Art and the Environment

Exploring Art: Final Day — Bringing It All Together

April 1, 2016April 1, 2016Blog Editor

After lunch, we finally got to set up our ceramic totem poles on the MFS grounds. The poles consist of cylinders, pinch pots and other shapes stacked on top of one another. Each person made at least 3 pieces for the totem poles. Each piece was decorated individually to represent the individual and the...

Exploring Art: Putting the final touches on our projects

April 1, 2016April 1, 2016Blog Editor

Today we stayed on campus to complete all of our projects both individual and group — photography, sculpture, mandalas and totems abound! It was a great way to end our week of exploration and creation. The photos say it all …...

Exploring Art: More Reflections from the Pond

April 1, 2016April 1, 2016Blog Editor

We all had a great time at Pakim Pond on Wednesday and wanted to share a few more pics....

Exploring Art: Sand, Wind and Art

March 31, 2016March 31, 2016Blog Editor

Today we went to Ocean City, NJ to create some art in a different environment. This was our third body of water —the ocean. Once we arrived at 9th and the boardwalk, we went straight to the beach! As a group we created two mandalas in the sand drawing shapes with shells. One we...

Exploring Art: Art on the Pond

March 30, 2016March 30, 2016Blog Editor

A beautiful day for an adventure outside of the classroom! Getting an early start to our day, we traveled to Pakim Pond, in the Brendan T. Byrne State Forest (formerly Lebanon State Forest) for a day of hiking, exploring and as usual — creating. It was refreshing to travel less than 30 miles from...

Exploring Art: Human Mandala

March 29, 2016March 29, 2016Blog Editor

This morning, despite the chill in the air, we worked together as a group to design mandalas using our figures as inspiration. We created two designs on the oval blacktop by tracing the outlines of ourselves in various positions. It was a great opportunity to work together, communicate, and in the end create!...

Exploring Art: The Totem Grows

March 29, 2016March 29, 2016Blog Editor

Understanding the elements of a totem is an important step in creating a community totem pole installation. Each element needs to represent both the individual and the communal group. To get in touch with our inner spirit, we researched the emotional and personality meanings behind animals typically used as totems. We then drew ourselves...

Exploring Art: Art in the Cove

March 29, 2016March 29, 2016Blog Editor

The second half of our day was getting out of the classroom and taking an adventure in Palmyra Cove Nature Park. It was a bit chilly, but the sun and water made it a great departure from the classroom. We found all sorts of beauty in the nature from the rocks, roots, branches and...

Exploring the World of Mandala

March 28, 2016March 28, 2016Blog Editor

After our delicious lunch break, we explored the great outdoors, MFS’s backyard. We found natural elements and discards of the modern world (like tennis balls, lots of tennis balls) to use as elements of our art projects this week. We also found it necessary to pick up the trash and waste left outside for a...

March 23, 2016March 24, 2016Blog Editor

Welcome to an exploration of art and how art interacts with the environment for your Intensive Learning! We have planned a week full of designing, creating and exploring to inspire your creative energy. We will be focusing on the art concepts of TOTEMS and MANDALAS as forms of expressing IDENTITY. Our artworks will...