WEEK 10 Reflection

Being that this is my second time taking an art class taught by Professor Gaspar de Alba, I really enjoyed it as much as the first one. Many classes are taught traditionally on campus, and this class being the way that it is, has really made me find my inner artist. Being able to draw in class and color and have my imagination run wild is what I really enjoyed. The presentations really opened my eyes to acknowledge that there are many Chicana artists and they each are unique and different from each other. The books were great and quick to read and provided a plentiful amount of information on the artist along with different pieces of artwork that they published. Working on the sketchbook in and out of the classroom really put my mind at ease, kind of like a stress reliever. Even though there was an assigned artwork that we needed to complete, it was left up to me as to how I wanted it to look like and what I want it to represent. This is my first time using an accordion type of sketchbook and finding it was very difficult, but I do like the style of it and it reminds me of when I owned an accordion, so I thought that was cool. Doing the weekly blog posts helped to summarize the assignments we had to do in class. The blog posts also allowed us to see the perspective of the other students in the class as well as what Chicana artist they chose to present and why they chose that artist along with the artworks they made.