MICHELLE LIVEK High School
AESTHETIC INVENTORY Illuminating Process and Product: Making Learning Visible Michelle Livek Camdenton High School and University of Missouri
AESTHETIC INVENTORY In this instance, we will create the definition of an aesthetic inventory as: The act of accounting for those sensory experiences (or sometimes extra-sensory experiences) that support or develop our perception/philosophy of beauty.
WHAT IS BEAUTY? In your perception: What is visually beautiful? What are your most aesthetic experiences? What words, texts, lyrics are beautiful? What sounds, tastes, smells, or touches are beautiful? What characteristics are beautiful? Etc…..
DOCUMENT YOUR THINKING! Collect items, images, or other evidence of your aesthetic Use this collection to guide the creation of an aesthetic inventory! Create a visual/linguisitc artist’s journal page that documents your aesthetic. Use absolutely anything to create the pages…
SOME EXAMPLES: From High School Students in an Introductory Level Course in Ceramics then Graduate Students!