Final Blog- Aisha Townsend

I wasn't necessarily surprised by the creativity that I was able to witness and share with my friends because I know that Butler students have some amazing imaginations. The piece that really caught my attention was a sketch I believe. It was a heart that was planted in the ground with roots growing out of it. I forgot to read the card but I took a personal understanding of the piece due to how I was feeling that day. I read it as saying that love grows and can grow strong when you've planted it and care for it the right way. It caught my eye because it was beautifully sketched and powerful to look at. As I'm sure everyone knows by now, I am an overly involved individual but I do it because it's something that I have a passion for and it is my play; to create, plan, and run events, listen to concerns, or even just sit on a board is play for me because my mind is constantly brainstorming and thinking of something new, fun, or that will solve an issue. I will continue to play until I'm old, and because of this class never forget what my inner child wants to do. Thank you.

Art Show

1. My impression of the art show was favorable. It was fun to see so many people on campus put themselves out there for the world to see. I had never been involved in any type of public display of art, so I really appreciated everybody that did submit a piece of their work.
2. My favorite piece was the self portrait of the artist and also of her horse. It was well blended together so that the viewer really had to look and see that it was two different subjects being meshed together. I think it was really well done and is the one that I remember the most.
3. The way I will keep PLAY involved in my life is to just to remember to have fun with life. Sometimes, I know it may come as a surprise, that I come off as old and bitter, and that is something that this class made me more self aware of. I hope to in the future to be able to take things more lightly and step back and just have fun with whatever the situation I am presented with may be.

Art Show- Parker Sheppard

Overall, I was amazed to see what some of the students here at Butler could do. The creativity and artistic ability was very eye-opening. There were very unique pieces of work and I thought each work was very different than the rest. My favorite was a picture/drawing was of a memory lane. I don't quite remember what the exact title of the piece was, but it was very appealing to my eye. It had mixes of the actual picture of the lane and also mixes of actual drawings of the lane, so it consisted of a bunch of pieces of the photograph and drawing. The fact that it had two types of art appealed to my eyes. PLAY will stick with me throughout my life by giving me reminders that is ok to be creative and put yourself out there. Those are the most successful people in this world.

Art Show - Laura Fernandez

The art show was really interesting. When I first walked in the first thing I saw was the tree shaped picture collage thing. My favorite piece was the painting that was done on two canvases with one slightly portruding out of the other. It was trees with their roots in the ground that almost looked like paint brushes. It really stuck with me because of the tree image. Trees are so beautiful up above the ground but would not be able to stand without their roots underneath. It reminds me of people...what you see on the outside is only possible because of the inner root structure of the person. I am going to make sure the whole play concept stay swith my life by looking at things in a different way and trying to see the fun aspect or the child's point of view.

Art show- Lili Kyurkchiyska

It was very interesting to see the Art Show. It was the first time I've seen one at Butler and it showed me that creativity is not lacking in our school. The students expressed themselves through the art they created and it was really nice to see the different personalities incorporated into the art works. I really liked the photography classes' section. It was interesting to see what people thought of capturing in their pictures and it showed what was important to them to show in the exhibit. I liked the series of pictures that showed people dancing in a studio and all of these pictures were out of focus, I think it was done to create the illusion of movement and I really liked that theh photographer chose to make the pictures out of focus to show creativity instead of being like everyone else and making the pictures perfectly in focus and color.
The concept of Play will certainly remain in my life. In my everyday activities there's not much space for being creative and playful but in order to get through the routine making things entertaining and fun to go through I will deffinately make them fun. I really like playing with play dough and it is a great stress- reliever , so I am certainly going to include playing with play dough to just feel more confident in my creative abilities. The play concept will stay in my life and it will remind me of this class :)

Final Blog Post

Overall I thought the art show was very impressive and interesting. It was the first time I saw art that the students of Butler University have done since going to school here. My favorite part of the art show had to be the cardboard sculptures done by the other class. It was very interesting seeing how they built their projects and how they differed from the ones made by our class. I think it caught my attention partially due to the fact that I had a connection with that type of art since I struggled and built my own carboard sculpture. I am going to make sure that play stays a part of my everyday life because this class opened my eyes to a whole new side of play and creativity. I hope that when I graduate from the college of education I can find a way to create a classroom environment for my students that promotes PLAY like this class has.

Final Blog Post - Phil Schroeder

I enjoyed viewing the Art Show and thought that each of the different art classes had very unique projects and showings. My favorite art works were the self portraits because they all looked incredible and the techniques used in their creation were very creative. These drawings were able to capture my attention because they were different from everything else and the way they were drawn on black paper with white drawing utensils. I will make sure to keep play in my life by remembering to take time away from my busy life as a college student and just do the things that make me happy no matter what anyone tells me.

Art Show-Jenny Green

I have been to every art show at Butler since I started school here last year. This year's Art Show has been my favorite thus far. I enjoyed seeing the art work other students have created over the past semester. What also made this one more impressive for me was all the compliments I received from friends about my art work I had in the show. I enjoyed hearing feed-back from others about my work and describing all the work I have done this past semester in this class.

My favorite image at the Art Show was a photograph of a woman with a huge red bow in her hair. I cannot remember who the artist was, but that was my favorite image in the show. The image was simplistic with a black background which put more emphasis on the girl and the huge red bow she was wearing. Seeing this image made me remember all of the photography classes I took in high school and how much I miss that kind of work. Over break I will definitely be getting my camera out again to take photographs again. It has been one of my favorite hobbies that I have had to put on hold because of all the school work I have had this past semester.

I have already told my mom that over break I want to play lots and lots of board games and card games. I will also try and find some time during the week and set it aside to play a game. I enjoyed being able to play with play-doh again in this class. It reminded me of many great memories from being young. I will keeping play in my life so that I can have some enjoyment and breaks from studying.

Art Show Post

1) As I walked around the Reilly Room, I got the impression that all of us have a good amount of creativity. Seeing what other students from different classes were doing was really cool, and a lot of the work was well done. It was also really interesting to see the work that was done by people that I knew from my building and were friends with. I only know their strengths based off their majors so it was cool to see that they have abilities in the art area as well.

2) The piece of work that stuck my attention the most was the a cardboard sculpture that I saw by the door. I think it left an impact on me because we had to do this project too, but no one built one to that size. And because we had to do that project as well, I know the time and patience it takes, and that individual cut all those circles perfectly!

3) When it comes to keeping the play theme in my life, I think I can incorporate it in a few ways. Number one I can make sure to not take things to seriously and make an type of work I do fun. I can also be sure to do things in a creative way to to make things more visually appealing depending on what I am doing.

