Grades are submitted, break is well underway, and it’s time again for my semester round up where I look back on teaching these past few months…
![Hiromi Hananda, "Untitled"](https://ellenmueller.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Hiromi-Hananda.jpg)
Hiromi Hananda, “Untitled,” vinyl mural in the Music Building
Drawing II / Advanced Drawing: Alternative Media
We had a lot of fun in this class experimenting with Adobe Illustrator, cut vinyl, print-on-demand products, sewing, layered resin drawings, and spray-paint stencils.
![Marissa Gain and Shawna Clayton, "Homage to Roy Lichtenstein" mural in the women's restroom in the Art Department](https://ellenmueller.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Marissa-and-Shawna-mural.jpg)
Marissa Gain and Shawna Clayton, “Homage to Roy Lichtenstein” mural in the women’s restroom in the Art Department
Painting II / Advanced Painting: First World Problems
I tweaked this class a little bit from last year’s version – I added a theme to the class, “First World Problems,” which was a nice frame for examining privilege while building painting skills on both a large and small scale. We did large murals, and we also did a collection of nine “selfies” on small 4″x4″ canvases.
![Natasha Carr "Grease," food art performance](https://ellenmueller.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Natasha-Carr-Food-Art-200x300.jpg)
Natasha Carr “Grease,” food art performance
Intermedia: Food & Art
In this class we spent a lot of time reading about our relationship to food, learning how to shoot video projects, and executing performances and installations.
![Cleveland Fieldtrip, In front of the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland](https://ellenmueller.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1538746_634405539947913_1138309303_n.jpg)
Cleveland Fieldtrip, In front of the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland
We also took a road trip to Cleveland! We drove up and back in one day and we visited the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland.