Residency: Urban Arts Academy - Tamar Ghidali, Rosey Lowe, Imani Vaughn-Jones - Total hours: 14. Juxtaposition- Ben Petersen, Johnathan Herrera - Total Hours: 9.
Shadowing: Simpson Housing - Melodee Strong - Total hours: 7.5 hours
First, let me start by saying that I am having so much fun at these residencies that I almost forget to take pictures! At Urban Arts, I came back, eager to get back to the kids and helping out. I asked Rosey what the activity was for the day and she said they were going to make bookmarks and maybe something else. I suggested that we should make landscapes. I got the idea from when I was working with Melodee at Simpson. My spin on it was that they would make beach landscapes. I was so happy when Rosey loved my idea, we looked in the closet for all kinds of materials the kids could use to make their beach landscapes. One of the teachers had these little umbrellas that we could use and it was all just perfect and the kids loved it! They made really great landscapes. I also made one for myself because I wanted to join in on the fun.
At Juxta, I began to learn more about the screen printing process. I helped Ben put the vellum on the screens and put the unused screens on the shelves. It wasn't a lot that I physically did but I felt like I learned a lot while he was explaining it to me. I also helped critique the apprentices' alphabets. It was a really great discussion and I feel like we were able to give everyone some great feedback. I get so inspired by what these students make. I think I'm going to have a harder time coming up with something to teach them but maybe when Johnny gets back we can talk about that.
I didn't have Simpson or the high school program at Urban Arts this week but for next time I hope to ask more questions. Sometimes I feel like I'm not asking enough questions and I've decided to make that a goal for me because I really want to get the best out of this experience and give these kids a good experience too.
My landscape
Urban Arts kid
Juxta