Comm 215 Course Portfolio
Course Images
Image Caption: An articulating mannequin flying near a tree at the Big Spring State Park in Big Spring, Texas, on February 12, 2023.
This image is the course's initial "Point of View" assignment.
Photo Credit: Sandrena Koning
Image Caption: Americo "Rico" De Ochoa searches his work truck for the proper tools to perform maintenance on a solar panel inverter in Andrews, Texas, on February 26, 2023.
"Rico" De Ochoa is the Lead Solar Technician at GE's "Permian Solar" farm.
Photo Credit: Sandrena Koning
Image Caption: Jason Koning basking in the warm sun while in contemplative introspection at the Comanche Trail Park in Big Spring, Texas, February 5, 2023.
This image is the initial lighting assignment for the course.
Photo Credit: Sandrena Koning
Image Caption: A sculpted rock sits near the bottom edge of the frame on top of a boulder at the Big Spring State Park in Big Spring, Texas, on January 18, 2023.
This image was taken for the course's initial "Camera Practice."
Artwork Credit: Merle Vande Weerd
Photo Credit: Sandrena Koning
Image Caption: Jeanne Draucker (FKA- Vande Weerd) gazes in deep reflection at the Big Spring State Park in Big Spring, Texas, January 22, 2023.
This image is the first portrait assignment of the course.
Photo Credit: Sandrena Koning.
Image Caption: An articulating mannequin attempts to push a much more enormous boulder forward at Comanche Trail Park in Big Spring, Texas, on February 12, 2023.
This image is the course's initial "Sense of Scale" assignment.
Photo Credit: Sandrena Koning
Image Caption: Jason Koning, smoking a cigarette while performing visual inspections on solar panels in Andrews, Texas, on February 18, 2023.
Koning is a Solar Technician 2 at GE's "Permian Solar" farm.
Photo Credit: Sandrena Koning
Image Caption: Above is a product catalog image of a 30 ml Liquitex Professional Acrylic Ink glass bottle in Cerulean Blue Hue in Big Spring, Texas, on March 19, 2023.
Photo Credit: Sandrena Koning
Image Caption: A 59 ml Liquitex Professional Soft Body Acrylic paint in Yellow Medium Azo floats in Liquitex Professional Ink and soapy water in Big Spring, Texas, on January 18, 2023.
Photo Credit: Sandrena Koning
Image Caption: In her home sewing studio in Big Spring, Texas, Jeanne Draucker (FKA Vande Weerd) machine sewing for a charity-raffled quilt on February 19, 2023.
Vande Weerd leads her community quilting guild, Signal Mountain Quilting, and Crafter’s Guild.
Photo Credit: Sandrena Koning
Image Caption: A cast bronze Galapagos Tortoise created in 1987 by artist Tom Knapp was found on The Museum of the Southwest garden grounds on March 12, 2023, in Midland, Texas.
Patron Joanie Holt gifted the cast bronze sculpture to the museum, a second edition of eight.
Artist statement:
“Vitality, movement, is the most important thing in sculpture, not detail.”
Artwork Credit: Tom Knapp
Photo Credit: Sandrena Koning
Image Caption: The image above attempts to illustrate and capture the essence of the grief of the passing of a beloved grandfather and veteran on March 11, 2023, in Big Spring, Texas.
The articulating mannequin is a physical representation of bereavement and a shared connection in the arts with the departed. The figure admires and mourns a tangible expression of the late familiar relative.
Artwork Credit: Merle Vande Weerd
Photo Credit: Sandrena Koning
Video Assignment 1
Video Caption:
Jeanne Draucker, 63, is a Houston Community College (HCC) student. At the beginning of the video, Draucker is working on course assignments at Higher Grounds Coffee Shop in Midland, Texas, on April 4, 2023. In the middle and closing, Draucker is walking through Comanche Trail Park in Big Spring, Texas, on April 5, 2023.
Draucker has decided to pursue a new educational and career path later in life due to the complications of Parkinson's Disease.
Video Credit: Sandrena Koning
video assignment 2
Video Caption:
Carey Warren and Klint Bratcher discuss their involvement at Spring Creek Fellowship and how their writing and performing partnership began on April 13, 2023, at Spring Creek Fellowship in Big Spring, Texas.
Warren is the Youth Paster, and Bratcher is the Worship Pastor at Spring Creek Fellowship.
Music Credit: Carey Warren and Klint Bratcher
Video and Art Credit: Sandrena Koning
