This week, we began our discussion on creativity. We started in a rather strange way, by competing in our own version of a Craft Corner Deathmatch. I particularly enjoyed this activity because it was a fun experience and it allowed us to examine our own creative processes after the activity was over. Our group created a bulletin board of sorts that included a collage of pictures related to psychology. During the activity, I felt that our idea was very creative, but after seeing the other groups' creations, I started thinking that we could have done so much more . The idea was mine and it was the first thing that I thought of when the challenge was presented. I wish that we had spent more time brainstorming.
My favorite creations from the class were the brain sculpture and the art piece that used the textbook cover as a background. I thought that the brain sculpture was especially unique because it used the textbook pages for their physical structure and ability to be shaped, rather than using the images printed on them. I thought that this was a great way of thinking about the materials and really encompassed what the challenge was about: going beyond the expected typical use of the materials.
Overall, I thought that this class was a great way to shake things up and put our own creativity to the test before we began discussing it.
I really liked I project because not only was it aesthetically the best (in my opinion) but we did so much with the formation of it. I think there was a lot of creativity in the ideas to make a frame from the toilet paper rolls and to have pictures hanging off it. I also think we had the best story behind our piece of it being all about a student's experience with psychology. I'm probably biased and I do think the other groups had amazing creations but I think ours was just as if not more creative than some. I do agree that it was a fun class and a good introduction to get us thinking about the topic of creativity.
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