Let's do this Together!

Hey Gals -

Welcome to our 2nd meeting, please take some time to check out this blog: explore the links, write comments etc...

Today we'll be doing a lot of work surrounding making our journals, talking about artist books, figuring out how we interact with/create a GEV Ware community and finally, continue exploring portraiture.

Our awesome interns still can't be with us in class today, but here are some links from them and from myself to the websites of some great photographers. Let's check these out, choose some pieces to talk about and work from there.

http://hafny.org/ 

http://www.laurengreenfield.com/

http://vivianmaier.blogspot.com/

http://www.pdnphotooftheday.com/

Enjoy!!

I'm not sure where or when I found this photo... sorry no credit on this one!

Reflecting On Our First Day.

First of all, it was great to be in such a packed room yesterday. It was really inspiring to be surrounded by so many young artists/learners/leaders etc... Despite the fact that it was insanely hot and that we had to push through introductions in addition to an action packed meeting you all remained plucky and enthused - hurrah!



For those of you who didn't get to make it, we played a bunch of games, had a discussion about what "making" versus "taking" a photo means and also came up with some terms to describe parts of an image. We then did group activities with some some big, beautiful books and then took pictures of ourselves with signs that we made. The signs had something written about who we are, how we feel, what we want to show the world and so on. We'll do this project again later in the year as a check-in with ourselves.

Anyways, since I have text and image on my mind, I want to share the work of Wendy Ewald with you. Later in the year one of you will most likely do a research project on her, so I don't want to spill the beans too much but... she is a collaborative artist, who helps get cameras into the hand of folks who might not do photography otherwise. Check out the photos below.

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Anyways - I can't wait to see you on 

WEDNESDAY IN THE CAD LAB (ROOM 167) FROM 2:30 - 4:30!

Please bring your registration packets!!

The First Meeting is TODAY IN THE CAD LAB @ WHS

By the end of the day this could be YOU!

I can't wait to see you at the CAD lab at the Ware High School from 2:30 - 4:30 for our very first GEV meeting of the year.

If you have your own digital camera please bring it along, if not no worries - we'll have some extras to use!

Snacks will be provided.

(Photo courtesy of HERE)

Come one, come all!

Hey Ladies! I am so very excited to welcome you to the brand new blog of GirlsEyeView (GEV) Ware. We have a quite a year ahead of us, and will be meeting every Monday and Wednesday to make art, mingle and learn from each other!

Just to give you an idea of what GEV is based on and who supports the programming and organizes EVERYTHING click HERE to go to the website of Youth Action Coalition the organization that runs GEV.

For those of you who are returning to the program welcome back, and for those of you attending for the first time hooray and hoorah. In the next day or so we'll post info on who will be helping to run the meetings etc... but in the meantime if you want a sneak-peek at me (your new program coordinator) click HERE.

I can't wait to see you all!

Best,
Mim

PS. Just to inspire you...

(Cool babe with Camera courtesy of Here).