Art Show - Caitlyn Carmony

I was very impressed with the art show. There was a lot of amazing pieces that had to have taken a lot of talent to make. I felt like my art wasn't much in comparison, but I'm not an artist. It was really cool to look at all the pieces and the projects displayed and I enjoyed it.

There are a few that I remember strongly. I do not remember what anything is called, but they stuck out for some unknown reason. I remember the bulimia poster with the girl eating cake in the bathroom. I think I remember this because it was interesting. I remember the picture of the alcohol bottles that had to do with alcoholism. I think this one stuck out because there is some alcoholism in my family. I remember my best friend Katie's piece, because she is my friend and I watched her make it. Finally there was a large painting of lots of colors. I have no idea what it was called but I think it is my favorite. It had white lines separating the different pieces of color and I just really liked it.

I will keep play in my life by playing every chance I get. If i see a playground, I'll be on it. If there's a board game to play, I'll play it. I won't let school and work and everything get me so down that I loose my sense of play. Play is the one thing I'll probably always have time for.

Caitlyn Carmony - Silhouette

I found this project difficult. It was hard for me to find brands to fill up an entire poster. I think this means I am loyal to the brands that I use. I stick with the same few things. Inside my silhouette I put clothing and other personal brands such as make up or perfumes, etc. On the outside I put other random things I use such as food, gum, cell phone, etc. I thought it was hard to see the difference between the two so I outlined my silhouette and colored the outside orange and in the inside purple. The things that I use a lot, I tried to make bigger than others. I think that I wear a lot of American Eagle, so that is why it is on there twice. I also put a big Butler Bulldog logo because Butler is important to me. I feel that my silhouette accurately describes the brands I buy and which are the most important to me.

Public Art Relection - Caitlyn Carmony

I think my group's presentation went well. We weren't amazing, but for the first time working together I think we did a good job. I felt that during the presentation we split up who talked about what according to strengths. One of our members was the one that was in Europe, so it made sense for her to talk about the inspiration. If I were to change something it would be that maybe we could have practiced, or worked on it before. When we presented it was the first time that we had done it and we didn't know exactly how it was going to go. I liked how most groups had some sort of model to show. That really helped me visualize what the final product might look like. I was persuaded by a few groups. I really liked the Butler Bubbles, the mirror group, and the Watering Hole. I felt each of them showed me what their final product would be like and why it would be a good idea for Butler's campus. I think my group could have been more persuasive if maybe we were better artists. I really liked how our model came out, but I'm not the best photo shop artist. Some of the pictures were kind of iffy. I feel that overall, my group did a good job and we learned about how we work together which will be helpful in the projects to come.

Public Art Proposal - Cam, Caitlyn, Katie

Public Art Proposal

For our public art project, we propose an aesthetically pleasing and functional bridge over the canal behind Gallahue Hall. Such a bridge would attract people down to the canal, which is technically a part of Butler campus, though unfortunately a seldom used part.

The bridge would be a completely covered bridge, to provide shelter from inclement weather, heat, and cold. The structure would be made of steel or any other supportive material. The majority of the bridge would be plate glass, so as to allow pedestrians to see what is around them and down into the canal. The bridge would also be illuminated, and at night would provide a light show for visitors using color wheels in the lighting fixtures. There will be an observation area so as to allow pedestrians to stop and sightsee without blocking others trying to cross.

We proposed the idea to attract people to the canal more often. As it stands, the Canal is seldom used by anyone except student athletes running during practice or trying to access the Butler Athletic fields on the west side of the canal. We thought that a structure which allowed students to cross and also provided shelter would make a visit to the canal more pleasant. We chose the location behind Gallahue Hall because that particular area of the canal lacks this kind of bridge. There are 2 wooden bridges on or near Butler campus, neither of which provides shelter or serves any purpose other than as a crossing point on the canal. We thought that a “different” kind of bridge would be more pleasing to look at—it would attract people if for no other reason than to see it. The addition of the light show adds the element of “play” to the bridge. The bridge would be constructed so as to not invade the space of the wildlife in the canal.

We drew inspiration from Katie’s recent trip to Strasbourg, France. Europeans place a higher value on art, so most of their structures are functional as well as artistic. Also, the city of Strasbourg invested in providing light shows nightly at two different locations, projected against two already-standing structures, the Cathédrale Notre Dame de Strasbourg as well as the side of a movie theater along the Rhine River. On its own, these two locations attract people maybe only once. But with the lightshow, they attracted both locals and tourists, and got them talking about the structures as well as the particular areas of the city, bringing more people out to explore and experience everything that Strasbourg has to offer. That is the goal behind the Bridge Project—to get people to come out to the canal, see the bridge and the light show, and explore, wondering “what else does Butler have to offer?”

Caitlyn Carmony - 100 Acres Reflection

I feel that the park wasn't as great at the video made it sound. I enjoyed being out in the wooded area because it reminded me of home, but I don't really like all of the art pieces. One of the pieces that raised a question for me was the Park of Laments. I didn't actually go into it. I didn't know that we could. I wish I would have gone in now, I think I would have liked it after seeing it in the video. The Indianapolis Island also raised a lot of questions for me. I really want to know what it's like to live in there. I think it's really interesting that they'll put a flag up and allow people to come in. I hope one day I could maybe go back and do that. My favorite piece was Type A. I like the way it contrasted with the trees it was hung in. Overall I feel this was a good exposure to public art even if I didn't understand or like all of it.

Caitlyn Carmony - Play-Doh and Creativity

I remember reading somewhere in the article about a test they used to measure creativity. This test involved a child being given a toy firetruck and they had to name ways to improve the truck. The children came up with many answers, some that were a bit abstract. In class we were asked to create something that can hold something and then an item or items to put into that holder. I feel there was a connection between coming up with new holders and items and a child coming up with ideas to improve the firetruck. We came up with a holder and items, then a new holder and new items. I think we could have continued to do this for quite a while and still have came up with new holders and items each time. Some of our answers repeated, but some were very creative and sometimes abstract. I feel as a whole we are a creative class.

Caitlyn Carmony- My Favorite Toy

Is a bike a toy? If it is, my favorite toy was probably my bike. I could spend hours outside just riding around. I loved my bike.