Science Leadership Academy @ Center City

Sheild

Posted by Shaheed Williams in Art - Freshman · Hull · d1 Band on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 8:13 am

The artform I used to make my picture is called relief printmaking. This type of art uses positive and negative space to create a compelling image. Positive and negative space is also a method in art. Positive space refers to the main focus of the picture while negative space refers to the background of the picture. My image is made from colored paper to make the negative and positive space pop. The image I created relates to me which is a shield. I chose to make a shield as a rubber stamp because I'm protective of my friends and family. The shield represents defense and protection, which is fitting for my protective habits. Before I decided to cut out a shield, I made multiple sketches beforehand. This was done to create a clear image. Making a rubber stamp can be difficult at times. I would get stuck trying to cut a difficult shape with a knife. To get past this problem I cut a bigger shape to make things easier. I ultimately learned that the use of negative and positive space can make complex images using just space.

Tahmidul Bhuiyan's Capstone

Posted by Tahmidul Bhuiyan in Capstone · Giknis · Wed on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 7:02 am

Abstract

Coming from a developing country, child marriage was always something that I couldn’t fully understand. For years I’ve believed that it was appropriate and if it was not, rules and regulations should have protected it somehow. But no, I was wrong all this time. To correct myself, I started designing my capstone during the month of January in 2016. It all started from an average research project from Mr. Baird’s American History class. From there, the overall idea escalated as time went by. During April of 2016, I was chosen as one of the candidate for Internation Conference on Urban Education. This conference advanced my capstone by making me eligible to hold a seminar on the topic of child marriage and introduce other civilians to this idea that many are not aware of. After the conference, I began to do extensive research and plan out a literature review on my topic. Soon after, one of my close friend was pushed to edge to get married early without her will. Tis set me back a little while not knowing what my next step should be. So as an advocate of child marriage, I decided to stick by her side and help with any necessities to recover from that position. So my capstone highlights the educativ site I’ve created to help others understand this issue and also write the journey of my closest friend who went through child marriage. Many things were learned through my capstone but the most important one was how helpless and vulnerable the younger generations are.

Capstone Website

Story Website: N/A

Educative Website: http://tbhuiyan6.wixsite.com/childhoodmarriage

Annotated Bibliography

Brides, Girls Not. "About child marriage." Girls Not Brides. Idea Bureau, n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2017. <http://www.girlsnotbrides.org/about-child-marriage/>.

The website, Girls Not Brides, carries a historic explanations of child marriages and it has/is affecting both the past and the present and even maybe the future if the problem continuous. In addition to that, the website also carries bunch of statistics that can come in handy while I prove my point about child marriages. In a broader sense, this website is a building point for carrying statistics. In my opinion, I believe this website have a strong stance point on child marriages and how it will continue to affect us and the environment if this epidemic is not immediately prohibited. I wish to incorporate this in my project by pulling out interesting and informational statistics which I can easily implement in my future paper. In addition to that, I wish to draw out their hypothesis and compare with my hypothesis to draw out differences.

2. "The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006." The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006. State of Himachal Pradesh, n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2017. <https://indiankanoon.org/doc/790355/>.

This website clearly portrays the act of banning child marriage in india in the year of 2006 and forward to follow. While clearly listing what counts as child marriage, it also portrays punishments one much receive from the governmental side if anyone has committed or is willing to commit the act of child marriage. In addition to that, the website also portrays the girls as reducing social power and empowering them so the ideology of child marriage can be banned. In my opinion, I believe that even though this website clearly portrays lots of good news, the society lacks the capability of capturing that information and implementing that in real life. I will be using this website as a source to inform my reader that the prohibition act for child marriages exists, but lack of consideration are being played by it.

3. Huda, Taqbir. "The Problem with the Child Marriage Act." The Problem with the Child Marriage Act | Inter Press Service. The Daily Star, Bangladesh, n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2017. <http://www.ipsnews.net/2017/01/the-problem-with-the-child-marriage-act/>.

This source provides informations regarding to child marriage act and how there’s some severe problems behind the act that are unknown. In addition that that, this source provides several example behind the nonsense of child marriage act. I selected this source because it empowered the negativity behind these acts and how they are not promising by any sense. I believe that if a act have to be implemented by any means, it should have the capability to hold enough waters to ensure itself to be yourself. One limitation of this source was that it wasn’t so in depth that I was looking for, but rather gave brief explanations which can work I believe. I will be implementing this in my project on the sources section and my research part as well where I explain the downside of these acts.

4. Raphael, T.J. "The US has a forced child marriage problem, too." Public Radio International. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2017. <https://www.pri.org/stories/2015-12-29/us-has-forced-child-marriage-problem-too>.

This source provides reasonable understanding of how child marriage is not a problem in the developing countries, but in a country like U.S. as well. Many interviews and talks were collected from researchers about the child marriage and many had the same opinion; being unsure about the growth of marriage. I selected this source because it shows the uncertainty and the unknown of why child marriage is actually a problem in our society. I feel as if the uncertainty about the child marriage is not discovered soon enough, girls at U.S. will have have to face the same problematic as other third world countries girls. I found this source useful because I can potentially use this source to explain my hypothesis that there seems to be a hierarchy that is controlling these kinds of problematic situations and the average public is surely unaware about them.

5. Reiss, Fraidy. "America's Child Marriage Problem." The New York Times. Op-Ed, n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2017. <https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/14/opinion/americas-child-marriage-problem.html>.

Significantly different from other sources but with a similar concept, this source provides the reader with necessary information behind the law systems that protects child marriages in the U.S. specifically how that seems to be one of the biggest issues. I selected this source because it goes in depth behind the systematic of law and “parent consent” which gives the judge permission to conform marriages for anyone under the age of 18 in U.S. This source will be critically helpful when I explain the reason behind child marriages in the U.S. and how the parents plays a HUGE role behind this issue. One limitation of this source is the lack of example but I believe it is already strong enough with the interviews that it carries.

