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Enmesh: The Art Of Trauma And Recovery, Joanna Pottle
Enmesh: The Art Of Trauma And Recovery, Joanna Pottle
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
Liminal Space is an artistic installation within the ongoing, interdisciplinary creative/research project "Enmesh: The Art of Trauma and Recovery.” Utilizing a combination of research methods, creative processes, and cultural inspirations, this project asks the following questions: how can the artistic process (this project serving as a preliminary case study) parallel various modes of recovery and healing? How can this objective be visually communicated through a mixed media approach of drawing, painting, and printmaking and how can this approach be an effective tool of communication? What can we conclude from both modes of work (solitarily or collectively)? How do they accomplish …
A World Of Possibilities, Austen Linder
A World Of Possibilities, Austen Linder
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
The game Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) has been shrouded in stigma – so many people afraid to even try it out due to those undesirable personas constructed around the game. It’s hardly ever looked at as the incredible creative exercise and amazing bonding experience that it presents, a surefire potential to bring a group of people closer together as they joke, problem-solve, and process both game and real life together, while learning about how very much those two realms overlap. With how much the game has meant to me and how highly I regard the potential of its power, I …
Terra Firma: A Novel In The Making, Samantha Logan
Terra Firma: A Novel In The Making, Samantha Logan
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
This creative thesis features a preliminary framework for a fantasy novel in the making, illustrating the project's evolution through the author's daily musings and documenting the author's progression from fine art to creative writing. It is primarily focused on the story's main characters and the many months it took to develop them.
The Leadership Hub, Michelle E. Healey
The Leadership Hub, Michelle E. Healey
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
The Leadership Hub Senior Honors Creative Thesis comprises a website and creative design book. It organizes and designs leadership within the JMU community within four key areas.