Reflection, April 17, 2010

Reflection on April 17, 2010
The first session off the day was for housekeeping. The Director of the program Mrs. Cynthia Terry brief participant about the current decision on jobs situations in the APS. She assured teachers that there is no intention by the superintendent to cut any job of the Fine Arts. She reminded teachers do complete their blog entries by the due date May 8th 2010, She also gave a brief information on the D.C. trip on Friday may 15 Th, 20010 to Sunday May 17, 22010 by Amtrak train, It sound cool and adventurous, everybody was excited, more information on may 8th class. I am looking forward to it. Elementary teachers were informed about the pilot program on 5 Th grade assessments at the end of this semester.
The house was also reminded about the Invitational Art Education Fair at M Agnes Jones Elementary School on Friday April 23, 2010 at 6.00 pm.
My second session was John Brandhorst artistic class. Every action research project group informed the class on their chosen topic and how the work in research is going to be done. We then discuss the plans for the group exhibition on June 3, 2010 at the Youth Art Connection. After discussion, one of our colleagues led the class in an alternate printing idea using a stripping gel bought from the Home Depot. With this process one can print with or without a press.
The process involves:
1. Xerox picture black or colored picture
2. Apply stripping gel to the back of the Xerox with a spatula.
3. Wait for about 2inutes for the color to soak into the picture.
4. Take off the gel at the back of the pictures.
5. Place a wax paper over the picture turn upside down onto the paper on which you want the transfer.
6. Use the back of the spoon to press hard and rub overt the wax paper
7. Picture will be transferred onto the paper in the opposite.
All participants in class were given the opportunity to create a print using this process. It was very symphonic and empathic time as we all work and helped each other in the class. The prints will be exhibited as part of our show in June. My work depicts my cultural background. As said earlier in one of my postings, creating this print was not a conscious effort; it came out of the subconscious mind since I did not have any plan in mind but just doing something. I was amazed when the instructor of this print class informed me that my work has something in common with the shirt I was wearing that day.
I hope to incorporate this alternative process of printing into my lessons next school year, since I don’t have a press.The attached pictures were some shorts from the class and the classroo