PINK-TIME Directions, Feb 28th

We will complete our first PINK-TIME exploration this Wednesday, February 28th.

So, just a refresher on what PINK-TIME is:

PINK-TIME ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS (FROM SYLLABUS)
Based on research compiled by Daniel Pink (see Drive, 2011) we will be conducting a bit of an experiment in this course. For a portion the course (essentially 3 classes including personal time and class time) I will be giving you the authority and the freedom to pursue anything related to painting that interests you – with the only caveat being that you will need to share what you’ve done with the class. My goal here is to encourage you to become more of an active leader in your own education.

You must create some physical and visual evidence of your explorations for this day of class time, which you will share with your peers.

This is how it will work: skip class, do anything you want, and give yourself a grade. Let me explain. On the days that we would normally have class, we won’t. 

Instead, you will have free days to pursue your own interests – learn the things you want to learn in the way you want to learn them. This could include an activity that is more closely related to our class. My only expectation is that you take the class time (2.5 hours) and homework time (2.5 hours) totaling approximately 5 hours and do something that fire’s you up – either by yourself or in groups (with classmates or others). It’s totally your call. On a day following each of the “PINK TIME” days we will return to class to share what we did. These 6 days (i.e., 3+3) will constitute 18% of your final grade and you will be given the authority to grade yourselves.

THIS IS THE THEORY (INTRINSIC/ EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION)

Here are some examples of successful PINK-TIME explorations:  

Feel free to run any ideas by me if you have questions.

1. Create a 3D painting

2. Create an unusual surface to work on for a painting

3. Make your own paints, how is that done?

4. Learn to paint glass

5. Make your own brushes and tools

6. Practice painting outdoors

7.  Learn how to paint human skin tones

8. Make a video of you copying a painting

9. Try a new material

10. What are you least comfortable with?

11. What subject matter?

12. Do you want to have a new experience? Do something new and then make something based on that.

13. Play the "what if?" game. What if I painted this old subject matter on a tire?What if I put together a still life of bricks? How can I use a new material, a new subject matter, a new style? Be wild in your considerations.

The list goes on and on, but you want to play, explore, and enhance your knowledge of painting in some way. 

Here is the grading criteria sheet we will complete in class when we share.