Unfamiliar Texts - Lament

In the poem titled ‘Lament’, the writer uses techniques like personification, metaphors, and more to express the deep sadness it felt through using perplexing lines and words which effectively match his emotions. The figures of speech are not just the typical shallow sentences and through poetry, the writer made a connection through it because the poem and his expression matched the words -- deep and perplexing. Writing poetry is just like how a painter uses his hands to paint his emotions on a canvas. 

Art Blog Post

1. What is your field? Photography.
2. Why are you working in this field?
Taking photos of the details I notice anywhere around me is my hobby. 
3. What did go well last year? What didn't go well last year?
My painting board went well, I finished it on time but my art history didn't go well last year. 
4. What are you planning to do differently?
 I did a change of field which is Photography because I think I'll have more ideas when I choose what I really love doing. 
5. What have your two brainstorms revealed so far?
 It's a story of a wanderer who notices details to every place she goes. It also represents freedom and enjoying the moment. It also has a touch of nature.
I think it is really important to notice the details in everything because in some ways it gives us hope that no matter how chaotic the world can go, there is always that small detail that can represent hope and optimism. 

These two are my own picture and I am looking for more photographers who take photos like this for inspiration and ideas. 

     

6. Why did your teacher get you to make a digital mood board?
She gets us to make a digital mood board so that we can brainstorm our ideas early through inspirations from other artists. It can help us figure out our theme or story for our boards. 
7. Identify something that is new to you from completing the mood board - like knowing about a particular artist for instance and making a connection now, to your kaupapa that is forming.
I have found a particular artist who's not familiar to me and he got the idea of my plan for my board through his artworks. His name is Peter Lik but I am still currently looking for more photographers who have a connection to my theme like how Lik's images connect with the idea formed in my mind. Also, I chose Peter Lik because the images he took were the images I would take if I am in the same place where he took his photos. His images were all about earth and nature and that is also part of my plan for my folio. 

Here are 3 of Peter Lik's artworks:

1. Coastal Palette 



2. Dream Catcher 






3. Gilded Forest

Art Moodboard - Photography

English

Top Strength: Fairness

Questions to help understand my strength better:

* How is your strength of fairness expressed at work, at home, and in the community?

My strength of fairness was expressed to everyone around me by treating all of them fairly with dignity and respect regardless of who they are and what they do.

* In what situations have you received feedback that you have acted unfairly?

How did you handle the situation?

There were situations that I acted unfairly and that was a long time ago. Most situations were a misunderstanding between two close friends. I used to handle it recklessly because I was like the bridge between the two of them. My mistake was that once I listened first to the other one, I easily treat the second one unfairly. I easily get prejudiced. Thinking about it today, I considered it my mistake that turned into a lesson as a part of growing up.

* How do you reconcile your sense of fairness with the reality that ''life is not fair''?

Despite the majority's opinion that ''life is not fair'', I still believe that life is fair and I am starting on to myself by treating everyone fairly with dignity and respect. Perhaps for me, I believe that life is fair, as well as everyone, for in the eyes of God we are all fair no matter what we have and who we are. All of us have souls to feed, as well as people to love, a life to live, and lastly, we have our own time that will soon end and that no power in the world can stop it. If this is still not fair, I don't know what is.

Baking - Hospitality

Lamingtons

Preheated the oven to 190 degrees. After that, we measured the sides of the baking paper. Mix the flour and eggs into the bowl and sift it. Mix the butter and boiling water to the side of the bowl. Folded it in with a spatula to combine it.
We poured the mixture into the tin and baked for 20-25 minutes. The oven temperature also needs to be stable and not fluctuating throughout the cooking process. One thing you notice if the bread is cooked is it's perfectly formed and if you look at the cake if it is starting to shrink from the sides it indicates that the cake is cooked. Or you can press the cake lightly with a fingertip, if it feels firm to the touch and springs back the cake is cooked.


Mixing method: To mix it, dip the little cake cubes into the chocolate or any flavor provided and roll them around to blend and coat completely. After that, prepare the coconut to blend lightly. 

Poaching - Hospitality

Vegetable Baskets 

  

When it comes to vegetables, we washed it first before slicing it into cubes. After that, we put the vegetables in the grill basket and waited for about 20-25 minutes until they are brown and cooked evenly.





 

 

Knife Blog - Hospo

Find the following knives and state what they are used for.

1. Paring


- It is used for peeling and chopping fruits and vegetables.

2. Chefs



- It is used for mincing, slicing, chopping vegetables, slicing meat, and disjointing large cuts.

3. Turning



 -  It is used to slice soft fruits such as nectarines, plums, or peaches. It may also be used for cutting decorative garnishes such as rosettes in radishes or fluted mushrooms.

4. Boning



- It is used to remove the bones and joints to make thin and precise cuts.

5. Carving



 - It is used to carve thin uniform slices from cooked poultry like chicken or turkey, and to slice large roasts of meat.

