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Alex Johnson 1st Marking Period
For my art project, I took inspiration from "The Simpson's Movie". In the film, the city of Springfield got quarantined because of all the toxic waste they let off into the river. I took my own spin on this idea by making a miniature version of Philadelphia.
First I started to sketch out some ideas of a futuristic city. After I got my ideas sketched out, I began to gather my materials and build a mini city. Here are some pictures (coming soon)
When I made this I didn't need a lot of stuff. I got a box from my dad's job and some old boxes from creams and medicine.
First I started to sketch out some ideas of a futuristic city. After I got my ideas sketched out, I began to gather my materials and build a mini city. Here are some pictures (coming soon)
Rondel Calloway 1st marking period
In my art class we are studying the
creation of art through recycled materials. I found this very interesting
because the idea of creating something new out of something old is phenomenal.
But I found that doing this was not easy.
At first I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I went through about 10 different ideas. Finally I came up with this idea of making a pyramid out of bottle caps. I thought this was a good idea because I have different things going on in my life. It's important to me that I prioritize them. If I don't then I will be consumed by all the things I have to do. I think that a pyramid is a good way of showing, while using bottle caps.
Longnu Nhan Q1
According to the dictionary, art is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. I personally think that art has many different meanings. Some people think that art is something that relieves their stress and get let them be creative.
I described art as an expression. The colors can describe the person's feelings. Each other has different meanings. Artist usually put colors in their paintings to represent their emotions. I personally don't use art to express my feelings. It's just not my thing.
For my art piece, I decided to do something unique. I thought many things to do, but it wouldn't click for me. Until the last minute. I used my knowledge about recycling and my artistic hands to lead me to the idea. I was stacking these yogurt cups up and I thought about the earth. The earth has green as the grass and then blue for skies. So I decided to draw the beauty of earth onto the cups. The only thing I would change is the timing. I waited until the last minute which was not a good idea and text out how to stick the yogurt cups together.
I described art as an expression. The colors can describe the person's feelings. Each other has different meanings. Artist usually put colors in their paintings to represent their emotions. I personally don't use art to express my feelings. It's just not my thing.
For my art piece, I decided to do something unique. I thought many things to do, but it wouldn't click for me. Until the last minute. I used my knowledge about recycling and my artistic hands to lead me to the idea. I was stacking these yogurt cups up and I thought about the earth. The earth has green as the grass and then blue for skies. So I decided to draw the beauty of earth onto the cups. The only thing I would change is the timing. I waited until the last minute which was not a good idea and text out how to stick the yogurt cups together.
Tree of Life. Yadi Angeles
In my Art class, I had a project that had to do with recycling. We had to use things that either were recyclables or weren't depending on what we wanted and make something out of them. I personally am a big fan of art, and I enjoy to do it because I feel it brings out my most creative side.
A lot of my themes are people. My best things to draw are girls. Since my theme is so common, I decided to try something new and make something more nature-like.
What I decided to do was a tree made out of tree materials. As I got into it, I started to realize all of the components that a tree goes through to become the piece of computer paper on my desk, or the cardboard box at my door. So I began to think that if I was going to make a tree, I might as well express what a lot of trees are going through when a human (i.e me) is involved. I made my lean, and made an axe to "cut" it down. So not only have I made a tree out of tree products, but I'm also trying to express the things that seem to be happening way too much to our nature.
My first attempt at a tree.
The axe I had decided to make.
My final product.
As our first project in art class, we had to make posters to put around the school. Our goal was to get other students to save bottle caps and give them to us so that we can use them in our art. However, I can't post a picture of my poster because I can't find it anywhere in the school.
Kern Clarke, Dia Johnson, Anwar Abdul-Qawi - Benchmark
Below is a link to the home page of the website we created for our benchmark
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3451542/History%20Project-1/index.html
Gabby Nigro Marking Period 1
I found it pretty interesting that we had to make a project out of recycled materials. When my art teacher was explaining this project I was not certain on what I was going to do. So I started to do research and I figured out I wanted to do something I could use or someone else could. So I decided to make a purse.
My progress on the purse was actually good. From doing this project I learned how to sew. When I started this project I did not know how to sew and as I was finishing up the project I seemed like I was a pro. This project is not fully finished because it is missing one thing. The one thing that it is missing is a handle. I left out the handle because I actually decided that I wanted to make it a clutch bag, which means I would either have to make a zipper out of materials that were recycled or buy one; which that we were avoiding.
