Last Class..

Well, we made it through the semester!! I was sad that our class with Santiago had to come to an end. I absolutely loved this class and hope to be able to have Santiago again in the future because I really admire his teaching style. This was by far the most open minded class I've ever taken but I truly feel as though I've grown creatively as well as gaining new technology skills. There were definitely days when I thought some of the things we watched were a little crazy but the world would be a better place if everyone could be more accepting and view things from the eye of an artist. Have a good summer everyone!!!

Final project!!

This is my video art project...first let me say wow..I can't believe it all came together(Cat and Sam understand;) I have been a competitive figure skater for most of my life. Now that I have retired from competition and decided to go back and get my degree, I often feel as though I'm a fish out of water and can't express myself the way I used to in my sport. This class has helped me find a new sense of creativity and I'm so glad I was able to combine my skating and art for my final project.

The first camera angle is taken from my skate. I used masking tape to keep my camera attached..which was a little bit of a challenge and most of my friends thought I was crazy! The second camera angle is being filmed by one of my students,Aidyn Gangemi. I'm skating the same pattern on the ice that I did when the camera was attached to my skate in order to try and duplicate what my blades see and what the audience would see. Also, I used Garage Band to create a special soundtrack for the background which I had never done before. I hope you enjoy it!!