This week I spent most of my time painting. I mainly focused on working on my pieces inspired by “At the Seaside” and “Three Graces.” One thing that was challenging[…]
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Cate Woolsey – Critical Reflection #6
Final Reflection: Looking back at my essential question (how do I use historical pieces of art with newer forms of art/pop culture in order to reflect a more culturally relevant[…]
Cate Woolsey – 2 Week 4 Reflections
Unlike the past few weeks, this week I spent most of my time painting. I am currently working on 3 paintings (1 oil, and 2 acrylics) and am coming up[…]
Cate Woolsey – Critical Reflection #5
Metacognition: What have you discovered about your process, your habits? Now, what do you know you don’t know? Circle back to your essential question. Post your reflection to the blog[…]
Cate Woolsey – Critical Reflection #4
Connect to outside sources (article/book/podcast/ted talk/blog/website/etc) This is a Text investigation. Consider your essential question in the context of at least two outside sources you have identified that connect to your essential[…]
Cate Woolsey – 2 Week 3 Reflections
4/27/21 The pointillism painting that I have been working on has continued to be a challenge. I did not paint on it as much as I hoped to this week,[…]
Cate Woolsey – 2 Week 2 Reflections
This week I spend a lot of my time reading. The three books that I have so far include “Ways of Seeing” by John Berger, “The Shape of Content” by[…]
Cate Woolsey – Critical Reflection #3
How are you exploring your essential question; is it different from what you expected? If you don’t feel like you’re answering your essential question, what is happening that’s different[…]
Cate Woolsey – 2 Week 0 Reflections
4/7/21 After studying and researching Georges Seurat’s “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte,” I learned about the pointillism technique. Seurat and Paul Signac developed pointillism, which[…]
Cate Woolsey – 2 Week 1 Reflections
4/12/21 A moment from this week that was fun and engaging was my field trip to The Metropolitan Museum of Art. I intended to only go there to look at[…]
Cate Woolsey – Critical Reflection #2
Describe a moment and analyze: “Write about a single experience or moment, and ask: how does this moment, experience, or encounter relate to my essential question?” You can also compare it[…]
Cate Woolsey – Critical Reflection #1
Essential Question: How do I use historical pieces of art with newer forms of art/pop culture in order to reflect a more culturally relevant set of ideas? Throughout both middle[…]
Cate Woolsey I-Search
Books: A Primer of Visual Literacy, Donis A. Dondis The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron Ways of Seeing, John Berger How to be an Artist, Jerry Saltz Other Online Resources Based[…]
Cate Woolsey – Final Project Proposal Post
My guiding and underlying question is: How do I use traditional paintings with newer forms of art/pop culture in order to reflect a more culturally relevant set of ideas? Through[…]
Cate Woolsey Learning Goals/General Work Plan/Documentation Plan
Learning Goals: Expand on and improve my artistic skills/techniques Expand on and improve my knowledge of art and their backgrounds Learn how to send a message with my art, use[…]
Cate Woolsey – Action Items
Action Item Area (Timeline/Materials/Space/Connections/Budget/Research/Other): I have multiple ideas as to what kind of paintings I want to work with, but my biggest goal for the next few weeks is to[…]
Cate Woolsey – Proposal Pitch
My guiding, underlying question is: How do I use traditional paintings with newer forms of art/pop culture in order to reflect a more culturally relevant set of ideas? Through looking[…]
Cate Woolsey – Working Draft Blog Post
For my senior project, I want to explore historical art in contemporary society. Through recontextualizing famous works of art (after looking at their histories) I allow people to gain a[…]
Cate Woolsey – 5 Minute Purpose Pitch
Your Reason: I want to use this special opportunity to find a way to make society better, as well as getting more involved in topics that I am interested in[…]
Cate Woolsey – Purpose Statement
Though I found some of this information accurate, some of it didn’t really feel like “me”. This website has helped me get a bit of a better understanding as to[…]
Cate Woolsey – Project Prototypes and Initial Thoughts
I’m not 100 percent sure as to what I want to focus on for my senior project, however, I made sure that my ideas consisted of things that[…]