Class 4

Class 4

During class we watched a few random youtube videos about video games and then talked about the influence on people by playing video games. The class had a lot of deep discussions on the matter and it was interesting to hear the different views that each classmate had on the topic.

Next, we talked about our upcoming project and watched some more inspirational videos. The videos helped stir up some ideas that I can look into for my research project.

So until then... I'll keep looking on the sideways of things to stir up more ideas for my research project!

The Door Frame

Our Seeing Sideways Class was given a door frame assignment last Wednesday. The class had to find something creative to do with the door frame and was given most of the class period to decide. We discussed several ideas such as leaving the door on campus with a phone number, adding a door to the door frame and setting it up in Beth Lykins yard or shipping the door to Beth Lykins home. So, we decided on the last idea and pitched in 5 dollars to get the door shipped. We called UPS to get an estimate and found out that 5 dollars would be plenty of money to ship the door frame. However, Justin found out that the price jumped and we were unable to afford the new amount of a 100 and so dollars. Luckily, Justin lives near Beth Lykins and was able to drop the door frame off with a UPS label. Our plan had some down falls but worked out great!! I also asked Justin to write our names on the door frame with Seeing Sideways Class 2009. The exercise was a great way to get to know our classmates by talking about different ideas. I had fun with the door frame experiment!

Class 3 and "Bible Dipping Assignment"

Class 3

Today's class discussion was very short and sweet. We went over a our assignment (50 What If Questions) and talked about the various ways to look at rules. We discussed how everyone can interrupt rules differently.

Next, we talked about a doorway and what it means to us. Is a doorway an entrance, exit or a divider? We explained the various "sideways" thoughts on the subject and were assigned a class project. The class project was to take a door frame out of the IT building and decide on something to do with it. The class talked about ideas for about 30 minutes and we agreed upon one idea as a whole.


The Art of Looking Sideways ("Bible Dipping")
Quetzalcoatl
(pronounced ket-sahl-koh-aht-l)


Image found on Flickr from user ApoloBeta::..'s

According to dictionary.com, Quetzalcoatl is the feathered serpent god of the Aztec and Toltec cultures.

Quetzalcoatl is said to be known in different forms and by different names.

• Some of these names include the Plumed Serpent or Celestial Dragon (Dragon form).

• Another common reference is a venus plant and magical waters (plant form, blue waters, and planet).

50 Questions

1. What if marriage was before the engagement?
50. What if the number 50 followed the number 1? (Does that mean I’m done with the assignment?)
2. What if humans walked on their hands?
3. What if dreams always came true?
4. What if the moon is made out of cheese?
5. What if hot pink, neon green and bright orange are the primary colors?
6. What if everyone had to walk barefoot?
7. What if the majority of our society is dwarfs and to be of average human size isn’t so average?
8. What if hot pink and blue were the colors of a stop sign?
9. What if our work week was the weekend (3 days)?
10. What if everyone had a twin?
11. What if dessert was the common main course meal?
12. What if dogs walked humans?
13. What if everyone had the power to hear everyone’s thoughts but you?
14. What if our parents or caretakers chose our careers?
15. What if all jobs had the same salary?
16. What if medical care was free?
17. What if TBD (too busy disorder) was a disorder?
18. What if men had menstrual cycles?
19. What if everyone obeyed the laws?
20. What if a chime went off when you met your true love?
21. What if there were no borders?
22. What if men could get pregnant?
23. What if people respected animals?
24. What if we are economy was based on the barter system?
25. What if everyone as honest?
26. What if everyone rode a bike?
27. What if there wasn’t art?
28. What if there wasn’t music?
29. What if everyone respected the planet?
30. What if everyone treated each other as they wished to be treated?
31. What if we had free education?
32. What if you could see in the future?
33. What if you had to eat oatmeal everyday?
34. What if you had to eat the same meal everyday?
35. What if you married the man/woman of your dreams?
36. What if everyone was like your grandmother?
37. What if you could choose one super power?
38. What if you could fly?
39. What if everyone was his or her ideal weight?
40. What if everyone dressed the same?
41. What if everyone eventually find true happiness?
42. What if creativity was original?
43. What if you could change one thing that happened in the past?
44. What if men weren’t so different than women?
45. What if acrylic nails weren’t so hard to take off?
46. What if everyone could make money from his or her talents?
47. What if no one could remember more than 30 minutes in the past?
48. What if everyone had freedom of speech?
49. What if everyone was loved?

Class 2

The class began with a series of class projects. I was excited to look at the various ideas that my classmates came up with for the assignment. After viewing the creative assignments, we took a short break. However in order to take the break, we had to take a class chair with us and go outside the classroom. I took my desk and chair downstairs to grab a soda. I received several strange looks as to why I was carrying my desk around. I thought it was a fun and eventful experience! Next, we watched an Art Video by PBS. The video was about a man and his abstract art design.

Off to see sideways,
Aly

Eggnoxious

For my creative egg assignment, I decided to create a splatter painting with eggs and food coloring. I bought a dozen of eggs, a package of food coloring with four colors, and a canvas. I also used some toothpicks to poke holes in each egg and then filled the egg with a color. After poking a small hole in each egg and filling it with a color, I stirred each egg with three toothpicks to allow the color to soak in each egg. Next, I took my materials outside and set a few trash bags down and then set my canvas upside down on the bags. After setting up my canvas, I took each egg and dropped it onto the canvas. I am happy with my result and had a great time creating my painting!

Below are a few photos and a website (view in Firefox) of more photos and videos.




Website

The Egg

Seeing Sideways Class 1

I am very excited about taking this class and venturing into the creative side of New Media. I hope to challenge myself and learn new approaches to thinking creatively.

Today, I found out that our class is like a kindergarten class for college students! My excitement reached a whole new level when hearing this statement. I hope we take naps and play heads up 7 up!!

Our first assignment is to be creative with something simple, an egg. I am going to brainstorm and just let my creative juices flow and hopefully I can come up with something unique! I'm so happy I was able to travel home with such a delicate piece of art and keep it intact until I made it safely home. I am excited to work with this simple egg and transform it into a work of art.