https://msvega.art/art-history-materials/2023-07-09T23:12:40+00:00weekly0.6https://msvega.art/japanese/https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/class-01302017.pngClass 01302017https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/psane4bd9ce696871.jpgPsan作文1For the final composition, students must write vertically on ghttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/me3-msan.pngME3 MsanSometimes, students write things that might be several levels above where they're at. In such cases, I explain things so that they have a chance to work it out for themselves anyway, but I use this "spoiler cover" trick to give them something they can check their work against without having to wait for me to come online again.https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/me3-gsan.pngME3 GsanAn example of how I check the Mini Essays, short writing assignments done entirely on the Blackboard Discussion Boards. https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/toki-sa-crop.jpegtoki SA cropThis student was making the bottom-right portion of the character 時 look like the hiragana さ, so I used color-coding to differentiate the 3 component radicals.https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/so-crop.jpegSO CropJust as Japanese students confuse letters that look similar (all the circles with sticks letters—b, d, p, and q), American students need extra help differentiating ツ、ソ、シ、ン、and ノ.https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pizzadress.jpgPizzaDressConjugation makes all the difference! This student meant to write, https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/jpn-iconssched-v2.jpgJPN IconsSched V2https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/jpn-iconssyl1.jpgJPN IconsSylhttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/jpn-iconssktr2.jpgJPN IconsSktR2019-12-29T09:29:16+00:00weekly0.6https://msvega.art/about/my-artwork/https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/rokebyyou.jpgThe Rokeby YouAcrylic on Canvas with Mirror, 2016https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fauxinlay-arch.jpgFauxInlay ArchAn attempt to create the look of inlaid jewels (Vitrail paint, wood stain, and polyurethane on wood, 2017)https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/wsu-jpn-flyers-w18-2c.jpgWSU JPN Flyers W18-2CMade as a "freshening up" of the old MS Word-based flyer the Japanese Program was using. The photographs & pictures used were all taken from the internet, although I did put the pictures into the 「日本語」text myself. (Made with Photoshop CC & InDesign CC, 2017)https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/v2-tapas-de-poesia.jpgV2 Tapas de PoesiaDone as a favor for a friend. I did not create the images, only the layout. (Made with Apple Pages, 2014)https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/harry-twilight-show-poster.jpgHarry's Hotter Show PosterDone as a favor for a fellow former City Year member who later joined this theatre group (Digitally inked & colored pencil drawing, made with Photoshop Elements, 2014)https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2016-sm-fanart.jpeg2016 SM FanartDone to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the first good Sailor Moon fanart I ever did (Digitally inked, printed out, colored with color pencil, 2016)https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/pjghandprint.jpgPJGHandprintHand-printed linocut letter forms (2017)https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/the-atavus.jpgThe AtavusPendant piece to "The Alchemist" (2016)https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/the-alchemist-complete.jpgThe AlchemistA bookshelf with stairs for shelves. Built from scratch! See comments below for a link to the Work In Progress post I'd done on my hobby blog. (2016)https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/alchemist-ambience.jpgThe Alchemist (Ambience)This sits in the corner of my room. It looks a bit silly with the lights but that amuses me so it's okay. (2016)2018-04-25T04:28:37+00:00weekly0.6https://msvega.art/2018/04/22/a-cape-for-albert/https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cape-button-crop.jpegCape Button Crophttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/albert-lastday.jpgAlbert LastDayAlbert sitting with the downtown Detroit skyline in the backgroundhttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/albertwposter.jpgAlbertwPosterhttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cape-button.jpgCape Buttonhttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cape-lining.jpgCape Lininghttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/capeshell.jpgCapeShellhttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/albertenjoying.jpgAlbertEnjoyingHe's really getting a kick out of his upgraded threads!https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/capesewing.jpgCapeSewinghttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/capeprog4.jpgCapeProg4https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/felted-lining.jpgFelted LiningThe completed