Conceptual
During the Conceptual Unit, students focus was on two classes; English and Design.
In Design, we drew emotions and tasks out of a hat to generate a random artist’s statement. Our task at hand was to then create an image reflecting this statement. My image was meant to “explore the feeling of gratitude through the experience of managing responsibilities.”
In English, we wrote different kinds of poetry.
Spoken Word:
Notes-by Melissa Pinkner
Poppy seed with cream cheese
Don’t assume I’ve learned
I only sit around campfires
To live many lives
Merchant of silk and all
Things
Lovely
Don’t make me work for it
Well now I’ve called attention
Whether I wanted to or not
The world’s just not as safe
For the 5 unmissable
Female directed documentaries
Laundromat on Dana street
My brother never did his own wash
But he’s more put together anyways
Don’t just deny
Think
About
It
Yes I need
Hair bands
Earrings
A comb
My café with a view
macchiato
Looking back, I relive the emotions I felt while writing this poem whenever I read it. However, I think I could have done a better job to make it less of a jumble. I understand it because it is a personal piece, however without the message being clear, I understand it would be difficult for others to relate as well.
After our school visit to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, we were also asked to complete an Ekphrastic Poem, based on one of the exhibits. The following pdf details my poem as well as the exhibit.