April Lambert, December 16th 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
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In- Progress Photos of Tea Strainer
Katherine Nochera ~ 12/15/2009 ~ In-Progress Photos of Tea Strainer
Monday, December 14, 2009
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Project Board
Katherine Nochera~ 11/ 17/ 2009~ Project Board
After some more thought, I have decided to embrace natural, soothing, handmade, slow elements in the design of my slow food tea infuser instead of a beach theme. This elements are referenced through handmade paper, ceramics, and decoration.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Elizabeth Silber
November 10th Re-post
Research Paper
Originally the movement known as the Slow Food Movement began in 1986 by a man named Carlo Petrini. Beginning in Bra, Italy, he began this movement to initiate a stand against the opening of a new McDonalds near the Spanish steps in Rome. While doing so Petrini came up with the motto of this movement, which is good, clean, and fair. The essential idea behind this revolution was to attempt to preserve the cultural cuisines of Italy associated with natural plants and ingredients. The importance of appreciating domestic animals and environmental landscapes is also the center of the Slow Food revolution.
While researching this movement I began to look at the types of tea infusers and how they play a part in slowing down daily life in order to enjoy life and have a more healthy lifestyle overall. We are so programmed to run from place to place and get things done in the small amounts of time we have and therefore fast food has become a relatively normal part of life. Convenience has become a double-edged sword in terms of the foods we eat versus the speed at which we can eat them.
Some of the objectives of the Slow Food Movement are creating and maintaining seed banks and preserving basic ingredients in connection to local food systems that currently exist, educating consumers about the risks of consuming fast food, developing political programs to conserve family-owned farms, lobbying against the utilization of pesticides, encouraging consumerism in an ethical manner, and teaching gardening skills.
While no one can really tell you exactly how successful this movement is, considering the origin in 1986, many of the people I know have begun to rethink the foods they eat. I know that specifically as a college student that recently I have begun to try to limit the amount of fast food I eat. Many friends of mine say that fast food is cheap and convenient and that that’s why they eat it, but over time we have begun to find other ways to control our budget while eating healthier and making more informed decisions about where and what we eat. As we have gone in 2009 and soon-to-be 2010, there has been a push for things to be organic, less trans fat, more veggies and fruits, etc. This has allowed people to begin to change the environment of fast food. While its still not healthy and often the ingredients are less than mediocre, McDonalds, Burger King, and Wendy’s have begun to include salads, fruits, milk, and other alternatives to the fried foods they offer. They have expanded their menus in order to address the issue of healthy foods, but now it’s a matter of convenience. It’s so quick and easy to eat snack foods or fast food but in the end are we sacrificing our family dinnertime? Our time with friends enjoying a meal? Time in general to cook dinner and take that time for oneself? I think so.
Instead of looking for convenience in fast food I have begun to take the time once a week to sit down with my family for a home-cooked meal. Every Monday night (or most) our family sits down to eat dinner and every person makes something so we are all participating. It’s nice to have at least once a week where we aren’t running around or stressing out about work or school, just time with one another.
In terms of the Slow Movement, I am aware of how important these issues are. As I researched the movement a few words came to mind that I would like to maybe incorporate into my piece or the creation of my piece. When I begin to sketch I think I will look to these words so that I can incorporate the Slow Food Movement into the finished product of my piece. The words I thought of were friends, family, organic, healthy, consciousness, choices, farm, fairness, cooperation, and environment.
Now as for my actual piece I would like to create a tea strainer that embodies the essence of tea itself. When I think about tea or a tea infuser I think about the luxury of time. I think about a cold day when you can take a minute to enjoy a warm cup of tea or coffee in sweatpants. The importance of taking time for yourself and enjoying the best ingredients whether various types of tea leaves or the actual process of straining tea. With my piece I want whoever uses it to be able to enjoy taking a minute out of their day for themselves.
I would also like to include some beading in addition to my sterling silver. IF not beading, I want to add an element of luxury, whether sparkle or color. I would like to create a tea ball strainer as well. After studying tea strainers I saw that many used them in the 19th century when teatime was prominent in daily life and now many people collect these antiques as decorative pieces for their home. I think the tea infuser, as an antique would take someone back in time whether they use it for tea or they use it for decoration. Either way it allows you to think of a time where life was slower and could be enjoyed a little longer.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Slow Food Movement Research Paper
Ms. Lisa
11/15/09
The slow food movement is a good concept that provides resolution for many of our countries issues. These ideas to restructure diets, change lunch menus in our school systems and produce more organic vegetables are very instrumental. This global response has pushed people to be more creative while eating healthy. For instance, the Tea Infusers are being used more when people drink teas. It provides a better quality of taste and effectiveness.
