Reflection #2

This week's hands on activity and the reading have really helped me gain a deeper understanding about the visual arts. The activities in class were my favorite part. I really liked being able to apply the different aspects of visual arts with the reading because I am a hands on person. I realized that everyone in my group had different strengths in different areas. Christina was really good at drawing the different lines. Jentry did a great job with using construction paper and colored pencils to exhibit spacing. Allan was really good at creating textures. I feel like I was the best at the science side of art like tinting and shading. I found that very interesting because I've never thought of myself as being technical in my creativity. This was a wonderful opportunity to see the different strengths of my peers and apply that to teaching the arts in the class. I was also amazed at how many different things there are to art. There's a lot to know. It isn't just am opportunity to express yourself but there's a lot of depth and technique and knowledge that can be required.

As a teacher and an individual I feel like I can apply this to a classroom by being aware of the different strengths students have and letting them use those strengths to create wonderful art pieces and being excited about art. I want to help them understand the things I now know about techniques using the elements and understanding the principles. The more they know the better artists they can become. Visual art can be complicated (I'm thinking of the color wheel in detail) but also teachable and simple to children and adults. I love the arts and the more I learn the more I appreciate it.