November Apprentice Inspirements

Apprentice:
1. Read: Music Talks Chapters 10-13
2. Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers: Handel
3. Read: Rosa Bonheur (from page 136-157 from this book) 
4. Write down your favorite quote, thought, or a question from the readings to share

And do one of the following:

-Do a word study on "Education" - do you agree with the definition of education in chapter 10? Do you agree that learning causes you sorrow as well as joy? Share you definition with the class and think of one thing you can do to improve your education or what price you are willing to pay to develop your talents.

-Why do you think chapter 11 is titled "The Light on the Path?" Draw a picture, write a poem or act out a skit that illustrates the principle from the chapter.

-Read about how one becomes masterful at something in chapter 12. Think of something you would like to master and make a plan of how you will go about mastering it.

-Bring or play part of a favorite song by Handel to share with the class. Is there anything about him that you would like to emulate in your life? Why?

-Bring a favorite painting by Rosa Bonheur to share in class and tell us why you like it and either: Draw a picture in her style or draw a graphic summary or picture of a significant event in her life OR write a paper or present something you learned from her in class.

November Journeyman Inspirements

(This isn't an inspirement - just one of my favorite poems of all time)

Journeyman Inspirements:
1. Read Chapter 8 of Story of Art
2. Read a short biography or watch a short clip about Kipling:
3. Read Chapter 5 of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (DRS)
4. Write your favorite quote, thought or question from your study.

-If you can, find one of your childhood drawings. (If you don't find any, try to remember what it might have looked like.) Compare it to one of your latest drawings. Is there an extreme difference, or is there little change? Look for similarities in the artwork, like certain perspectives, shapes, textures, etc., that show your personal type of drawing. Record or share what you learned.

-Study a famous artist--learn about his/her childhood. Did he/she start out artistic? Or did he/she even like art? Write a report about who you studied or share what you discovered.

-Try to draw a picture that tells a story. (Page 72-73 from DRS has the info about it.) It can be anything you feel like drawing. For instance, see the picture on page 73. The boy that day was very frustrated with his sister, so he drew his sister extra large and with sharp teeth. It shows in his artwork that he was feeling angry or frustrated with his sister.

Put feeling into your artwork. Share your results.

 

-Do the drawing exercise on pages 74-75 on DRS, "Recalled Childhood Landscape." Could you remember your childhood landscape clearly, or did most of it gradually come to you as you draw? Or did you experience something completely different? Share your results

-Make a presentation about Rudyard Kipling or read one of his short stories or poems to present to the class. Find short stories and poems on the left hand side when you scroll down here:

November Master Inspirements

Master Ispirements:
1. Read: The Jungle Book
2. Find your favorite quote, thought or question from your study.

Then do one of the following:
 -Write a short story with animal characters. (You can use the 3 paragraph model we talked about in writing class, even recreating a story from Jungle book in your own way) Try to depict what they might say or think about. Find a lesson from your story or from the book that you could apply to your life.
-Draw a graphic summary from a scene in the book. Don't forget to write the moral from your scene. See if you can apply the lesson to your life.
-Paint a scene from The Jungle Book. Explain why you picked the scene you painted. Find a principle from that scene of from another part of the book that you want to do better at.
-Write down each "Law of the Jungle" as you come across it in the book. See if any of them are similar to our laws. Do you agree or like the laws of the Jungle? Is there any that you would change? Make a set of laws for your life and try to stick by them. If you would like, share how it is going. -Keep track of the characteristics of the people without law (or the monkey people) or any other group of "people" in the book. Do you see any of the character traits in yourself? What law must you follow to rid yourself of or to improve that characteristic? You may share with the class if you choose

The Master Class this week will be at the Ogden Nature Center from 3-5 after class. Bring $2 if you will be attending.