CLASS 12 INDEPENDENT PROJECTS 2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Page 3 MISAKI KAMEYAMA: Taking air down onto paper Page 4 ANAIS KNIGHT: Earth to Anais Page 6 JESSIE - JOYCE DAVIDSON: My First Zine Page 8 POLLY MAZE: The Female Form Page 10 LOLA SARROT: The Dias Project Page 12 HARRY ARMSTRONG - COOP: Hung Up - A Short Film Page 14 SADIE ALEXANDER: Youthline Training Page 16 GRACE RYAN: Building Balance Page 18 RUBY LEGG: Dancing Through Dreams Page 20 INDIA FRITH: Little Preludes Page 22 JESS WIGLEY: Reconnecting with Music Page 24 NIKO GOIJARTS: Cutting Down to Earth Page 26 ANGEL PFAFF: Microphotography Page 27 TOBY LANGE: Build Ups Page 28 GEORGIA MCKENZIE: My Language Page 30 FYNN REES: Politically Speaking Page 31 2
DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE INNER AND THE OUTER Class 12 Independent Projects 2020 Independent Projects are an integral part of Initially, Class 12 2020 students had these aspirations for their IPs: the class 12 programme in most Steiner • Exploring and sharing a passion Schools including Michael Park. • Challenging myself with new, different discoveries in something that may be They allow students to explore a challenging familiar or unfamiliar topic of their choice about which they are • Something personal and individual that passionate, which they present to the community complements / sheds new light on the at the end. In most years this presentation to the rest of my life public takes the form of displays and • Enjoyable and fun presentations in the Auditorium, and we were in • The peaceful eye of the storm the fjnal stages of preparing for this on August 11. Then Auckland entered the second lockdown • A contrast to schoolwork for Covid 19, and everything changed. Class 12 Then Covid happened, we were locked down for could not wait for a future date, as they have all the fjrst time, and everything changed. Some of their other commitments to their qualifjcations, their ideas could not be done in isolation, though so we decided to publish a collection of pieces to some were given a burst of energy and time. present their projects to the public in a different What has happened because of this is that a form. group who are naturally quite introspective have The title “ Dialogue between the Inner and the been forced to spend even more time looking Outer ” came from a look at the projects as a inward, and this has meant some changes to whole, as when we grouped them in an overview most of their projects – some minor, some total. pattern we became aware that while each Some of their projects were always going to be a person ’ s work is their own dialogue between work in progress, but for some this has become their inner self and the outward practical work even more of a reality as the time available was associated with this, in the group as a whole curtailed. there are some which are more to do with the Here are their refmections on their Independent inner intangible side of being human, and some Projects. There was not a set format, but they which are fjrmly grounded in the outer world. have chosen a way of talking about the This is particularly true this year, due to the experience that best suited them and what they nature of the people in this particular class 12, did. For me, they are heart - warming, and what they have gone through in this year of inspirational, moving experiences that I feel Covid. privileged to have been a part of. I hope you We chose to use Misaki ’ s picture of the turtle on enjoy them as much as I have. the cover as a being who moves effortlessly Jane Patterson between two different worlds of water and air. 3
TAKING AIR DOWN ONTO PAPER Misaki Kameyama For my class 12 Independent Project I have spray painting and a normal paintbrush. Like learnt to produce airbrush art. This came about spraying painting, it produces that very smooth from my idea of wanting to learn something texture but it also allows you to do fjner details completely new that I ’ ve never been associated like a normal paint brush. with or heard mentioned before in my life. When I fjrst started thinking about the topic for my IP at the end of last year, I thought about maybe doing things like cake decorating or making those ships inside bottles. But I couldn ’ t fjnd myself connecting with these and see much signifjcance in completing them. It could have been a fun IP but I couldn ’ t see it going any further than just a project. My class 12 IP was going to be my last signifjcant task at this school. One of the things that this school offers that I have come to love is art but looking into the future and what I want to study at uni, art becomes left behind. So I wanted to do something with art and fjnd a way to round off my creative childhood which took me to this IP. I had initially never even heard of airbrushing and it was only when my dad suggested it to me that I came to know of its existence. When I (Picture 1: painting of turtle) was fjrst researching airbrush art, I didn't hold Here is one of my earlier and most favorite much interest in it and I was put off from the pieces that is fully done with the airbrush. I style which included vibrant paintings of skulls achieved the crisp lines with the use of stencils or fmames and wasn ’ t the style I usually associate which is a technique I incorporate in most of my myself with. It was only after further research pieces. and realising the textures it could achieve that it began to appeal to me. With this I decided to (Slide 2: painting of orca, slide 3: painting of take up the challenge to produce art with the jellyfjsh, slide 4: painting of penguins) airbrush in my own sort of style and that was my These next pieces are partially done with the initial plan and the plan that I somehow was airbrush and the rest with a normal paintbrush. able to keep until this very day despite covid. My initial idea in developing the skill necessary Before explaining my process further, I would for the airbrush was to attend a short like to briefmy touch on what airbrush art is and airbrushing course. There were a couple of show you a couple of pieces I have done which really good courses that I could attend which demonstrate the textures it can achieve. I like to really excited me. However, I was never able to describe the airbrush as a mixture between attend these courses, either overlapping with 4
school or due to the Covid crisis. At the end I was left to teach myself which wasn ’ t as diffjcult as I had thought but still a challenge. My dad had some basic understanding of how to use the airbrush and being a mechanic, he was able to handle all the technical diffjculties which I am still super grateful for. I found a couple of YouTube tutorials that seemed very useful, but I easily got bored with them and went straight into trying to do proper paintings. After getting a basic idea of how it works, it became no different to using a normal paintbrush. I still can ’ t achieve fjne Overall I think that my IP was a success when details but I manage to work around that through considering all the things that have been doing the detailed areas with the paint brush or happening this year and it has taught me a great making stencils. The most useful technique I have deal, not only to do with the airbrush but about associated with the airbrush is the use of stencils. myself. My IP has been an important journey It allows me to create sharp defjned lines which is because it has taught me my weaknesses but incredibly hard to achieve with the airbrush also provided me with a place of escape. I have alone. always just thought of art as a ‘ favourite subject ’ but I now realise that it holds more meaning than Looking at the art I have just shown you, you ’ ve that. Although it requires a lot of concentration, it probably realized that a lot of it was to do gives me a moment to escape from reality and with sea life with some plastic woven in. The big forget about the stress from everyday life. I think advantage for this IP was that I could integrate it that this realisation will hold more importance in with my art board for NCEA. I would recommend the future when I enter the real world and have to any future students that you integrate your IP with face tougher moments. In saying that, the future I your other subjects if you can as it will take a lot currently see myself in is far from art, but I don ’ t of stress off you, especially if you are aiming for think that this will change anything about my something like Biomedicine like I am. current relationship with art. I have now learnt that you do not necessarily have to relate what you love with your career to carry it along with you on your journey. I am in some ways glad that art is far from my future career as it will forever stay as my happy place. 5
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