goin into spring

hey gang. just want to briefly add some details to the ALA art cyle experience.
had a blast. activities not mentioned by jon, (who, by the way, did a fantastic job) included an icebreaker on tuesday morning where all picked a sheet of paper with an artform on it (ie sculpture, film, culinary) and shared with the class an example of such. we also asked the eternal question, which they all aswered on sheets of paper to themselves..."what is art?" i still have the answers which i am excited to share with them after break, but for you all, a few examples...

"art is i guess to draw or to like make something.
well i guess art is anything. fro example this table is art!"

"art is people making things that inspire them"

"art is anything that you notice."

"art is what beauty is in the eye of the beholder...
(drawing of a cow)...
to me=art
to someone else=ugly"

"art is creativity, something that you can make, draw, paint, or say."

"art is a drawing or painting or sketch.
a sculpture or carving or 3D figure of some sort.
art is anything and everything.
a person is art."

on wednesday, we also went outside to analize photographs from my college portfolio and let a few of the kids talk about art they brought in themselves. melenie even brought in drawings her great uncle made. i'm hoping through this we helped them identify themselves as artists, and for them to see that there is art programs to consider in college and beyond.
finally, the one constructive critisizm for the cycle was lack of time. i feel more connections could be utilized including visiting tcu's art biulding or my friend's painting studio, and cycle activities we brainstormed could be pursued further, including an idea we gathered from chip where the kids attempt to photographs one mood per evening with 5 shots per mood from disposable cameras. great concept, but more time was needed. on a positive note, i had a great time with the kids and truely hope we inspired some future artists.