(3/2) Connection to Objectives

The articles are discussing how to connect technology to the classroom.

My personal objectives focus on connecting traditional media and new media. The first article we read specifically talks about unplugging and removing yourself from technology and the importance of that. If we incorporate new and old media we are using technology but also taking time to build on tradition.

Our students will, in many cases, be well versed in technology. It will be our job to allow them to use it as well as unplug.

(3/1) Wrong

I was thinking about an issue I am passionate about upon hearing the prompt for the digital collage. At first I was thinking about making a poster to discuss the importance of voting.

And then I watched the debate.

I decided I could not just make something that simple. NPR was live fact checking the debate, and as many viewers understand, Donald makes up his own statistics, facts, and point of view on the spot. Each piece of text is a direct copy from the transcript, and a direct quote from Donald's side of the debate on Monday Night. Each one was fact checked and proven to be wrong, even the quote where he says "Wrong,".

The background was made on Photoshop with the shape tools, eraser tool, opacity, and rasterizing the shapes, to create a "vintage campaign poster" look.

So my fellow classmates, take this information and do with it what you will. Please VOTE!
Register to VOTE if you have not already! Please, just VOTE your heart!

(2/3) Artistic Responce to On/Off

This piece is about not responding to messages and feeling separated because of turning off your phone. I asked friends, family, and coworkers to send me messages and I was not going to respond and use whatever they sent in a poster for a class project. Lost in Grey Space, is referring to the feeling of being lost with our technology, and feeling in limbo, or grey area. When you have a text or iMessage conversation it is usually colorful and blue or green. However, incoming messages are only grey. When you do not respond it looks sad and boring on the screen.

(2/2) Unplugging Reflection

This week we all tried to consciously put down and turn off our technological devices. At first it seems a little stressful but after a while it seemed very freeing. This weekend I went to the Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy with my family and it was nice to leave my phone in the car and truly spend time with them. My brother is in college, and the rest of us have work and school, so this was a rare treat. There were moments however that I wanted to take a picture, or check the time, and I could not. This was a little challenging but also freeing. I was able to soak up the experience instead of documenting it.

This past summer I had a more in-depth experience with turning off your phone.  I lived in the woods for 10 weeks up in the Adirondacks. Every day was turn off your phone day, every day was freeing. There was little to no service, and only a few spots for wifi to be used out of work hours. Even then, it never really felt necessary. I was happy to be able to do this for a week again.

(2/1) eEtiquette

It is the worst when someone misspells your name especially when it is clearly written on the page they are writing on, like Facebook for instance. This happens to me all the time. 

This happens to my Mom all the time. She says her caps key sticks on her phone but I'm not always so sure. I find it funny more than anything else. 

This is so important. I always try to write a quick thank you email within 24 hours and send a written letter. 

(1/4) Douglas Rushkoff

While reading chapter one of Douglas Rushkoff, a few parts stuck with me.
First, I cannot help but take away the part where he is referring to email taking away phone calls as opposed to letter writing. Since email came to be, I have always heard it called the end of letter writing, but that never sat right with me. I still write letters and emails. However, I make very few phone calls. This is the first time I feel like I can agree with someone describing how email has changed out world. Second, I enjoy the misplaced anxiety thoughts on how our brains develop differently with technology and how it makes perfect sense. We are adaptive and evolving creatures that change with out environments. We just need to remember to use technology appropriately and remember to as the chapter says not be "always on".

(1/3) Museum of Art and Design, Columbus Circle

Museum of Art and Design

The Museum of Art and Design is a contemporary art museum that focuses on craft and innovation. It first opened its doors in 1956 as a museum called The Museum of Contemporary Crafts. Later it became the American Craft Museum. Today the museum fosters new creativity everyday through artist studios, in fact it is the only New York museum with an Open Studio program. Where visitors can interact with practicing artists, making art in the museum itself. The museum supports new technologies in all art fields through innovative exhibitions.  

Past exhibits have included a Shapeways coming into the gallery and talking to patrons, Jacquard weavings by Chuck Close, and interactive art where the participant makes a sound into the microphone and a program interperpates it into a 3D printable vase. 

They specialize in Jewelry, Fiber, Technology, Design, Clay, Mixed Media, and more

Their breadth of exhibits, and support of working artists make them (in my opinion) one of the best museums in the City.

(1/2) Daniel Rozin

Daniel Rozin "Penguins", 2015

Daniel Rozin is a New York based interactive media artist. He is an Associate Art Professor at Tish in the ITP program. In is artistic career he has had exhibitions around the country and the world, both group and solo. His installations use moving objects to represent a greyscale image captured by a camera. It takes numerous pictures per second and a computer pixilates the image in greyscale. The different shades are interpreted as certain angles or front or back  depending on the material used. The end result is a a mirror effect made from objects as can be seen in the video. 

There is a sense of magic with Rozin's pieces because even though the viewers understand that there is a computer controlling the objects, it is not visible to the viewer. This aspect adds to the sense of awe. 

I chose his work because a piece of his was on display in Savannah, GA and did have a chance to go see it in person. This way I was able to learn more about his process.

About Me (1/1)

Hi I'm Sophia,

I went to undergrad at SCAD, Savannah College of Art and Design, for Jewelry and Art History. After graduation in Spring 2015, I moved back to New York and started my own small jewelry business. 

I wanted to gain classroom experience before graduate school so I became a substitute teacher in Pelham, NY. This position lead me to getting to know the Elementary Autism Classroom. I connected with a student in the classroom and became his one on one monitor. Seeing his growth in the classroom and his changes in behavior in the two months I worked with him was inspirational. I am happy to say that I started back in the classroom with him today and it was a very happy reunion. To say that I missed him over the summer would be an understatement. This classroom, the students and staff alike, have changed my life. They are the reason I am looking into getting dual certification in Art Ed and Special Needs. I have seen what a big difference technology and art makes in the special needs classroom it would be amazing to combine them to meet the students needs even better.

I have some experience with new media through my jewelry studio work. I have explored arduino and LED through an Interactive Wearables class. We also had to keep a blog for that class: http://sophias-interactivewearable-blog.tumblr.com/. In terms of design I have used Adobe CS, Rhino, and Sketchbook Pro Designer. In regards to rapid-prototyping I have 3D printed and explored laser cutting to influence my studio process and manipulate my materials.