Katie Clark - Art Show

1. I really enjoyed the art show, it was great to see so much talent on display for everyone to see. Not only is it good for others to enjoy viewing but it is clear that throughout the room the displayed art represents considerable time and effort, and so it is great that the artists responsible can put their name up next to their piece where recognition and credit is due. I found myself really taken in by some of the pieces, often standing for quite a while just interpreting and wondering where the ideas sprang from. The atmosphere of the room indicated that most people viewing the art as I was were also entranced as they walked around very slowly with their eyes almost glued to the walls. I can’t really speak for the other viewers but I know that as I walked out of the room I felt very in touch with my creative side, that’s one of the things I love about looking at art; Even though you are analysing someone else’s creativity, it seems to be contagious as it makes you look at yourself in a very self-reflective way. I found much of the art thoroughly inspirational.
2. It is difficult to choose one piece of art that was my favourite from the show, i liked so many for different reasons; some for their purely artistic talent, others their meaning, some cleverness and some for their impressive creativity. Two pieces that I remember which demonstrated a real flare for drawing included a picture of someone’s eyes within a sort of horizontal watercolour painting with a script reading across the page. I liked this painting because I think eyes are beautiful as they can tell you so much about a person, if you ever see any doodles on my work pages it is often of eyes. The artist of this piece drew these eyes so well that they were almost photographic. Another piece which showed a real talent for drawing was a bird’s eye view of a city scene (or something of that nature...tall buildings/shapes) with a boy sitting in the centre of it all. The use of shading to exaggerate the effect of an above view was excellent in this drawing. Another piece which caught and held my attention was the DNA strand made up of family photos, i thought this was really clever and effective. The book of idioms which included pictures such as a cashier filled with peanuts to illustrate poor wages was also very clever. In terms of getting a message across, there were two pieces which struck me; one was a photograph of a street wall from a decaying part of the city with a person in the corner holding up an umbrella to hide themselves from the camera and the other was of a faceless girl crouched at a toilet, who clearly had bulimia. In the first picture “The umbrella project”, i interpreted it as a piece of art with a real element of realism in displaying the uglier parts of life as opposed to the beautiful sunset that we may be more willing to look at. As a psych/criminology major this kind of art really interests me, as in this case a picture really does say 1000 words. In the second piece which was in the style of an advertisement to get help if you have an eating disorder, the effect of the girls face not quite being in the shot and the caption “can you picture your face here?” was really effective and I think it is good enough to be used in actual ad campaigns.
3. In order to make sure that ‘Play’ remains a part of my life, I’ll probably try to spend more time with my younger siblings when I am home and say ‘yes’ more often when they ask me if I want to play a game with them. I remember when I was about 7 years old I would dread going to Brownies (girl scouts) but once I got there I always had so much fun, I think if I learn to say ‘yes’ more often I will automatically be integrating more play into my life.

Art Show- Michael Park

As much as I was exposed to art during the course of the semester, I had forgotten how amazing art could be. The art show truly reminded me of all the different types of art out there and that art has no limitations. I enjoyed that there was a good variety whether it was sculptures, drawings, or even graphic designs. Overall, I was impressed by all the artwork out there. What surprised me even more was the quality of everything that had been created. It just shows that everyone has a creative side to them and that it just needs to be awakened inside them. Out of all the artworks, a piece from the "Introduction to Illustration" left a profound imprint in my mind. I believe it was a sketch of a flower and a pot. It may sound mediocre, but the piece was unbelievable. The way it had been drawn and shaded especially caught my attention. It just looked so realistic, yet it was created by a person and a pencil which is extraordinary. Every single curve, line, shading seemed so perfectly placed, thus it was very successful at catching my attention. As far as the play aspect of my life goes, I do not believe that will be a problem. I think I have kept play as an aspect of my life thus far, but I just did not acknowledge it. Whether it is playing basketball, or even just playing video games, play will always be a part of my life. The hard part actually is trying not to play.

Art Show- Cam Thompson

I really liked the art show atmosphere because the music playing in the background helped get me into the display. I ended up wandering around much longer than I expected to because there were so many great pieces. I particularly enjoyed the graphic designs section because I have a couple of friends and teammates who talked about their projects during the semester, so it was great to see what they created. The lines were so crisp and professional- something that amazes me because I don't have that kind of cool computer skill. I checked out the graphic designs print advertisements for the art show, as well. The one that stood out to me the most presented words across a blank background and paint was dripping off the bottom of each letter onto the ground. It was very simple, easy to take in, quick enough to grab a viewer's attention, and drew the viewer in closer to take closer look. I couldn't recall any of the titles from the show, just what the artist's caption describing and narrating what their piece represented.
My absolute favorite piece from the art show was the 3-part image of a girl eating cake in the bathroom (none of the images showed her head. Like the artist explained, typical awareness ads for eating disorders tend to be in your face, graphic and kind of nauseating. This piece got the same message across about the prevalence of eating disorders and how it's easy to imaging "your" face on the girl and that such problems aren't limited to just super models and public stars.
I hope to continue the Play theme I have taken from this class by trying to make more time in my life to kick back, relax and hang out with my friends. It's easy to get wrapped up in our separate lives and school work to the point of somewhat isolating ourselves and becoming slightly oblivious to the fun, childishness, or simple pleasures in our environments. From being reintroduced to Play-Doh, to having to think back on some of my favorite childhood games for the Ultimate Toy Project, the creative exercises in this class have helped to uncover some of the novelty and pleasure I used to find in everyday happenings and classic games. I hope to be able to preserve this more playful outlook on life following this class :)

Art Show-Ashleigh Schneckenberger

I really liked going to the art show. I thought it was cool to see what my peers had done in there different classes and showed me the different opportunities. One piece really stood out to me though. I didn't catch the name of the piece but it had a tree on it and was made with two pieces of paper. I really like nature in pieces and this suited my interests perfectly. I will continue to use play in day to day use as well. The class taught me to think creatively and now I understand how to incoorperate play in everyday life. I will make games out of things and try too make things fun that may not be fun.

Art Show - Trent Miller

The art show was very interesting. It was really interesting to see all of the hard work that all of the other PCA art classes constructed. Most of the art was unique in the techniques that we talked about in class. When looking at the other cardboard sculptures you could get a sense of the same themes we were talking about in class. The one aspect of the art show that was very interesting to me would have to have been the graphic design class. It was really interesting to look at their projects. It was also very interesting that students could do something that spectacular. I was very impressed with them. I hope to keep the how Play idea fresh in my mind by using the techniques we learned in class to help me problem solve. I hope to be able to reuse the many techniques that Prof. Rao and Dr. Skinner have taught us. Overall I feel that these techniques will enrich my abilities to preform as a student.

