Homestretch!

We've got two classes left! Here's a breakdown of our final weeks:

This coming Saturday we'll look at projects from Haley, Dylan, Julia, Eliot, Dan, Christine, and Celia, and while most of our time last week was devoted to discussion, I'd like to propose that following these presentations, we utilize the rest of this class time for your own studio work. As many of you have been bringing in works in progress, revisions/drafts of previous works, and projects that are experimental, my hope is that you bring the tools you need to continue working in class. The classroom is your studio space.


For our Final Meeting on Saturday, June 7, we'll look at projects from Jenny, Cole, Blake, Aileen, Jasper, and Jackson.

Following (or during this), I'd also like to propose a Breakfast Potluck Party-- I'll bring (more) coffee, some berries, and whatever else I can get my hands on, you all bring anything to share (Monique, you don't need to bring anything else unless you really want to).

Following this, I'd like to propose an In-class, Process-based Trading Project. Similar to the book trade we did near the beginning of the course, my proposal is for you to bring in materials you've been using in your own work and design a piece (responding to your project, perhaps) that will be given to another class member. We can discuss the specifics of this further in class. Approximate time: 1 hour.

As closure, I'd like to spend the rest of the class time looking at the development of any works you would like to share or receive feedback on, perhaps building off of discussion we have had in previous weeks. Most likely (and most helpfully), this can be done in small focus groups. For some of you, we have not had the chance to see your projects for nearly three weeks, so this might be a great opportunity to share all of the work you have done. Some of you have also expressed desire in receiving deeper feedback on your work, and my hope is that a forum of this nature can provide that sort of opportunity.

IMPORTANT
As we will not be convening during Evaluation Week, please also bring both your Self- and Faculty-Evaluations* (see note below) to class on our last class, Saturday, June 7. In line with this, and as the course has been focused on the identification of your own approaches to studio-based work, your self-evaluation is a vital document and source of information as I write my evaluation of your work. If you have any questions on the process of writing your narrative, please feel free to email me.

Evergreen's policies on Evaluations can been seen here

Here is the college policy regarding evaluations of faculty:

"Students are expected to submit written evaluations of their primary faculty members at the end of a program. Some faculty require a student evaluation of them as one of the terms for the award of credit; this is to be made clear in the program covenant at the outset of the program of study. Because Evergreen wishes to encourage mutual and thoughtful evaluations, the student's evaluation of the faculty will normally be given to the faculty member at the final conference of the program. The evaluation will then be discussed during that conference, after the faculty evaluation of the student and the student's self-evaluation have been discussed and agreed upon.

*However, if the student prefers, s/he may turn in the evaluation of the faculty to the program secretary before the evaluation conference. The secretary will so inform the faculty, but will not give the evaluation to the faculty until the final evaluations of the student are submitted to Registration and Records."