Week 8 responses

Week 8: Ginia
Nice wings! I like how they serve a purpose for you by allowing you to "take flight", but they are also artistic and visually appealing. Is there a reason you chose to use gadgets in them? For someone with no art background, you have done an excellent job! I like your idea of adding color. I hope you post the finished product.

Week 8: Adair
Wow! You evidently know your way around Photoshop. Your self portrait depicts you nicely and the colors go together well (I love color). I really like that you included your student's work as well. Great idea! My only minor complaint is that I can't properly read your teaching philosophy. Could you shift yourself and the letters to the left more? Maybe even have them overlap into your drawing? I like how the child's hand have chipped paint. :) Overall, this is absolutely beautiful. Well done!

Week 8: Response to Amy & Ginia's Comments:
Thanks guys! I meant "bent down to bring myself to kids level" as both physical and metaphorical. I often stoop down to see what they are seeing in their own work and it helps me to communicate better; but I also like to put myself in their shoes and try to think they way they would. It helps that I'm still a kid at heart myself. I liked how Ginia related my finger painting to kids' painting. I think it's important to really put yourself into your work.
My students amuse me all the time in many ways. They are surprisingly perceptive and think about things in ways I couldn't imagine. Their creativity often shows in their work.
I believe the ideas that flow are often a combination of them, their classmates, and myself. We are a community that builds off each other to depict our own passions.

Per Amy's Request:
Some of my past work.
These are my 2 favorite pieces. I made them for two different finals from the same professor. They were artist's choice with no limitations.
The first: I am obsessed with peacocks. So, I decided to use complimentary colors in my design. I also added real gyms and confetti. This one hangs above my bed to match my peacock sheets. :p 
The second: I incorporated some of Bansky's street art and cave art at the bottom. I was trying to ask the question: Why is one considered art, but the other is often frowned upon as vandalism? I love hearing the take my viewers have on this picture as well. It makes me not want to share what my original intentions were.