Cognitive Maps
It was interesting to see how much of the campus I remembered off the top of my head. There are many buildings that I know are present but never learned the names of. I also noticed that most of the buildings that I remembered were because I have had a class in them. Especially during a time that we are not allowed on campus, it was fun reminiscing on the areas I have been in and internally walking across the campus.
Human Spirograph
I decided to do the human spirograph with my 11 year old brother. At first, he did not understand the process of closing his eyes and holding the pencil together but, I told him to just go with it. During the process, he kept repeating the word “circle,” which I found to be a little strange. We both laughed in the beginning because he kept on talking, but we eventually got used to it and kept drawing circles.
Looking at the final piece, I can see that my brother was pulling the pencil toward him, as the majority of the drawing is toward his upper side. He was also pushing down really hard on the pencil in the beginning, until I told him to put less pressure on it. This caused the majority of the color to be focused in the center of the paper and a lighter color toward the outside. Overall, it was fun doing this with my little brother as we do not normally make art together.
Julliane's Art 110 