Josh Bergstrom

*Update May 8

Crafts

Heritage Crafts Project

Due May 15

This time we have been staying home under the directive of the Governor has got me thinking about family. It may be in a different why than you because we are at very different stages in our lives. I’ve been thinking about how my kids are going to remember this time and how they will talk about it to their kids. This got me in a real nostalgic mood thinking about what is passed on and how our lives are influenced by others. Which got me thinking about the people who are no longer with me and how they influenced me. I know, isolation has given me way too much time to think. It’s not just the stories and moments we share but it’s also the things we make.

My Grandma crocheted. Ever since I could remember, she had half-made projects laying round and baskets of yarn. Now, I have a ton of cousins. Something like 20 on each side. So, when we visited my grandparents on my dad’s side, there was always a bunch of us running around. At some point, probably to get use to stop running around the house and playing hide and seek (it was a great house for hide and seek) she taught us to finger knit. This started with my cousin Lars (we are very Swedish. I also a cousin Hans, Bjorn, and Erik) because he was the oldest and tricked down to the youngest ones. We would have competition to see who could make their knitting the longest or widest only to unravel them and wind them into balls again.

This is just one of many memories of things we made growing up. Crafts are not just hobbies that occupy our time. They can be more than that. They can be build memories and pass down family traditions. For this last project, I want you to celebrate this by learning how to make something from someone close to you. In the process, I want you to find out the answers to the following questions

1. Who is the person you are learning from?
2. Who taught them?
3. Was there anyone else you talked to while looking for a source?
4. What is the skill/craft/ability they passed on to you? (What did you make?)
5. When did they learn to do it?
6. How far back does the tradition go?
7. Why is it so important to pass on?
8. How do you do it? (What is the process in making the thing you made?)

Grading

10 pts for the physical object you made

10 pts for the answers to the questions.

Hot Tips!

1. You do not necessarily have to use someone you are quarantining with. We have many wonderful forms of technology you can use to contact people including the telephone, Facetime, Zoom, Google meets and many other you probably know about better than I do.

2. The person you interview does not have to be someone you are related to. It can be anybody.

Submitting the Project

Upload the photo you the thing you made and the answers to the questions on to OneNote under your name in the Heritage Craft tab. You do not need to share it with me. I will check it one May 15 when the project is due. If you have any trouble with OneNote, just email it to me.

April 20-24

Protective Mask Project

Due May 1

Crafts

Face Mask Project

Our world is changing and we must change with it. One thing our country is quickly adapting to is the wearing of face masks to protect others. This has been going on for many years in other countries but we have never really come around to it until now. It was an idea that I tried to jump on board with 3 weeks ago when I started making face masks from my family. As of today, after 3 weeks, a broken sewing machine, countless seams ripped out, tons alteration to the original plan, many stabbed fingers and a whole lot of love, I have 1 facemask. My wife gave up on me and called my cousin’s wife. She whipped up the remain 3 masks within the hour. Your task this next 2 week it to research, create with whatever supplies you have around, and upload a photo to OneNote of you wearing your facemask in the Collaboration Space section in the Mask tab. If you see a photo of me in the greatest mask ever made, you are in the right spot. I can't wait to see how these turn out! Hopefully the go much smoother for you than it did for me.

Project Steps

Step 1

Research- There are many sites and countless ways to create your mask. Find one that fits your needs, ambitions, and limited supples. Cut and paste the URL of the directions to the preliminary work section on OneNote.

Step 2

Create- Follow the directions as best you can. Remember, things do not always go as planned so adapt as needed.

Step 3

Document- Photograph yourself wearing your mask.

Step 4

Upload- Log onto your 365 account. Open OneNote. Click on Crafts Spring 2020. Open the Collaboration Space. It is under Welcome in the left column. Click on Masks in the drop menu. Click Class Mask Photos. On the menu, click insert and insert your photo.

Origami Unit

Due April 17, 2020

Complete the Origami unit we discussed before social distancing.

Unit Steps

1. Find direction online for an easy (1-10 steps), medium (11-20 steps), and a difficult (21+ steps) origami piece. Remember, to be origami in this class it must be made with one unaltered (cut, taped, stapled...) square piece of paper.

2. Cut and Paste the urls in the Origami tab under your name on OneNote. Do not email them to me or share them on OneDrive.

3. Create 1 perfect example of each totaling 3 pieces. This may take more than one attempt. We are looking for precision here.

4. Photograph your work. It can be each piece or all 3 together.

5. Unload your photograph to OneDrive

6. Share your uploaded image with me

7. Hang onto your work. We will be turn them in when we get back.

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