6. Male, Chata, and Quentin Wodon. "Basic Profile of Child Marriage in Bangladesh." Open Knowledge. The World Bank, n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2017. <https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/11/06-0510.htm>.

This website provides couple of significantly important infographic that goes to show the percentage and the prominence of child marriages in Bangladesh. In addition to that, it also provides good useful informations about the reasons behind the marriage while highlight the poverty rate that lasts there. I selected this source because it can be useful to see the number and analyze them in my research paper. One limitation of this source might be the actual information of how these numbers were gathered but I believe this should not be the problem since it was published though CDC. I wish to use this on my project while I talk about my country, Bangladesh, in general and explain the main base which still holds child marriages up.

7. Raj, Dr. Anita. "Prevalence of Child Marriage and Its Effect on Fertility and Fertility-control Outcomes of Young Women in India: A Cross-sectional, Observational Study." Science Direct. RELX Group, n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2017. <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673609602464>.

The website provides information behind the issue of healthcare in child marriages. To be more in depth it specifically talks about the non fertility rate than can occur in addition to the problematic situations with abortions. Abortion rates rises as the marriage is happening at a much younger age. I selected this source because it clarifies any confusions behind the scientific path of a child marriage, abortions and fertility rates. I found this source useful because it empowers girls by inputting their health consequences while stating the medical side effect behind early marriages. There seems to be no limitation to this source since it clarifies any confusions readers might have while understanding the consequences of health issues and early marriages. I will be using this source to empower my research paper and I mostly plan to out this informations under the medical side of this paper.

8. Larsen, Dana. "DIVORCE IN ETHIOPIA: THE IMPACT OF EARLY MARRIAGE AND CHILDLESSNESS | Journal of Biosocial Science." Cambridge Core. Cambridge Press, n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2017. <https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-biosocial-science/article/div-classtitledivorce-in-ethiopia-the-impact-of-early-marriage-and-childlessnessdiv/70D971AFFDA1DB89863669873A16B050>.

The source provides useful informations regarding child marriages and the divorce rate that carries with the marriage, Which immediately brings up the topic that child marriage is not something that is sufficient or guaranteed for lifetime, but the marriage can easily break anytime. In order to stop that, many forces the couple to have a child at their early ag which immediately puts the girl in danger of harming her internal body systems and putting herself in great danger. I specifically chose this source to use in my project because it shows and aligns with my hypothesis and my beliefs. In addition that, the sites COX models analysis would come great in handy when I show my reader the downside of child marriages and how the divorce, abortions come to play with it.

9. Vikram, Patel. "Poverty and Common Mental Disorders in Developing Countries." Poverty and Common Mental Disorders in Developing Countries. World Health Organization, n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2017. <http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?pid=S0042-96862003000800011&script=sci_arttext&tlng=es>.

This source provides tons of information about poverty, education and other necessary details regarding developing countries. It also does a well job with giving several example of scenarios where a person or a family in developing country have to go through those poverty situations. I believe that this is a strong website for my project because I can use this to show that child marriage doesn't automatically happen, but here are many different factors that are related to the marriage, and most important one is poverty. I will be also able to portray how child marriage destroys the child's education, income and future career in general since they are early at an young age which can automatically take their freedom away. I hypothesize that education is one of the biggest issue of child marriage since loads of children miss the chance of receiving a proper education and this website will help me aid that goal to portray on that paper.

10. Ravallion, Martin. "Can High-inequality Developing Countries Escape Absolute Poverty?" Can High-inequality Developing Countries Escape Absolute Poverty? Elsevier B.V., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2017. <http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165176597001171>.

I selected this source because it provides the background informations that someone needs to know to understand how economic situation and poverty in developing countries actually work. This website and the article followed will be one of the main resources to which I can refer back to and understand the economic and political side behind developing countries which can aid me to better understand the development of child marriages and its roots. I found this source useful because this can eventually teach me the politics behind child marriages in developing countries especially. One limitation will be that it directly doesn’t count child marriage by any chance but it gives broad understanding of the economic positions and questions the great inequality that pay exists to create the poverty situations. I hope to implement this in my project by explaining the broad field and remove the main facades that relates to child marriages in developing countries.

Printmaking

Posted by Zeke Maitin in Art - Freshman · Hull · c1 Band on Monday, May 15, 2017 at 10:48 pm

Printmaking is the process of making a stamp or press, that allows you to press ink into an image onto paper, or burn something onto wood. It varies in possibilities for printmaking. Printmaking had allowed people to mass produce, and make books or papers in a matter of seconds rather than minutes or hours.

I notice that the image uses many of images of animals, to make a full image of a monster. I notice that they use negative space to outline the monster instead of making the monster fully. I wonder if they made the whole image from one print, or if they used individual prints for the animals and monsters in in the main monster. What if the artist had used colors in the image, would the context be changed?

Final Stamp Design

Posted by Kennedy Fields in Art - Freshman · Hull · d1 Band on Monday, May 15, 2017 at 10:48 pm

The three words I started with to describe myself were loving, funny, and outgoing. I was stuck in creating a design that fit in those characteristics until I did some research. I looked up personality traits for my zodiac sign, Cancer. Cancers are described as someone whose hard on the outside, but soft on the inside. That is why Cancers are represented as crabs.