Art Show - Rachel Heck

I thought the art show was very well laid out. The displays looked great and none of the pieces overpowered any other piece. All of the art work was outstanding, but my favorite piece was one of the silhouettes from another PCA class. The silhouette was wholly a nature scene. The outside of the figure was a peaceful, bright and sunny day. On the inside (it was not a different image entirely, but instead a continuation of the outside scene), was a dark version of the sunny day; almost as though a dark shadow had fallen on that section of the piece. The clouds were cumulonimbus with lightening striking the ground below them. The trees and grasses all had a shadow over them and the body of water near the trees had rain drops falling into i and water splashing from it. I love nature and I thought this silhouette was truly beautiful. :) So, I'd have to say it was incredibly successful in capturing my attention.
"Play" will always be a part of my life. I currently work at a nursery at a church, so I'm surrounded by little kids for three hours every weekend. They're all 3 and under and love to play with absolutely anything. Of course, I play right along with them!! Also, I am currently pursuing a volunteer position at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis. That place has many fond memories stored within its walls from when I was younger. To be able to go back and watch the kids have as much fun as I remember having will keep "play" and enjoyment of the simplest things in life forever instilled in my heart.
Thank you Professor Rao and Dr. Skinner for teaching this class!!

Art Show- JoJo Ciancio

Overall, I thought the Art Show was pretty incredible. There were so many good pieces of artwork being displayed on hand. I almost felt as if my artwork did not belong in the same art show because my work was so simple compared to everyone else. This art show just reiterated how many talented young people there are in the world. We are fortunate to have a lot of talented artists here at Butler and that concept amazes me.
There were a lot of excellent pieces of artwork, but there were a few that captured my attention. However, I do not recall any of the titles of the artwork. So I will describe the artwork from the best of my ability. One piece was a picture that had to do with alcoholism. The picture contained a bunch of empty alcohol bottles. The piece was made because the artist’s dad died of alcoholism and she wanted to display how negative alcohol is to oneself. This piece was very powerful and it makes you stop and think. I am fortunate enough to have no one in my family that suffers from alcoholism and this picture reiterates how lucky I am. I am very blessed. Another piece that stood out to me was a piece done by one of my teammates called, “From Somebody to Nobody.” This piece stuck with me because this teammate is a friend of mine and I felt bad for him. I can understand why he is transferring schools now. He does not feel like he belongs here, and that saddens me because he is a nice kid and I really liked him as a friend. I am going to miss him.
In the end, play is something that will never leave my life. I feel like I play almost every day. I love messing around with my brother and sister as well as my friends. Play is a part of my nature and who I am. I love playing with my little cousins and acting like a little kid. I hope I never stop playing. I will try to make sure work does not take up my entire life and that I still have time to play because I love play.

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.

Art Show Reflection-Courtney Reynolds

1) I absolutely loved the art show, I'm not sure what I was expecting but it was definitely better than what I had anticipated; there was such great and creative work! I took some little notes while I was going through the rows just so I could remember what I liked about different displays. I really enjoyed the variety of art work; from graphic design to photography to pencil drawings and collages. LOVED IT! Oh, and the music was a nice background to everything as well :).

2) My favorite works were the photography for sure, I just loved them, however the art that stood out to me so much that it was the first piece I thought of when trying to answer this question was called "Generosity." It was not a photo, but it stood out to me the most. The student had made a tree shape out of the images of children's faces the background resembled a sky, and in bright red letters it said "Generosity" and a red shape was attached to the branch of the tree. I automatically was intrigued by how unique the piece was, but once I read the caption I was very touched. The artist had been given a red bracelet from a little girl she met on a trip to Honduras. The artist said that she obtained a whole new perspective on generosity as a result; a little girl with barely anything to her name was willing to give such a special gift. Wow. That piece was so touching and personal so it was definitely my favorite.

3) To maintain the idea of "play" in my life I will remember that anything can be turned into something fun. We discussed this in class one day, that even a monotonous activity can be turned into something fun and creative if we just put our minds to making it that way. I will try to remember that when I'm in a dry meeting or waiting in traffic.

Silhouette Project- Parker Sheppard

I found this project somewhat easy for me. I went through my daily routine and observed what I need and want I like. The results I found were very interesting. The items which I needed were seemed a little dull and boring, compared to what I wanted. The items I wanted appeared very bright in color and appealed to my eyes. This could be a reason that I typically buy them. The inside of my silhouette describes the items which I like and not technically needed. These are mainly my favorite snacks and food. The outside of my silhouette are items which I need instead of wanting. Body wash, gas, clothes, and golf balls are some of which are included. For the most part, I had fun doing this project and I look forward to the next project!

Silhouette Project - Cam Thompson

I began my silhouette project by keeping a consumption journal for two weeks (September 28^th-October 9^th); and over this time, it became quite clear that I was a creature of habit. I tend to buy the same brands and I am very loyal to certain product lines, Tazo tea, Numi tea and Kin’s Kitchen for Chinese takeout. Surprisingly, I discovered that I was fairly predictable in shopping, even for new items I tried this year, like Ile De France, Yoplait, Quaker oatmeal, Jif peanut butter, Inter-American select nuts and Mike’s hard lemonade. Because of my consistency, I decided to create my silhouette using the most frequent items I have consumed over my life span (depicted as the background) and my latest obsessions (as my silhouette). Apparently, I have consumed more Chinese takeout and green tea than anything else in my 21 years. I also noticed that the majority of the products I have and continue purchasing come in green packages, which happens to be my favorite color. Is it shallow that I try new items partly due to color? I don’t think so in the least, since the color is what attracted me to them in the first place!

I feel that my consumption pattern reflects my personality and how I approach most aspects of my life. I enjoy a busy and fairly predictable schedule, and I am conscientious of what I consume in a health sense.

nike shoebox

My blog was based on the items I use the most and the items I will e remembered by the most. The hardest part about this project was figuring out what I wanted to use on my poster board. I finally decided to do my background with a NIKE shoe box. If you know me, you know that I have a large amount of shoes. On the inside of my outline I used pictures of shoes and basketball players and just basketballs in general . I think I did a pretty good job on picking the materials I would use to do this project. I think that my silhouette poster will be unique because of the background is cardboard. The shoes on the outside represent who I am the most.
The inside is what I am and what I do the most. I love basketball so much and I will always love basketball so that's why the basketball items are on the inside.

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.

Silhouette Project- Michael Park

I did my project on the food I buy for my house and the food that I buy when I go out to eat. Before I started this project, I knew that I liked to eat many different things, but I did not realize that it was to this extent. It was kind of amusing seeing all the foods I consume right before my eyes. Obviously my tastes influence on which foods I choose to consume. One particular thing I would point out is that I love any kind of spicy foods. Hence, there are four chili peppers in the "figure" portion of the project.

The basic organization part of this project is everything I consume for my home I have in the "figure" portion and everything I consume when I eat out is in the "figure" portion. Some of the aesthetic features of my project include the gum wrappers I chose to put it. I always chew gum at home so I decided to put actual wrappers to give that textural effect. I also exploited some of the shapes to. For example, I took a few "Chipotle" logos and I made it into the shape of a burrito. Another aesthetic design were my burger place logos. The two big McDonald's signs represent the buns and the Wendy's and Steak n' Shake represent the meat in the burger. As you can see, as a consumer I love food!

