The studio, this past week, was filled with flying paper scraps, spent glue stick dispensers, scotch tape stuck on any flat surface and the sounds of freshman working together and alone on their first project-based, in-class assignment.
The "I Wish" List project stemmed from the investigation and follow up discussion of the two web resources-- a viewing of The All-American Rejects video "Dirty Little Secret" and a guided (read: censored) tour of the PostSecrets blog for inspiration and examples.
What came out of the week was, I thought, a very solid and interesting array of thoughts regarding what each individual student wished for: for themselves, for their school and for their world.
For our first public exhibition of the students' work in the Academic Building, I purchased two recycle bins to build a display/representation of the process of creating the postcard pieces. The students and I then got to work attaching the final assignments (complete with a blurb, in their own words, about their wish) to the display board along with the recycle bins and a sizable amount of reclaimed trash left in the studio. The final exhibition is, IMHO, an eye-opener/head-turner!! See for yourself:
(photo credit: Devan Birch)
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