Craftsman

Gropius and his colleagues designed the curriculum around workshops that taught students a craft. Of the first workshops, Gropius appointed an artist for one workshop and a craftsman for the other.11 He was later able to terminate this separation of artist and craftsman because the evolution of the school produced men who were both artists and craftsmen. This became an integral entity of the Bauhaus for the simple fact the personalities of the school were evolving into…

As a Journeyman my main focus was to build my skills into becoming a competent craftsman. I was skilled in removing, installing, preforming operational checks, and repairs on avionics systems and line replaceable units with minimal to no supervision. I could diagnose malfunctions using technical orders, schematics, wiring diagrams, integrated test systems and other test equipment. With my advance knowledge and capabilities I was able to maintain 24 hour alert readiness status on 10 assigned…

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Celtic Gods and Goddesses Religion and mythology is an important part of every major culture around the world, as far back in history as imaginable. The Celts were no different. Before Christianity became commonplace, the Celtic people had their own myths, gods and goddesses, and religious rituals. A main source of Celtic legends were Christian monks who recorded them, giving further insight to how the Celts viewed life. Celtic gods and goddesses played an important role in the Celtic people’s…

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Sears, started with selling watches through catalogs in 1886, later the company became known for its Craftsman tools and Kenmore appliances. Sears struggled with the sale of clothing and other soft line products, which lead to Kmart Holding Corporation acquiring Sears Roebuck Company for 11.5 billion dollars in 2005 (Merrick, Berman, 2004). After acquisition in 2005, Kmart Holding Corporation combined with Sears Roebuck Company to create Sears Holdings, which at the time was the largest…

Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji. Japan’s most famous mountain, Mount Fuji is in every piece in the series. This piece is relatively small at 10 1/8 inches x 14 15/16 inches. Yet, Hokusai did not make his magnificent pieces of art alone, he had skilled craftsman aid in the production of the each of his woodblock prints. This woodblock print is a 19th-century masterpiece that shows brave fisherman going up against the power of nature. Beginning at the bottom right hand corner of the piece there…

personal studio, and finally, his death. Leonardo was born on April 15, 1452. Da vinci’s father, ser Pierro da vinci, influenced him in his early life. He sent him to be an apprentice to verrocchio, a talented sculptor, painter, goldsmith, and craftsman. Once he finished his apprenticeship with verrocchio Da Vinci stayed to work at his shop with the famous, botticelli, ghirlandaio, and lorenzo di credi. while he was working at verrocchio's workshop he made his paintings smooth & soft soft…

(Figure 1). It was an accumulation of uncommon patterns that were exaggerated with inlays constructed of merged materials such as tortoise shells, metals and ebony designs that relinquished the grace of the ingenious imaginative conceptions of the craftsman. French Baroque required a great deal of vigilant artistry and workmanship; this affected the history of furniture making and had become a unique style (A Brief History of Baroque Furniture, 2015). ¬¬Materials were not the only major factor…

Icarus to suggest that perhaps it isn't only the child who can take Icarus’ position: "In our particular reenactment of this mythic relationship, it was not me but my father who was to plummet from the sky" (Bechdel 4). Daedalus was the master of craftsman. He made two pairs of wings out of wax and feathers for himself and his son, Icarus. Daedalus warned his son not to fly too close to the sun, or else it would melt the wings. Nor fly too low near the sea because it would make the wings hard to…