Welcome to the Art Show

What activities you participated in:

The class project was to come up with an Art Show. The only materials

that could be used were tape and suran wrap to make TAPE ART. As a group, we were all instructed to create tape structures and then a tape art wall mural. My group taped waterbottles, bowls, boxes, pad of paper and even a BUBBLER!

What you learned from the activities that will help your professional development:
As a

After partaking in this collaborative activity. I was able to walk away with knowledge and experience to back up the benefits of collaborative activities. It

is a great activity to challenge a diverse group of people with diverse skill levels. It utilizes creative expression and fine/gross motor skills. Utilizing individual strengths, a group can then create and think as one. Therefore, working on interpersonal communication and problem solving skills. Most importantly, these activities develop a senses of group identity by making memories to develop a tangible finished product.

What you learned about yourself this week:

When it comes to art work, I typically have a vision. I am usually not

afraid to speak up about my ideas but I felt that my group wanted to go in a different direction so just went with the flow. There was a lack of leadership and direction of the art. This made me feel lost and disconnected to the

project. It was a little unsettling. I believe it may be due to a slight issue with perfectionism. It was very apparent that that in the context of art, I was very picky about what the creation was going to be because I had high expectations. This was accurately represented in both activities. I was easily disappointed when the tape art structure did not come together as I'd imagined as well as the tape art wall mural. I could not seem to stop editing the wall art till it was just perfect. I found myself compromising my teammates work because I felt that I could do it better. It was somewhat compulsive and controlling. I noticed it as I was doing it, but felt slightly helpless to my

perfectionism.

What you did to "strive for excellence" during the class:

Honestly, I was not impressed with my performance as a group member with this collaborative activity. I feel as if I fell below par on all four categories of: leadership, communication, effort, and enthusiasm. I did not plan or communicate my vision as a potential leader, I did not communicate up to my ability, I found my group moral slip when we did not complete the activity as successfully as expected. I'm probably being more harsh than I should.. because I just believe I can do better.

It wasn't all negative either, because as a group when we faltered, we used our materials to contribute to another group and picked up moral by moving on to the tape art mural which turned out fantastically :)) thanks to a great vision by April and work by my team.. with the fine detail due to my perfectionism.

Although, I wasn't overall pleased with my performance this week, I promise to strive for excellence for the next activity. I am looking forward to improving next week and walking away with an attitude and experience to be proud of!