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Twyla Tharp

If you're up for it...do a little writing about Tharp's concept of scratching. How can you imagine using her ideas in your own working process?

Tharp's concept might relate to some of the ideas that I have. I think that for my senior project I will have to take my bigger ideas and break them down so that I have an easier time working with different pictures I have taken. I think that scratching is nice to have when searching ideas to come up with. When looking at the things around you, you will have a better idea of how to start. My photographs are mostly taken of things that I find to be interesting in the world. The objects around me are most inspiring and scratching is kind of what I do when thinking of different ideas. I imagine using her ideas with my own work process because it will be helpful, as she says the "thinking chair" I think that I will use this a lot and I am excited to get going on my project.

Studios

1. Why do you think these things show up more than once?

• I see a lot of ideas all kind of put down on paper or a lot of paint all over the place.
• Most of there artwork is hanging up or is up on display somewhere in the room
• They all have their own unique way of making art weather it be standing up laying on the floor or working at a table
• Carrie seemed to get a lot of her ideas from the outside world like magazines or books
• Where as Jaime and Hamlett seem to make all their pieces and then hang/place all there work in a certain area will making another new piece.
  

2. How do artists develop spaces and methods for making their most authentic work as part of a daily artistic practice?

• I think that artists develop space and methods by how and where they work everyday. Some people feel that working in a little space will help them to feel more focused and ready to work, where as others might need a larger space to create new ideas from what is around them within the room. Everyone has there own ideas on how they feel the right way to work is. And once you find that certain place and method of working you can have a greater sense of what you want to create.

3. What do you see in the following artists’ studios?

• I saw a lot of papers with ideas on them, and some were final pieces that seemed to be done. But I also saw a lot of pieces that were totally not finished and seemed to be forgotten about.
• I also saw that there are a lot of books, maybe inspiration from other artists that have inspired them over the years. To maybe simple books with ideas writing inside.
• Most of the rooms have some type of radio or ipod station, most find this usual when working on their artwork. Helping to relax and get there ideas flowing

4. How does what you see in their studio relate to the way their work looks?

• Well for Jaimson he seems to have a lot going on in his studio. And from looking at his work he has a lot of colors and shapes going on in his paintings. Which pretty much shows that from his studio and how it looks his paintings kind of relate to it. With all the colors and shapes and everything is close together.

5. What do you see that YOU relate to?

• I think that I seem to get a lot of my recourses from everything that’s going on in the world. I look at events that have happened or even just something like pollution and I will decided to go out and take pictures of what I feel is going on in the world. The for the most part helps me with my inspiration. Even just taking photos of every day things helps me to get some ideas of what I want to write about.