Gabe Hulecki - Silhouette Project - Self Portrait as a Consumer

I never realized how many name brands I use throughout the day and it has brought to my attention how many items I possess which have a name brand. This silhouette project has shown me materials I do not think about during the day, but I use them on a daily basis. We as consumers are constantly promoting a brand name and advertising it wherever we go. My silhouette describes the type of person I am and the types of brands I use on a daily basis. The inside of my head, the figure, includes the basic materials I use everyday. Things such as soap, hair gel, clothes I wear and the food I eat. The outer part, the ground, includes Butler University and the campus I belong to. I enjoyed learning about myself and will continue to be consciously aware of the brands I promote and advertise.

silhouette project

When originally assigned this project, and explained that it should show two sides of ones self, I knew exactly what I wanted my halves to represent. My life is like any other. During the school year I live in a city but in the summer time I travel thousands of miles into the bush to work at a fishing lodge in northern Canada. I can think of no starker contrasts. This project shows a unique separation. On the inside are brands I frequently use during the summer. I love the outdoors and this is why I chose to put it on the inside. Fishing equipment, outdoor clothing, boats, and other equipment are all staples of my summer life. On the outside is reflected my time in the United States. Restaurants, computers, videogames, and society are all shown here in the brands and logos.

These two sides are vastly different and almost none of the brands are reflected in the other side. This project shows exactly who I am. A person who lives in two very different, very exciting worlds and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Silhouette Project - Grant Lewis

For my silhouette project I decided to focus on the things I use during the week (inside the green) versus the things I use on the weekend (inside the black). I thought that this would give me an interesting point of view to see how I change as a consumer during the week as compared to the weekend. While creating this project I decided against cutting labels and advertisements out of magazines and decided to focus purely on products that I had in my room and at my fingertips so I could actually take the logos off of them. I felt that this approach would do a better job of showing me what I really use each day instead of what I think I would use or would rarely use. So since I didn't have enough logos to fill the entire page I decided to cut up two different colors of construction paper and glue them as a collage on the poster board to clearly highlight where the lines of my silhouette are. This also made the silhouette more unique and created an interesting texture throughout the entire piece.

It surprised me to find that I use more products during an average week day compared to the weekend. I think this may be due to the fact that I have a lot more to do during the week and enjoy relaxing on the weekends. I decided that many of the things I purchase are very simple and don't make much of a statement about who I am individually. I believe that you would find many of the same goods in the majority of college students rooms. However I feel that it is a good thing that all the logos and brands don't make much of a statement about who I am as an individual because I believe that these aren't extremely important or 100% necessary in my life.

Silhouette Project

I found this project fairly hard to do. First off, I spent alot of money on magazines in order to search for the brands in my project. Due to the Internet, I haven't bought a magazine in years, and I found out that they are like five or six bucks a pop. So, as I was thinking of ideas on what to do with my project, I came up with the idea of doing all durable goods inside the silhouette, i.e. things that last like clothing, or apparel. I used the outside space for goods that are used for some type of consumption, either food, alcohol, or medications. Along the edge of my silhouette, I wrote in different colored Sharpie markers the things that I aspire to purchase later in life. I wrote them in permanent marker due to the fact that they are goals, and I don't want to not achieve them, so this way they cannot be erased. As you can see from the inside, I have a variety of different brands for clothing or items. This is my life in a nutshell and all of the brands listed represent a piece of something that I have purchased and used in the past month.

Lili Kyurkchiyska- Silhouette Project

My project represents the two consumers in me. Outside of the profile, on the background I put the brand names and products that I use and buy in the United States. Inside the profile, I pasted the Bulgarian flag and then on top of it I glued a few of the brand names that I use when I go there. Some of these brand names overlap though. For example, there is still the brand Orbit in Bulgaria but I connect it more to the United States. Some of the Bulgarian brands that I consume could be bought here too but in special stores where they are imported from Bulgaria.

This project shows two of my sides as a consumer in two different countries.

Silhouette Project- Courtney Reynolds

My silhouette project represents me as a consumer now versus the consumer I hope to be in the future. The brands and the colors and shapes that represent certain brands are those that I feel represent the primary brands I consume regularly. The background of the project as you can probably notice from the photo is almost void of brands and is rather full of shades of green and blue. In the future I hope to buy less and use nature as provision more, hence the green. I do however have some luxury items on the outside of my silhouette.

Silhouette Project - Phil Schroeder

My silhouette project focused on the items I consume on a daily basis and how they affect me personally. On the outside of my project are all of the items that I use externally. This includes my clothing, entertainment, and car to name a few examples. On the inside are all the items I use internally or on my body such as food items, shampoo, and toothpaste. This project has brought into the light the extensive amounts of products that I consume on a daily basis. As a consumer I purchase many name brands like element clothing, Underarmor apparel, orbit gum, and Gatorade beverages. This project has also helped me to discover the amount of different products I use just in my every day life. I never really tried to make a list of every name brand item I used in a day and as the day went on the list grew larger and larger. I also noticed how I tend to only purchase name brand products such as Axe products and American Eagle clothing, even when these products are generally more expensive. This project helped me to understand the power of design and name brands because it is considered the social norm and better to wear clothes from Nike, Underarmor, or American Eagle even when a person could buy much more generic clothing for the same prices. Overall this project has helped me to understand myself as a consumer and how the world of marketing helps to add value to many different name brand items.

Ashleigh Schneckenberger-Silhouette Project

For my silhouette project I showed how I buy things as a consumer and what others buy things for me. On the inside of the silhouette I put the products I have bought for myself and on the outside I put products that other people have bought for me. For instance, I put a snowboard on the outside because one of my friends bought me tickets to Perfect North to go snowboarding. I lined the outside of the silhouette with string. This shows how I purchase string for myself to knit scarves but on the flip side I make the scarves for others. I found out that I buy a lot of necessities for myself and other people buy me more luxury items that I do not necessarily need. I buy things if and when I need them, for the most part. I put pictures of deodorant, pants and shoes. I think my silhouette makes a statement about myself. It shows how other people perceive me and buy things for me. My friends and family have bought me items that are athletic based almost. I think people perceive me as more athletic then anything. I also noticed that I buy things when I need them not just for fun. I think this showed a lot about how I value you my money.

T.J. Sansone - Silhouette Project

From my collage, I learned much about myself as a consumer. I decided to include the brands and products that I buy for fun and enjoyment within the silhouette of my head, or the figure, and the brands and products that I buy out of necessity outside of the silhouette, or the ground. This duality allowed me to reflect upon the items I buy and use out of the pursuit of pleasure versus those simply out of necessity, which I do not particularly enjoy but are required for me to remain alive and to accomplish the tasks that I am obligated to complete.

