Jessica T_Passage of Time

I decided to watch a candle burn to show the passage of time, because I love candles and burn them all the time. I took a picture of a new candle and a burned candle to show how the wax melts as it burns and the candle gets shorter over time.

50 Visual Things About A Journey

1. Scooter
2. School Zone Sign
3. Parents dropping their kids at school
4. Broken Stop Sign
5. Stoplight
6. Kids Playground
7. Potholes
8. Wild Flowers
9. Bus Stop
10. A New Wooden Fence
11. Woman watering her plants
12. Wrought Iron gate
13. Vines
14. Bricks
15. Trees
16. Bank
17. The Tunnel
18. Parking Enforcer
19. Big White Van
20. Ipod
21. A Girl Getting on her Moped
22. 2 Broken Pencils
23. Empty Bottle
24. Norman Hall
25. Norman Garage
26. Parking Signs
27. Elevator
28. Handicap Parking
29. Bicycle
30. Field
31. Grass
32. Soccerball
33. Picnic tables
34. Library
35. Stairs
36. Windows
37. Vending Machines
38. Round tables
39. Bulletin Boards
40. Water Fountain
41. Trash Can
42. Sunglasses
43. Mirror
44. Chapstick
45. Lockers
46. Lock
47. Air Conditioning Vent
48. Fire Alarm
49. Fire Extinguisher
50. Desk
This is my trip to school everyday. I take my moped and pass through 2 school zones on my way each morning. Some how no matter when I leave school and come home or when I leave my house...I always manage to hit at least one school zone. I guess I'm not the only one who has to go to school early or stay later some days.
School Zone, Bus Stop, Kids
I'm headed to school
Stoplight, Parking Lots

Govinda_50 Visual Things about a Journey

1. sunlight

2. phone alarm

3. snooze button

4. comforter

5. crutches

6. bathroom

7. mirror reflection

8. shower

9. retainer

10. toothbrush

11. faucet

12. smile

13. clothes

14. backpack

15. kitchen

16. yogurt

17. glass door

18. birds

19. horses

20. car

21. keys

22. radio

23. stop sign

24. traffic

25. broken signal light

26. gas station

27. Union road

28. Parking space

29. Construction

30. Little hall

Haiku

Sunlight flooding in

Birds chirping, horses running

Another school day

This is about the journey from when I wake up in the morning to go to class. Total it is about an hour journey, I take around twenty-five minutes to get ready and it is a thirty-five minute drive to campus. As I look out at my land I yearn to enjoy the beautiful day, instead I am forced to go to class. I make this journey every weekday in a blur of early morning and I am not really aware of the beautiful landscape around me. This morning I looked out and enjoyed the scenery as I watched it in my rear view mirror pulling out of the driveway.

Amanda_S_Passage_of_Time

While the bus annoyingly waited at the Reitz Union to get back on schedule, I ignored my watch and, instead, looked at a man sitting on the bench outside of my window. He sat hunched, elbows on his knees with a look of boredom. Later, he sat up and I noticed that he was wearing an oddly patterned shirt and a backwards hat. He reached into his pocket and produced an ipod that he began to listen to. Some time passed before I saw him look to the back of my bus. He hopped up with purpose, placed the straps of his bag, and took a few steps forward. He halted quickly and, with an air, walked backward to sit once more. He had an air of disappointment and annoyance. But when he hunched again, elbows on his knees, hand pressed hard against his mouth, eyebrows furrowed, and lips tightly pursed, I saw an air of anger and frustration on the face of a man who didn't know he was being watched. My bus pulled away from the stop and I saw no more.

People watching is something that I do when I'm bored. I don't know how long my bus sat at the Reitz, but it didn't feel long because I was drawn into the life of this man. I could only imagine how long he had been sitting there waiting for his bus, thinking he had seen it, and then dejectedly sitting once more to wait. At that point I realized, "Hey, it could be worse...at least I'm on my bus, certain to be going home soon." I am very please with my reflective description...I wasn't expecting it to sound poetic, it just started to flow with the man's emotions.

SaraS_Colors and Shades

all dried up with no where to go: This color is a nail polish, I painted my toes this color the other day

Purple People Eaters were invented by this purple: This purple was on a bag in a magazine and I liked both the bag and the color.

Richer than Bill Gates chocolate: I absolutely adore chocolate. Anything and Everything. Thus it is a color that touched me when I came upon it.

