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only in the south do they cancel school for one inch of snow. well it is that icy, crunchy, kind of snow and we would so totally crash as we tailgated and texted our way to school on that slick...

OMGosh BAM

01 Feb 2011

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Before I even open the WASH studio door this morning, I can see Nic’s ring made from cardboard because it will barely fit out of a supersized garage door. It still needs work, but, dang it all, good for Nic...

another full load for my WASH

26 Jan 2011

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I’ve presoaked them with nightmares, fantasies, dots, spheres, sound performances and human tableaus all in just two studio days! no one has cried uncle yet! they created three kinds of spheres without guidance other than go do it–sphere one...

My students’ are hanging it up for the semester (literally)

10 Dec 2010

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Sam Houston State University WASH student exhibition Mon, December 13, 5pm – 7pm WASH Building, 2220 Ave. M, across from Holleman Field, Huntsville, TX (WASH-Workshop in Art Studio and History)0

WASHer inflatatopia begins

20 Nov 2010

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Monday, Nov 22 11-2 pm LSC Sam Houston State University0

I am so impressed

09 Nov 2010

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with my students. I leave at the end of the day, and they stay to work. They experiment, try things they never imagined they might. They work hard, work to improve their craft, to expand their thinking. My students continue...

gosh. i was just going to post some student samples
but there were to many wonderful ones

25 Oct 2010

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students spent a week or so exploring mark making and then brought a quote of their choosing into the work. the goal was to express the quote in a way that mimics actual speech in creating breath (space) and emphasis,...

Clothes pins and rubberband mark making device.

13 Oct 2010

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Interesting solution Alina and interesting to interact with. And Marks0

Why draw when you can get a coke can to do your work

06 Oct 2010

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When students become dots and white space

22 Sep 2010

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Michael art directs shot with team for human compositions Daniel, Henry, JD function as human dot props while Trey and Edith create the white space Carlee0

Students attempt to become white space or negative space

22 Sep 2010

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Bryttani and Rachel0

Students learning from their peers

30 Aug 2010

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…one of the most important ways of learning that will translate to the work environment of their futures. If I can some how facilitate this habit in them and create an environment that is safe, promoting collaboration in learning/problem solving,...

Texture

27 Aug 2010

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Here one group of students creates a sound composition trying to emphasize the specific element…texture. Students dissected the concept of composition to it’s basic elements. Composition, whether musical, written, performed, visual, taste, etc all have basic common elements–no matter the...

i just like when they work stupid big;
their work becomes so interesting

25 Sep 2009

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this weekend their hw is to go beyond stupid big and work gigantor (made up word). at least it is gigantor for them (about 3′ x 5 or 6′). can’t wait to see the results. here are some of their...