pitTORI (aka. painters)

So we are still located in La Romita if you haven't gathered that from the other blogs. We are having a wonderful time, especially mingling with the local Italianos!! :D
Today I experienced one of the most amazing events of the trip. The professors were able to work with the Italian director, Igor, from the academia and bus art students up to our hill to see our work!!!! We all paired up together with a student from the academia. Our goal was to communicate, not through words, but through our art. As a result we all created a piece of work and traded with one another while the professors from the academia and our own professors walked around and gave their input on different ways of manipulating the materials.
Everyone was very quick to notice how the students from the academia learned to create an image different from the way we have always been taught back at good ole Ball State. The students from the academia were very focused on color and how to apply it to a surface, this is something that I plan on taking and using in my own work. All and all it was an exciting and very beneficial day!!! YAY! :D