In the figure, one will see that I am quite the connoisseur of technological products, such as gaming systems, games, television, websites, and all sorts of techie gizmos. In addition, the figure contains many of my favorite clothing brands and choices of food and beverage, including alcohol and tobacco. Some of these vices are worse for me than others, particularly my use of beer, liquor, and cigarettes, but seeing them on my collage has allowed me to recognize some of these unhealthy choices I make.

Within the ground outside of the figure, one will see a wide assortment of products, from stores I frequent for groceries or household supplies to hygiene and cleaning products to brands and products that I buy, even though I may not particularly enjoy them. Some notable inclusions are Kamchatka, a cheap brand of vodka that I buy for guests but never drink myself due to (numerous) bad experiences, as well as computers and software that I use primarily to complete schoolwork or work for my jobs, as a web and graphic designer and blog writer. There are also some brands of food and beverage included that I do not really consume out of enjoyment but out of necessity, such as Starbucks, to keep me awake when I am studying, and Trix, which I usually eat for breakfast since it is quick and easy to prepare.

Overall, my collage has given me a lot to think about and I am already in the process of applying its lessons to my spending habits as a consumer. I have noticed some brands and products that are not very healthy for me, as well as others that I can do without. I am also very happy with the way my silhouette project turned out. I was worried about not using all of the space allotted, but I found that there are more brands and products in my life than I had previously realized!

Silhouette Project - Katie Clark

As I was gathering materials to piece my collage together, I came to realise that I am possibly the least faithful consumer imaginable...I am a nightmare of a customer! I found so many of the same type of products that I use, however often from a variety of brands. I am therefore, a bargain shopper. The inside space of my silhouette represents me and the products I am in the habit of consuming now, as a college student, while the outer space signifies the products I imagine I will use in the future, or at least ‘aspire’ to use in some cases. Despite some of the slightly pretentious products I decided to place in the future space of my collage, a deeper reflection on my piece reveals that I am not a huge fan of big brands, although it is undoubtedly nice to own a few really nice, quality products and items, I can see myself being more into ‘brandless’ products. Back home in my market town of Beverley, I would buy fruit and soap etc from the market that was set up every Saturday, I like the idea of local produce and hand-made (as opposed to large scale factories/sweatshops) items, however it was hard to find illustrative examples of such consumerism in the magazines that I had.

Silhouette Project - Aisha Townsend

Even though this isn't a fascinating image that shows you every detail of my silhouette, you can get the idea. My background images that make up collage of logos and brands are those of my past. Some of them multiplied because I either used them more than once or was involved with them more than one year. My silhouette is black triangles and they all represent the unknowns of what my future holds and all of the different possibilities (hence the question mark). Therefore, I used my silhouette to represent my life.

Trent Miller - Brand Silhouette

Stephanie Hodgin-Brand Silhouette Reflection

My collage is meant to represent me as a consumer and as a person. The outside of the silhouette is covered in Starburst wrappers, lined up in a geometric design. The Starburst wrappers themselves serve as the consumer part of me, because they are my favorite kind of candy that I eat daily. (This made it convenient for me to find the materials for my design). But the geometric pattern also had another purpose. Though it may be hard to see without pointing it out, the wrappers are aligned to look like the music bars that jump up when someone is listening to music. This represents how I communicate with myself; listening to music. For every situation in my life, there is always a song or artist that fits in perfectly with that particular moment.

The inside of my silhouette represents the other part of me; communicating with other people. The grid of Facebook logos shows that my ideal and constant form of communication with others is that particular networking site. It's how I learn about other people, and how other people learn about me. The exclamation point in the center is taken off of the Yahoo! logo in which I communicate with other people through emailing. I decided to use just the use of the exclamation point instead of the entire Yahoo! logo to create more simplicity in the otherwise confusing and busy portrait, but also because it's a logo that everyone recognizes without having to spell it out.

Overall, my duality was that of communicating with myself versus communicating with others. While I could have used a greater amount of labels and different kinds of labels to add diversity to the portrait, I felt that it wasn't necessary to adequately illustrate my point. I think my portrait defines who I am, both on a superficial surface as well as a deeper meaning.

Jenny Green-Collage

My collage represents my two different lifestyles:my sports' day versus my non sports' day. The outside of my collage is filled with various sports' logos and brands. The inside is filled with make-up, clothing, and shoe brands. My collage has shown me how much I really purchase throughout my two main lifestyles. I am always purchasing items for my soccer needs, fan apparel, and workout equipment. Additionally, I spend just as much on clothing, make-up, and shoes. I am now more aware of what I spend most of my money on. Involving the aesthetics of my collage, I wanted to make sure there was a main distinction between the two areas of my collage. I made the sports area more colorful and creative, while my non sports usesblack and darker colors. I did this because it is hard to overlap my two different lifestyles. Most of the time, they interfere with each other and it is hard to make them balance.

JoJo Ciancio- Brand Silhouette Reflection

The purpose of my silhouette was to represent me as a student-athlete at Butler University. I am on the football team at Butler, but first and more importantly I am a student. I wanted people when they looked at my silhouette, to see all the brands that I use for school and for football. I divided up the silhouette into two parts. The inside of my head, “the ground,” represents the brands I use for school versus the outside of my head, “the foreground,” which represents all the brands I use for football.
My silhouette project represents me as a consumer who is brand loyal. From the pictures on my silhouette, one could tell that I used multiple pictures to represent the same brand. For example, if you look in the region outside of the outline of my head, the foreground, one will see the brand Nike used for the majority of the space. It is the brand that I use the most in my life as a consumer. This shows that I buy a lot of athletic wear because I need it to play football. It also shows that I am very brand loyal because I use the brand Nike the most for football. I keep buying from Nike because I feel that they produce a good product to help me play at my best. Also, in the foreground, you will see brands used that I need for nutrients to help my body grow and recover from playing football. If you look in the top left hand corner of the silhouette, you will see brands for protein, water, Gatorade, multivitamins, and fish oils. All of these brands help to improve my performance on and off the field. Each play a vital role into helping me receive the nutrients to keep my body going.
On the inside of my head one will see all the brands I use for school. These materials consist mostly of brands like Bic, Papermate, and Jansport. Most of these brands I have been using since I was a little kid. This once again reiterates the idea that I am a loyal consumer. I sometimes buy things because of their brand name, but most of all I buy things based on their reputation and performance. If the performance is good the first time, I will keep going back to that brand. Overall the brands of my project should represent the idea that I am very brand loyal.
The reason for why I divided up the brands into two different parts, school and football, was to represent the idea of a student-athlete. The reason for the colors green and brown on the outside of the silhouette is because the colors brown and green are associated with football. The color of the grass is green and the color the dirt is brown. There is more green than brown because grass is more visually abundant on the field than mud. The use of these colors is to give the idea of using colors to symbolize football. I also categorized the products. I put all the supplements and diet brands in the top left hand corner. On the right hand side of the poster, I put all the products I use when I am getting dressed. On left hand side of the poster is all of the miscellaneous stuff that I use for football.
The inside of my poster has the color blue to represent me as a student at Butler. I put the logo for Butler in the center because academics are the main reason for why I go to school here. I am here to get a degree. I put Jansport at the top of the head because it represents my backpack. My backpack carries all the products that I put on the inside of my poster. So it represents how the backpack contains all the other products. The arrows drawn inside and outside my head represent the idea that a student-athlete works together. You can’t have one without the other. However, the academic brands are on the inside because school is more important than sports.
Overall this silhouette shows an interesting concept. I really like the way my project turned out. It took a lot of time and effort but it was very rewarding. I felt so accomplished when I finished it. In the artistic sense it shows me as a student- athlete. In the business sense it shows me as a loyal costumer. Both are an accurate assessment of me and that is why I liked how I designed my silhouette.

