How can we represent our identities and understanding of the world?

(1) Choose an “art” verb (ie)
sculpting, printmaking,
collaging, illustrating, drawing,
painting, etc. and fill in the
blank
“_____________ with Scissors”

in this particular subject, i find that the word for this sentence most suited is, 'carving with scissors'. it may not exactly make sense, but the word 'carve' does sound rather curvaceous. the word sculpt basically means to wield. to smooth. sculpting is normally meant to change one shape into another. in many sculptures, paint, meaning color, is also applied on the sculpture itself.

(2) Use your imagination and create
an art activity for yourself, friends,
or children that communicates
personal identity and understanding
of the world.

an art activity that can be used for kids and everyone? it's a rather difficult thing to do, but i suppose just drawing out what you think of yourself and the people around you is an interesting activity to do. Such as drawing your name out and then designing the words to make them represent what is important to them. By drawing a background for them will show their feelings on themselves. By theses drawings, I hope the find what the participant's feelings through the drawing. I also see that drawing can be considered as communication, for pictures describe at least a hundred words. Though drawing, this activity can also help me or the teacher to understand the child's interests and their likes and dislikes easier. Even though the activity is not all that creative, simple activities like this can also bring out the child's emotion through drawing and coloring.

word of the post: sketch. this word particularly means to roughly draw something out that is not normally something that is 'good' in the artist's eyes. they believe that it is more of a outline than an actual drawing.