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The smART studio at DeWitt Middle School emphasizes three main tenets; creating and learning through design process thinking (studio habits of mind), thoughtful verbal and written reflection on Visual Language and it's conversation with the self and humanity, and connections between each other and the world outside our school environment.

So, find your interest and feed the curiosity! Investigate, explore, sketch, create, review, revise, inspire, be inspired and create again. The cycle of learning—the cycle of design—is more than a privilege, it's the pathway to understanding. Through the Arts we cultivate self-directed, self-motivated habits of mind that lead us through a life-long pursuit of learning and participating in society.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Daily Visual Journal 2.2.12

The first five minutes of every class is dedicated to a written reflection in our Visual Journals (Sketchbooks). Please remember to answer, in complete sentences, the following questions:

1. What do you think the artist is trying to convey in this piece? What is the message, feeling, call to action, or idea that you think about when you observe this artwork?
2. What clues did the artist use (thinking about our visual language: elements of art and principles of design) to convey the message, feelings or ideas? Remember to be specific in telling me where you see the clues!


J.M.W. Turner, Steamer in a Snowstorm. 1842. Oil on Canvas. 91.5 x 122 cm. Tate Gallery, London.
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