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About Alaiyo Bradshaw

Assistant Professor Associate Director First Year First Year Electives Coordinator Parsons The New School for Design Professional editorial and children's book Illustrator. Creator of custom made clothing and accessories line.

Week 15, Assignment 5: Antipathy or Admiration – Creating A Response, Final Presentation (5/12-next week)

***ASSIGNMENTS BELOW FOR THE CRITIQUE NEXT WEEK (graded on LP and oral presentations) 100% of your project grade. –Finalize your project. Please follow the guidelines below to complete the presentation requirements. –USE THE DOCUMENT “THE PROVIDED PROMPTS.” linked below under … Continue reading

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Week 14, Assignment 5: Antipathy or Admiration – Creating A Response, continued (5/5)

TO DO: 1. As the last step to the Transparent Illusion project, create a Learning Portfolio post. Find the prompts for the post HERE. Link the post to the Canvas assignment by May 5. 1. Continue revising your final project … Continue reading

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For Week 13, Assignment 5 – Final Project (4/27)

TO DO : Transparent Illusion 1. Finalize all: Illustrator document submission on Canvas, printed stickers, printed photos showing stickers on window view for the start of class. Antipathy or Admiration: Creating a Response 2. Continue revising your final project proposal. … Continue reading

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For Week 12, Assignment 4: Transparent Illusion and Final Project (4/21)

Remember to allow enough time to submit, print, place on a window, and photographs. Five days is a safe time frame between emailing the document and picking up the stickers. The stickers will not be printed over the weekend; send … Continue reading

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For Week 11, Assignment 4: Transparent Illusion – stickers (4/14)

TO DO : Ask yourself these questions: -How would you create the illusion that images placed on a window are part of the scenery behind them? -What subject matter would you create? -How would you use your way of drawing lines … Continue reading

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For Week 10, Assignment 3: Built Metropolis Final Presentation on your LP- 4/7

For the critique, please know the name, location, and history of your building reference. Remember we will review your structure on all sides (360 degrees). Bring all parts of the project for the FINAL PRESENTATION Our special guest Aviva Shulem will take part in … Continue reading

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For Week 9, Assignment 3: Built Metropolis – continued 3/31 (MISSING WORK IS DUE 3/29)

We will meet in our classroom. At the start of class, I will show examples by contemporary professional artists for inspiration. HOMEWORK: TO DO: 1. You have the option to work on your clay project in the wet lab during … Continue reading

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For Week 8, Assignment 3: Built Metropolis 3/24

Please read this post all the way to the bottom. We will meet in the classroom, drop off our things, and travel to the Ceramic & Wet Shop.  ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION: The technique of raising and carving sculpted clay above and … Continue reading

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Week 7, Assignment 2: Myths and Legends Final Presentation (3/10)

Please read the post all the way to the bottom TO DO: 1. Ceramics orientation: Online first, then in person: All students must complete the canvas element of theCeramics Tier 1 Orientation. Students may not fire their work or enter … Continue reading

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For Week 6, Assignment 2: Myths and Legends-Printing the Story (Part 2) Native American Legends (3/3)

We will meet in the classroom. At the start of class, we will review the prints you created last week and make comments and suggestions. No need to collect the prints from the Printmaking Studio yourselves.  I will bring your prints … Continue reading

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