How
Cherishing and Nurturing every weird and wonderful skill and interest
Through drive and activity
People: good tutors, figure heards, parents, friends
Actions: mistakes, moving and travelling
(Learning) by doing
With Props
By getting rid of discrimination
Passively by stealth
Aiming for mysterious outcome
Through standardisation
By researching, doing and responding
Sitting reading, writing, arguing, move sitting kindness, fear, leadership respect
Communication
With creativity at the heart of learning
Breathing, actions and thoughts
Collaborative exchange balanced with self-reflection
Through collaboration, community and dialogue
Wanting to know how and why... don't just accept that is how it is
Forcefully with passion
Engage with labour of Education
Transfer of knowledge/skills
By (not) spending money
Appropriation of the learner's body vs. the mind in the jar
By talking and listening to people
University, conversation, media, music
EARS EYES
The need to create in any medium
Interaction
Through experiences
Stimulation
Speaking, listening, reading, writing, storytelling,drawing, experimentating, measuring, recording, evaluating, decision making, watching, observing, lessons, lectures
However
By balancing openess and restraint
Doing... without fear of right and wrong
By simply being around the people who have the skill/energy you wish to absorb
By focused led workshop with openness and passion
Discussion
With goals and outcomes?
Trail and error through teaching understanding and explaining gradually.
Where
Whereever
Television
Books
Hotshop, Hot Glass Studio
Village, city, room, field, garden, track, desk, studio, flat, home
School
Outdoors,
Everywhere!
Here
Everywhere
Adaptable space that can become...
Environment of equal contribution and conversation
Shrine/quiet place street studio gallery bar
Everywhere - specific places, school, college, libraries, museums, galleries, zoo, on holiday, (new places, cultures), at home, at a friends house, cinema, community centre, church, mosque, temple, etc etc etc
Deprived areas
At home
In the community
Publically - in the street/in a gallery/in the park
In a discussion with experienced people, inside or outside the classroom
My home, safe haven to think
At home
In a protected environment
A warm neutral space or somewhere biased towards a particular theme
Institutions, own headspace, unfamiliar environs - erasmus
Gallery space
College/university
Gallery, interest, university, natural environment
The street
Community Centre
The Pub
When
Deep discussions amongst friends, creates visuals
Ongoing and not limited to prescribed times and timeframes
Whenever
When you're with people of all ages
All of the time
Specifically when you are a child at home (from family, guardians)
From the time you are at nursery school to a young adult
Then you still are educated through various mediums of culture all throughout life
In continum
From the cradle to the grace but mostly on weekdays sept-june in your 20s
When it feels right - but requires time and commitment
Childhood
...You least expect it
Inside and outside the institution in the barrier between the two
Over time - requires duration
Now
Right before exams
Adulthood
All the fucking time since I was born!
Late night
Early morning
not after lunch
Forever
From birth til death
Early mornings over breakfast
Feeling fresh and awake
Time - always/ongoing
When emotions are tested
With set backs!
With disappointments
Anytime
Relaxed
Together
Focused
On a work placement
Thursday, 28 February 2013
Saturday, 23 February 2013
Friday, 22 February 2013
Thursday, 21 February 2013
Wednesday, 20 February 2013
Sunday, 17 February 2013
Saturday, 16 February 2013
Pictures from Day One of Skill Laboratory
Sarah and I wish to record the sounds of the skill share - fashion drawing. The next day we will sit in the exhibition space of the Matthew Gallery and attempt to create a sound bite of the sounds of the skills being made in an attempt to bring them to life -
The next day - working with the sounds - projected around the gallery space:
Friday, 15 February 2013
advertisement for chill-skill exchange amongst the yoga society
Hi guys,
Hopefully this isn't
clogging up your inbox with one too many emails, but one of our members
is hosting a skill-exchange workshop in IWL and I promised to pass this
along - sounds like a fab and easy way to learn
a new skill, completely free of charge and with nibbles and refreshments
included! Have a read:
Hi there,
I am a final year MA
Fine Art student and a keen member of the Yoga Society for years. During
Innovative Learning Week, on Thursday 21st February,
I wish to hold a speed skill-exchange
event for university societies and others to take part in. I am writing
to see if any one in the yoga society would like to take part by
presenting a 15 minute yoga tutorial as a skill-exchange? the exchange
will last 30 minutes before moving on to the next.
