Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
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Open Access Thesis
Keywords
Handicraft in art; Hosch, Megan Marie--Exhibitions; CD-ROMs; Exhibition catalogs; Academic theses;
Abstract
My creative thesis is a visual exhibition exploring the genre of craft in fine art and investigating the relationship of craft making to the artist. I am personally and professionally involved in craft making due to its strong presence in my identity as an artist, a woman and educator. As a child, I was a paper weaving master, dedicated to coloring inside lines, painting by numbers, and carefully following the cross-stitch patterns. However, during my undergraduate studies in art education, I steered clear from re-enacting earlier activities involving craft making. My ideas about craft making were easily conformed to the stereotypes of craft as a lesser art. I did not question this typecast and instead ran with the ideas of the academic and social trends within my setting. Beginning my graduate studies, I again contemplated craft and its role in the art world. I chose to embrace my interest in craft making and challenge my earlier stereotypes of craft as a lesser art through research and creative exploration. My research is divided into three sections; examining approaches of craft making in the classroom, investigating craft in a series, and exploring craft as decorative and self expressive. The goal of this thesis is to broaden the ideals of craft making in art education which would result in an enhanced experience for art students of all ages.
Year of Submission
2008
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Art
First Advisor
Jeanne Petsch
Second Advisor
Crit Streed
Third Advisor
Timothy Dooley
Date Original
2008
Object Description
1 PDF file (16 leaves)
Copyright
©2008 Megan Marie Hosch
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Hosch, Megan Marie, "Crafting Content: Searching for the Individual in Craft Making" (2008). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 2989.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/2989
Comments
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