Title : Blog 2 - Summer Mentorship

Label: Mentorship Due Date: Tuesday, August 24th by 8AM

Here is a couple of pictures of the program I used for my project! (Check mentorship hours for more details )

1. List the contact name, phone number, and organization of the person with whom you volunteered.

Name : Enrique Pita 
Phone number : 626 437 2558
Email : creative28studio@aim.com
Disney art department

2. What qualified this person as an expert in your topic choice?

This person qualified as an expert in my topic choice because he worked for Disney for a very long time, more than 10 years! He has also been putting up more art galleries on his own, and now works at home sending Disney his work. He seems and is very skillful and creative in what he does. So I took that as the greatest quality he had.

3. List three questions for further exploration now that you’ve completed your summer hours.

- What does it take to become to become an artist ?
- How long does it take to create your solid / best idea?
- Can art be used for something other than visual and marketing use?

4. What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?
The most important thing I had gained from my mentor ship experience was that it takes a lot of work and thinking to come up with a solid idea. In my eyes, I think artist have to plan and plan to make sure their art is…
One : visually appealing 
Two : represents the main idea 
Three : attract people of your focused audience. 
Those are only a few things that artists probably have to take account of, which is harsh planning!

5. What is your senior project topic going to be? 
How did mentorship help you make your decision? Please explain.

My senior project will be on art/advertisement or how art in general works in media. I want to talk about how art can be influential or have a deeper meaning. This would include talking about animations to posters and more.

My mentorship helped me with my idea because I found out a lot of good and helpful qualities I know I could use for my senior project idea. Pita is a perfect mentor because he works for Disney, an amusement park and community that is known all over the world. His art has to be both visually appealing and have some sort of meaning to it. He then has to present this idea so his arts fits within the category that Disney wants. As you know, Disney focuses on the younger audience, but to this day adults love to go and enjoy themselves as well. This can be incredibly difficult for Pita sometimes, or incredibly hard! So in the end of it all, I really think he’s a perfect fit for my mentorship, and I know he has helped me find a set idea.

Here is my mentorship hours!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qcCWdRGRh7KHxJGshTtXrDLmf7peOOiZSNGgh98e7VU/edit?usp=sharing

Title: Blog 1 – Senior Final Lesson/Interview Reflection

Label:  Research
Due Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 8AM

1.  What three lessons were most helpful for you to see, and why?

The three lessons that were most helpful for me to see was Imelda Gomez’s presentation on Art/Fashion, Daisy Torres’s presentation on Teaching Elementary, and finally Nick Herrera’s presentation on Wildlife Management. I thoroughly enjoyed all of their presentations because I felt they each held their own strengths, making them unique! I loved how Imelda had a really fun and hands on activity. When I looked around, everyone was enjoying it and showing their own creative side. I liked Daisy’s presentation because she spoke with confidence, so I could really tell she knew her topic. It looks like she had practiced many times! Lastly I enjoyed Nicks presentation because of how he incorporated many personal stories about his mentorship and researching. This kept the audience engaged and attentive.

2. List one thing that you learned about the senior project in interviews that will help you get off to a good start?

One piece of advice that I got from the one on one interviews with the seniors was that it is recommended to NOT procrastinate on anything at all! I know this may seem like an overused piece of advise, but the seniors had emphasized it so many times that I felt like it was important. They told me to get a good mentor in time to make preparation for my independent components, to never be late with my note books? (Im not sure what that means yet) 

3. What topic(s) are you considering, and why?

Im considering on doing my senior project on Graphic design or general Visual Arts! Im leaning towards Graphic design because although I love to draw with s simple pen and paper, I thought it would be pretty neat to use a tablet and make digital art. I know many freelance artists that create beautiful digital art, and I wish to become as good as them one day. However my motivation sprouted from when my brother and I simply took a liking to the digital arts. 

4. What EQ do you think might be interesting to consider in guiding a project like this? (Please don't worry about any sort of formula...we want this question to come from your genuine interest).

“How can digital art change the ways of media and history?” 

“How can digital art be utilized to make an impact in media and history?”

5. What are some ideas you have about finding summer mentorship?
I recently just found a mentor a week ago at an art show In Simi valley. My mentor was a former digital designer of Disney and Pixar. He helped designed the posters and even toys that would be advertised in the Disney parks!