Rachel Heck - Silhouette Project

From this project, I have discovered that I do not buy a lot of unnecessary things. I mostly buy food and health care products; items I consider to fulfill my biological needs of cleanliness and energy replenishment. The inside, or the figure, of my silhouette demonstrates the products I consume to fulfill these biological needs. On the outside, or the ground, of my silhouette I have put the brands of the technological products that I use most often. These products represent the more expensive items that I use, but also the items of which I do not own more than one at any particular time. Some of these items I did not buy directly; some were bought for me and some are items that I have been allowed
to use on a regular basis. The technological items displayed on my silhouette that I bought include my iPod, my Sony camera, and my antique sewing machine powered by Westinghouse Electric. My iPod represents my love for music whereas my camera represents my fancy for photography. My antique New Home sewing machine powered by Westinghouse Electric represents my fondness for antiques and older technological items.
As for the creative aspect and aesthetic appeal of my project, I took advantage of the shapes and colors of the products I consume to fabricate a distinctive design. The ground of the silhouette, where my technological items are displayed, is mostly composed of circles. Most of the technology brands I sue have logos of a basic circular shape. Aside from the obvious representation of the brands by their specific logos, I use the colors of the logos to color in the circles that fill the rest of the ground of my silhouette. As for the figure, or inside, of my silhouette, I used the logos of the brands of items I consume for my biological needs to create a flower shape. The Kraft and Yoplait logos were perfect for the petals of the flowers and the quadrilateral and ovular shapes of the Suave, Crest, and Clean & Clear logos made for perfect leaves, whereas the Jif and Dole logos were perfect for the construction of a stem. The rest of the inside of my silhouette is filled with yellow to represent the sunlight providing a means for the flower to grow, as well as the color of the Wal-mart flower-like symbol representing the store where I buy all of these products.

Collage

My collage is based on outside versus inside. The outside or the background is what can be seen on me or what I wear. The colors were kept more neutral with a few exceptions. The inside is what cannot be seen but also makes up who I am. These items may include food or drinks, but also Itunes to represent the music I hear that comes inside to influence without being physically seen. The base on the inside is all water because I am mostly made up of water and that is the base of me. The color scheme is blue and it styas pretty close with a few exceptions. There are exceptions to both color schemes because there are always things that are slightly out of place in my life and it is meant to provide a certain chaos away from the unity.

Collage Written Explanation

I learned a few things regarding my consumer habits as I went about this project. First of all I organized it as things I need and like to buy within the silhouette; and then all the different types of edible things I buy either for my dorm--like snacks--or things I get when I eat out on the weekends. A lot of my spending goes on food and that's because the food at Butler is hard to survive on. Every time I ran to Target this week I realized I was restocking the dorm with food/snacks. For the inside I arranged it by placing cool colors as the background before I collaged over the top of it. That kind of symbolizes that I tend to buy things that are green, blue, or violet because those are my favorite colors. Then the objects that overly the background are things I enjoy buying like clothes or shoes. I also put in things that I need and use on a regular basis such as a toothbrush, face wash, and makeup. I usually decide what I'm going to buy by what I feel is needed or sounds useful at the time.

Laura Fernandez - Public Art Project

I think our presentation went pretty well. We did well on splitting up who talked and showing off our project in a concise and productive manner. If we did this project again I would change the tools that we used, aka I would use PowerPoint to be able to show our piece and idea more clearly. I like that some of the other groups used actual models for their presentation. It really showed the all around image. I was persuaded by some of the other groups' arguments. To be more persuasive we could have provided a model to give the audience a better feel for our idea.

Public Arts Project-Kyle Jordan

I thought our presentation went well. I wish we would have had a little more time to make our display come to life more but oh well. Our groups vision was awesome I thought. All of the groups were very persuasive and passionate about their projects. I don't want to say if one or the other was my favorite but I hope later down the road I will see some of these projects on Butler's campus.

Jenny Green-Pitching Public Art

I thought our groups presentation went well. I like how we found a place on campus that had history behind it and then we designed a piece around it. Our presentation could have gone better if our whole group knew what we were going to say. I liked how other groups found a variety of places to display their art. No one really had the same location or art piece that was similar. I did not really find myself persuaded by any group, but I liked the overall designs of their pieces. To be more persuasive, our group could have talked more about why it would be a good piece to put on campus. We did not really delve into that aspect as much.

Gabe Hulecki - Pitching Public Art

"Holcomb Lenses" turned into a great piece of public art and I consider it to be the perfect fit for Butler's campus. I believe our presentation went well and our group covered all the important details necessary for why our public art piece would be a good contribution to campus. I thought our idea of Holcomb's two loves in life being seen through spectacles showed the kind of great history Butler has. I also enjoyed a lot of the other group's presentations as they too had good ideas for Butler's campus. I thought the "Butler Bubble" would be a good piece of art to have on campus. Overall I enjoyed working on this project and look forward to more like this.

Ashleigh Schneckenberger-Art Project

I thought our presentation went very well and we said everything our paper said. We explained our project well, I just wish we had a distinct picture of what the fountains would actually look like. I liked that our group worked really well together, deciding what to do and than excuting it. I thought our project was very persuasive because there was a lot of meaning to it as well.

Stephanie Hodgin - Pitching Public Art

Our group presented the 'Of Treasures and Tunes' project in which we had basins of water in the shape of an 'X' on the Butler Mall, from which shot water to and from these basins. When the water hit the basins, a tune was played that could be heard from around campus. I thought we did a great job presenting and being persuasive. I think a little more preparation would have prevented repeating of information, or the forgetting of information (we left out the materials we would use to make our project), that may have added a persuasive appeal to our argument.

