Did you meet your goals?
No, but it is been a quiet nice experience.
What are the most important things you’ve learned?
I have learned that it's important to do what you love to do.
In what ways have your grown?
I think i have grown in area of interacting with people, because throughout the internship i have talked to many people and artsits.
What were the highlights of your internship experience?
Photography class, making a cover cartoon for EA Art school, walking through LES galleries, Cookies + Coffee.
If you can, describe a memorable moment or experience.
I think the first day of my internship was the most memorable moment, because it is like being at the job that you do not like to do and every second you look at the clock and wish for the arrow to be at 4 p.m. so you can get out of here a s soon as possible. Well, i was organizing the shelves with the art supplies. It was hot in the room so by the end of the day i was going dizzy of that hotness and smell.
What challenges did you overcome?
I wish i had any......
What advice would you give a new intern at this site?
Mentors DO NOT bite.
What will you miss about your internship?
DARK ROOM, but i can come back there anytime i want.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Monday, May 5, 2008
ASSIGNMENTS: The week after Spring Break
Interview
Daily post synthesis
OLD: Recycling Clay! I do it everyday. We have a garbage can (big size) with the solid clay that have left over after our artists and also the ceramics unsuccessful pots and all that. I put them into G-can, mix with water. It takes a while for the solid clay to dissolve in the water and become evenly soft. So when it is done now i have to put the clay out of that G-can so it can dry out more quickly. I put the clay on one of the wedging clay tables (we have 3). So when it dries fair enough i wage it and put inside of the plastic bag. And this clay is ready to be used again! =)
OLD: Photography class! I have this class every Tuesday. it is black/white photography. We take pictures, we process film and we print pictures. It is kind of fun. Also we mix chemicals, so you need to know proportions of each chemical and we use different techniques to make our print look fabulous, such as: using filters, changing time, etc.
NEW: Last week me and my mentor gave a gallery tour in the Lower East Side. There are about 20 -30 small exhibits at LES. They are pretty cool. Each of them is different, and most of them solo galleries. Pictures coming up!!!
NEW: Well, Educational Alliance Art School is getting ready for the Summer Secion. Every secion we distribute cards with the design on the front page and important information on the back. Straight to the point: I drew the design for the front cover. It was like a little story of Art School, what classes do we have, and where is it located. It is cool! Joseph said they ll make 5.000 of them, also you ll find out my name on the back of this card. He gave me some credits for the drawing=)
1. What is your full name?
Joseph Germain Keehn II
2. Where are you from?
Kansas
4. (If the interviewee went to college)…What was your major in college and what kind of degree do you earn?
BFA ( Bachelor Fine Arts) from Washburn Universtity + MA (Masters of Arts) from University of Kansas
17. Do you plan to open your own business one day?
NO, buisness is not my friend.
8. How long have you worked here?
Almost a year.
16. Do you enjoy the kind of work you do?
Sometimes.
12. What is the best part of your job?
Teaching.
13. What is something you would like to change about your job?
Funding sources ( be more selective where we get the money from), developing partnerships.
11. What are some of the challenges you have faced working here?
- The beauracracy. Multiple bosses, change of commands.
- Working with the Department of AD.
- Definding my job, because i do a lot of small tasks.
18. How has having an intern helped your company or organization advance or progress?
- Keeps me on my toes, because a lot has to be done.
- Gets the name of School out.
- Working environment better.
20. How do you manage your personal and work lives?
Keep personal life from work, but take work life to personal.
19. What advice would you give to high school-aged interns (such as myself) getting ready for college and then the real world?
Just do it! Join the real world, have fun under any kind of circumstances.
15. What do you see as your future with this company?
If i will stay I will be one of the big wigs, but i don t want to be here for long (Not promise). So if i leave I will go work in the museum with the HS students. Also Japan suciety, aslo teaching.
29 Would you like to work with IHS? WHY?
Yes, because it has a lot for HS, but mostly it was founded for immigrants.
