Projecting
adapted from Visual Thinking presentation by Lynn Palewicz
Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelpha, Pennsylvania, 2021.
Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelpha, Pennsylvania, 2021.
Projects in gifted and talented classes are rarely intended to be static artifacts presented once for a grade.
The multi-week projects and the time in between the once-a-week meetings are exercises in the generation of multiple variations of an idea or concept and the exploration of new directions or parallel paths.
We want students to become acclimated to and oriented within a workshop atmosphere where we--
The multi-week projects and the time in between the once-a-week meetings are exercises in the generation of multiple variations of an idea or concept and the exploration of new directions or parallel paths.
We want students to become acclimated to and oriented within a workshop atmosphere where we--
- Experiment
- Rework
- Unravel
- Learn what to do when things fall apart
- Abandon
- Start over
- Recognize the need for multiple iterations
- Accept the give and take of a creative community
- Listen in the sometimes difficult conversations about what works and what needs more support or better execution
- Be Authentic
- Be Present
- Assess
- Reflect
- Identify patterns in our own work
- Recognize affinities for certain tools, materials, solutions
- Investigate recurring motifs
- Stop waiting--"wait" is a four-letter word
- The rare times when we're all doing the same thing in class is usually during project presentations, and that is when we need to be most engaged in support of our classmates
- Teach yourself a new skill