The other groups in class did a really great job presenting; all of them seemed to have at least one reason why I thought they should definitely have a spot on campus, which made it difficult to vote at the end for a single proposal. I was really excited about the bridge project because the group explained where they got their influence for their project, which was an interesting angle to see the background planning that it took to come up with the idea. I also thought the fountain outside of Clowes was a great presentation because they truly took time to plan the materials they were going to use and took into account the cost of the production. Overall, I was surprised to see the different ideas our class members came up with!

Rachel Heck - Pitching Public Art

I think my group's presentation went pretty well. We thoroughly explained the meaning of every aspect of our "X"-shaped, musical fountain, but we did forget to mention the materials we had considered using to make the structure. I think our group could have been more persuasive if we had created a more organized way of presenting our argument. This would have greatly diminished our repetition of persuasive points.

All of the groups did an outstanding job explaining their ideas to the class. Any of these projects would positively add to Butler's campus. However, I thought the groups who proposed the bridge project and the fountain that would go in front of Clowes Hall did a really good job presenting. They both had incredible and detailed visuals for their project. I was definitely persuaded by the group who proposed the bridge project because of where they got their idea for the structure of the bridge and the idea for the light show. That interesting background information from a personal visit to Europe added credibility to the project and greatly enhanced the presentation. All of these things considered persuaded me that they had a really neat idea that would not only be useful on the Butler campus, but also fun and exciting.

T.J. Sansone - Pitching Public Art

Our presentation went very well! Although we had not all met before this class, we really 'clicked' while working as a group and settled on an idea quite quickly. Using the cross-sections of a basketball to form a structure became the main theme after our initial brain-storming session, and from there, we moved on to discussing and settling on the features that the structure would contain, as well as the overall appearance. Looking back, we could have spent more time coming up with ideas before settling on a theme, although it all worked out great in the end!

As for the other groups, I like the range of ideas that the class came up with. Every group thought outside of the box and proposed interesting projects--any one of which would be an outstanding addition to Butler's campus. I was persuaded by the Bridge Project in particular, since I agreed that the Butler section of the canal was lacking in scenery and a glass bridge would really liven up the area. I believe that my group was persuasive as well, since every student needs a peaceful, scenic place to visit every now and then, which is exactly what our project offered, in addition to providing a social atmosphere.

Lili Kyurkchiyska- Art Proposals Reflection

Looking back on our presentation Tuesday, I thik we did well but we could have done better. We were not completely sure how to approach the project's presentation and in my opinion we were not very persuasive but our idea was very original. I really enjoyed being creative and coming up with ideas but we weren't very clear in presenting these ideas. In our group we all represented parts of our personalities in the project. I liked how all of the groups had many visual aids to help present their ideas. Overall, it was a fun project that I liked working on.

I think that our group, (holcomb lences), did really well on finding a new idea for our project. Ourt presentation could have been a little bit better but i think we did a good job doing our research and presenting it. i think we can do better on getting together more ideas to fall back on if our original idea does not work.

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.

Mike Park- Public Artwork Reflection

I think our presentation went great. We all worked well as a team and did our respective parts. What made our group flow was the similarities in our ideas. Basketball was the main theme we wanted to incorporate into our public artwork proposal. So in the end, one idea was enough to elaborate on and create a great structure. If there was anything I would want to change, it would be the variety of ideas we brainstormed. Although our original idea worked well, I still think we could have gone beyond and listed many other possibilites. In this aspect, I believe we were limited and could have even made a better structure. All in all I am pleased with what we came up with. It's location in the Holcomb Gardens perfectly went along with our theme of peace and tranquility which is also associated with basketball as we explained. In terms of the other groups, I think they did a great job not caring about the budget and going way beyond. They made incredible structures which makes our project look miniscule. I think we could have exploited the limitless budget aspect of the project and could have made an extraordinary structure as well. What also impressed me was the detail the other groups had with their structure's functions. For example, the music fountain one was truly fascinating. It looks simple, but incorporating the musical notes with the fountain jets was really cool. All in all, this was good project and I am proud of our project as well.

Parker Sheppard-Art Proposal Reflection

I had a great time completing this project and i owe much of that to Courtney and Trent. They worked hard on the project and completed everything on time. I liked the idea of coming up with something unique and about self reflection. I though the bell tower was a perfect place for our art piece and i feel as if it would add more contrast to the Holcomb Garden area by the bell tower. All in all, this project was a fun way to get creative and artsy at the same time.

Cam THompson- Reflection on Public Art Proposal

Personally, I feel my group made a strong presentation for our Bridge Project proposal because we supported our pitch using various mediums including pictures, drawings, a slide show and a model. We should have slowed down, however, and taken more time to walk the class through our work- I know that I definitely rushed through the slides and pictures more than I had liked, so the audience probably did not get the sense of what the bridge had to offer entirely. Although we had a good presentation and it was clear that we had spent a lot of time on our art proposal, the biggest area of improvement for my group would be selling our idea- taking more time to persuade the audience why our piece offered the most functional and aesthetic elements.

I particularly admired the way the Butler Bubbles, Holcomb Glasses, The Watering Hole and Of Treasures and Tunes conveyed their visions of their group's art proposals. The Butler Bubbles group did a great job of using humor to personally connect the audience to their idea; while the other groups really utilized their time to explain and help paint a mental image for the audience. Their presentations were very persuasive. The Watering Hole group also did an excellent job in factoring in the cost of their structure, which most everyone else ignored, including my group. Humor, along with personal connection/relevance and cost efficiency are two very persuasive strategies that my group maybe could work on for future proposals.

Aisha Townsend - Art Proposal Reflection

Looking back on Tuesday's class, I most definitely think we could've done more with our presentation. I think our group had good communication about our individual tasks but not a clear understanding about how far we could or wanted to go with our presentation. I would've suggested a model and PowerPoint to better engage our audience as well as display our piece better. I think we knew why our piece was unique and it's purpose but we could've put a lot more thought into the actual piece (i.e. what its made of, size, etc.) Yet I enjoyed the project, and would do it again.

Katie Clark - Art Proposal Reflection

Looking back on Tuesday's class, i think our presentation went reasonably well however, there is room for improvemnet. I think we communicated fairly well with the audience and made a good effort on our props, on the other hand i also think we could have done better in structuring and organizing our presentation to make it more clear and concise, i felt asthough we had ore things to say but missed out due to feeling a bit rushed. If we were to do it again, i would like to suggest a powerpoint presentation and maybe even spend more time rehearsing. As for the other groups, i think the first group (Tunes and Treasures) did a great job in terms of persuading us and organising their presentation well. I was realy impressed with the variety of ideas we managed to come up with as a class on the whole! In order to make our presentation more persuasive, i think we could have had more visual aids, perhaps photos and pictures of other established artworks which used the same materials as ours or resembled our design in some way, to try and give the audience more of a 'feel' for how it would look.