The next step in created the design for my cut out was difficult. I ended drawing a crab a total of 4 times. In the beginning my crab was too big. The assignment required for the design to be within a 7x7in. square, so that automatically cancelled out drawing number 1. My next sketch was incorrect in providing negative and positive space, because of details I put on the inside. Finally my last sketch gave me the correct work because it was just the perimeter of the crab and no lines in the legs of the crab.

Positive and negative space are very important in any design, because it helps to identify the object much clearer.

Final stamp Design

Posted by Sanaa Scott-Wheeler in Art - Freshman · Hull · c1 Band on Monday, May 15, 2017 at 10:42 pm

Our class spent most of the fourth quarter learning about positive and negative space. Then we were expected to find things that described ourselves, we wrote down words on a list, on the list were hobbies, and adjectives. One of my biggest hobbies is eating and a common food at SLA is ramen. In the cup of noodles I put adjectives about myself (ie, curly headed, quirky, Sanaa Niara Scott). All of these thimgs, and more play into who I am.

Negative space cut out

Posted by Joziah Matos in Art - Freshman · Hull · c2 Band on Monday, May 15, 2017 at 9:17 pm

Negative space is the part of an image that is empty and works with the more full parts of an image (positive space) to draw your attention toward something. it helps compliment a part of the picture to give the picture more meaning and emotion. in my image, both negative and positive space is shown. on the left side, the black is negative space because it's the surrounding image while the main image is the positive and is the focus point. same with the right side, the blue is the negative space.

Negative and positive space is important because it allows an artist to draw attention toward something that wouldn't be noticed right away. for instance, if you wanted to get a point across, as an artist, you wouldn't use only positive space because there would be too much to look at and nothing would stick out most. but if you use both positive and negative and used the negative to surround your main point, it would stick out more. it can also add meaning to the image.

The Power of Obscenity in Hip Hop

Posted by Mohamed Bah in English 3 · Pahomov · B Band on Monday, May 15, 2017 at 7:59 pm

“Hip Hop has done more damage to African Americans than racism in recent years.” - Geraldo Rivera, FOX News

What does rap music tend to be about? First thing that comes to a person’s mind: sex, money, murder, women, drugs, and anything illegal you can think of. But, what’s ignored is the content which surrounds the swears and inappropriate deeds. Tupac said it best. In a 1994 BET interview on the topic of black on black violence, Shakur spoke of scenarios in which young black men are situated in the ghettos of America, “It’s not that he wants to kill. He does not want to die”. It’s this desperation that the media construes to people that is left unheard.The importance of vulgarity is the immense power it carries. Unfortunately, this is something The impact of these dangerous words and things hit harder than anything else, and that’s exactly what they’re putting out there.

In Dead Man’s Tetris by Flying Lotus, Snoop Dogg says “could’ve been the drink, might have been the smoke, in light of all that he was considered dope”. The usage of contraband in this sense is speaking of a man who is no longer alive, either from alcohol poisoning or drug overdose. Regardless, in the end, he was “considered dope,” which has multiple meanings. Dope is a (usually derogatory) term to refer to relatively strong drugs. This puts on the assumption that all this man was remembered for was doing drugs. Dope could also refer to his intelligence, not only because he is dead, but because of the situation in which led to his death was all his own. Drugs destroyed him. Dope could also mean he was remembered well by his people for doing these “dope” things. This meaning highlights this trend of fear in black communities. Thug behavior is embraced because the guys who do what the dead man did are afraid. They’re afraid that their actions have consequences, so they relish in the fact he went out in this way. It’s dope to run away, and regardless of how it may seem at first, this is lighting substance abuse in a negative light. It’s not the first song to hit this note.

Kendrick Lamar rocked the charts a few years ago with his hit single “Swimming Pools (Drank)” The hook of the song glorifies drinking with catchy lines like “I got a swimming pool full of liquor and they dive in it”. From the chorus, Lamar sets off a song with the anthem of the glorification of alcoholism, but indeed proves the opposite. The song takes place at a party Lamar’s at in his teenhood. There is so much alcohol it overwhelms him. If he drinks anymore (which is apparently “only 2 or 3 shots”) he thinks he’ll “drown in the poison”. Already the song explains through its verses and marketing that it’s all about facades. Kendrick, wanting to impress his friends and party-goers, pretends to want to get intoxicated, but actually doesn’t, much like the song’s presentation. This is reaffirmed with the next line, where Kendrick says “I think that I’m feelin’ the vibe”, referring to the party through alcohol. The key word is “think” which highlights the theme of uncertainty this song associates with drinking, not even close to encouraging it.

To be more recent, Future’s recent “Mask Off” is something most old white people want to avoid. Immediately, they are met with the obnoxious barraging of unintelligible lyricism and vulgarity. Less than half of the song are unique words, with the most prominent noun used on the track being “percocets”, a hard drug. But within these words most interestingly is the line “chase a check, never chase a bitch”. Simplicity aside, the meaning of this line is to go after money and quantifiable things over the subjective. Things like love and a woman are no match to a lot of money and a lot of women. Future teaches his audience how to count, and his blunt, but telling vocabulary shows the other side to the melancholy of black culture, accepting it as it is and the importance of having more. The simplicity is accepting all of these drugs and violence in the world these rappers grew up in.

In conclusion, it is to be known that point of the so called “bad influences” that rap adorns are just seen through the wrong lens. The place these rappers came from, their experiences living in poverty, in gang fights, substance use, and racism should not be viewed under a lens of the protective quality, but one seeing strength, impact, and reflectiveness.

“I’m not on the outside looking in, I’m not on the inside looking out; I’m in the dead fucking center, looking around.” - Kendrick Lamar, “Ab-Soul’s Outro”

Works Cited

“FUTURE - Mask Off Lyrics.” Directlyrics,www.directlyrics.com/future-mask-off-lyrics.html. Accessed 13 May 2017.