6. Filleting



- It is used to fillet and prepare fish.

7. Bread

 

- It is used for cutting bread.

Importance of Knife Storage 

It is important for having storage for all the knives in the kitchen to keep the kitchen organized and safe.


Importance of having Different Cutting Boards




Having a proper cutting board is important because it keeps a knife from going dull too soon. There are different kinds of cutting boards for different ingredients.

Yellow - the yellow cutting board is for raw poultry like chicken.
White - the white cutting board is for dairy products like cheese and butter.
Green - the green cutting board is for vegetables and fruits.
Red - the red cutting board is for raw meat.

It is important to know what cutting board to use when it comes to cutting the ingredients so that we will avoid cross-contamination and remain the cleanliness of the place.

Sharpening of Knives

It is important to keep the sharp edge on your blade for our own safety. There are two ways on how to sharpen a knife.

1. Grinding - this process is basically the removal of metal.
2. Honing - this is where a small amount of material is removed from the surface by the means of abrasive stones. After having the right shape and while using an aggressive grit, switch to a finer grit to hone the edge.

Setting up the station

Once we go inside our station, we only get the cutting boards or knives that are needed for our ingredients. It is important to keep our place tidy and safe to avoid accidents, especially on knives.

Art History

Artwork: The Starry Night

Artist: Vincent Van Gogh

Date the artwork was made: June 1889

Medium: Oil paint

Dimensions: 74 cm x 92 cm

Location: The Museum of Modern Art

Task 2

2 websites on the media used in The Starry Night:

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/o/oil-paint

https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/m031cgw

Youtube Clips:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4BYGrn7ACM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9_ATJZnwx8

The paint that was used in the painting which is The Starry Night was an oil painting. Oil painting is the kind of painting that takes time when it comes to drying the artwork. This painting is not a disadvantage because it can improve your painting moderately. The artist can have a chance to change the details of his/her artwork if he wants because most of the oil paints don’t spread around the canvas and it blends naturally. Oil painting was known to be the most unique of the painting techniques in the history of art. Many famous poets and artists used the oil painting technique like Leonardo Da Vinci, Pablo Picasso, and Vincent Van Gogh.

One of the oil painting technique is scumbling. It is to put a small amount of paint on your canvas. The result of the texture is beautiful and it is mostly used for a smooth atmosphere of a painting.

Vincent Van Gogh’s masterpiece which is “The Starry Night” was an Impasto oil technique. This technique is applying a big amount of paint on the canvas to make it thick which makes the brush strokes visible. When it dries, it has a texture that makes the painting looked like it expresses itself by popping the paint out and dried. The details of the paint are also clear which makes it captivating to look at. That was the effect of Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” to a lot of people that have seen his artwork

The Impasto oil technique is the exact opposite of the scumbling oil technique. Scumbling is recommended for a smooth-paced artwork while Impasto was for the art of heavy and thick expressionism. Van Gogh was known for using an Impasto technique. Most of his paintings were an Impasto technique such as “Wheatfield with Crows”, “Almond Blossoms”, “Sunflowers”, and many more.

The Impasto technique makes me understand the deeper purpose of the painting because the texture speaks for itself. The feeling of the painting expresses more because of the popped out details and the thick atmosphere had an effect on the artworks.

Reading Response

This reading response was about the text I read from the Reading Comprehension Box. The text was titled "Pandora's Box".



The Pandora's Box is a Greek myth. The main idea of this text is about how the bad personalities or the evil came to exist in this world.

Supporting Details:
* Zeus, the king of the gods
* 'Pandora', meaning 'all-gifted'
* Epimetheus, Pandora's husband

I chose this text because I like reading Greek myths and I also want to discover more about the Greek gods and goddesses.
After reading the 'Pandora's Box', I learned that there are a lot of characters in Greek myths, I realized that it is not just all about the story of Greek gods and goddesses. There are a lot more deeper just like this topic. It was also giving us the lessons that each of us needs to be aware of like having hope in every life's journey.

Hospitality - About Personal Hygiene

February 8, 2019
Personal Hygiene
We are ask to make a blog about personal hygiene before we start cooking.

 

First, we wash our hands so that the ingredients we use will be clean and so as our dish. 

Second, we clean our table properly and clearly with cloth and anti-bacterial spray so that there will be no bacteria on our washed ingredients.



Next, we put on a clean apron for cleanliness and safety.



We make sure we tie our hair neatly every cooking time to help us prepare our food hygienically and prevent dirt and dusts falling on to our food to prevent cross contamination.



We make sure our hands are clean and neat before starting. We remove our jewelries and no nail polish.

Preventing Cross Contamination


1.

 

Separate the ingredients from the left over ingredients that are not allowed on the food. Put it altogether in a clean container.

2.

  

Use a safe anti bacterial spray when it comes to cleaning your table before starting to prepare food. As well as for washing the dishes, clean plates and utensils are important because it will be used many times.

3.