JoJo Ciancio- Art Proposal Reflection

Overall I thought our presentation was a success. We were able to present our art proposal to the entire class. The presentation consisted of what the idea was, "Butler Bubbles", the reason behind why we choose this idea, and what was the logic behind choosing Holcomb Gardens. I thought our speech was organized well and each person did their part to contribute to the speech. Not one person said everything, everyone contributed equally. I think we did a good job with presenting our topic and giving all the important details. We figured in how Holcomb Gardens was the appropriate area for our idea. However, for next time I think we need to be a little more persuasive. We need to really push them and put more effort into selling them into our idea. We did a good job of how this product could relate to any audience, boys or girls, but we just need to use more persuasive vocabulary in our speech.

All the groups did a fantastic job with their art proposals. The visual aids were impressive. Some of those 3-D models were really good. The visual aid along with what they were saying really tied everything together. One could not exist without the other.

The one group that sold me was the "Watering Hole". I really like how they incorporated cost into their speech. The idea that the water supply was going to be coming from the sewers and that the university wasn't going to have to pay for water was really interesting. They did their research and the more knowledge they had about their topic the more I was convinced. I think if our group talked about cost and other economic factors it would have been more persuasive because cost is a big deal. The less expensive you can make it the more people are going to be willing to support your product.

Pitching Public Art- Grant Lewis

I really enjoyed working on the pitch project with my group and feel like we worked great together. I think that we did a great job presenting our idea for the Butler Bubbles and made it an idea everyone could visualize. Josh, Jojo and I all did a great job of working as a team to come up with a common idea as well as finding ways to split up the work load evenly. I really enjoyed seeing everyone else's views on this project and it really inspired me to think more about public art ideas for Butlers campus. I think a piece of public art like some of the ones mentioned in class would be a great addition to Butler and is an idea that Bobby Fong should consider.

Courtney Reynolds- Pitching Public Art

The pitch that Parker, Trent, and I presented to the class went well; we all worked together to create a project worth presenting. Each of us put forth equal effort and felt good about our finished product. Our presentation could have ran a little smoother however; I don't think we were as persuasive as we could have been. I know that I get a little nervous with public speaking so I was a little scattered with the thoughts I presented making it more difficult for my other team members. I was impressed with the presentation of the "Treasures and Tunes" group as well as the "Butler Bubbles," I thought each group worked collectively to demonstrate the key points of their project very persuasively. "Butler Bubbles" persuaded me the most because of their visual aids and the way in which they described the piece; they gave me the clearest picture of what the piece would look like if actually installed (and the idea was really cool too!).

Reflection -Trent Miller

Parker, Courtney, and my project's presentation went well, because we worked well as a team and each person contributed. The only thing that I would change about our project is the location of the piece we designed. The one group that stood out in my mind was "Butler Bubbles". The reason for this is because their pitch and their creatively unique design of Holcomb Gardens.

Public Art Project Reflection

I feel our presentation went very well. Our model was really creative and everyone had input on the construction process. Overall, as a group we all meshed well; for example if one person had an idea then the rest of us would build off that idea and make it even better. There was another group that persuaded me as well. What caught my attention was their sharp looking design and how it related to that of Butler and its athletics. All in all, I feel things went as planned and I think everyone had really innovative and interesting designs/ideas.

The Watering Hole by Katie, Kyle and Sheila

The Watering Hole
Our group first came up with the idea of ‘The Watering Hole’ when we got together as a group and verbally projected our individual ideas with the intention that we would eventually land on something which struck a chord with all three of us. Initially we played with the concept of a water feature of some sort, and went on to develop thoughts and ideas of ways in which we could link the art piece to Butler. The location of East Mall just outside Clowes Hall was almost a given as we all thought that this was one of the areas on the Butler Campus most in need of some visual appeal, while it was Sheila’s drawing of the piece which triggered the excitement and enthusiasm amongst the group.
Once we had the picture of our Sculpture we could really get to grips with the mechanics of the art piece and the ideas of how it could function and be self sustainable and what materials it could be constructed with really started to flow. The ‘arms’ of the sculpture would be made of a smooth combination of solar panels and silver metal plating to create a certain sleekness and reflective effect which would complement the water feature. At the base of each of the four arms would be a wishing well, the walls of which would be made of high quality dark, kind of erratic looking rock, the idea being that people will throw their coins into the wells as they make a wish and the metallic reflection of the coins will compliment the appearance of the arms. From the wells, a discreet tube would run up the underside of the metal arms as they project from the wells in an arch-like form and become intertwined at the top where the water will spurt out and run down the outside of the arms back into the well.
Aside from the water feature of the sculpture, its appearance would be sophisticated and grand to tie in with the Liberal Arts theme of the University. The intertwining of the ‘arms’ is also symbolic of the crossing of paths and cultures, a theme which is of growing importance while at Butler. It’s location outside of Clowes Hall serves as a convenient gateway to the Butler Campus and therefore it would be the first object visitors would see. First Impressions are of great importance and we think that our sculpture would provide a great talking point and impress future Butler students and alumni.

Courtney, Parker, and Trent- Public Art Proposal

“REFLECTION”
The public art piece we would like to propose for the Butler University campus is entitled “Reflection.” The location for “Reflection” is proposed to be on the steps of the bell tower on the north end of the campus. This location was chosen as a prime spot for an art piece that will encourage personal reflection. The area is surrounded by nature promoting peace and tranquility and the bell towers, which sound at the passing of every hour symbolically representing the passing of time throughout one’s journey of reflection. Out of respect for the tradition and history of the bell tower, this piece would be a temporary public art piece put on display during the month of May which is generally fair-weathered. The art piece itself would be composed of four mirror frames and one large cylindrical mirror. Each mirror frame would rest upon each of the four platforms on the steps leading up to the bell tower culminating with the cylindrical mirror directly underneath the bell tower. The proposed materials of the mirrors are black-coated wooden frames with stainless steel pieces to serve as a mirror, for safety purposes. Attaching the mirrors to the stairs would be done much in the same manner as a free-standing mirror is held upright; the mirror frames would be attached to another wood stand.
The four mirrors represent the path of discovery of self throughout one’s four-year, or more, journey at Butler. The unfinished mirrors represent the “pieces of the puzzle” to one’s life as well as the increasingly more difficult stages of each school year. The round mirror underneath the bell tower symbolizes the culmination of discovery of oneself, career path, purpose, et cetera or at least seeing oneself in a different manner.
Adding this piece to the Butler campus for the proposed month of May would add interest to the area and increase its value as a place for reflection and thought. The bell tower is already a visitor attraction; “Reflection” would be another point of interest and conversation piece. “Reflection” being installed in May, the month of commencement, could also symbolize and help celebrate the journey of Butler in students in their path of self-discovery past, present, and future.

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?”