Sketching Out

This week, I have been sketching layouts for pages in my scrapbook. After jumping the gun and creating a few pages myself, I decided that I needed to try going in a different direction. From reading other student's blogs, I learned that a lot of people have not just started their project, but first made sketches or created in their mind ideas of what they are going to do. I figure this will be my best bet, because I will be able to decide what I want to do before it actually gets put on paper and is not fixable. I'm not a great artist by any means, but by doing some rough sketches I can really open my mind and be creative in how I want my scrapbook to look. Like mentioned before, that's why I really like doing this as my project. I don't like to do things by the book, hence why I am not using an instruction book or taking a class. As silly as that may seem, I want to learn for myself. I want to explore and create what feels right to me. I think that adds to the meaning of creating a piece of art, or craft.

I don't necessarily think this relates to one particular reading done in class, but it definitely goes with the bigger themes and ideas we have discussed in class. For instance, scrapbooking can be seen as a way of empowerment, a way of remembering the past, or also be part of the debate of art vs. craft. It is so interesting to think about my project in terms of al the topics we have discussed while studying for the midterm quiz. As I continue to study, I hope to make more connections to our readings and lectures that I can mention in the blog.