My progress on the purse was actually good. From doing this project I learned how to sew. When I started this project I did not know how to sew and as I was finishing up the project I seemed like I was a pro. This project is not fully finished because it is missing one thing. The one thing that it is missing is a handle. I left out the handle because I actually decided that I wanted to make it a clutch bag, which means I would either have to make a zipper out of materials that were recycled or buy one; which that we were avoiding.
Down here are a few pictures of the finished product (: 
Cheyenne Pagan Marking period 1
Art. Such a small word
but into it goes so much meaning; So many different forms and interpretations
of this three-letter word. But what does it mean to be an artist? It means having
the ability to put down every emotion and every feeling inside of you into a
picture, a dance routine, and a sculpture. It means being able to paint a
picture of your mind for the world to see; and that I why I do what I do. I
want the world to feel who I am; to touch and see and feel what’s been inside
of my mind; my heart. When I work with paint I am reminded
that the world is a colorful place and that we’ve stepped out of the black and
white days into a colorful and diverse place. I begin a piece by thinking about
the assignment and how I can add my own person experiences into it.
I know a piece is done when I feel that it’s
complete and I’ve got my message across. When my work is going well, I am
filled with a sense of happiness and expressive success. When people see my
work, I'd like them to step into my shoes and look into my mind.
When
it comes to my artwork, it’s really all about how I feel. Honestly all of my
work has to be thought out in my headfirst so when it comes to decision-making
I try my hardest to think about what fits best in my piece and what makes the
most sense in my mind. I like making my work really out there to reflect my
bold and expressively different personality. When it comes to different themes
of my artwork, I try to keep it real. I like making my art a reflection of my
life and what is happening. It gives me a way to document my life in a sense;
some girls have journals where they jot down all of their emotions, I have
little pieces of artwork to serve as memoirs throughout my life.
My
current artwork is a heart made of recycled newspapers and other re used
objects. In my current life, I am going through some hardships with love and so
my piece is centered on a heart. The recycled paper is coming from the top in
many different kind of untamed ways to represent the wild and untamed habits of
teenage love and love in general. In the center of the heart is a silver square
that is different and more luminous as compared to the rest of the piece. This
represents the different being inside the core of each person; weather it’s a
strong and bold center inside of the cowardly girl or a scared and hurt boy
inside a cold and courageous man. This also can relate to the heart of the
earth and how it needs our help to survive and we need to remember recycling
our resources is like the reusing of blood to our heart.
Sweet Home West/Southwest Philadelphia
This is the video that Nia Berry and I created to show how we can help the community of West & Southwest Philadelphia
Ud. versus tu
By Teige Dougherty and Anthony Buchanico
When speaking to an older person whom you are formal with, you should use the formal versions of the words. Like Usted also known as Ud. When speaking to someone who is younger you should use the informal words. Like the word tú, instead of Ud.
Old woman talking to Young boy.
Older person: ¡Hola! ¿Cõmo estas?
Young person: Muy bien, gracias. ¿Y Usted?
Older person: Bien, gracias.
Young person: ¿De donde eres?
Older person: Yo soy Fildelfia. ¿Y tú?
Young person: Yo soy México.
Older person: ¡Adiõs!
Young person: ¡Chao!
English Translation:
Older person: Hello! How are you?
Young person: Very good, thank you. What about you?
Older person: Good, thank you
Young person: Where are you from?
Older person: I am from Philadelphia. What about you?
Young person: I am from Mexico.
Older person: Bye
Young person: Bye
Hello and other greetings
By Anthony Buchanico and Teige Dougherty
For greetings, we will show you how to say hello and some questions that go along with it such as "What is your name?"
By Anthony Buchanico and Teige Dougherty
For greetings, we will show you how to say hello and some questions that go along with it such as "What is your name?"
These phrases are shown below:
Hello - ¡Hola!
My name is - Me llamo (your name)
What is your name - ¿Como te llamas?
Good morning/afternoon/night - ¡Buenos Dias! ¡Buenas Tardes! ¡Buenas Noches!
You can also combine these to form full sentences such as "¡Hola! ¿Como te llamas?" or "¡Buenos Dias! ¿Como te llamas?
We will demonstrate a basic conversation by starting with basic phrases such as the ones used. The start of the conversation will begin with "¡Hola! ¿Como Te llamas?" and he will respond with "Me llamo Teige." This will teach how to start a conversation.
How to say the A B C's
By Anthony Buchanico and Teige Dougherty
The abc's are actually very similar to the english translation.
