Brightworks Blog

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We are very proud of our Power & Privilege Committee! Consisting of community members, including family, staff, collaborator and students representatives, they are tasked with examining existing layers of power, access & inclusion within th
Our students are now well into their Body Arc Expression phase! They have just been through their project declaration, presentation and approval. By now its time to delve deeper into their individual and small group passion projects! As our older e
A big Thank You to everyone who came out for Maker Marketplace last week! With makers young and old this event harbors the spirit of BWX more than any of our other events! We love to see the creativity of the makers, the skills of the traders &
The BWX Carving Club!! We pride ourselves in our teaching philosophy where making & creating becomes a driver of learning and exploration! When we invite our students to collaborate with trained artists using real & high quality tools we see
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Cloth Stories

To begin the Cloth Arc, the Teal band has started with what they know best, themselves, looking at the stories their clothing tells.Our clothing says a lot about us. It gives others a sense of our identity. Through the telling of our Cloth Stories, we looked at what our clothing also says to us. Our clothes have incredible stories to tell.To begin our process, the Teal Band selected an item of clothing or cloth (or few) to record its story. Sometimes the story focused on who gave it to them. Sometimes it was what it reminded them of. Sometimes it was just how it made them feel.The Teal Band took filming seriously and made sure they were happy with their filming location and backdrop. It's pretty awesome when eight opinions can come together as one.Our stories and storytelling styles not only shared the story of our clothing but also shared our personalities and passions.Sometimes that cloth item took on the form of a purse to carry all her favorite goodies, or a stuffed whale that reminds him of his family, or a sweatshirt from one of his favorite places and times in his life.Human proportion is a big part of clothing and design. The Teal Band has been working with Rich to learn about drawing and proportion. It gets even more exciting when the math lesson starts. Is your head actually 12.5% of your total height?And what is the human form without clothing in the Cloth Arc? Once they learned to draw a proportionate human form, they also learned about drawing different types of clothing. Aurora is ready to design her own dress line.Have I told you already that the Teal Band is a creative bunch who love to draw?Thanks to Rich, we have a new generation of fashion designers in the making.And NaNoWriMo starts tomorrow!!! Planning has been a ton of fun.

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