A Day Late and a Petal Short: This is a dried petal from a flower that a friend brought for me last week.

Does Betsy Johnson come in Pink? : The color did not show up will in the camera, but it is a hot pink and it made me think of the fashion designer.

A Tiffany's box left in the rain: The blue is a slightly lighter hue than the beloved jeweler's signature blue boxes...so the rain must have transformed it.

Yellow Rose on Day 2: My dad always calls me "The Yellow Rose of Texas" because I was born in Texas, thus the color reminded me of yellow roses.

Minnie Mouse Red Shoes: I loved Minnie when I was a child, thus her shoe color is always recognizable.

Second Coat of Pink: It reminded me of when I get my nails done for any big occasion like Prom or a wedding, the person always, always, always does a second coat.

Pink Oyster: The color of my room at home.

My attempts to recreate colors:

a day late and a petal short: not too bad. probably the most accurate

pink oyster: terrible. Getting the hue right was very difficult with a limited number of colored pencils.

a tiffany's box left in the rain: I think this color is the most accurate of the three I tried to recreate.

Thanks, Sara

Lauren Berry_ What I ate in 1 day

Today I ate:

2 egg whites

2 eggs

1 banana

1 cup of coffee

tuna

pickles

almonds

green peppers

fiber one bar

cherrios

yogurt

turkey lettuce wraps

This assignment was interesting to me because I already track my food intake on a personal food blog. It was fun to draw it out and see on paper how much I actually do eat. Today happened to be a high caloric day for me and I thought it would be more then one page to draw it all out, but it wasn't. Also, how often do you get to use a white crayon? Like never! I loved using the white crayon to color on the blue paper. I felt as though just having the one color to draw with gave me more time to think about how I was drawing it.

Anne H_50 visual things about a journey

alarm clock, clothes, breakfast, toothbrush, backpack, binder, textbooks, phone, light switch, key lock, door, sunlight, stairs, raindrops, umbrella, puddles, trees, road, concrete bench, flowers, birds, student ID, bus, stop sign, round about, red light, sidewalk, pole, fence, tree limb, bicycle, skateboard, sign, van, squirrel, scooter, newspapers, sand, grass, students, ramp, trash can, clouds, Little Hall, classroom, desk, chair, white board, test paper, pencil

Haiku:
Alarm clock ringing,
Trying to catch the bus,
Hoping to not get wet

My journey started from the moment I woke up and ended when I was in my classroom seat. During the journey I became aware of all the things I usually see on my morning commute to class. My haiku explains how my morning was. On the way to the bus stop I tried to avoid the falling raindrops and the puddles.

This was a really interesting assignment because it made me stop and take in my surroundings. Even in the morning, when I am trying to get ready in a hurry, I was able to slow down and take in all the visual objects I saw. And on the way to class, even though I was stressing about my test, I was able to relax and focus on my surroundings.

Priscilla_50 Visual things on a Journey

List

rain, couds, trees, green, leaves, puddles, wet pavement, gray skies, rain boots, cars, umbrellas, raincoats, birds, red bricks, construction workers, students, backpacks, lunch bags, water bottles, students walking fast, students talking to each other, red stop signs, crosswalks, tall buildings, rain showers, books, glass, windows, reflections, flip flops, classrooms, Century Tower, concrete blocks, orange shirts, students waiting in line, bicycles, police cars, blood mobiles, squirrels, emergency phones, birds, scooters, moss on trees, cell phones, newspaper stands, lines on the concrete, posters, library, light poles, benches.

Haiku

Rainy cloudy day

puddles along the pavement

students rushing to class

Reflection

I enjoyed this activity! This described my walk from Criser Hall to the Reitz Union today while it was drizzling outside. One thing I noticed was that it was hard to isolate the visual from the other senses. I wanted to attribute most of what I saw to another sense such as the puddles to the sound of splashes. I enjoyed taking in the things going on around me instead of rushing somewhere without looking up beyond my cell phone. It is so easy to walk around on campus without noticing the unique attributes that your surroundings have. I especially enjoyed the quote that went along with this activity. Your surroundings play a lot into how you act and how you feel. If it is gloomy outside, it is very easy to feel gloomy as well.