99. Anything else you woul dlike to say?
No.
Floor Plan
YOU HAVE IT!!!
Pre-Interview Thinking
Would you like to work with student from IHS in future? Is there anything you didn t like about our intern? What is your name? Do you like your job? What is your favorite book?
Daily post synthesis
OLD: Recycling Clay! I do it everyday. We have a garbage can (big size) with the solid clay that have left over after our artists and also the ceramics unsuccessful pots and all that. I put them into G-can, mix with water. It takes a while for the solid clay to dissolve in the water and become evenly soft. So when it is done now i have to put the clay out of that G-can so it can dry out more quickly. I put the clay on one of the wedging clay tables (we have 3). So when it dries fair enough i wage it and put inside of the plastic bag. And this clay is ready to be used again! =)
OLD: Photography class! I have this class every Tuesday. it is black/white photography. We take pictures, we process film and we print pictures. It is kind of fun. Also we mix chemicals, so you need to know proportions of each chemical and we use different techniques to make our print look fabulous, such as: using filters, changing time, etc.
NEW: Last week me and my mentor gave a gallery tour in the Lower East Side. There are about 20 -30 small exhibits at LES. They are pretty cool. Each of them is different, and most of them solo galleries. Pictures coming up!!!
NEW: Well, Educational Alliance Art School is getting ready for the Summer Secion. Every secion we distribute cards with the design on the front page and important information on the back. Straight to the point: I drew the design for the front cover. It was like a little story of Art School, what classes do we have, and where is it located. It is cool! Joseph said they ll make 5.000 of them, also you ll find out my name on the back of this card. He gave me some credits for the drawing=)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Daily Posts April 14-April 17
Monday: Clay first. Then went downstairs and put some collage work on display. So whoever comes by our building will see those works of Art.
Tuesday: I did clay, then took care of my pictures that i ve printed on Saturday. I straightened them out using hot press machine. Then me and other Intern Neal went to the Pizza place to hang up some of the work that comes from our students at our Art school. And last thing is flyers. I went through China Town passing them out.
Wednesday: Today was one of the Okey days. I came in, wadged some clay ( i do it everyday, first thing to do), then Joseph gave me whole bag of flyers and i went to Burgen street ( not sure) it is on the F line to destribute them. The flyers are about Adult classes that will start in April 22. After my trip i came back and helped my other mentor to prepare stuff for fresco painting. I mixed some lime with sand and carefully placed it on the square looking surface. That was about it.
Thursday: Off!
Weekly Vocabulary April 18
1. Coquettishly
Meaning: in a manner befitting a woman who flirts with men
Context: Coquettishly fanning herself with an ornate oriental fan. (ENG Class)
2. Eccentric
Meaning: different what is normal
Context: Oh, don't be so proud of yourself, Benni - just because you look eccentric. (From the play we are reading in ENG class)
3. Scrutinize
Meaning: to examine in detail with careful or critical attention
Context: This word i found interesting while i was reading the book called "The Consolations of Phylosophy".
4. Unequivocal
Meaning: not equivocal; unambiguous; clear; having only one possible meaning or interpretation
Context: SAT words
5. Marinade herrine
Meaning: "Fish in souce"
Context:Have you ever been to American wedding?
Where is the vodka, where's marinated herring?
Where is the supply that gonna last three days?
Where is the band that like Fanfare.
Gonna keep it goin' 24 hours
Ta-tar-ranta-ta-ta
Super taran-ta taran-ta ran-ta ta
(one of the Gogol Bordello songs)
Monday: Clay first. Then went downstairs and put some collage work on display. So whoever comes by our building will see those works of Art.
Tuesday: I did clay, then took care of my pictures that i ve printed on Saturday. I straightened them out using hot press machine. Then me and other Intern Neal went to the Pizza place to hang up some of the work that comes from our students at our Art school. And last thing is flyers. I went through China Town passing them out.