So far I have a
sushi-maker and head/shoulder massagers who are willing to give taster
sessions. And to complete this trio I would LOVE a yogi (being a keen
one myself!) The event will last only an hour and a
half and will be taking place in Edinburgh College of Art and there will
also be members of the wider student body who will drop-in.
The idea behind this
event is to celebrate the hobbies and skills that we practice in our
spare time for ourselves and for enjoyment – not those that we expect to
get paid for or do with the aspiration to get
a job at the end of it. We all obviously work so hard on our degrees but
I’m interested in the activities that we undertake alongside them.
This will be a really
fun alternative event during Innovative Learning Week and as well as
taking part myself, I will provide nibbles, drinks and music. It will be
also be a really good opportunity to promote
the yoga society.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions
All the best,
Jessica
Zoe x
Thursday, 14 February 2013
Images from Day Two - Tassle Making
The librarian came through to learn how to make tassels. Apart from that, it was very quiet. No one else came through. It was fun though. Sarah and I spent time collecting and shaping the found sounds.
Skill Exchange Laboratory Sessions
I have contacted Claire Lyons and Pip from the Art Society to see if they would like to collaborate with me in helping me gather skills for the skill exchange Library -
- Jessica Yanti Hardjowirogo DunleavyHi there,
Gregory Steckelmacher passed me on your details. I emailed you a while ago about my project of the sketchbook library. I was wondering if you'd given it any thought?
Greg said that one of the things that you organise at the art society is book binding. That sounds like a lot of fun. Can any one come along, would it be possible to come to the next session please?
Look forward to hearing back from you.
Best,
Jessica - 29 November 2012
Pip TauwhareHi Jessica,
Thanks for getting in touch with me! A few of us from committee actually did read your email about the sketchbook library and are very excited about it - what a great idea you've started! We would love to meet up and chat about it, if you'd be up for that? My co-workshop co-ordinator Claire, Laura and Iyan (President and Vice president), and I, were wondering if we could all meet up for a chat together to see how we can both fit what you do into a workshop setting, and if we can incorporate it into the society in any other way as well. Would you like to meet up and do that? Don't want to overwhelm you with a whole lot of us at once, but I promise we're all chilled and not scary people!
Also, you mentioned bookbinding - yes we do do that, and it is fantastic! I'm afraid you just missed the last one we ran though, but we'll definitely be doing more next semester, so if you want, I could add you to our mailing list and you could keep an eye out for the next one that way?
Thanks again for getting in touch, and I look forward to hearing from you! Have a good weekend
Pip- 4 December 2012
Jessica Yanti Hardjowirogo DunleavyHI Pip,
sorry for the tardy reply. It's great to hear back from you and have a positive reply. Let's definitely go for a coffee to talk about how we can collaborate. How about some time next week? I have a pretty busy schedule this week... assessments etc.
Any time after Monday would be good for me.
Let me know when suits.
Best,
Jessica- 8 December 2012
- Pip TauwhareHi Jessica,
Yes a coffee would be great! I actually wonder, though, if we could do it in the new year instead? It's just that revision and exams are getting so busy at the moment, and I'd have a clearer head and much more time to be able to talk with you if we met after all this craziness was over! Would that be alright?
Thanks,
Pip - 15 January
- Jessica Yanti Hardjowirogo DunleavyHi Pip,
Happy New Year. Sorry, I thought I had replied your message.... I meant to say yes! let's meet in the new year. I actually had my dissertation last semester so I have much more time now to concentrate on more important things!
Are you free any time over the next week or so? When's your next meeting with the art society?
Jess x - 16 January
- Pip TauwhareHi Jess,
Happy new year to you too! And well done for getting that dissertation out of the way! It would be great to meet up at some point - we are having our committee meeting tomorrow, so I could mention this to them then, and get back to you with times for when we could all meet up - I'm sure next week at some point would work
Thanks Jess, see you soon!