A=ah
B=beh
C=seh
CH=cheh
D=deh
E=eh
F=efeh
G=heh
H=ah-cheh
I=eee
J=ho-ta
K=ka
L=eleh
LL=elleh
M=emeh
N=eneh
Ñ=enyeh
O=oh
P=peh
Q=cooooo
R=ereh
S=eseh
T=teh
U=ooo
V=veh
W=dobleh veh
X= Eh-quis
Y= eee-gree-eh-gah
Z= zetah
Notice how there are more letters in the spanish language then there are in the english language. This is because the different combination make different sounds. Like ll makes the same sound that the Y does in english. Also the Ñ makes more a of a ny noise. Although saying the letter Y in spanish looks daunting, it really is not that difficult to say. Just practice saying the letter slowly and after a while you can bring it up to speed so you can sing El Alfabeto with us.
Teige walks up to Anthony who is singing.
¡Hola!
Anthony ¡Buenos dias! ¿Que les guste cantar conmigo?
Teige: ¡Sí!
(singing)
English translation
Hey
Anthony: Hi! Would you like to sing with me?
Teige: Yes!
How to hold a basic conversation
By Anthony Buchanico and Teige Dougherty
To hold an actual conversation, you may want to learn a few basic questions to keep the conversation alive and to learn a few things as well. You may want to know how the persons doing, whats their name, what the day/date is and others. If you want to know the questions you should also know how to answer these questions as well. Below are a few phrases and there answers as well.
Qué Tal/ Comó va/ Comó esta - How are you?
Muy bien/ Maso Menos/ Malo - Very good/ so-so/ bad
¿Cuantos anós teines? - What is your age
Tengo (your age) anos - I am ___ years.
¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy? - What is the date
La fecha es (the date). the date is ___
¿Cual es la hoy? - What is today
Hoy es__ - Today is.
There are many other phrases you could ask people while in a conversation. These are just some more important phrases to get you started.
Shootin' the breeze with Anthony and Teige.
¡Hola! ¿Qué tal?
Muy bien. ¿Y tú?
Bien. ¿Cuantos anos tienes?
Tengo catorce anos. ¿Y tú?
Tengo tres anos.
¡Impresionante!
Si, si.
¿Cual es la hoy, Teige?
What is today Teige?
La hoy es lunes.
The day is Monday
¡Ah, gracias y adios!
Ah, thank you and goodbye!
¡Adios!
Goodbye.
Muy bien/ Maso Menos/ Malo - Very good/ so-so/ bad
¿Cuantos anós teines? - What is your age
Tengo (your age) anos - I am ___ years.
¿Cuál es la fecha de hoy? - What is the date
La fecha es (the date). the date is ___
¿Cual es la hoy? - What is today
Hoy es__ - Today is.
There are many other phrases you could ask people while in a conversation. These are just some more important phrases to get you started.
Shootin' the breeze with Anthony and Teige.
¡Hola! ¿Qué tal?
Muy bien. ¿Y tú?
Bien. ¿Cuantos anos tienes?
Tengo catorce anos. ¿Y tú?
Tengo tres anos.
¡Impresionante!
Si, si.
¿Cual es la hoy, Teige?
What is today Teige?
La hoy es lunes.
The day is Monday
¡Ah, gracias y adios!
Ah, thank you and goodbye!
¡Adios!
Goodbye.
How to say the days of the weeks
By Anthony Buchanico and Teige Dougherty
For the days of the week, or in spanish "Los Días de la Semana" we have a song that goes along with it
By Anthony Buchanico and Teige Dougherty
For the days of the week, or in spanish "Los Días de la Semana" we have a song that goes along with it
The
days are:
Monday=
lunes
Tuesday=
martes
Wednesday=miércoles
Thursday=
jueves
Friday= viernes
Saturday=sábado
Sunday=domingo
*notice
that the days are not caputalized unlike the english translation.
Teige
walks up and talks to Anthony who is singing the days of the weeks
Anthoney
¡Hola! ¿Le gustaría decir los días de la semana conmigo?
Teige:
¡Sí!
Breaks
into song
lunes
martes miércoles jueves viernes sábado domingo
lunes
martes miércoles jueves viernes sábado domingo
All:
Yay
English
translation
Anthony:
Hello! Would you like to say the days of the weeks with me?
Teige:
Yes!
Monday
Tuesday Wednsday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Monday
Tuesday Wednsday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
All:
Yay!
Manners in Spanish
By Anthony Buchanico and Teige Dougherty
As with anything, you want to look nice and have manners. There are a couple ways to say thank you, you're welcome and excuse me in spanish. These are listed below.