Kelsey_Everything I Consumed in One Day

In one day I consumed some pretzel sticks, Zaxby's chicken fingers and a Coke, Mochi's new Red Velvet flavored frozen yogurt, my leftover bourbon chicken, and Welch's Sparkling Grape Juice :)
I liked actually drawing everything out, but I did not like realizing that today's meals were not so healthy for me :(
Being able to draw with a white colored pencil was different. I am used to using a lot of color, but this assignment did not allow me to. So this assignment, in a way, required me to step out of the box.

My consumption in a days time

Today's food and beverage consumption consisted of: Breakfast~ 1 cup of coffee and 1 juice box, Lunch~ 1 juice box and a veggie sandwich, Dinner~ 1 piece of fish, 1 serving of steamed broccoli and water.



Honestly, I didn't think I could fit everything I consumed on one page! To my surprise I accomplished the task. I really enjoyed this assignment because all day I paid attention to what I was eating and drinking (which I normally do not do). I really like how the white colored pencil looks on the black paper. For some reason people normally draw on white paper so this was nice to see and create. This assignment is valuable to me because not only was I paying attention to my diet but I was creating art. This would be a great assignment for my future classroom to create awareness for healthy eating habits and engaging in an authentic art assignment. I could have students create drawings such as this one in a folder of everything they consume on a daily basis while incorporating lessons on art technique and even health.

Tatum_Collect Objects From Childhood

I have always loved art, even as a child. I have always enjoyed being creative in any way possible. These utensils remind me of how much I love creating different pictures with all kinds of different methods. In the picture, there are markers, crayons, colored pencils, pastel chalks, and pencils.


This is a stuffed bunny that I have had ever since I was a baby. It was my first stuffed bunny ever. I have always loved rabbits and this stuffed bunny reminds me of that. The bunny has a sweatshirt on that I actually wore when I was little. My mother made it and I wore it a lot. This reminds me of how much my mother loves and cares for me. It is a picture of the stuffed bunny and it says "Tatum's first 'bummy.'" When I was young, that is how I pronounced bunny.






This object reminds me of growing up on an island and working at a waterslide during the summer months. I love being in the sun and at the beach. Working at the waterslide was always a blast and I wish I still could each summer. The owners were like my second family and treated me as such.






The thought of throwing away my art utensils brings a sense of sadness over me. I hate thinking of perfectly good supplies going to waste when there are so many people out there with nothing. I would never want to throw anything like these away. Seeing them in the trash makes me think about throwing away art and the creativity that these utensils help to create.

Katie J_Visual Things About A Journey

Hot, rain, windy, wet, humid, long, dirty, umbrella, people, empty, traffic, yellow car, white flowers, grass, dirt, sidewalk, gray clouds, gray ground, red stoplight, green stoplight, pink flowers, newly planted trees, dorms, students, schoolbooks, backpacks, fast bikes, hot pink scooter, sunglasses, tunnel, graffiti, drawings, puddles, rain boots, spray paint, concrete, yellow lines, litter, chicfila, bus stops, bus drivers, sunshine through the clouds, birds, squirrels, friends, dog, murals, room key, apartment, lunch

Walking very fast,
Hoping to beat the cold rain,
Run to catch the bus.

These words describe my journey from Norman to my apartment, including the bus ride home. I make this trip so many times that I usually don’t even notice my surroundings, so today was a nice change of pace. It was nice to intentionally look around and take everything in! It had been a long time since I noticed the beauty in a rainy day. My haiku is about the most stressful part of my journey: trying my hardest to beat the rain and make it to the bus on time, which was especially difficult today! But as I was hurrying, I was still able to appreciate my surroundings and the fact that there is beauty and art, even among the stress.

Rebecca _Things About a Journey

List of words:

1. hallway
2. door
3. Bright light
4. sunglasses
5. Sun
6. Raindrops
7. trees
8. ants
9. Maintenance workers
10. Road
11. Sidewalk
12. Clouds
13. Shade
14. branches
15. Cracks
16. weeds
17. Cars
18. Parking ticket
19. Apartments
20. Garbage cans
21. Traffic
22. tires
23. People
24. Yelling
25. Dogs walking
26. Swimming pool
27. shoe
28. Empty cans
29. Orange fence
30. Empty lot
31. Dirt
32. breeze
33. Flowers
34. Birds
35. Brick
36. Green door
37. Rocks
38. Truck
39. Lizard
40. Mailbox
41. Package
42. Key
43. Locks
44. Air
45. Hardwood
46. Roommates
47. Glass
48. Ice
49. Water
50. couch

Haiku:

