Community and Group Processes

Ideally, this project will grant us the chance to work on a number of different medias (of the group's choice). The project will, within the next week or two, begin to gather focus, and then the group work will become apparent as we search for presentation materials. It is unclear right now what we are expected to produce from the project, which is worrisome, as whether we need to make a book, website, pamphlet or what about our characters and collections.

There are plenty of pros and cons about working in groups. One advantage is being able to rely on another person to assist in the workload, to provide a different voice, ideas, and style. This is always excellent to provide a diverse project. However, on the downside, it is rare that people are able to completely agree on an idea. Projects get torn asunder as people disagree on methods, goals, and their importance. Artists, in particular, have trouble compromising. Another fear is style. Artists become used to a certain style and then suddenly, trying to merge to unique styles, or simple work in another style is difficult and usually unappreciated by the alternate party.