The footprint project was an activity that our class did to get to know one another even better. We were to use at least three different types of media to create images and symbols of things that represent us and our life. Besides the use of color, shape, texture, and other basic elements of design, we were supposed to focus on the principle of design of balance to make sure the entire footprint had evenly spaced pictures and efficient use of the entire foot.
I had a lot of fun with this project and it enabled me to reflect on myself and my life; something that I don't do very often anymore now that I am older and know what I want in the future. It surprised me how long it took me; I was expecting to finish it quickly since the whole foot wasn't very big. But, with the amount of detail, drawing, gluing, and the use of many different medias, it actually was quite time consuming.
I think this project would be great for my classroom because it would help each student to not only reflect on themselves, but get to know their peers better as well. It allows them to get a good insight to what each person in their class is like. As an extension activity, however, I think it would be neat to find all pictures to describe yourself from magazines or other printed sources. This would allow more pictures to describe each student without all of the time spent on painting, gluing, drawing, and coloring. This would be even more efficient if it were a project in my general classroom and not just an art room, so it wouldn't be as art-centered and more of a project to get to know one another.
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