Flying Lotus. “Dead Man's Tetris Lyrics.” Azlyrics, Azlyrics,www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/flyinglotus/deadmanstetris.html. Accessed 13 May 2017.

Kendrick Lamar. “Ab-Soul's Outro.” Azlyrics, Azlyrics,www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/kendricklamar/absoulsoutro.html. Accessed 13 May 2017.

Kendrick Lamar. “Swimming Pools Lyrics.” Azlyrics, Azlyrics,www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/kendricklamar/swimmingpoolsdrank.html.Accessed 13 May 2017.

BETNetworks. “Tupac Shakur: ‘God Has Cursed Me To See What Life Should Be Like.’” YouTube, YouTube, 19 Sept. 2016,www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIl3k9C7HGo. Accessed 13 May 2017.

HuffPostLive. “Geraldo Rivera: Hip-Hop Has Done More Damage To Black People Than Racism.” YouTube, YouTube, 19 Feb. 2015,www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqES8vQE-ZA. Accessed 13 May 2017.

This is my best 2fer because I'm very passionate about it, much like my other one. It has more of an argumentative tone, but does not slip into the personal. It hits harder. I like it.

Rubber Stamp

Posted by Kai Bradley-Gutierrez de Teran in Art - Freshman · Hull · c2 Band on Monday, May 15, 2017 at 6:01 pm

Our assignment was to create a stamp or logo that represented us. The point of having this logo was so that we could then have a symbol for which we could be recognized by. We had to figure out ways to use negative and positive space to our advantage.

When I was thinking of my logo I thought of things that I like, feel strong about and do. In the beginning I was thinking of do something more complex like a surfer and palm tree forming a K but I am not a very good drawer and it was hard to tell what it was. I then thought of using the sign language sign for K because K is the first letter of my name and because the sign looks like a peace sign. After looking at my teachers logos, Marcie Hull and Steven Herrera, I was inspired to create a more simple logo that involved my initials, like theirs. I first started by sketching and trying out anything I could think of. Eventually I came across the idea of having the B and K be next to each other. After thinking some more I thought I could put a T across the center making the B and K clearer. I decided to use negative space for the T as it allowed me to include meanwhile being discreet. After looking at it for a bit I decided to add a rectangle above the top of the T in positive place to make it more clear and because I thought it looked nice. By now I had it all on my computer because I found it easier to navigate negative and positive space this way. I finally decided that I was going to add the G in positive space at the bottom part of the B. I finally liked my logo so I decided that I didn’t want to change much so I just cleaned it up to make it look nicer.

It was a hard process to understand negative and positive space for me as I had never thought of images and things in this way and it was a bit mind boggling. I got stuck a lot with trying to understand how you could fit another image inside one however I was able to solve this when I saw the arrow inside the FedEX logo. For some reason this example, after already seeing so many, made sense to me and made my mind click. I was able to learn a lot about negative and positive space but the biggest thing that stuck out to me was that their can both be used to your advantage if you know how too and by knowing how to use them it can change the way you design/create a image or logo.

Week 2 - Day 2 - Blog - What is printmaking/Why is printmaking important? Submit Assignment

Posted by Timothy Williams in Art - Freshman · Hull · d2 Band on Monday, May 15, 2017 at 4:20 pm

Some facts about the history of Printmaking are that printmaking originated in China after paper was invented around AD 105, then Relief printmaking appeared in Europe in the 15th century. This was the same time that papermaking was imported from the East.

Here are some facts about the invention of Printmaking.They enabled Chinese scholars to study their scriptures, the classic texts and accompanying holy images were carved into large, flat stone slabs. After lines were cut into the stone, damp paper was pressed and molded on the surface, so that the paper was held in the incised lines. This technique was the foundation of printing. The development of printing continued with the spread of Buddhism from India to China; images and text were printed on paper from a single block.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/185492078375533317/

I think that this is a good Print because it complies two different things into one by using intricate detail of black and white positive and negative space. Light and dark shades really compliment the view that you have when you see this picture. As you can see there is some kind of explosion or light that is shining on the man. We not only know that it’s shining because of the light itself but also because of the reflection kind of mirage (which can be seen on the man’s neck) that the artist puts into this piece.

Final Stamp Design

Posted by Briannie Matos on Monday, May 15, 2017 at 2:24 pm

Flowers can symbolize many things but what I focused on was happiness, paradise and life. I say life because life is kind of like a flower. A flower has to grow to become beautiful but at some point that comes to an end. This is a Hawaiian flower where it is breezy and your at paradise. Usually flowers can symbolize love because you can get someone flowers for many occasions and it usually brings happiness. When using negative and positive space it can bring out a lot in a design. It makes the object in the image very noticeable. In this image the flower is the main subject. Sometimes it can be confusing because you wouldn’t know which space is negative and which is positive. I see it as the negative space is the background and small details in an object, for positive it is the actual object. I got stuck trying to decide whether I wanted the flower to be the darker shade or the lighter shade. In the end, my image turned out to be a beautiful pink Hawaiian flower.

Negative/ Positive Space Cut Out

Posted by Payton McQuilkin in Art - Freshman · Hull · d1 Band on Monday, May 15, 2017 at 2:24 pm

Negative space is the space around the subject. The space around the space of the subject/ like the background.I found the negative space but finding the subject which was the bird in the middle so the space around the is the space I had to cut out. It helps seeing the negative space makes the subject of the whole image stand out. In my eyes seeing the negative space enhances the drawing. This is because seeing the background makes the subject stand out.