Orange fence, empty lot
Dirt whirling around the air
Flowers bring new life


My list includes the things I encountered on my walk home from Normal Hall to the inside of my house. It is a walk I make several times a day, but I discovered today that I usually fail to notice the little things. My haiku is about the empty lot that is next to my house. In the beginning of the year, an apartment complex was torn down and since then it has just been sitting there completely empty. It is just a huge field of dirt that is not very appealing to look at or live next to. While walking home today, I noticed something beautiful about this field of dirt that I never saw before. Flowers are blooming all over it! There is now a rainbow of different shades of purple and pink. When I stopped to actually look at the flowers I noticed that there were birds flying around them and singing. Noticing this very simple, yet beautiful thing reminded me that I need to take the time to not only acknowledge, but appreciate my surroundings. I was so focused on the ugliness of the empty lot that I failed to notice its beauty. I am sure this could be said for many things that I pass by everyday as well.

Suzie_ Things About a Journey

Words:
slow, quiet, green, vine, sidewalk, pedestrians, street, cement, trees, plants, humidity, sun,
heat, cars, friend, overpass, 13th Street, Archer, apartments, construction,shade, gray, Normal Hall, sand, puddles, murals, cross walk, wall, houses, bicyclists, trash, odors, noise, campus, parking garage, cracks, lizards, birds, road kill, paint, traffic lights, rocks, grass, gardener, students, soccer net, joggers, signs, red, stop, white, hard, water, flowers, metal, broken, vines

Haiku:
A green curly vine
Wrapping around a brown twig
Quiet in chaos

This is about my journey from my apartment to class and back. It is about a fifteen to twenty minute walk in which a myriad of sights, sounds, and smells create a new and distinct journey from day to day. Even though the path walked is consistent, things change perpetually.

Because this walk takes place on a sidewalk parallel to 13th Street, there is always cacophony created by construction, traffic, and pedestrians. But even in this utter chaos, one can find tranquility in the small things. This poem I created juxtaposes the quiet process of a vine growing on the side of the walkway to the hustling and bustling of 13th Street. This particular vine hangs out over the sidewalk so that one has to move out of the way to keep from getting hit by it. It is easy to ignore the vine and move on with life; however, once one takes the time to observe it, it becomes apparent that there is always peace in times of chaos.

Marissa M_Things About a Journey

Haiku:

Water falls onto rock

Hook falls into water, splash

Fish is on the line

List of words: Mountains Cliffs Steps Rocks Sticks Trees birds deer shoes dirt leaves water salamanders plants bugs moss ferns waterfall shorts T-shirt stones sticks twigs shade people dogs signs markers trail hill walking darkness fish pole leashes rough smooth wet dry backpack bottle snacks weeds exhaustion excitement bear bait crickets hooks string flies line

About twice a year we make a trip up to my family’s cabin in the woods. It is one of my favorite places in the world and when I read this blog entry option I immediately wanted to write about one of my favorite “journeys” that my family and I partake in while at our cabin. I picked a hike in a state park called Vogel. It is a great hike that takes you around a beautiful lake with mountains surrounding you on all sides. It also has a beautiful hike down to a waterfall that is just breathtaking. This was such an interesting project because it really made me visualize my journey around the lake and to the waterfall. It was difficult at times to come up with all fifty visual words to describe this trip so as you can see I started naming some of things that we bring or wear on our hike. It made me really think about what I see when I am going on this journey and how it affects me. I put some of the visual words that described the trip as well, such as exhausting and excitement. I just pictured how I feel during the trip and after the hike is over.

I wrote my haiku about my favorite part of the hike, the walk down to the waterfall. We are able to fish at the bottom of the waterfall which is very exciting. I wrote about that because I think it captures the essence of the whole journey. The goal is to see the beauty of the water falling on the rocks and to enjoy that beauty while fishing. I enjoyed this project because it enabled me to recall one of my favorite memories and it helped me to see them again in such a clear way.

Whitney L_Everything you consumed in one day

In one day I consumed...

"Chocolate Delight" Special K cereal, and 1% milk for breakfast

A turkey sub, with mayo, mustard, and lettuce, and a diet coke from subway for lunch

AND

Spaghetti and Meatballs with water for dinner!

This activity was very interesting and fun to do throughout the day. It allowed me to keep track of what i was eating and made me notice my eating habits. I really liked drawing with white because I feel that the white crayon is taken for granted and overlooked. I really enjoyed this activity!!!