Wednesday: Today was one of the Okey days. I came in, wadged some clay ( i do it everyday, first thing to do), then Joseph gave me whole bag of flyers and i went to Burgen street ( not sure) it is on the F line to destribute them. The flyers are about Adult classes that will start in April 22. After my trip i came back and helped my other mentor to prepare stuff for fresco painting. I mixed some lime with sand and carefully placed it on the square looking surface. That was about it.
Thursday: Off!
Weekly Vocabulary April 18
1. Coquettishly
Meaning: in a manner befitting a woman who flirts with men
Context: Coquettishly fanning herself with an ornate oriental fan. (ENG Class)
2. Eccentric
Meaning: different what is normal
Context: Oh, don't be so proud of yourself, Benni - just because you look eccentric. (From the play we are reading in ENG class)
3. Scrutinize
Meaning: to examine in detail with careful or critical attention
Context: This word i found interesting while i was reading the book called "The Consolations of Phylosophy".
4. Unequivocal
Meaning: not equivocal; unambiguous; clear; having only one possible meaning or interpretation
Context: SAT words
5. Marinade herrine
Meaning: "Fish in souce"
Context:Have you ever been to American wedding?
Where is the vodka, where's marinated herring?
Where is the supply that gonna last three days?
Where is the band that like Fanfare.
Gonna keep it goin' 24 hours
Ta-tar-ranta-ta-ta
Super taran-ta taran-ta ran-ta ta
(one of the Gogol Bordello songs)
Monday, April 7, 2008
Midpoint Reflection Questions
How has the internship been the same as and/or different than your expectations?
The only thing i didn t expect that it will approach me so abruptly. Before actual Internship i have been worried, where am i gonna go, how is it going to be, all kinds of questions. And now i am there have no difficulties and having fun from time to time. So, my expectations were pretty correct.
What is similar and different about the culture of the school environment versus the workplace environment? What new skills have you learned that apply to the workplace?
The culture of the school environment versus the workplace environment is very different. I like it much more then school. I get to work with passionate people which don t yell and jump around the work place. It is more calm over there. I get to make myself some coffee and enjoy it with cookie or something. I mean i have freedom of action and choice while in school we are like in prison. Moreover at my internship i actually learn how to do something, i try new things with my hands. This way i learn the best. I never liked school, papers, homework and exams. Also i learned how to do things in completely dark room, using only human sences ( no sight tho).
What kind of relationship do you have with your mentor and co-workers? How have you grown as a result of interacting with professional adults?
I have a pretty good relationship with my mentor and co-worker. Sometimes they think i don t get something because i am an aloof person, but they know that i am cool i am no fool. For me it is kind of hard to see a growth, because i feel that i have fited perfectly and they are the ones who is growing.
What challenges at the internship have you faced that you have overcome and how did you overcome them?
Well i dont have certain example but whatever they give me to do and i am confused and not sure how to do it i go back and ask them. I reasure that i am doing it right way or the way they want it.
What challenges have you faced in school as a result of the altered schedule and how are you handling them?
Well, i know that the internship is bringing my class grades down littel by littel. It is not only internship but also SAT Prep classes, Photography class. Now i am doing work from all the places, but i am trying to manage my time so i can sleep a littel too. So like as the week starts i already can tell how is my week is going to be and when do i have to do what. One week lasts as one long night mare. Sometimes i don t know is it night or day, but i am trying to give myself a littel respect and instead of doing hw for A i do it for A- or even be and just trying to do things i enjoy, like giving my guitar a strock.
What goals are you working to accomplish during the remainder of the internship?
Right now i am working on a cartoon which will be plaaced on 5000 card which will be send to the artists and other people who is interested in our classes. So it s kind of a big thing. Perhaps make more connections with people that would me push for somewhere. I don t really want them to push me in art area but somewhere. Also while i am there i want to give apportunity to every one who would love to go to the dark room and develop and print their pictures, use me to do stuff have some benefactor from me and the fact that they gave me that INT.
