Sunday, June 19, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
Final Design
Artwork Title: A Day To My Own
Artist Statement:
This artwork is based on the poem “A Day To My Own” by Lady Moore-Sabb. The poem is about the author is so tired of her daily duty and responsibilities, she just hope for a day that she can take a break and do things that she wants to. I use a tea cup as a metaphor for taking a break, tea cup carry the meaning of having a tea break. And for the glasses, it is a metaphor of having rest as when most of us rest, we took off our glasses. For the closed book, it is a metaphor of stop working. With these three visual objects combined, it carry a strong meaning that someone had decided to stop on his work and just want to have a good rest. At the right bottom of design, there is a door opened. This opened door is the symbols or metaphor of someone had left the house. He left the house without closing and locks the door; he did not even wash his cup. This is the metaphor that he does not care about all his responsibilities, he just wants to be free and do whatever he wants to. The eye flow of the design is from the objects on the table and then slowly moves to the door at behind. I make the objects on the table sharp so that they are more dominant and audience will focus on them first. I used a strong bold black font in order to create a strong meaning that the person wants to have a day on his own. Besides that, I use a yellowish tone for this design. The yellow color creates a warm feeling for the design, this is to show that the person can finally have and break and relax comfortably. Other than that, yellow is a sign of hope too. This is to show that the author of the poem is hoping to have a break, if she can really have a break; then she does not have to write this poem. So with the yellow color, it creates a feeling of hope for the design. The hope to have a day on my own.
Idea Development (sketches & thumbnail)
Idea development on the design of the poster. The poster have to represent the poem meaning by using symbols and metaphors...
Monday, June 13, 2011
Research on the Topic
Rest may refer to:
1. Leisure
2. Human Relaxation
3. Sleep
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rest
Leisure, or free time, is time spent away from business, work, and domestic chores. It is also the periods of time before or after necessary activities such as eating, sleeping and, where it is compulsory, education.
The distinction between leisure and unavoidable activities is loosely applied, i.e. people sometimes do work-oriented tasks for pleasure as well as for long-term utility. A distinction may also be drawn between free time and leisure. For example, Situationist International maintains that free time is illusory and rarely free; economic and social forces appropriate free time from the individual and sell it back to them as the commodity known as "leisure".
Leisure studies is the academic discipline concerned with the study and analysis of leisure.
Cultural Differences
Time for leisure varies from one society to the next, although anthropologists have found that hunter-gatherers tend to have significantly more leisure time than people in more complex societies. As a result, band societies such as the Shoshone of the Great Basin came across as extraordinarily lazy to European colonialists.
Workaholics are those who work compulsively at the expense of other activities. They prefer to work rather than spend time socializing and engaging in other leisure activities.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leisure
A relaxation technique (also known as relaxation training) is any method, process, procedure, or activity that helps a person to relax; to attain a stateof increased calmness; or otherwise reduce levels of anxiety, stress or anger. Relaxation techniques are often employed as one element of a wider stress management program and can decrease muscle tension, lower the blood pressure and slow heart and breath rates, among other health benefits.
Certain relaxation techniques known as "formal and passive relaxation exercises" are generally performed while sitting or lying quietly, with minimal movement and involve "a degree of withdrawal".These include:
§ Zen Yoga
§ Progressive Muscle Relaxation
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_relaxation
Sleep is a naturally recurring state characterized by reduced or absent consciousness, relatively suspended sensory activity, and inactivity of nearly all voluntary muscles. It is distinguished from quiet wakefulness by a decreased ability to react to stimuli, and is more easily reversible than being in hibernation or a coma. Sleep is also a heightened anabolic state, accentuating the growth and rejuvenation of the immune, nervous, skeletal and muscular systems. It is observed in all mammals, all birds, and many reptiles, amphibians, and fish.
The purposes and mechanisms of sleep are only partially clear and are the subject of intense research. Sleep is often thought to help conserve energy, but actually decreases metabolism only about 5–10%. Hibernating animals need to sleep despite the hypometabolism seen in hibernation, and in fact they must return from hypothermia to euthermy in order to sleep, making sleeping "energetically expensive."