Final Stamp Design

Posted by Zeke Maitin in Art - Freshman · Hull · c1 Band on Monday, May 15, 2017 at 1:54 pm

This stamp represents me in many ways. The biggest thing in the stamp is the baseball,this is because it's probably one of the more important things in my life, It helps me just not think of anything but having fun. The canoe paddle on the side is for my passion of canoeing and the water in general. I've always loved the water and to swim or just play in it. The nike symbol is my brand, which I will always wear, because of my favorite thing to wear. In the direct middle, is the University of San Francisco logo, this is because it was the college my mom went to, and I always rep them with my sweatshirt, and even normal shirt. I got my final design, because I thought of a baseball first. It came to my mind first, so I put it down. Then I was looking around and noticed my sweatshirt. The sweatshirt that I wear every single day, and the logo and I thought about how much this actually meant to me. Then I thought of my camp, the camp that I've gone to for seven years. So I put down a paddle, it was something that I used the most at the camp for seven years. Lastly the nike logo I got from thinking about my style, and what I look to have or what I already have. Nike, being on a lot of the things I have.

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Mini-Proyecto--Poema

Posted by Andrew Cheatley on Monday, May 15, 2017 at 1:37 pm

Andrés Cheatley
Este es quien soy
Hijo de Lisa y Dave
Hermano de Ashlee
Sobrino de Renee y Doug

Mi familia viene de la isla de Irlanda.
 Yo nunca viví allí mismo, pero, mi bisabuela y abuelo hizo.
 Tengo muchas herencias, como el latín, el español y el árabe

soy gracioso
Yo soy blanco
Me siento cómodo
yo soy delgada
Soy alto tengo ojos azules

Negative/Positive space

Posted by Alejandro Guerra on Monday, May 15, 2017 at 1:33 pm

A. Negative space is the space around and between the objects in a picture

B. I found the negative space in my cut out by looking for the spaces in the image that were a darker shade than the rest of the image.

C. It helps an artist to see in negative space because if the artist uses this technique it makes their artwork more realistic which improves the quality of the image.

D. Seeing in negative space enhances artwork becomes the image is more realistic ,and the artist can use the negative space to do interesting things in their artwork

Negative Space cut out

Posted by Justin Siegel on Monday, May 15, 2017 at 1:01 pm

Negative Space Cut out

Posted by Justin Siegel in Art - Freshman on Monday, May 5, 2017 at 12:35 pm

The negative space seen in this picture is the lighter color. Often times negative space is the space that is not relevant in a picture, or the background which helps the imagery stand out. In this picture above the darker color is the positive space. The definition of negative space is the space around and between the subject of an image. The subject of my image was the pink, and the negative space was orange. It often helps an artist if they are able to see negative space, because they are then able to create a subject that will be more visible/relevant. Seeing in negative space can definitely enhance your drawings, because it is another tool you can use when designing it. Using negative space helps the artist to gain more focus on the subject of the image.

MP1 Art Blog and Artist's Statement

Posted by Alejandro Guerra on Monday, May 15, 2017 at 11:36 am

1. Printmaking is the transferring of an image from one surface to another.

2. The invention of printmaking was revolutionary, because books were now faster to make at a large scale.

Printmaking was used during the American Revolution to make newspapers without the invention of printmaking it would have been difficult to mass produce newspappers/

This print interests me because there is a lot more toon it than it appears there are many intricate designs that mean something and tell a story

In the print I notice that there are many very small details that the artist took time to create which shows to me how much passion the artist has for the art of printmaking

Luke Watson-Sharer Capstone

Posted by Luke Watson-Sharer in Capstone · Todd · Wed on Monday, May 15, 2017 at 10:28 am

My benchmark began the beginning of my junior year, not on purpose as I began to work at the Penn museum for my ILP. I began doing light research and presentations in the galleries and eventually writing and presenting tours. What I wanted to do was create and write my own tours for people there and SLA classes for my capstone. It was something I understood but was also comfortable with and I had the ability to do so since I’ve been working there a while.

I originally had written three tours but only presented two. I presented two of them to groups at the Penn museum and 1 to the SLA students. The topics were Numismatics in ancient Rome and modern day American currency and Tradition and culture in old Africa and what we wouldn’t have in the U.S. without it. I thought these would be relevant and interesting topics that people at SLA and elsewhere would be interested in since it felt very relevant and current. I presented the Rome tour to a group of around 10 at the museum where I engaged the crowd with a lot off questions allowing comparison. I then did the tour of Africa to SLA students and wanted to show them of the changes and things that we don’t put our mind to. I know our capstones are meant to integrate the SLA and other communities around us. I put together original work of engaging topics meant to allow students and people to consider history and its relevance to our lives today.

A link here shows the images, bibliography, tours and more

https://docs.google.com/a/scienceleadership.org/document/d/1zXpWoQizYJcYzMAwm3xkqmvFIvpMGiZl8opjtZbof5E/edit?usp=sharing

Final Stamp Design

Posted by Diamond Wallace in Art - Freshman · Hull · d1 Band on Sunday, May 14, 2017 at 8:43 pm

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The stamp above symbolizes me in many ways. The flower above is an orange blossom. An orange blossom has a meaning that many people don’t know about. The meaning is chastity, purity and loveliness. It’s a symbol of me because my heart is big enough for love and forgiveness and my purity is where God wants it to be. In my brainstorm, i used words such as loving, forgiving, funny, outgoing, outspoken, and creative. The orange blossom is my favorite flower.

When I brainstormed my words, I looked for words that had common meanings. At first, I was going to draw a diamond but I thought that's a diamond would be basic. So instead, I looked deeper and found characteristic traits that I never knew about myself. I realized that all flowers had meanings, so I researched my favorite flower and found out its meaning and how it connected with me.

