Visual Journal

Students will work independently in their sketchbook with a wide variety of mediums.  The purpose of the sketchbook is to give students the opportunity to experiment with art making techniques, tools and to further develop their own ideas.  Sketchbook entries will be evaluated twice a semester.

VISUAL JOURNAL

What is a Visual Journal?

A visual journal can take many forms but is essentially a sketch book filled with collages, stamping, painting, drawing, bits of paper we collect here and there and written text that allow us to express, with creativity, the thoughts and details of our daily lives.

It is the most important process in developing our ideas.

Visual journal Web Resources

Check out these interesting web-sites for inspiration.

Illuminations

http://www.kporterfield.com/journal/Illuminations.html

Maya´s Visual Journals

http://ritualesgallery.blogspot.com/

Dan Eldon.org- he´s awesome!

http://www.daneldon.org/

How to Create a Visual Journal

http://www.visualjournaling.com/sketchbooks.html#

Journal Fodder Junkies

http://journalfodderjunkies.blogspot.com/2007/05/how-it-started.html

BRING YOUR SKETCHBOOK TO ART CLASS EVERYDAY

USE ANY ART TOOLS YOU WISH

How to use your Visual Journal

Ø  note taking

Ø  sketching

Ø  experimenting with different media

Ø  collecting resources

Ø  writing

Visual Journal Due Dates:

  November 22, 2010

January 19, 2011

Your visual journal is like a bank:  invest in it and you will have a wealth to draw on.  Be playful with your ideas.  This journal is more about process than product.

You will choose visual journal assignments from the list provided.  Be sure to add the DATE and the ASSIGNMENT NUMBER on each completed page in your visual journal.

You are expected to complete a total of 10 exercises in your visual journal outside of class assignments.  Journals will be collected twice over the semester handing in 5 exercises each time and will be evaluated according to the following criteria.