The Author
Biography
I am what society considers to be a middle aged woman. I am the mother of one son and have overcome many hurdles in my life. I have finally emerged victorious and have grown to love life and to be content no matter what the future holds. I have found along the way that I am wonderfully and fearfully made. I am old enough to know what I want and young enough to still enjoy it. I am the host of what started as a local t.v. show and has now become international giving us over one million hits a month. The show is accessible by logging onto www.channellivetv.com and clicking on the link that says "Real Talk With Lady Moore-Sabb" I manage and promote artists many of them who are known worldwide. I write poetry as therapy and I am a Christian who loves life and aims to be the she can.
Briefly About Her
My Facebook…
http://www.facebook.com/lady.mooresabb
My TV Show…
Real Talk With Lady Moore-Sabb http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScGDz87k4FY
My passion is ...
Spirituality
I know too much about ...
love
My parents always told me ...
Never give anyone my last
My childhood ambition ...
to be work as someone who helped people like my mom
My favorite memory ...
My entire family gathering at Christmas and Thanksgiving
Why I write ...
It helps me to release my inner feelings and get a better look at my life
What I am reading/watching/listening to ...
Everybody loves Raymond
My first job ...
Assisting the elderly
My best moment ...
my birthday 1999 when mom and dad were still here
My inspiration ...
my family and Maya Angelou
About The Chosen Poem
Poem
A Day To My Own by Lady Moore-Sabb
Created on: August 01, 2007
There are times when all's too much. I feel I need a break.
If I could give myself a rest, here's the time I'd take.
I simply need a measly day that I can call my own.
A day to do just what I want, a day to rest my bones.
Just one day to have the source to do the things I please.
A day to just fulfill my wants and put aside my needs.
A day when I don't have to do the things that burden me.
A day when I don't have to have responsibilities.
A day for me to take a break from all my trial and woes.
A day for me to spread my wings and just get up and go.
A day that simply does not count, a when I'm in charge.
A day that on one else will miss and I can just live large.
A day for me to treat myself to what I want to do.
A day for me to just be free and to myself be true.
A day for me to spoil myself and fulfill my desire.
A day that won't be counted as a ticket to hells' fire.
I simply need a measly day to sit upon my throne.
Just one simple measly day that I can call my own.
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After reading the poem, then I analysed the poem.
Synopsis
The poem is about taking a break. The author is so tired of her life which full of so many responsibilities and works. The author hope to leave everything behind and have a rest. She just hope to have a day of her own which she can rest and do whatever she wanted to. But this hope cannot came true, so she wrote a poem to express about the feeling of taking a break.Main Topic
Take A Break/ Rest
Poem Type
Quatrain Poem
Rhyme Scheme
A-A-B-B
Assignment 1: Poem Illustration
This assignment required us to choose or create a poem that represent ourselves, our thinking, our feelings, our life philosophy and etc. Then we need to make a poster design to present the information in the poem. We had to express it by using symbols and metaphors.
The first thing I start to do for this assignment is to search for poems on the internet. I had done the searching and came up with a few poems that could represent myself.
1. "The Will To Win" by Berton Braley
The first thing I start to do for this assignment is to search for poems on the internet. I had done the searching and came up with a few poems that could represent myself.
Here is the list of poem that I found could represent myself:
1. "The Will To Win" by Berton Braley
2. "A Creed To Live By" by unknown author
3. "A Day To My Own" by Lady Moore-Sabb
3. "A Day To My Own" by Lady Moore-Sabb
4. "Relax" by Robert William Service
5. "Relax - let go, relax - let go" by Trixie Asirvatham
5. "Relax - let go, relax - let go" by Trixie Asirvatham
The poem that I decided to choose is "A Day To My Own" by Lady Moore-Sabb.
The full poem:
The full poem:
A Day To My Own by Lady Moore-Sabb
Created on: August 01, 2007
There are times when all's too much. I feel I need a break.
If I could give myself a rest, here's the time I'd take.
I simply need a measly day that I can call my own.
A day to do just what I want, a day to rest my bones.
Just one day to have the source to do the things I please.
A day to just fulfill my wants and put aside my needs.
A day when I don't have to do the things that burden me.
A day when I don't have to have responsibilities.
A day for me to take a break from all my trial and woes.
A day for me to spread my wings and just get up and go.
A day that simply does not count, a when I'm in charge.
A day that on one else will miss and I can just live large.
A day for me to treat myself to what I want to do.
A day for me to just be free and to myself be true.
A day for me to spoil myself and fulfill my desire.
A day that won't be counted as a ticket to hells' fire.
I simply need a measly day to sit upon my throne.
Just one simple measly day that I can call my own.
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