The negative space is the white. The positive space is the flower. I chose to do it this way because I feel like the flower is a powerful and positive symbol. Positive space refers to the main focus of a picture, while negative space refers to the background. In this case, the flower is the mains focus.

Final Stamp Design

Posted by Juliana Long in Art - Freshman · Hull · c1 Band on Sunday, May 14, 2017 at 8:30 pm

Obviously, my name is what I think represents me the most. I say it and hear it more than any other word. My name was one of the first words I wrote down during the brainstorming. Because of this, I decided to choose my first initial to be part of my stamp. At first, I chose a design that had a lot of lines that would be impossible to cut out because there was no negative or positive space. I had to start over. The importance of negative and positive space is so that the design can really pop out, and I think my cutout represents that well. Like I mentioned earlier, my original stamp was all lines. That was hard for me to cut out because when you draw lines, there is no negative space. Once I started to understand this, I realized it would be best if I started over and that’s how I ended up with this design.

Week 5 - Day 1 & 2 - Rubber stamp - Cut out

Posted by Oluwatobiloba Adebayo in Art - Freshman · Hull · c2 Band on Sunday, May 14, 2017 at 7:55 pm

The task was to create an rubber stamp that described you as a person, now this might seem like an easy task but in reality it was the exact opposite. For me personally , I would consider myself a variety of things so to dim that down to little was a struggle for me. The fact that also can not draw was another struggle for me.

I started off trying to be very complex. I wanted to make it different that was when my difficulties started. I had some many things that described and could not choose one, That is when I came up with the idea of combining some of them. Which to lead to my first stamp which was an emoji. A mixture of me being funny and outgoing. After drawing my image finish it was then I knew I would have trouble with cutting out the positive and negative space so decided to go with a second approach. After going back to the drawing board a couple times I decided that I would be simple. I decided I would find a way to do my initials in a creative way. This is my final design as you can see above. The picture above symbolizes me in many ways. When to start of it is my. An I have such connection with this because it was not the name given my birth but I identify with this more than the one given to me.

Both positive and negative space was very important when designing my stamp. I wanted to make my stamp visually interesting and made sure something stood out so I cut out certain parts that connect my initials. Instead of making one of my letters positive and the other negative I thought it would be best if both were positive so it has some type of unison to it.

Final Stamp Design

Posted by Jeremiah Butler in Art - Freshman · Hull · c2 Band on Sunday, May 14, 2017 at 5:31 pm

To first start off I originally had a overall layout of how my stamp would preferably look like. Then we had the assignment to make a list of words that described us in the best way. The assignment really changed the meaning of my stamp, tremendously. I was first going to write my name in a type of font and put things around it, but then I realized there is one overall thing that I am about. That is cooking and the word that stood out for that was "skillful". So I tweaked my whole stamp and dumbed it down to a chef's hat with my initials on each side of it. I now believe that this is something I could have for my own future business I wish to build from the ground and up.

The assignment was to create a printmaking stamp through positive and negative space. The final design, after I decided to not do the one before that, was brought up to show how clear my vision of me will be in the future.

The importance of negative and positive space is to show how a focus of a drawing can be complemented with a single or more background in a picture. In my drawing the complement of the background space suits it well and leaves a wide range of thought to the stamp itself.

Understanding the principles of this type of art is truly significant to all other art, I see now. If a or multiple focus and background are present the picture is showing negative and positive space. I got stuck around making sure my stamp didn't look my vision I intended. I learned to make sure your art looks like how you want it to, so your vision isn't confused with something that you dislike or didn't want. This can go far in the art world of negative and positive printmaking.

Final Stamp Design

Posted by Isayas Johnson on Sunday, May 14, 2017 at 5:20 pm

When I started brainstorming the cut out stamp I wanted it to focus on something related to the sport of track and field. I decided on a simple design of track shoes but these design did not work because I could not draw the shoes properly. After the different spikes and track shoes designs did not work, I decided to move on from the shoe idea and draw an actual track. This stamp symbolizes me because since track and field is a major part of my life I find that most people know me for running track. My current events are 100m, 200m, 400 x 100 and long jump so I spend hours every day practicing or competing.

My first design of the track field was originally an entire track field with the word "determination" in the center but due t how long the word is I also had to scrap that idea. Finally I simplified it to a singular ring with the word "track" arranged into a peak formation. The orange negative space serves as a contrast to the purple positive space. The lack of negative space in the letter "A" it what helps create the peak formation. My biggest challenge was cutting out the letters for the circular track. The razors that I used kept ripping the paper and was terrible at cutting the curves.

With a steady hand, I glued all of my pieces together. The ridges formed along the field represent my challenges and progressions in life. In summary the important aspects of my life are summed up in a simplistic stamp design.TRACK is life!

Niah Lombo Capstone

Posted by Niah Lombo in Capstone · Siswick/Kay · Wed on Sunday, May 14, 2017 at 10:06 am

Students in class with their costumes on

For my capstone, I chose to do something that was important to me and the community. During my time at Science Leadership Academy, I've experienced first hand our school spirit which was very welcoming. School spirit is important to me because I feel like it very crucial in the “High School experience” but not only that I want to create a safe and friendly environment for everyone to feel welcomed and accepted here. No one should not feel welcome in a community they go to for 4 years. With times like this, we need to express love and compassion. I’ve been in the SLA spirit committee since my freshman year and now during my Senior year, I run it along with a friend of mine. Our goal was to strengthen our school community and so we’ve had several meetings discussing what to do. Our first event of the school year was our Halloween costume contest. Keeping in mind that it had to be school appropriate, we wanted the students to dress how they wanted to dress for the contest. We’ve faced many challenges for this event like stage planning, how to get people to sign up, spread the word, and it definitely helped us with planning future events. Even though we still faced more challenges throughout the school year with our other events. Overall it was amazing to be apart of our community and to give back what was given to my during high school.