Countries had shifted to the quick, grab a bite and run diet. Fast- foods are so convenient for our busy lives. Consequently, America is now unhappy with its obesity rates and poor health people are experiencing. On Labor Day, September 7, people in communities all across the country sat down and shared a meal with their kids, neighbors, teachers, community leaders and others. They expressed their concerns about the need to get real food into the schools. This was a successful event that encouraged people to get involved with our global problem. Now, the slow food movement is a national guide for schools that are reorganizing there menu plans. Some are teaching nutrition education, garden-based learning, and solid waste management. Others include weekly salad bar featuring fresh, seasonal, local fruits and organic vegetables.
No doubt, many schools are still debating about the changes that need to take place but haven’t because of our countries budget. Slow food is better, but agribusiness is arguing that industrial farming is the only way to economically feed a global population nearing 7 billion. Organic farming yields less per acre than standard farming, which means a worldwide Slow Food initiative might lead to turning more forests into farmland.
Interestingly, families have gone back to planting vegetables and fruits in their gardens. So we are using various kitchen appliances to keep pure foods like natural fruit drinks and using objects like Tea Infusers to have quality tea. These unique objects are so common now that you can make your own Tea Strainer. They are extremely economical starting at $3.99. There are a variety of styles to choose from: antique, classical, commercial, domestic, stylish and washable.
Tea Infusers can be made from different materials as well, such as: copper, silver, ceramic and others.
11/15/09
The slow food movement is a good concept that provides resolution for many of our countries issues. These ideas to restructure diets, change lunch menus in our school systems and produce more organic vegetables are very instrumental. This global response has pushed people to be more creative while eating healthy. For instance, the Tea Infusers are being used more when people drink teas. It provides a better quality of taste and effectiveness.
Countries had shifted to the quick, grab a bite and run diet. Fast- foods are so convenient for our busy lives. Consequently, America is now unhappy with its obesity rates and poor health people are experiencing. On Labor Day, September 7, people in communities all across the country sat down and shared a meal with their kids, neighbors, teachers, community leaders and others. They expressed their concerns about the need to get real food into the schools. This was a successful event that encouraged people to get involved with our global problem. Now, the slow food movement is a national guide for schools that are reorganizing there menu plans. Some are teaching nutrition education, garden-based learning, and solid waste management. Others include weekly salad bar featuring fresh, seasonal, local fruits and organic vegetables.
No doubt, many schools are still debating about the changes that need to take place but haven’t because of our countries budget. Slow food is better, but agribusiness is arguing that industrial farming is the only way to economically feed a global population nearing 7 billion. Organic farming yields less per acre than standard farming, which means a worldwide Slow Food initiative might lead to turning more forests into farmland.
Interestingly, families have gone back to planting vegetables and fruits in their gardens. So we are using various kitchen appliances to keep pure foods like natural fruit drinks and using objects like Tea Infusers to have quality tea. These unique objects are so common now that you can make your own Tea Strainer. They are extremely economical starting at $3.99. There are a variety of styles to choose from: antique, classical, commercial, domestic, stylish and washable.
Tea Infusers can be made from different materials as well, such as: copper, silver, ceramic and others.
Some say they were originated in China. It’s argued that they have been around for decades but are just more elaborate now. The purpose of a Tea Infuser is to keep the tea of choice in its most pure state to be effective. The tea that goes into the strainer is loose and easy to flow rather than being wrapped in a bag which loses its potency. These are teas for high blood pressure, relaxation, cleansing and etc...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Kara
Kara Mellott
11/08/2009
ART 218
Slow Food Movement
The slow food movement originated back in the 1980’s in Italy where a man named Carlos Petrini set out to prove having more well prepared and thoughtfully crafted meals would always be more beneficial to people. At least more beneficial than ordering take out or what we call fast food from the McDonalds down the street. One might think this would be no easy task taking into consideration the daily consumption of fast food from people all around the world. It seems that people, even after this movement has caught on, still never have the time to just relax long enough to prepare a meal for themselves, and possibly a few friends, to sit down and enjoy. Whether it be a lack of energy or time, most people, including myself, don’t participate in a movement that has grown hugely since its beginning and is reaching new heights of popularity.