What new things have you learned about New York City?
I learned that there s bunch of free shows, galleries, and exhibitions out there. Also in each office work regular people either it is a dentist office or immigration office and there s no reason to be scared to go there and interact with people that work there. I always been scared of this offices and stuff, now i am basically playing that role.
How has the internship been the same as and/or different than your expectations?
The only thing i didn t expect that it will approach me so abruptly. Before actual Internship i have been worried, where am i gonna go, how is it going to be, all kinds of questions. And now i am there have no difficulties and having fun from time to time. So, my expectations were pretty correct.
What is similar and different about the culture of the school environment versus the workplace environment? What new skills have you learned that apply to the workplace?
The culture of the school environment versus the workplace environment is very different. I like it much more then school. I get to work with passionate people which don t yell and jump around the work place. It is more calm over there. I get to make myself some coffee and enjoy it with cookie or something. I mean i have freedom of action and choice while in school we are like in prison. Moreover at my internship i actually learn how to do something, i try new things with my hands. This way i learn the best. I never liked school, papers, homework and exams. Also i learned how to do things in completely dark room, using only human sences ( no sight tho).
What kind of relationship do you have with your mentor and co-workers? How have you grown as a result of interacting with professional adults?
I have a pretty good relationship with my mentor and co-worker. Sometimes they think i don t get something because i am an aloof person, but they know that i am cool i am no fool. For me it is kind of hard to see a growth, because i feel that i have fited perfectly and they are the ones who is growing.
What challenges at the internship have you faced that you have overcome and how did you overcome them?
Well i dont have certain example but whatever they give me to do and i am confused and not sure how to do it i go back and ask them. I reasure that i am doing it right way or the way they want it.
What challenges have you faced in school as a result of the altered schedule and how are you handling them?
Well, i know that the internship is bringing my class grades down littel by littel. It is not only internship but also SAT Prep classes, Photography class. Now i am doing work from all the places, but i am trying to manage my time so i can sleep a littel too. So like as the week starts i already can tell how is my week is going to be and when do i have to do what. One week lasts as one long night mare. Sometimes i don t know is it night or day, but i am trying to give myself a littel respect and instead of doing hw for A i do it for A- or even be and just trying to do things i enjoy, like giving my guitar a strock.
What goals are you working to accomplish during the remainder of the internship?
Right now i am working on a cartoon which will be plaaced on 5000 card which will be send to the artists and other people who is interested in our classes. So it s kind of a big thing. Perhaps make more connections with people that would me push for somewhere. I don t really want them to push me in art area but somewhere. Also while i am there i want to give apportunity to every one who would love to go to the dark room and develop and print their pictures, use me to do stuff have some benefactor from me and the fact that they gave me that INT.
What new things have you learned about New York City?
I learned that there s bunch of free shows, galleries, and exhibitions out there. Also in each office work regular people either it is a dentist office or immigration office and there s no reason to be scared to go there and interact with people that work there. I always been scared of this offices and stuff, now i am basically playing that role.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Weekly Vocabulary April 4
1. Green
Meaning: Environmental
Context: As we were going from the paint store with those tanks i asked him why do we need them, and he said I am trying to be green about it. Because all that dirty liquid had to go somewhere else but not the regular sink.
2. Apron
Meaning: a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing
Context: I had to wear it.
3. Phonetics
Meaning: the science or study of speech sounds and their production, transmission, and reception, and their analysis, classification, and transcription
Context: Talked about this word on SAT prep class.
4. Decorum
Meaning: dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
Context: From SAT prep. I like that word.
5. Charlatan
Meaning: a person who pretends to more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses; quack
Context: From SAT prep.
Meaning: Environmental
Context: As we were going from the paint store with those tanks i asked him why do we need them, and he said I am trying to be green about it. Because all that dirty liquid had to go somewhere else but not the regular sink.
