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FYI You can find this video on p. 14 of the Sax catalog product #585 9343
$29.95. Hope this helps. Judy

jnagel

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From: PGStephens [PGStephens]
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 9:35 AM
To: ArtsEdNet Talk
Subject: Video review

Not to be adversarial, but I disagree with Bunki's critique of
"Tessellations: How to Create Them."

Agreed, the video does not go into historical, critical, or aesthetic
discussion of tessellations, but (as the title implies), it is a production
video. If you are looking for historical, critical interpretation, or
aesthetic discussion, there are books, other videos, and computer programs
that cover that ground.

I concede that the artist who made the video is a friend of mine. Jim is
extremely well versed in all aspects of the making of tessellations,
including traditional and computer-generated images. He is a real friend to

art education who wishes to give back to the education community. Because a

music teacher made a difference in his life, he now gives back to education
by providing workshops for teachers and "talking" online with students and
educators.

I hope that those of you who attend NAEA in California will take the time to

meet Jim at one of his workshops (hands-on tessellation workshop and online
communications with an artist). For those of you enrolled in the
tessellation workshop, you will leave with materials and resources of
greater
monetary value than the fee you pay. You will have an opportunity to see
the
video in question.

In closing, I have used the tessellation production video with students from

grade 1 through middle school as well as with teachers in workshops. The
production results (especially when combined with computer software and
other
resources) are exceptional.

Sorry, Bunki, we go to loggerheads on this one. I give the video a thumbs
up, A+ simply because it does exactly what it aims to do. The video shows
how to make tessellations, nothing more, nothing less. And it does this
well.

Regards,
Pam Stephens
University of North Texas
North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts
P.O. Box 305100
Denton, TX 76023-5100

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