Perdón - Excuse me (used when somebody's in the way)
Con permiso - Excuse me (trying to get attention)
Disculpe - Excuse me ( bumping into someone)
Gracias - thank you
Muchos gracias - much thanks
Mil gracias - many thanks
Denada - You're welcome
Pór Nada - You're welcome
No hay de que - You're welcome
Por favor - please
These phrases all mean the same so therefore it is your choice to pick which one you use (ecept for excuse me). When using thank you I suggest using it depending on the situation. Having your life saved is Mil gracias while just obtaining a penny should be gracias. Other then that everything else is just a matter of choice.
Teige buys Anthony a sweater.
Teige: ¡FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS ANTHONY!
Anthony: ¡Muchos gracias Teige!
Teige: Te tengo un Suéter.
Anthony: ¡Ay dios mios! Mil gracias Teige
Teige: No hay de que.
ENGLISH
Teige: Happy birthday Anthony!
Anthony: Much thank Teige!
Teige: I got you a sweater.
Anthony: Oh my gosh Many thanks Teige!
Teige: You're welcome.
Taahir Henry 1st marking period.
I found it interesting that we needed to use recycled materials for our first quarter project. It is unlike anything I have ever been assigned, in art class or otherwise. I like the idea of doing something different for art, but trying to stick to recycled materials made things a little more difficult for me. At first I wasn't sure what I was going to do but I realized that I had a huge pile of bottles that was just growing day in and day out, and I decided then that I wanted to do something involving recycling plastic bottles.
First I decided to build a small scale raft with several bottles, some tape, card board, a plastic bag, and some pencils. This idea didn't translate very well when I tried to bring it into physical form. In the process of building the raft I realized what I wanted to do, and it didn't involve boats of any form. I decided to make a small comic strip showing the steps that some recycled materialS go through before they are redistributed. I used bits of plastic bottles and a few caps to cover the pictures somewhat. I usually stick to drawing or sculptures. I don't feel very confident when painting, so I chose to stick with something that I felt more comfortable with.
First I decided to build a small scale raft with several bottles, some tape, card board, a plastic bag, and some pencils. This idea didn't translate very well when I tried to bring it into physical form. In the process of building the raft I realized what I wanted to do, and it didn't involve boats of any form. I decided to make a small comic strip showing the steps that some recycled materialS go through before they are redistributed. I used bits of plastic bottles and a few caps to cover the pictures somewhat. I usually stick to drawing or sculptures. I don't feel very confident when painting, so I chose to stick with something that I felt more comfortable with.
Sophia Henninger Quarter 1 Art Piece
At first, ideas for this project weren't exactly in high supply. But finally it hit me, a way to incorporate my own ideas with the task at hand, to make something involving the environment, and my own style as an artist. I took a note from the new Pacific Sunwear bags that look like this..
But I adapted it for this project and my skill level. What this is, is a progression with shapes with objects coming through them that have a message or a pattern. Since my project had to involve recycling and being more aware of our environment, my project features things harming the environment while on opposite side it has this that help/save our environment. As a piece, I'm proud of my work. I've attempted things like this before but have never been able to finish it. I also think my message is clear, all these things are are hurting the environment and the ecosystem have to be changed into things that not only do not hurt the it but help them.
Process:
1. I started small with pencil on the negative bubble pattern just starting with only a few objects in them and with the beginning of the center piece.
2. Then I finished the outline bubble pattern with the negative factors on the environment.
3. I then added the positive side of the bubble stream.
4. I then began to add color using water color pencils.
5. After finishing coloring with chalk pastels all I had to do was write my name on the back and be done.
But I adapted it for this project and my skill level. What this is, is a progression with shapes with objects coming through them that have a message or a pattern. Since my project had to involve recycling and being more aware of our environment, my project features things harming the environment while on opposite side it has this that help/save our environment. As a piece, I'm proud of my work. I've attempted things like this before but have never been able to finish it. I also think my message is clear, all these things are are hurting the environment and the ecosystem have to be changed into things that not only do not hurt the it but help them.
Process:
1. I started small with pencil on the negative bubble pattern just starting with only a few objects in them and with the beginning of the center piece.
2. Then I finished the outline bubble pattern with the negative factors on the environment.
3. I then added the positive side of the bubble stream.
4. I then began to add color using water color pencils.
5. After finishing coloring with chalk pastels all I had to do was write my name on the back and be done.
Voting Interview
Marian Harrison explains her experience with voting.