Pip - 17 January
- Jessica Yanti Hardjowirogo DunleavyHi Pip,
If you could mention something then that would be great. I am free next week Monday, Tuesday and Friday, if you can do either of those days?
Let me know when suits you x - 19 January
- Pip TauwhareHi Jess,
Yep absolutely, I mentioned it to them and they're excited about getting involved with your sketchbook library idea We thought it would be good if I and the co-workshop coordinator, Claire, could meet up with you together, would that be alright? I'll just get in touch with her about when she can do next week and get back to you
Thanks,
Pip - 19 January
- Jessica Yanti Hardjowirogo DunleavyHi Pip,
that sounds great! Looking forward to hearing back from you.
Jess - 29 January
- Pip TauwhareHi Jess,
I'm so sorry for the slow reply on this! We are both free on Friday though, but not the evening - what time would work for you?
See you soon,
Pip - 31 January
- Jessica Yanti Hardjowirogo DunleavyHi!
No worries. Let's do Friday then. How about morning? Say 11?- do you know Love Crumbs by ECA?
Jess x - 31 January
- Pip TauwhareHi Jess,
That sounds great to me, and I love Love Crumbs! That's a favourite spot for me, but I know it's a little further away for Claire: would you be able to get into central instead, to make it easier for her? Do you know Olly Bongo's cafe on bristo place?
Pip - Jessica Yanti Hardjowirogo DunleavySure I can do that too! See you at olly bongo at 11?
- 1 February
- Pip TauwhareHi Jess, ah dear I'm afraid Claire can no longer do it on Friday, I'm so sorry about this - could we try next week instead? If not, I could always meet you by myself. Sorry about this!
- Jessica Yanti Hardjowirogo Dunleavyits no problem. everyone's busy! Can you both do tomorrow morning? x
- Pip Tauwhareoh thanks jess, so sorry about that! i'll just check and get back to you
- Jessica Yanti Hardjowirogo Dunleavyits no problem at all... if its easier- text me? my number is 07595 386501 x
- 4 February
- Jessica Yanti Hardjowirogo DunleavyHi Pip,
Just to recap today’s meeting. We will be holding your second fashion workshop on Monday 11th February from 5.30-8.30 in the Matthew Gallery in Minto House.
Perhaps you want to OK this first with Maurice then I can send him an email about my Skill Exchange project if he wishes to know more? Like I said in my text, as long as he is willing for my collaborator Sarah and myself to take sound and video recordings and some photographs then that’s great.
I will be setting up the space in the afternoon on the Monday so please let me know what you need in the way of chairs, tables, boards, lights, paper etc….
On another note, I will be going ahead with this speed-dating skill exchange on Thursday 21st February. If I passed on a poster/notice of this do you think you would be so kind as to circulate it within the society please? I thought it might be of interest to some of the members who have skills and may want to take part?
I’m so excited for us working together next week.
Thanks again and please let me know if there’s anything else I can do to help the smooth running of the workshop!
Jess x - 7 February
- Pip TauwhareHi Jess! Just a quick one to let you know I've sent your message on to maurice, and he is happy to run the workshop in the gallery - just waiting to hear back from him if it's ok for you guys to film and record. Will let you know
Thanks so much for being willing to set up for us too, I have asked him what he needs, so will also get back to you on that.
Please do pass on a poster! If its an email blurb or something electronicy like that, we can put it on our fb page and try to email it round to everyone too.
I am really excited about working together too! I hope the rest of your week goes well, see you soon
Pip x - 14 February
- Jessica Yanti Hardjowirogo DunleavyHi Pip,the workshop went so well on monday! i had a great evening - i hope that everyone else did too. Claire mentioned that you were having a jewellery making session soon with recycled materials. I was wondering if we'd be able to get involved again recording etc... ???Let me know, and should I get in touch with Claire about it perhaps?xxx
Wednesday, 13 February 2013
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