Team 3 blog

This is my self portrait. It doesn't look like me but I imagined the idea that the most accurate way to represent myself would be to take a paintbrush and just paint, letting my subconscious take control of the final product.

The day I went to the High Museum of Art, I also went to Little Five Points, Atlanta to see my nephew, Jake, and get pictures of some graffiti. He helped us out a lot. While we were together I interviewed my nephew about his art. Jake plays in a band called the Nashvillains. This is a bluegrass group. They are great! I asked Jake why he does this and he responded, "I gotta' play." I guess that sums it up. Jake is a musician. He can play any instrument he chooses. He is a very talented young man. He also has juvenile diabetes and has no home. He is what he calls a "couch-hopper". He can do any lighting and sound job at any type of venue. But he loves music. Jake can sit on the street at Little Five Points and make fifty dollars per hour. He waits tables or does anything he can to earn a few bucks.

Tiffany Sanders 5 Cultural Events

Second Cultural Event: Secret Lives of Bees

I went to the Regal movie theatre located in Kennesaw. The movie is about a little girl and her house keeper that run away from their home. They end up staying with a black family that takes them in. During this time period race was a big issue and many whites and blacks didn't get along and had many conflicts. So while the little girl stays with her new black family she learns about many secrets in her own family. I liked the movie alot and recommend it to anyone who likes movies that are interested to see how times were decades ago.

Third Cultural Event: World War II and Cold War Artifacts

This exhibit was also in our school library. It taught you about WWII and the Cold War's artifacts and primary documents. Each war had its own teaching trunk filled with documents, photographs, maps, and artifacts from both eras. The WWII trunk was on major events and individuals involved in both the Pacific and European theatres. Which involved Navajo Code Talkers, the Tuskegee Airmen, and local WWII veterans. The Cold War trunk had five major topics in it. The iron Curtain and the Berlin Airlift, the Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis and living in the Atomic Age, the Vietnam War, and the Berlin Wall and collapse of the Soviet Union.

Cultural Event 4: Ken Stanton Music Store

This store was in marietta Georgia. Ithought it would be neat and different for me to go to a music store as one of my cultural events. While i was in the store i got a chance to view, learn, and play many different insturements. The employess that worked there showed me and talked to me in detail about each of the insturements. My favorite was the piano because over time they have evolved and now instead of just playing the piano with a switch of a button you can play the violin, drums, or even a trumpet.

Cultural Event 5: Speaker Tom Murphy

This exhibit was in our school library. Murphy served in the Georgia House of representatives from 1961 to 2003. Histenure as speaker of the house is the longest in Georgia state history. In 1943 he graduated North Georgia College and joined the navy.After serving during WWII he returned back to GA and married Agnes Bennett they later had four children. In 1960 he was elected into the house and became speaker in 1973 after the death of George L. Smith. He lost the election in 2002 but became known for serving the longest amount of time in the nation. 2004 he suffered a stroke and died December 17, 2007.

Jordan Andree:
Graphic designer/Web developer of
Kennesaw,GA.

Mandy: How old were you when you first designed a website?

Jordan: I was about 12 years old when I made my first website. It was... constructer88.homestead.com. That was seven years ago now.

Mandy: What made you want to get into graphic/web design?

Jordan: I've always liked art. And since I was 5 or 6 I've loved computers.
It made sense to work in a field that combined the two.

Mandy: What was your worst experience since you've been working as a
designer?

Jordan: When I was 18, I worked for a design agency.Their management was so bad that I was turned off from the graphic design and web development industry for a little while.

Mandy: What is your favorite thing to design?

Jordan: Right now, my favorite thing to design is band posters and announcements.

Mandy: What would you say is the most important thing you've learned so far from designing for clients?

Jordan: The most important thing is its not about money. Doing work because you like it is more gratifying.

Mandy: Who is your favorite designer?

Jordan: Scott Hansen, or he's also known as ISO50. The reason I like him is because he's very consistent and clean. His branding is in everything he designs.

Mandy: Where does your inspiration come from?

Jordan: Fellow designers. And things in nature that grab my attention. I also strive to be distinct and different. I don't want to be cut copy. I strive to be original.

My self-portait describes me in many ways.
I drew the picture, and added photos around it using Word Paint.
All of the pictures are things that are very valuable in life:

My college friends
My big Family
Topeka, KS
Barbie
My brother

This portrait represents my life and the things that matter most in it.