Bibliography

Bergland, Christopher. "Kids and Classrooms: Why Environment Matters." Psychology Today. Psychology Today, 26 Jan. 2016. Web. 30 Jan. 2017. <https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-athletes-way/201601/kids-and-classrooms-why-environment-matters>.

This source talks about why school environment is important since this is where our kids are spending most of their time at during the week. “Whether it's intuitive or cerebral, the thought leaders at these billion dollar corporations know that improving the poetics of space within a work environment optimizes every employee’s potential.” This type of thinking applies to the school environment as well. This link will help me get a better understanding of how the work environment can affect the workers or students in a positive way. School Spirit is a part of the school environment. This source will provide a better understanding of how to create a better environment.

Dusenbury, Linda, Dr. "Creating a Safe Classroom Environment." Education World: Creating a Safe Classroom Environment. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2017. <http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/creating-safe-classroom-environment-climate.shtml>

Creating a safe classroom environment includes how does the classroom look to how do the students act in the hallways. “Students need to feel safe in order to learn. They need to feel secure in order to want to participate.” High School is a scary and huge transition from middle school so they already come in with that intuitive thought of “High school is all about social status”. While that is true, that type of high school system is seen more in bigger schools because it's harder to please a bigger group. This source will provide me a better understanding of how to create a better school environment.

Kelly, Caroline. "School Spirit: What Does it Really Mean?" The Bradford Online. The Bradford, 08 Dec. 2011. Web. 30 Jan. 2017. <http://whsbradford.org/school-spirit-what-does-it-really-mean/>

What does school spirit really mean, for some it could be homecoming (Unfortunately here at SLA we have never had the luxury of a homecoming), pep rallies, spirit week and etc. Kelly describes the importance of all these events and the actual meaning of school spirit. “To me, school spirit means representing your school proudly through behavior that paints our school and community in a positive light, Raiders or no Raiders. Take the most recent night game.” This source will provide me moe insight on what school spirit really is and how to get others involved with that vision of school spirit.

Lam, Stephanie. "Why School Spirit?" The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 23 Jan. 2014. Web. 30 Jan. 2017. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephanie-lam/school-spirit_b_4059626.html>

Is appeal considered as school spirit? Lam talks about how schools take advantage of the freshman and senior class to get them to buy their overpriced apparel from the school store so they can show their “school spirit”. Freshman year you want to buy school apparel so you can show off your accomplishments while senior year you want something to remember your time at school. “Still, school pride need not depend on the institution you attend; it can also be formed through the relationships you have with others. That being said, smaller campuses, such as state colleges, have an advantage because they create an environment where students at least recognize each other, if not socialize together. The tight-knit community would ensure that school spirit thrives, so wearing collegiate clothing would be conventional” This source will enhance m understanding of what school spirit is.

Daniel. "Researchers examine the psychology of loyalty using school spirit | Science Codex." Researchers examine the psychology of loyalty using school spirit | Science Codex. N.p., 23 July 2009. Web. 30 Jan. 2017. <http://www.sciencecodex.com/reserachers_examine_psychology_of_loyalty_using_school_spirit>

The psychology of School spirit is much deeper than just loyalty to a school, for other it can have a much deeper meaning to it. The researchers separated a group of kids based off of their group alliances and then asked them series of questions that focus on school spirit and loyalty. “the students who were the most devoted to their school, to begin with, were also the most cooperative and helpful when forced to confront the school's failings. That is, those truest to their group redoubled their sense of service and commitment when faced with injustice. These results were immediate and short-term. That is, while some students stayed to help strengthen the group and correct its course, their commitment was unlikely to last for long.” This source will give me a better understanding of the positive effects of school spirit.

Sugarman, Lisa. "Why school spirit is so important." Lisa Sugarman. N.p., 10 Mar. 2016. Web. 30 Jan. 2017. <https://itiswhatitiscolumn.wordpress.com/2016/03/10/why-school-spirit-is-so-important/>

School spirit does a lot good that what people expect. It unites the school community for the common goal of school spirit, whether it's going to sports games to wearing the gear. Sugarman talks about how school spirit can bring people together and create a happy environment for all. “Spirit days united the greeks and the jocks and the drama kids and the musicians and the art kids because it created harmony. It gave us a common goal. And it even gave us a reason to embrace the teachers we didn’t like because they were usually the ones who revealed a totally different side of themselves when they got to show off their creative, spirited side. It leveled the playing field, is what it did. And gave us all a unique kind of license, just for that one day, to be as loud and obnoxious as possible. And sometimes, it even changed the course of our school experience, often bridging gaps between people who were never friends before they realized they shared this one, priceless bond.” This source will help me enhance my understanding of school spirit.

NFHS. "Survey Shows Students With School Spirit Are Top Achievers." NFHS. National Federations of State High School Associations, 5 Feb. 2015. Web. 30 Jan. 2017. <https://www.nfhs.org/articles/survey-shows-students-with-school-spirit-are-top-achievers/>

Reports from a High school survey finds that students who identify as coming from a “great school environment” are academically achieving more than students not coming from a great enjoyment school. from "From academic achievement to general happiness, the survey indicated a positive relationship to school spirit. Principals overwhelmingly believe it is important that they personally build school spirit at their school (89%) and that higher levels of school spirit are tied to higher student achievement." Connecting back to one of my first sources, the environment has a big effect on the student so it's important to establish a friendly environment for growth. This source will provide me a better understanding of the statistics of how school spirit can affect a student.

Willis, Judy. "The Neuroscience of Joyful Education." Educational Leadership. N.p., 2007. Web. 30 Jan. 2017. <https://www.psychologytoday.com/files/attachments/4141/the-neuroscience-joyful-education-judy-willis-md.pdf>.

