Week 5 was spent concentrating on aspects of Zhang Hongtu’s influences and comparing and contrasting his different bodies of work. Students looked at some of the books from Zhang’s library in the sunken living room and thought about how these … Continue reading ESOL Class with Pamela Cardwell- Week 5→
Last Saturday, December 5 class was held at the Queens Museum where students got to see the work of Zhang Hongtu for the first time. We went through the exhibit and viewed the work from different time periods of Zhang … Continue reading ESOL, English as a Second Language, Week 4→
During our last class, students put the final touches on their books and bound the copies of their books for trading. After all the books for finalized, students headed to the gallery to do a short artist presentation about their … Continue reading MEMORY,HISTORY IN ZINES AND ARCHIVES – Final Week 11/22/15→
On Saturday, November 21 students did a listening and pronounciation exercise to distinguish t, d and ed endings in regular past tense verbs. We looked at Zhang Hongtu’s Remake of Ma Yuan’s Water Series and talked about differences between the … Continue reading ESOL, English as a Second Language, Week 3→
During our second to last class, students finalized their books using the feedback from their peers. Students prepared for their final presentations, wrote their bios and supported their peers. It was exciting to see students produce publications with such a … Continue reading MEMORY,HISTORY IN ZINES AND ARCHIVES – Week 5→
ESL Week 2: On Saturday afternoon at the Queens library ESL students used a list of past tense verbs to write and talk about what they did during the week. Commonly used irregular and regular verbs that they changed to … Continue reading ESOL English as a Second Language – Week 2→
8주 마지막 시간에는 수묵화와 판화를 병행하며 최종 작품을 완성하였습니다. 여러개의 작품을 빠른시간에 손쉽게 찍을수 있는 판화의 성질을 이용하여, 여러개의 판화 작품을 다양하게 만든후, 수묵화 기법을 더하여 변형을 주어가며 조금씩 다른 여러장의 작품을 만들수 있었습니다. 8주간 열심히 참가하셔서 함께 좋은결과 만들어내셨습니다. … Continue reading Printmaking Meets Ink Painting – Week 8→
Our first English class was held at the library in Long Island City. We introduced ourselves with basic information about where we are from and how long we have lived in America. Students then broke into groups of two and … Continue reading ESOL English as a Second Language – Week 1→
7주 1. 이번주에는 마무리된 고무판을 화선지에 다양한 방법으로 찍어보고, 그 위에 수묵으로 그림을 그려보았습니다. 그러는 과정에서 고무판의 어떤 부분을 더 파내기도 하고 혹은 잘라내기도 하였습니다. 2. 진한 검정색의 판화잉크와 다소 흐리고 부드러운 톤의 먹은 쉽게 어울리지 않을수도 있습니다. 이 문제를 … Continue reading Printmaking Meets Ink Painting-Week 7→
In our last class, students continued to work on their books and zines to add more narrative and textural detail to their publications. The students were at were at work on great pieces such as the story of the cultural … Continue reading MEMORY, HISTORY IN ZINES AND ARCHIVES – Week 4→
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