lining.2018-04-23T04:39:42+00:00monthlyhttps://msvega.art/2018/04/12/of-embroidery-life-skills/https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/symquiltclose.jpgSymQuiltClosehttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/j-quilt.jpgJ Quilthttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/m-quilt.jpgM Quilthttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/c-quilt.jpgC Quilthttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/t-quilt.jpgT Quilthttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sym-quilt.jpgSym Quilthttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/a-quilt.jpgA Quilthttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/k-quilt.jpgK Quilthttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/jg-quilt.jpgJG Quilt2020-08-22T08:13:36+00:00monthlyhttps://msvega.art/effective-urban-educator/committed-to-diversity/https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/preciousknowledge-crystal-e1524374636909.jpgPreciousKnowledge Crystalhttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/preciousknowledge.jpgPreciousKnowledgehttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/genkoucomp.pngGenkouCompThe composition paper on the left has 400 boxes (20 x 20), whereas the one on the right has 255 (15 x 15) on the same A4 size sheet, so the squares end up bigger. It also has the benefit of having each box divided into quadrants, which is particularly helpful for anyone first starting to learn to write Japanese.https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/w17-q10.pngW17 Q10Quiz 10 as written in a previous semester of Elementary Japanese IIhttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/f17-q10.pngF17 Q10The modified version. The increased spacing is particularly noticeable in the bottom half.2018-04-22T05:28:43+00:00weekly0.6https://msvega.art/effective-urban-educator/reflective/https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/headlights-restored-e1524372586641.pngHeadlights Restored2018-04-22T04:58:03+00:00weekly0.6https://msvega.art/2017/12/04/graffiti-style-name-throwies/https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/eva-tag-digiink2.jpgEVA Tag DigiInk2https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/eva-tag.jpgEVA Taghttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/eva-thumbs.jpgEVA Thumbshttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/js-throwie.jpgJs Throwiecomment goes herehttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/jr.jpgJRrubrichttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/grafwall.jpgGrafWallTo protect students' identities, last names have been digitally removed from the pieces that included them.https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/bd.jpgbdThe stands weren't finished, but this was a great start by "bd."https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/nate.jpgNateNate had been very active in the discussion about graffiti; perhaps he was already a big fan of the style?https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/fayfay.jpgFayFay"FayFay" also struggled to start off; but her perseverance paid off.https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ab.jpgABADB struggled to get going, but he was able to come up with a classic joined bubble letter design in the end.2018-04-22T04:29:49+00:00monthlyhttps://msvega.art/2018/03/28/fashion-illustration-class/https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/640px-john_everett_millais_-_ophelia_-_google_art_project.jpg640px-John_Everett_Millais_-_Ophelia_-_Google_Art_Projecthttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/gucci2018spring-monrealophelia.jpgGucci2018Spring MonrealOpheliahttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/themecollage-crop.jpegThemeCollage Crophttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/crqsthm-jug.jpgCrqsThm JugThe Croquis Themes Jughttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/rs-crqs19.jpgRS Crqs19https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/shadngdem-clr1.jpgShadngDem Clrhttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cb-crqs21.jpgCB Crqs21https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cb-c21-feedback.jpgCB C21 Feedbackhttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/contrapposto-ex.jpgContrapposto Exhttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/croquiscollage-1.jpgCroquisCollage 1The collage I made for the Croquis Themes Jug consisted of images pulled almost entirely from art supply catalogs.2018-04-22T04:21:37+00:00monthlyhttps://msvega.art/2018/03/16/shibori/https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/bluecolander.jpgBlueColanderhttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dye3.jpgDye3https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dye2.jpgDye2Old yogurt and soda ash containers working hard!https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dye1.jpgDye1The pigment comes in powder form.https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/silkarashi.jpgSilkArashihttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/rayonarashi.jpgRayonArashihttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/3arashi.jpg3ArashiThe pipe after the dye bathhttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/foldingclamping.jpgFoldingClampingFolding & clamping fabric between blocks and between paper clips. The reading underneath is an excerpt from Yoshiko Wada's book "Shibori."https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/arashipole2.jpgArashiPole2Once you get to the top of the fabric, you slide it down the pipe so it bunches up like this.https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/arashipole1.jpgArashiPole1The fabric is first placed on the pole fully extended, then bound to it with yarn or string.2018-04-17T06:11:02+00:00monthlyhttps://msvega.art/effective-urban-educator/innovative/https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/marcelcrayons-e1512005906822.jpgMarcelCrayons2018-04-09T01:15:15+00:00weekly0.6https://msvega.art/2018/02/12/designing-jewelry-with-the-wearer-in-mind/https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/jwlryillstdmcrop.jpgJwlryIllstDmCrophttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/jwlryfigillst4.jpgJwlryFigIllst4https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/jwlryfigillst5.jpgJwlryFigIllst5https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/jwlryfigillst3.jpgJwlryFigIllst3https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/jwlryfigillst2.jpgJwlryFigIllst2These students enjoyed putting lots of detail into their faces, not choosing to use the "cheat" of having the models' eyes closedhttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/jwlryfigillstvp.jpgJwlryFigIllstVPSome students were having a hard time making the conversion from "car parts" to "jewelry," so I encouraged them to make up a personality for their model.https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/jwlryfigillst1.jpgJwlryFigIllst1A student works on a drawing of a model with voluminous hair and matching earrings & necklacehttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/jwlryillstdemoclrcrctd.jpgJwlryIllstDemoClrCrctdBasic head and hand illustration to model jewelry on2018-04-08T22:16:23+00:00monthlyhttps://msvega.art/2018/02/10/the-jewelers-apprentice/https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mngram5.jpegMngram5https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mngram2.jpgMngram2https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mngram3.jpgMngram3https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mngram1.jpgMngram1https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/mngram1p5.jpgMngram1p52018-02-11T01:05:40+00:00monthlyhttps://msvega.art/blog/2018-02-05T06:18:56+00:00weekly0.6https://msvega.art/2018/01/15/flashback-mythology-mini-books/https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2013e69687e58c96e7a5adscreen.png2013文化祭ScreenThe boards are visible behind the student in this otherwise unrelated imagehttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/thor-5.jpgThor 5https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/thor-4.jpgThor 4https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/thor-3.jpgThor 3https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/thor-2.jpgThor 2https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/thor-1-wm.jpgThor 1 WMhttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/daphne-5.jpegDaphne 5https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/daphne-4.jpegDaphne 4https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/daphne-3.jpegDaphne 3https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/daphne-2.jpegDaphne 22018-01-15T10:56:31+00:00monthlyhttps://msvega.art/about/https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/8ptojo.jpg8PtOjohttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/evega-icon.jpgEVega IconE. Vega, teacher of Art and Japanese2017-12-15T01:10:40+00:00weekly0.6https://msvega.art/2017/11/17/complementary-colors-with-paint-swatches/https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/swatch-pumpkin.jpgSwatch PumpkinNovember is still pumpkin season as far as I'm concerned!https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/quatrefoil.jpgQuatrefoilThis quatrefoil pattern is on everything from notebooks to towels right now. Broken down into its component shapes, it's not as complicated as one would think.https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sunrise-foggy-day.jpgSunrise Foggy Day"Sunrise on a Foggy Day"https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ccolors-rubric.jpgCColors RubricA simple rubric attached to the back of students' work gave them feedback and their grade. (A "4" is equivalent to an "A.") This was the grade for the moon-pattern piece at the beginning of this post.https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/rocket-man.jpgRocket ManWhy stop at the paint swatches? This student cut designs into the background paper as well.https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/pop.jpgPOPFuture Warhol or Lichtensteinhttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/traffic-signs.jpgTraffic SignsI was a bit surprised by how popular the "Traffic Signs" stencils were.https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/shooting-star.jpgShooting StarThis student included all 3 primary-secondary complimentary color pairs, and used the back of the swatch to add texture to the roof of