These babies are my obsession. I come from a very large family and pretty much everything I do revolves around these kids. The first picture is my nephew Levi, he's about nine months old now and crawling around everywhere. The next is of my nieces Morgan and Victoria. They are ten and six and keep me pretty busy. The next is of my baby Brock, he's the newest addition at only sixth months old, but quickly keeping up with Levi. And the last is of all the girls, Morgan, Kaley, Victoria, Ashley and Madison. I love my family and these kids are my obsession. =)

The self portrait I made represents all of the wonderful memories and memories to come I have experienced and will experience. The color scheme is green and red because Christmas is my favorite time of the year. The christmas carols, lights, plays, movies, music and decorations is what makes this time of the year my favorite holiday. On my the self portrait it says "I love... family, friends, Jesus, and my dog." These few words are so meaningful and are a part of my life everyday. Each word brings great memories and will continue to be in my everyday life to create more memories to come. This portrait explains the most important things in my everyday life.

My number one obsession is my hair. This hair has become apart of me, just as one of my limbs. If it was cut, I'd be devestated. However, I have cut my hair in the past to upset my mother, but it seems to grow back like it's really a piece of me. I fought with my mother over my hair ever since i was 3 months (I've been told). I love these curly locks on my head. They are apart of me, and I will keep my hair on top of my head for the rest of my life!

My other obsession is my family. My family lives in Topeka, KS (where I'm originally from), so I rarely see them. Even when we're 800 miles away, we're still a very close-knit family! We all have each other's back's, even if we're in the wrong. We love one another regardless of our faults.

I chose this old truck as my profile picture. To me, I am like this truck, old fashioned, by itself in the middle of a field. I am like this truck because I am old fashioned and sometimes my beliefs leave me standing alone. I took this picture in black and white because color just seems to have too much going on. I am a simple-black and white kinda girl.

This is my self portrait made entirely out of fonts.
I'd say I'm an excited and happy individual most of the time, which is why made a picture reflecting those emotions. I have a rocket ship taking off because I love outerspace. I like drawing silly scenes of astronauts and spaceships more than
anything else. just sayin. The most difficult part of this
project was making my hair look somewhat realistic.

Self Portrait: Tiffany Sanders

1. The big chicken:

The "Big Chicken" is located in Marietta, Georgia. (12 Cobb Pkwy. NE, Marietta, GA)
In 1963, Tubby Davis had the "Big Chicken" built to advertise his Johnny Reb's Chick, Chuck and Shake. Johnny Reb's eventually went out of business and the logo was replaced with KFC's when the Kentucky Fried Chicken chain leased the space in 1974.
The chicken is 56ft tall and has a movable beak and eyes.All directions in Cobb county seem to have this chicken in them. The chicken is very out of the ordinary... it doesn't seem to fit into society but people in the area love it.

2. Picture taken in London Eye:

This picture was taken while rotating the London Eye. This piece of
architecture is interesting because you can see all of London
underneath you.I could see above the Big Ben (the clock). This piece of
architecture fits into society because it is one of the main tourist attractions in the
U.K.

3. Buildings in atlanta:

They are l

1.Sculpture outside of library:
This piece is located outside of the campus center. (right in front
of the main entrance). The sculpture fits into its location because its somewhat monochromatic and blends to its environment color wise . However, the shape is strikingly unusual. West Georgia's mission statement and its accomplishments are on little shapes covering different parts of the sculpture.
2. pubic garden:
This "garden" was in front of the Z6. It is very subtle and undoubtedly fits into "society".
This little garden is there to bring color and horticulture to campus? I'm not really
sure why these huge pots are outside.I will find a real garden with pretty flowers and
put it on here later.

i guess you could say that my obsession is with my son, jonathon, who passed away last year. i wear his clothes, i drive his car and i listen to the music that he listened to. i would for sure say that that is an obsession. included in this is some photos that i took of his car with my reflection in the window shining through. this is my self portrait also. the reason for this is that i see myself as a reflection of what i was before he died. everything about me has been based on his need for me.of course i am here now at uwg to become a new person with new goals.

i went to little five points also to get my grafitti assignment. while i was there i ran into my nephew, jake. he is a musician who lives at little 5. he is what he calls a "couch hopper". jake sits on street corners with his guitar and case and plays for money. he said that he can make around $50.00 an hour playing this way.
jake is a very talented musiciann he can play any instrument he picks up. i have seen him play a trumpet, a guitar, a saxaphone, a bass guitar,a banjo and the keyboard.
jake has also worked at many different venues as a light and sound man. he is very talented, but chooses to live on the streets of little5 points. this was my interview with a folk artist.