Wash the dishes properly for it will be used many times. Clean dishes is a must when it comes to cooking and preparing food.

Task 7: Observation

Checking the temperature for the uncooked food is below 75 degrees Celsius while the cooked food is above 75 degrees Celsius.

Spelling City About Mobile or Computer Games

What the activity is: Created Word List on Spelling City
Why you created it: Most of the class are playing mobile games and me and my group decided to get the words of the games we play and also know well the meaning of the words. T
he purpose is to enjoy the game and also learn.
Reflection: We shared any of our ideas about what we know about the games.

Year 11 1.2 Art History

Vincent Van Gogh

  

A Visit to the Mediterranean 

The artist has described with joy

his visit to the Mediterranean 

shore near Arles at the fishing village 

of Sainte-Maries, where he painted 

for several days. It was a new world

for him, and he responded to it with

his usual eaterness and excitement.

Created: 1 June 1888, Arles

Size: 50.5 cm x 64.3 cm 

Location: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Medium: oil on canvas 

 

 The Garden of Asylum

Van Gogh arrived in Saint-Remy on

May 1889 and stayed for just over a year.

During that time, his work was interrupted repeatedly 

by periods of mental disorder that could

disappear after a few days or several weeks. 

Created: December 1889 

Size: 72.0 cm

Location: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

Medium: oil on canvas

A Starry Night

Van Gogh first tackled the topic of a starry night

in Arles when he depicted a view over the Rhone.

He had painted it on the spot at night with a gas 

lamp. He called the painting 'a poetic landscape'

Created: June 1899 

Size: 73.7 cm x 92.1 cm 

Location: Museum of Modern Art, New York City

Medium: Oil on canvas

Art 1.2

1. Claude Monet

     Woman With A Parasol, Facing Left

The artist intended the work to convey the feeling of a casual family outing rather than a formal portrait. That woman represents his wife and son.

Created: 1875

Size: 1 m x 82 cm

Medium: Oil on canvas

Location: National Gallery of Art East Building

The Water Lily Pond

These water lilies painting was the smaller series of eighteen views over his other painting, the Japanese footbridge over his pond.

Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size: 93 cm x 74 cm

Created: 1899

Medium: Oil Paint

 Impression, Sunrise

The painting is attributed to giving rise to the name of the Impressionist Movement.

Medium: Oil on canvas

Size: 48 cm x 63 cm

Location: Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris

Created: 1872

2. Leonardo Da Vinci

The Mona Lisa

     This woman dressed in the Florentine fashion of her day is a remarkable instance of Leonardo’s technique of soft, heavily, shaded modeling. The Mona Lisa’s enigmatic expression Which seems both alluring and aloof, has given the portrait universal fame.

Created: 1503

Size: 77 cm x 53 cm

Location: The Louvre

Medium: Oil on wood

The Last Supper

The painting represents the scene of the Last Supper of Jesus and his apostles, as it is told in the Gospel of John. Leonardo has depicted the consternation that occurred among the Twelve Disciples when Jesus announced that one of them would betray him.

Size: 4.6 m x 8.8 m

Location: Santa Maria delle Grazie

Medium: fresco-secco

La Bella Principessa

The portrait which is used of coloured chalks and ink, on vellum, of a young lady in fashionable costume and hairstyle of a Milanese of the 1490’s.

Created: 1495-1496

Size: 33 cm x 23.9 cm (13 in x 9.4 in)

Medium: trois crayons (black, red, & white chalk), laid on oak panel

Location: Vinci, Italy

3. Pablo Picasso

Sylvette

Finding her appearance appealing, Picasso created 40 works inspired by her. This portrait is one of the last long series.

Created: 1954

Size: 97.2 cm

Location: Rotterdom

Medium: Mixing paint like newspaper and sand, powdered pigment

  Mother & Child

This painting was inspired by Picasso’s own life. Picasso’s treatment of mother and  child is not sentimental, but the relationship  between the figures expresses serenity and stability.

Location: Art Institute of Chicago Building

Size: 1.43 m x 1.73 m

Created: 1921

Medium: Oil Paint

Girl with mandolin

This artwork was one of Picasso’s early Analytic Cubist creations. Picasso’s ideas lead him to paint the subject as she sat down in front of him and he analyzed his subject.

Created: 1910

Size: 1m x 74 cm

Location: Museum of Modern Art, New York

Medium: Oil paint

Check point 11 - PBL 2017

1. My group emailed an organization and it was not a successful plan to us. The people behind the organization was busy. So we decided to go to our back up plan. Since we prepared it already, we already come up to the next idea. We shared some suggestions until we decided to make it.

2. My group achieved our goals because we've been brainstorming about what would be our next plan since the first one failed. Our plan to make a video about Smoking was a better idea because one of my group mates is good of that. Our second plan became successful.

3. My personal actions was very focused and so to my group mates that's why we finished it on time.

4. What I would do next is to help the homeless people and the beggars

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