Week 15 Curation

1) Nine Myths about Hinduism Debunked
 I found this to be a good read that shed some light on some common misconceptions that many people hold in regards to Hinduism. This might be useful for anyone wondering about how the texts we have been reading are being interpreted in the modern world.

2) The work of Grant Morrison.
 This incredible artwork is a sci-fi inspired version of the Mahabharata. This is hands down my favorite art that I've seen this semester.

Arjun invokes a war goddess

Monster Girl Challenge: Naga by TravJames

3) A Native American inspired version of a Naga

Week 14 Curation

This week I thought that I would share a few images that I found this week. I have been focusing on the story of Krishna and Kaliya for my Portfolio, so most of my research has been aimed towards Krishna.

Krishna fights Kaliya

A young Krishna and cows

I also found KrisnaArt, a collection on Tumblr of exactly that. The operator has also compiled a system of tags which allow for searching by different names or characters.

Week 13 Curation

I recently discovered some illustrators that I really enjoy, so I thought I would share their work in a curation post.

Sanjay Patel presents Indian mythology in such a beautiful and exciting way and even has a whole work dedicated to the Ramayana.

Ramayana - Divine Loophole by Sanjay Patel

Ramayana - Divine Loophole by Sanjay Patel

Dmitry Grebenkov re-imagines different tales in his art.

Indian Little Red Riding Hood

Artist Aixado uses pastels to create a realistic image inspired by India

India, Always in my Mind

Week 1 Curation

I have to be honest, even though I consider myself to be a decently tech-savvy person, I really don't use bookmarks that often. I tend to remember things better when actually physically writing them down or reading them in print, so when it comes to needing massive amounts of sites, I just make a list of the websites in a notebook. I have a favorite blue hardback notebook that has a collection of everything from recipes, to gear lists for backpacking, to the research materials I used to write my capstone paper last year. I guess I'm just antiquated.

My notebook - I even have a list of assignments for this class running.

Handy-Dandy Notebook

If I find it necessary, I'll make a bookmark to something, but usually I can just remember what I'm looking for anyway. However, for the sake of at least attempting something new, I made a folder for this class.

When it comes to curation sites, I do use Pinterest on occasion. I am big on Doing-It-Yourself, so I tend to find good inspiration for projects there. I don't use Twitter at all, but I am familiar with it. I just don't really have anything worth using the 140 characters for on a regular basis. As far as Known is concerned, I had heard of it, but hadn't ever used it before. It seems interesting! I like the collaborative nature of the project.

My biggest organizational tools are GoogleDocs and Microsoft OneDrive. I store most of my important documents, pictures, and miscellaneous files here and tend to have more organization.

A screenshot of my GoogleDocs page. You can see the bookmark folder for this class in the top left.