Final: Art Session

For my art session I chose a close family friend. I was about to use model magic for the session, but I remembered a simpler art task that we were asked to do in class in the beginning of the semester; drawing and designing the first letter of our name. I found that exercise interesting, non threatening, and it had a element of freedom of expression in it which I personally liked. I felt this would be perfect to use, so I asked my friend Valerie to draw the first letter of her name, using any materials of her choice. Valerie is 32 years old, and I have known her for several years.

I drew next to her to make the session more informal and relaxed. I noticed that she did not start drawing right away, but took a few minutes to begin. After about 25 minutes she finished. I asked her a few questions about how she felt about the art task, and she said she felt a little anxious because the directions were very open, and she was not sure how she wanted to draw it, which materials she wanted to use, and she had many ideas.

One interesting thing that I noticed was that Valerie drew multiple variations of the letter V. Thinking back to when we did this exercise in class I don't remember seeing people drawing multiple letters, and I wondered if that represented different moods Valerie was currently experiencing, feelings, or ideas. The last thing Valerie reported to me about the exercise was that she felt happy using all the colors and felt youthful drawing again; she could not remember the last time she did art. It was fun doing this exercise with her, and observing Valerie's reaction to this art session.