School spirit is broken down into a science by researchers at EL find a better understanding of school environment. "Neuroimaging and neurochemical research support an education model in which stress and anxiety are not pervasive (Chugani, 1998; Pawlak, Magarinos, Melchor, McEwan, & Strickland, 2003). This research suggests that superior learning takes place when classroom experiences are enjoyable and relevant to students' lives, interests, and experiences. Many education theorists (Dulay & Burt, 1977; Krashen, 1982) have proposed that students retain what they learn when the learning is associated with strong positive emotion.” Not a lot of people realize how environments can affect one's thought, so it’s important to create that safer and better environment especially for students. This source will enhance my understanding of environments.

Wright, Dana E. "Beyond School Spirit: The Effects of Youth-Led Participatory Action Research in Two Urban High Schools." Academia.edu - Share research. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2017. <http://www.academia.edu/6045686/Beyond_School_Spirit_The_Effects_of_Youth-Led_Participatory_Action_Research_in_Two_Urban_High_Schools>

A report on youth involvement in urban schools and how that can affect participation. Thinking beyond just school spirit but personal growth. When students are put in “positive growth” environment that has school spirit it helps with personal growth. "With respect to the educational sphere, the theoretical and empirical work of Eccles et al provides support for the “developmental mismatch” hypothesis — that is, that some problems in motivation and engagement in school that emerge in adolescence may be attributable to poor person-environment ﬁtfor youth at the transition to secondary school(Eccles et al., 1993). While young people demonstrate growing capacity and desire for autonomy, youth perceive fewer opportunities to exercise autonomy and participate in making decisions and rules in junior high than they did in elementary schools (Midgley & Feldlaufer, 1987). Further, there is evidence that appropriate levels of decision-making and control are particularly salient for motivation and learning during the teenage years (Eccles et al.,1993). The present study draws on this developmental mismatch frame to investigate whether and how an innovative youth development intervention — youth-led participatory research — expands students opportunities to exert more power regarding policies and practices in two urban public high schools." This source enhances my knowledge on the psychological side of school spirit and school environment, which I can use to plan my our next events.

Zakrzewski, Vicki. "How to Create a Positive School Climate." Greater Good. N.p., 21 Aug. 2013. Web. 30 Jan. 2017. <http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_to_create_a_positive_school_climate>

In order to make a safe environment for school, everyone must feel safe, respected, and each person contributes to the operations of the school. School spirit has to do with the school environment and how students feel about the school community. "Research suggests that bringing everyone together to create a shared vision of the kind of climate they want increases the likelihood that the vision will actually be carried out. But according to Peter Senge, director of the Society for Organizational Learning that originated at MIT, a shared vision must emerge from our personal visions—otherwise, people won’t be committed to the shared vision." This source will help me get a better understanding of how to create a better environment using school spirit.

Ameena Atif Capstone

Posted by Ameena Atif in Capstone · Reddy · Wed on Sunday, May 14, 2017 at 8:41 am

Link to my website:

https://ameenaatif.wixsite.com/books

Link to purchase my e-book:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/annabelle-and-the-garden-ameena-atif/1126371123?ean=2940157282059

As a graduation requirement, I am challenged with creating a project that cultivates what I have learned in my four years at the Science Leadership Academy. The project must engage our 5 core values: Inquiry, Research, Collaboration, Process, and Reflection.

I wrote a short story e-book titled "Annabelle and the Garden". “Annabelle and The Garden” is a short story piece about one girl's curiosity and thankfulness. While on a class trip to her garden Annabelle learns about less fortunate people in her neighborhood. The garden is a symbolic place for growing and learning. Throughout the book Annabelle and readers are taught the value of family, gratitude, and love.

I am extremely passionate about children's education. It is my ‘life mission’ to ensure that every child I meet has access to books and quality education. In addition to my passion for literature, SLA has taught me the importance of community and gratitude. I asked myself, "How you can combine your literary passion and your love for the community?" From there, "Annabelle and The Garden" was born.

I created a website to serve as a home for "Annabelle and The Garden" and my senior capstone. This website is not just a home for my senior capstone. It's main function is to engage little readers with our beautiful planet Earth and the worlds in books all around them. On the “Lesson Plans’ parents/guardians and educators can perform experiments and activities with little readers.

My SLA admission interview ended with the question, "How can you make SLA a better place?". As my graduation ceremony approaches and my capstone process ends, I leave a similar question for you. "How can you make the world a better place?"

"Annabelle and The Garden" is available for purchase on Barnes & Noble. You can also read an excerpt of the book on Barnes & Noble's website. All of the proceeds are being donated to KidsGardening.org. For 35 years KidsGardening has been a leader in the school gardening movement. They encourage garden based learning.

Final Stamp ~Art

Posted by Rahmir Powell in Art - Freshman · Hull · d1 Band on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 11:16 pm

This stamp is me. You see a basketball, with sunglasses and feet. The basketball simply represents my favorite sport. The sunglasses represent my personality and how cool, and relaxed I am. But as you can tell, this basketball has no arms, only legs. There's a reason behind that. The legs show that no matter what I'm determined to always keep moving, and to push forward in any situation.

The following assignments built up to this point. We were preparing for the cut by making other stamps, and learning about the art of positive and negative space. Negative and positive space is important because when you are painting or drawing, you must be able to see which is which. Positive space is important because it highlights every detail, and negative space is important because it helps bring out that detail. I used to get stuck at not being able to tell the difference, but now I'm an expert.

In conclusion, I can apply this to the real world. I'm glad I had the opportunity to learn this, and now I feel more prepared for art.