blog entry #3...ART:21 Place and Stories

ART:21 PLACE

1. I believe that depending on the situation, either a place can define us, or we can define the place. Some places can cause us to create memories because of the purpose of the place. For example, a lake where you would go camping is a place that is meant for you to create memories. But a place like a doctor's office isn't a place that's meant for you to create memories. On the other hand, there's often places like high school, that are not meant for you to make memories, but rather for students to learn. Even so, most students graduate high school and have made a whole mess of memories in those four years.

2.Each of the featured artists are influenced by their own personal places. The things that happened to them and the memories that they retain from them are carried out in the art that they create.

3.I felt the most connected with Sally Mann. She is a photographer and I very much agreed with her when she said that she makes art just for fun and she doesn't have to have a reason. I believe this is very true and many people overlook the simple factor of making something just because you think it is beautiful.

4. -Cabin in Michigan-mischievous
- Barn-home
-Bedroom-safe
-Optometrist Office-repetitive
-Pole Vault runway-fearless

5.My barn is a place where I spent a lot of my time as a child. Most of the objects were pretty large, like the stalls, the stocks, the wheel barrel, bales of hay, and bags of oats. Although the lighting in the barn wasn't particularly good, we were usually out there during the day so the sun lit up the place very well. Even if the lighting was dreary, in my mind it will always be a bright, happy place.

ART:21 STORIES

1.The most important stories told in our lives are ones that are relevant to your personal being, to what makes you, you. If I had to be certain that one story passed on, I would want to make sure that it was the story of 9/11 and how patriotic our country got after the disaster. Even though it was a horrible tragedy, more flags than I had ever seen went up, and people remembered why it was good to be an American.

2.I think the reason why some stories are told and stay alive opposed to others is simply because they're more interesting. If there's a good twist, a great ending, or even a nail-biting plot, the stories interesting or has a quality that makes people remember that story and want to share it with others.

3.Artists featured in "Stories" used journals and sketchbooks, along with other mediums to interpret their personal stories. A sketchbook is a work of art because it shows someones emotions. Someones story is told in a journal or sketchbook, and everyons's story is a work of art.

4. "I am a 15 year old Freshman at Liberty Center High School. My life consists of cheerleading (I just made the JV squad-I scored high enough to be on the Varsity squad but Freshman aren't allowed to be on it), being a majorette, and school work. I put my heart and soul into cheering and twirling, and do what I have to for school. I wish I had a boyfriend, but I don't really have time for one. Hopefully soon I'll find time!"

Looking back, I realize that I'm still very similar to how I was then. My life consists of riding horses, going to BGSU, and going to Toledo Academy of Beauty. I put my everything into every one of these aspects. I still don't have time for a boyfriend, but I've made time and have been dating him for the past year. I guess some things never change.