Alten Studio




First thing Monday morning we took the truck into Wolf’s Auto Ford Service Center. While we were waiting for them to be able to look at the truck we went in search of somewhere to eat lunch and see what else was around the area. We ate lunch at a […]

Journey 2015 Day 4







Project Description   Journals will be placed in public areas around Michiana or distributed through an acquaintance network. Journals are incredibly personal tools for self-exploration and expression. While most people hold their diaries close, others choose to share their thoughts with the world through social media or blogs. Blogs and […]

SPA Week 12 Project Final Report



Type & Size of Journal 1) https://www.amazon.com/Kraft-Notebook-Inches-Notebooks-Journals/dp/B06XS9WXWQ/ref=pd_ybh_a_14?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=7GSGFXGT74QK0RV8HSHM 3.5×5.5 kraft brown notebooks. blank pages. 25/ $25.00 + $6.30 shipping 2)https://www.amazon.com/Travel-Journal-Notebook-Journals-Travelers/dp/B0757Y62MR/ref=pd_ybh_a_13?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=7GSGFXGT74QK0RV8HSHM 5.5×8 (a5) kraft brown notebooks. lined pages. 6/ $10.08 + free shipping 3)https://www.amazon.com/NUOLUX-Notebook-Notepads-Journal-Colors/dp/B075685P7L/ref=pd_ybh_a_19?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=7GSGFXGT74QK0RV8HSHM 3.5×5 tropical colors. lined pages. 24/$14.95 + free shipping 4)hand made notebooks 5.5×8 various color colors and styles. […]

SPA Week 11 Project Research



Instruction: Brainstorm your Social Practice Project and develop your project idea. Create a proposal statement covering the 5 W’s. Refer to similar projects and images or notes. Response: Brainstorming Process, Lists, & Word Associations My Media : Photography, printmaking, book binding, jewelry making Things I like to do: travel, sleep, […]

SPA Week 10 Project Brainstorming



Instructions: Talk, listen, and interview other artists. Research the Seer Project (Lee Mingwei) and watch presentation videos from the Creative Capital Retreat. Response: Creative Capital Artist Presentations Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts I liked that she was inhabiting a space relevant to the story she was telling. It really brings home the idea […]

SPA Week 9 Interviews and Presentations





Instruction: Untitled (Sun State) is one of Beuys’s blackboard drawings, which were created during his lectures at educational institutions and museums. This drawing evolved during his participation in the public dialogue, “Art into Society, Society into Art” at The Art Institute of Chicago in 1974. Here Beuys demonstrates, with a […]

SPA Week 7 Joseph Beuys