tunnel vision
Perspective is a concept that we learn in art classes and that I will be teaching my students every year, once I finally begin teaching. It's difficult because you have one-point perspective, which is basically a focal point and one view from however far away you are from the point, both height and depth wise of course. But then you have to go into 2 point perspective and 3 point perspective, tell me how I'm suppose to teach adolescents that concept!Last night I felt like I was seeing a very narrow one-point perspective on a few things in my life right now and I had to have my dear friend Grace provide me with a much needed reality/perspective check. I think sometimes I am only able to see what's right in front of me and I forget that there is much more to be seen outside of my very limited 5'8" San Marcos/Texas State vision. She has been a great friend here for the last 4 years and was just the person to remind me who I am, and what I want.....not that I know exactly what that is, but I know what its Not. I don't ever want to just settle for things, I definitely feel like that is a result of not fully trusting the Lord with every area of my life.
Today was much better though, I definitely felt like I had more of the 2 point or even the 3 point perspective today. Who would've thought that a basic art lesson could relate so well to real life situations :-)
posted by Amanda Michelle Morrison @ 5:37 PM
3 Comments:
great post! i share these sentiments.
is Grace a girl you know or a concept personified?
haha she's a girl here at school, but that wouldve been REALLY clever of me if it wouldve been a concept personified :-)
I learned about perspective in middle school as well. You should give me a refresher course (it'd help you invent ways of teaching it). I suprise myself at how artistic I am sometimes. Engineers aren't supposed to like the liberal arts... are they? Heh, I need to write more, and if you come here, we are most definately going to the Art Institute It's my favorite place to go downtown. (besides sushi, of course :) )
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