Photography, Digital Art & Creative Writing Workshop
With Jeremy Dennis, Artist/Educator and Megan Chaskey, Poet
Hosted by Daniela Azzi, Art Teacher, Southampton High School
Video Featuring:
Southampton High School Students
Daniela Azzi, Art Teacher
Jeremy Dennis, Artist
Megan Chaskey, Poet
Video Production:
Rameshwar Das
Kate Rabinowitz
Annemarie McCoy
Mike Lavin
Special thanks to:
The Joy of Giving Something Foundation
Guild Hall Education Programming
The assignment was to photograph each other and create a digital collage with a written response inspired by a Native American legend or myth. The students were given an introduction by Jeremy Dennis about Native American art, artifacts, myths and legends. Technical instruction about the cameras and photographic techniques was taught by Rameshwar Das and Jeremy Dennis. Poetry and the creative process taught by Megan Chasky, encouraged the students to express their ideas in a collage of words and images. Daniela Azzi facilitated the process by guiding the students through all phases of the workshop, providing computer access and excellent instruction with the digital tools.
Student Artwork:
Student Writings:
Jocelyn Gonzalez
Fear spread like spilled water on people, the fear of the unknown future that he…
Sky Woman, by Ishanti Gumbs
In the sky there was an island, on the island there were sky people. Sky,…
The Coyote, by Eyup Cayan
We were crossing the field with Iktomi and Spider. While we were crossing the field…
Patrick Lynch
I was wrong, I made a huge mistake. I shouldn’t have shot that arrow at…
Luke Bryan
I’ve made a huge mistake. I feel the cold water slowly capturing my feet under…
The Raven, by Kevin Zamora
Before the flame and the warmth of the sun, the Earth was a cold and…
The Coyote & The Stone, by Guilherme Cota
For you, maybe it won’t be a big deal The world is losing love; …
Raven, by Billy Guevara Loja
As I flew through the skies, I began to realize how big of a journey…