An update (finally!) - Fair warning it's very long

Well we've finally earned a break on the art course and that means I've finally got the time to write a post because these last few weeks have been absolute murder.

Take the time to get a cup of coffee.  This thing turned out to be longer than I expected.

Why? What happened?

It's like this, strange voice in my head.  The course was going well, classes were happening with a boring regularity and art was been created (1) but all the while the deadline was sneaking up on everyone, probably to the tune of jaws.

Suddenly the only thing anyone can think of is what needs to be done.  We had 5 projects due and all of them were only halfway completed or not even started at all.  Clearly there was only one thing that we could do and that was panic! and then moan.

There were only two things we could do.  Panic and moan.  And try to weasel out of things

Three! There were only three things we could do. (2)

Thus it was with just four days to go we manged to complete the projects in question.

THE PROJECTS IN QUESTION:

• DIGITAL
1. Create a poster in the style of David Carson based on your horroscope sign.  Be prepared to justify your choice and give a presentation about your work.
2. Create a film. (3) have a script and storyboard

• DRAWING

1. Take a tool and an animal, Combine the two.  Nothing could be simpler right? right.
2. Create a visual language chart.  You're free to make it out of any materials that you like.

•  3D

1. Create a sculpture that uses light.  A light sculpture if you will.
2. Create a Tukutuku panel. 

Tukutuku Panels - Poutama

POUTAMA

INTRODUCTION:

This particular panel tells the story of a climb to heaven by Tawhaki. Although we are told that he did this in order to obtain three baskets of knowledge from the Gods there is, as with all climbers, an easier explanation of his motives. (1)

Tukutuku panels - Roimata

ROIMATA TUKUTUKU PANELS

PRE - INTRODUCTION:

The next stage of my art course has officially begun (I passed the other one by the way) and already the papers and projects are flying thick and fast. 
This course has a great deal more writing to it than the last one and so I thought that, in leiu of posting the usual stuff, I'd kill two birds with one stone and post one of the the finished reports here.

What it boils down to is that one of the projects this term is constructing a Tukutuku panel and this seems simple enough but one of the side projects was to research different panel designs and give a small presentation on what they mean and why you didn't choose them.

This gives me a chance to work on my report writing and, more importantly, allows the tutors to scare everyone with horror stories about people that submitted work without proper references, citations or sources.
For me the hardest thing is trying to write without making funny footnotes (The battle doesn't go well.  I might have to settle for making them serious and helpful)

For your convenience the words in bold are included in the small glossary found at the end.

Now read on..