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Fall Semester 2017 Re-Cap

by Ellen Mueller on December 28, 2017, no comments

I finally have gotten around to my end-of-semester re-cap for fall 2017 (winter break has been a long to-do list so far!): My courses included 2D Design (highlight was a field trip to Boston’s ICA), Foundations Seminar (notably, hosting visiting artist Sage Perrott and organizing a student exhibition of zines at the library), and Digital Fabrication (hosted […]

Spring Semester 2017 Re-Cap

by Ellen Mueller on April 30, 2017, no comments

The semester went really well! In 3D Design we focused on moldmaking/casting, 3D printing, woodworking/sewing, inflatables (pictured above). In Drawing II/Adv Drawing we focused on copying/synthesizing/morphing, as well as figure drawing and color (pictured below). In Video Art we went on a field trip to DC to see the Bill Viola exhibit at the National Portrait […]

Spring Semester 2016 Re-Cap

by Ellen Mueller on May 6, 2016, no comments

Overall the semester went really well! In Drawing II/Advanced Drawing we focused on figure drawing and color through the lens of graphic novels. We also had a lot of fun and went on a trip to Columbus, Ohio. In Intermedia we focused on the intersection of art and the internet. We learned to use Processing software, and made […]

Fall Semester 2015 Re-Cap

by Ellen Mueller on December 9, 2015, no comments

Today was the last day of classes! Overall the semester went really well. In Drawing I we worked through a bootcamp of exercises, learning the basics of drawing from observation. We also had a lot of fun and went on a trip to an old asylum in Weston WV. In 3D Design we made cardboard […]

End of Semester Round-Up

by Ellen Mueller on May 1, 2015, no comments

Classes are over, and it’s time again for my semester round up where I look back on teaching these past few months… 3D Design We had a lot of fun in this class experimenting with paper packaging, clay busts, 3D modeling/printing, and inflatables. Chisato Nakamura “Race Game” Spring 2015, for “Memories & Microcontrollers” course Using a […]