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- Research: Include images with names of artists/explanations of work that you may use as inspiration. You must cite all sources, so include a bibliography.
- Mentor: Who can serve as a mentor to you during this process?
The research component is fairly self-explanatory as you have had a great deal of research experience thus far in high school. The mentor element is a little more complicated.
Finding a Mentor in Visual Art
This can be a daunting task. As your instructor, I am always willing to provide guidance and (hopefully) steer you in the right direction. But what if you want to weld a sculpture for your ISU and I haven't held a welding torch in my hand? That's when it benefits all to seek out an experienced individual in your community, family, high school faculty, etc.
1) Determine your needs. As stated in the previous example, I had a student that wanted to weld a shield from The Legend of Zelda. He asked members of his family for help and his grandfather welcomed the challenge! His need was simply the steel, a welder, and guidance. Here is the result of their collaboration:
2) Consider Your Options: Now that your needs are defined, begin a list of options for mentorship resources. Contact local galleries or artist guilds to see who is in your area. Contact those artists and ask them if they would be willing to help you in your endeavour. Remember, help may be as simple as a phone conversation that sends you in the right direction.
3) Document!: Remember to take pictures and notes that shed light on your mentor collaboration. These will be handy when you build your blog for this project.
If you get stuck, please come see me and we can work to see what mentors exist both in our community and in a variety of formats, from YouTube to instructional books!
I leave you with a link to mentor resources in Canada. Have a look...you never know what you might find!
http://www.mentors.ca/findamentor.html
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