Some Poetry and a pic

Goblin Market

http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174262

Remember

http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/webtexts/Harjo/

Some Examples of Mind Maps & a Rubric

Mind Map Rubric

Examples:

Creative Commons and Intellectual Property Concepts

If you don't want to read and process and understand all the following information there is one super easy breezy way to *avoid* all that work!  Make sure every part of what you create, every element that goes into your work is yours and yours alone by creating everything yourself.  You want to have a bird in your image? draw it yourself or photograph it yourself or collage it yourself or or or.....

So, here is a link to the general Creative Commons site:  http://creativecommons.org/
and here is a link to the section describe the types and kinds of licenses the creative commons initiative is built around.

Basically, the idea is that we want to foster the kind of sharing that eventually fuels innovation and the generation of new knowledge both within fields that already exist as well as emerging and yet to emerge fields.

Information specific to Intellectual Property rights here in Canada can be found here:  http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/h_wr00003.html

The two above sites will give you a comprehensive overview of copyright as it's currently exists and some insight into how some folks are re-envisioning intellectual property rights.

But then there is always good ol' wikipedia:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright

A beautifully done linocut demo

Mysterious Artist M.L. demonstrates all key steps to the print making process.

Elements of Art Video

A little visual candy RE:  The Elements of Art.

2 Point Perspective with Mark Crilley

1 Point Perspective Video!

Grade 8's--here is that video I showed you in class after our 1-pt perspective demo.  I have posted it for you so that you can watch it as many times as you like.

Colours, Colours Everywhere

Special thanks to the student that asked the question that got me thinking pink!  Most of my experience with colour theory is with mixing pigments.  This video, and the next, are about "mixing" colours with light and/or in digital media (additive and subtractive colour).