the house in this whimsical night scene.https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/leperchaun.jpgLeperchaunThis student made use of the white lines on the swatches to enhance the movement of the arrows.https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/fulloflove.jpgFullOfLoveA piece that explores changing the scale of the same set of shapes—with a cute little winking person sending positive vibes out into the world!2017-12-14T08:10:45+00:00monthlyhttps://msvega.art/2017/11/06/action-drawings/https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/actiond-featured.jpgActionD Featuredhttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/actiond-demo05.jpgActionD Demo05Walking the Doghttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/actiond-demo04.jpgActionD Demo04https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/3rdg-actiond-05.jpg3rdG ActionD 05A Michael Jordan fan enjoying a hoverboard ride in front of his househttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2ndg-actiond-07.jpg2ndG ActionD 07The most dynamic examples from the second graders' work were put on display in the showcase in the Upper Elementary Common Area.https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2ndg-actiond-06.jpg2ndG ActionD 06Some students painted their scenes with tempera paint. While this second grader did not fully grasp the use of the paper strips, she nonetheless created a fascinating piece.https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/actiond-demo03.jpgActionD Demo03A student asked what figure skating looked like so I demonstrated. I wore clothing to mimic the composition of the Paper Strip Person so that students could see the parts of the limbs more easily as I moved about and did poses as requested.https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2ndg-actiond-05.jpg2ndG ActionD 05The scene completed on Day 2https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2ndg-actiond-04.jpg2ndG ActionD 04At the end of Day 1https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/2ndg-actiond-03.jpg2ndG ActionD 03Working on a soccer scene2017-11-29T06:50:55+00:00monthlyhttps://msvega.art/2017/10/18/collaborative-papel-picado/https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/bigppcdo-pink.jpgBigPPcdo Pinkhttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/bigppcdo-brown.jpgBigPPcdo BrownOther students got the idea to embellish their designs with shapes cut from construction paperhttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/bigppcdo-red.jpgBigPPcdo RedThe center rectangle reads "Go Blue"https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/bigppcdo-orange.jpgBigPPcdo Orange2017-11-20T03:24:26+00:00monthlyhttps://msvega.art/2017/10/11/expression-pumpkins/https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1st-grade-pumpkins.jpg1st Grade Pumpkins"Roar!"https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/myexppumpkin.jpgMyExpPumpkinhttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/frankenpumpkin-2ndg-2.jpgFrankenPumpkin 2ndG 2In the spirit of Halloween, eventually even Frankenpumpkins emergedhttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/exppumpkin-2ndg-1.jpgExpPumpkin 2ndG 1Another student made a ferocious vampire pumpkinhttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/exppumpkin-2ndg.jpgExpPumpkin 2ndGA second grader's surprised pumpkinhttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/exppumpkin-3rdg-3.jpgExpPumpkin 3rdG 3A bemused pumpkin with sequins for blushing cheekshttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/exppumpkin-3rdg-2.jpgExpPumpkin 3rdG 2The perfect Halloween combination of friendly and creepy!https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/exppumpkin-3rdg-1.jpgExpPumpkin 3rdG 1Fearsome yet fashionablehttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/frankenpumpkin-2ndg-1.jpgFrankenPumpkin 2ndG 1A Hulk Frankenpumpkin! The student imagined an elaborate backstory to explain her jack-o-lantern's expression2017-11-17T05:21:06+00:00monthlyhttps://msvega.art/2017/09/25/papel-picado/https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ppicado-skull-2s.jpgPPicado Skull 2Shttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ppicado-starflare.jpgPPicado StarFlarehttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ppicado-skull-1s.jpgPPicado Skull 1Shttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ppicado-class.jpegPPicado ClassStudents hard at work creating their designshttps://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ppicado4thg-hall-2.jpgPPicado4thG Hall 2https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ppicado4thg-hall-1.jpgPPicado4thG Hall 1https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ppicado4thg-4.jpgPPicado4thG 4https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ppicado4thg-3.jpgPPicado4thG 3https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ppicado4thg-2.jpgPPicado4thG 2https://msvega.art/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ppicado4thg-1.jpgPPicado4thG 12017-11-15T06:26:02+00:00monthlyhttps://msvega.art/effective-urban-educator/2017-10-09T01:57:37+00:00weekly0.6https://msvega.artdaily1.02023-07-09T23:12:40+00:00