2. Apron
Meaning: a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing
Context: I had to wear it.
3. Phonetics
Meaning: the science or study of speech sounds and their production, transmission, and reception, and their analysis, classification, and transcription
Context: Talked about this word on SAT prep class.
4. Decorum
Meaning: dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
Context: From SAT prep. I like that word.
5. Charlatan
Meaning: a person who pretends to more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses; quack
Context: From SAT prep.
Daily Posts March 31-April 3
Monday: Today I didn t do much. I came in me and Joseph went outside to the paint store to get tanks. We bought 4 tanks. Back to paint studio with 2 tanks. I had to dump all dirty liquids from containers to those tanks. Liquids comes from the artists that used it. Also I helped to organize the cards. I neatly put them on the table. Then went to ceramics studio and punched holes in the clay so it dry out more quicker, adn for the rest of the day we talked about English pronanciation. At the end of the day he gave me some application for the job during the summer. So will see how it will go. Forgat to say, i also organized out art supply closets. =)
Tuesday: Nikola went to check up on me today! While they were talking i went upstairs to spray some paintings. I also cut the film and put the pieces into the sleeves. After that i went wadging, got all dirty and finally had my photography class. So tired today=(
Wednesday: Day off!
Thursday: Today Walter brough me about 20-30 photography books. I had to find out the Title, Publisher, Author, Year it was printed and condition of the book. After i finished it we went online (ebay) to see how valuable those books are. Some of them were like from year of 1763, but it didn t cost much. Next thing i did is found information about Larry Fink. He s exhebitions and what he does, stuff like that. Right after that i had to go set up Zen's painting studio. More over i delivered some files downstairs and last thing i did is organized pile of files. I had to brake them down from one big pile to several small groups.
Tuesday: Nikola went to check up on me today! While they were talking i went upstairs to spray some paintings. I also cut the film and put the pieces into the sleeves. After that i went wadging, got all dirty and finally had my photography class. So tired today=(
Wednesday: Day off!
Thursday: Today Walter brough me about 20-30 photography books. I had to find out the Title, Publisher, Author, Year it was printed and condition of the book. After i finished it we went online (ebay) to see how valuable those books are. Some of them were like from year of 1763, but it didn t cost much. Next thing i did is found information about Larry Fink. He s exhebitions and what he does, stuff like that. Right after that i had to go set up Zen's painting studio. More over i delivered some files downstairs and last thing i did is organized pile of files. I had to brake them down from one big pile to several small groups.
Weekly Vocabulary March 29
1. Floccinaucinihilipilification
Meaning: the estimation of something as valueless
Context: I do not know, it just randomly came up by accident.
2. Wedging
Meaning: to thrust, drive, fix, etc., like a wedge
Context: On thursday i had to wedge the recycle clay and put it to the bags so people can use it again.
3. Fresco
Meaning: The art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.
Context: My 2nd edvisors e mail contain word fresco so i asked if that word has any meaning.
4. Panning
Meaning: In photography it is basically keeping background or like a moving person or anything acute.
Context: It was one of the words that i didn t understand in Tuesdays photography class.
5. Hunch
Meaning: to thrust out or up in a hump
Context: My mentor said to me once that i am hunching.
Meaning: the estimation of something as valueless
Context: I do not know, it just randomly came up by accident.
2. Wedging
Meaning: to thrust, drive, fix, etc., like a wedge
Context: On thursday i had to wedge the recycle clay and put it to the bags so people can use it again.
3. Fresco
Meaning: The art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.
Context: My 2nd edvisors e mail contain word fresco so i asked if that word has any meaning.
4. Panning
Meaning: In photography it is basically keeping background or like a moving person or anything acute.
Context: It was one of the words that i didn t understand in Tuesdays photography class.
5. Hunch
Meaning: to thrust out or up in a hump
Context: My mentor said to me once that i am hunching.
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