a while it'll be ready to rock
what size does everyone else like to work in?
what size does everyone else like to work in?
Bill's Survey
I finally figured out how to post!
Heres my survey:
1. I am Bill Melone, from manheim PA in the lancaster area, but I'm a member of Covenant fellowship because I go to tyler school of art in philly
2. Hopefully some big paintings, we'll see what happens
3. Visual ideas that I've used already are the symbols that photo and drawing are. Alison, please please please make something explode.
4. no website
5. I got engaged last week! Heres my fiance's website-- www.julia-davis.com. She'll have to change that site name soon...
That was a good quote from alison of schaeffer. Discussing biblical art is something I'm definitely into. I'll try finding some good stuff to post online.
Heres my survey:
1. I am Bill Melone, from manheim PA in the lancaster area, but I'm a member of Covenant fellowship because I go to tyler school of art in philly
2. Hopefully some big paintings, we'll see what happens
3. Visual ideas that I've used already are the symbols that photo and drawing are. Alison, please please please make something explode.
4. no website
5. I got engaged last week! Heres my fiance's website-- www.julia-davis.com. She'll have to change that site name soon...
That was a good quote from alison of schaeffer. Discussing biblical art is something I'm definitely into. I'll try finding some good stuff to post online.
Friday, January 13, 2006
growth bot
hey guys, im jeff (for those who dont know)
im a student at the school of art and design in silver spring
and im an intern graphic designer 4 matt whal @ sov grace
the piece im thinking about will be painting and maybe a robot laying on the ground kinda rusty with its chest piece opened up and little green plants are growing out of him, i dunno, do you guys think itll be stupid
im trying to make the canvas today it will be 3x3 feet
im a student at the school of art and design in silver spring
and im an intern graphic designer 4 matt whal @ sov grace
the piece im thinking about will be painting and maybe a robot laying on the ground kinda rusty with its chest piece opened up and little green plants are growing out of him, i dunno, do you guys think itll be stupid
im trying to make the canvas today it will be 3x3 feet
Monday, January 09, 2006
Neal's Survey
Neal said...
1. Neal Stuckenschneider, rocker/appreciator of creation
2. Painting
3. I've got a vision of an egg, i'd like to work from a text perhaps, still brainstorming
4. I have some stuff on the covenantlifeschool webpage? i think
5. Just here to do what i can.
1. Neal Stuckenschneider, rocker/appreciator of creation
2. Painting
3. I've got a vision of an egg, i'd like to work from a text perhaps, still brainstorming
4. I have some stuff on the covenantlifeschool webpage? i think
5. Just here to do what i can.
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
How to post
See if this works. Once you're an admin, (listed on the right) then go to www.blogger.com. You'll need to sign in to get to your dashboard. i guess if you haven't signed in before then it will recognize your email address and attribute the blog to you. then you should be able to post.
Alison's Survey
1. Alison Stigora, MFA student in Philly
2. Something 3D
3. Something transforming, metamorphising, maybe exploding, I'm really not sure
4. I wish I had a website
5. I think this is a quote by Francis Schaeffer: "The Christian is the one whose imagination should fly beyond the stars."
2. Something 3D
3. Something transforming, metamorphising, maybe exploding, I'm really not sure
4. I wish I had a website
5. I think this is a quote by Francis Schaeffer: "The Christian is the one whose imagination should fly beyond the stars."
Monday, January 02, 2006
Welcome
Hey friends, welcome to our little blog. Be sure to write your own entry posting your survey answers so we can get to know you.
Why blog for an art show?
Why blog for an art show?
Well personally, I do artwork best in a community - that is, discussing ideas, getting inspired by others, getting input, etc. The blog can be a great tool to share pics of progress, even critique, share inspiration, etc.
I prefer that the blog be a group effort. That is, we all become “team members” (that’s what blogger calls em), each contributing posts as much or little as we want. For those not into blogging, no sweat, if you could just drop by once a week or so, to keep up with the latest, that could be enough.
Okay, let me know how else I can help you make progress on your Na artwork.
--Connie
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