An Engineering and Design Update from Director of the Project Center Brad Niven Engineering Design 1 classes have started their first project: to design and build a truss bridge spanning 18 inches using dried spaghetti and hot glue. The bridge must weigh less than 250 grams and be at least 2 inches wide. Trusses are …
Visual Verse : Poetry meets Painting
Painters and poets experience a similar process. Something internally or externally sparks an idea. The idea threads through materials or words. The materials or words are edited, revised, and worked through a journey of additions and subtractions. A composition is generated. The composition is then interpreted and reinterpreted by an audience. It felt like a …
Reflecting Back: Looking Forward
"The answers you get depend upon the questions you ask." —Thomas Kuhn The studio was a busy place this term. Students were drawing with charcoal, ink, graphite, and chalk pastels. Students were exploring working on new surfaces: kraft paper, watercolor paper,tracing paper, and mylar. Drawing 1a artists ventured into the world of printmaking, investigating relief …
An Unexpected Day
A short story written by Morgan Tanaka for Lori Cohen's Advanced Composition class. Enjoy! The machine sprung open as Maggie placed the crisp ten dollar bill in the cash register. “Here you go, ma’am, $1.75 is your change. Enjoy the ice cream!” she smiled, and handed the woman a receipt. Maggie let out a huge …
Brian the Superhero
A short story by Marisa Wong for Lori Cohen's Advanced Composition class. “Ready Brian? If you win, I’ll buy you an ice cream. We will race to the end of the track,” Marie lovingly pats her son on the head. “Okay mommy.” Brian looks up at his mom, memorizing her face. Watching every smile, every …
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