Books!
December 10, 2008







We had to pick random five books from the library and make notecards that represents it. It was time consuming but I absolutely didn’t mind, at all! All the books except one were either depressing, serious, or the authors had a hard life. Although most of the books weren’t all happy, it was positive in its own way. I wanted to protray what the books were about, by meaning I didn’t want to add humor, sugarcoat it, etc especially for Lead Pencil, Polish Short Stoires, and Bells in Winter. I’m sure the authors were very serious when writing these books, especially knowing what they all went through in their lifetime! For Expressive Japanese, it was all about expressing your feelings in Japanese through everyday conversations in different situations (examples: “I’m inlove with you but my parents won’t let me marry you”, “Should I go to school today?”, “Give me a ride to the grocery store”). This main reason why I chose this book was because I’m part Japanese (but I like being Korean) so it was fun reading this book, though I doubt I’ll ever go through those kind of conversations. I learned all sorts of words and sentences, it impressed my parents (: I didn’t scan Beyond Good and Evil? and the insert since everyone already saw that.. The book Beyond Good and Evil? was my least favorite because I never been excited or into politics but just reading the introductory part, I learned so much about how simple words from the president can change just about anything/everything. It was the strongest book out of the five.
If you’re lurking around, I hope you enjoy these cards and feel the same aura I felt about the books. I didn’t want to put back the cards in the books because I worked so hard but I felt like I should..
Honestly this project is the one I’m most proud of.
December 14, 2008 at 11:49 pm
You should be proud of this project. I remember we talked about possible ways to approach the drawings. I think you definitely followed through made it work. Also, its great that you selected books of interest and let them effect you so strongly. Sometimes, art is really a tool for learning… or teaching? Hmm…. maybe both.