By the 1990’s, the slow food movement had developed into a pretty big business and had grown from 20,000 to 65,000 members in 42 countries. In addition, Carlos Petrini has written several books on the subject further promoting its aspects. Of course, being the originator of this movement put him in the position to persuade people to get on board with this movement and incorporate it into their lives. Not only have books been written, but a foundation has been started with the mission of sticking by the world’s agricultural biodiversity and being respectful of cultural foods.
The slow food movement aims to hold on to the ideas of traditional, cultural cuisine by getting people to think about the choices they are making when they eat and how they go about eating as in the environment they are in when they eat and who they are with. The whole point of the slow food movement is to basically just get people more involved with what they are putting into their bodies and to challenge themselves to come up with better options when it comes to their dining.
It is the slow food movement theory that the pleasures gained from preparing a meal and dining with family and friends thereafter will only make a person feel better about themselves. When you set aside time to actually enjoy your food, it can be a much more fulfilling experience for you. There is also a lot to teach our children about the value of fine dining and to help them to appreciate foods taste. It is important for children to think of eating time as a social event and the slow food movement will aid in the development of children’s senses.
Source:
http://www.slowmovement.com/slow_food.php
11/08/2009
ART 218
Slow Food Movement
The slow food movement originated back in the 1980’s in Italy where a man named Carlos Petrini set out to prove having more well prepared and thoughtfully crafted meals would always be more beneficial to people. At least more beneficial than ordering take out or what we call fast food from the McDonalds down the street. One might think this would be no easy task taking into consideration the daily consumption of fast food from people all around the world. It seems that people, even after this movement has caught on, still never have the time to just relax long enough to prepare a meal for themselves, and possibly a few friends, to sit down and enjoy. Whether it be a lack of energy or time, most people, including myself, don’t participate in a movement that has grown hugely since its beginning and is reaching new heights of popularity.
By the 1990’s, the slow food movement had developed into a pretty big business and had grown from 20,000 to 65,000 members in 42 countries. In addition, Carlos Petrini has written several books on the subject further promoting its aspects. Of course, being the originator of this movement put him in the position to persuade people to get on board with this movement and incorporate it into their lives. Not only have books been written, but a foundation has been started with the mission of sticking by the world’s agricultural biodiversity and being respectful of cultural foods.
The slow food movement aims to hold on to the ideas of traditional, cultural cuisine by getting people to think about the choices they are making when they eat and how they go about eating as in the environment they are in when they eat and who they are with. The whole point of the slow food movement is to basically just get people more involved with what they are putting into their bodies and to challenge themselves to come up with better options when it comes to their dining.
It is the slow food movement theory that the pleasures gained from preparing a meal and dining with family and friends thereafter will only make a person feel better about themselves. When you set aside time to actually enjoy your food, it can be a much more fulfilling experience for you. There is also a lot to teach our children about the value of fine dining and to help them to appreciate foods taste. It is important for children to think of eating time as a social event and the slow food movement will aid in the development of children’s senses.
Source:
http://www.slowmovement.com/slow_food.php
Dave Garcia research
Dave Garcia, 11/10/09, research
Dave Garcia
Slow Food Research Paper
The Slow Food Movement is inspired by the growing and dominance of fast food lifestyle around the world. It is an “idea, a way of living and a way of eating.” Other than a lifestyle, it is also mainly friendly to the environment and the community because many people believe that food should be organic and locally grown; factory farms are not a good idea and family owned farms should be preserved. Animal cruelty is an issue for this movement and that is the reason why factory farms are evil. Slow foods taste good and are produced in a sanitary manner. A very famous book back in the early 1900s entitled The Jungle by Upton Sinclair may have been a reference for the movement. The books talks about how unsanitary the meatpacking industry was and how workers were endangering their lives when they are cutting meat. It was a horrifying job for these workers and slow food is not all about that. Workers should be paid for their work fairly.
I first heard about slow food last year in my Human Geography class. I thought about it for a second and it is true that people today prefer to live the fast life and not appreciate good food anymore; as long as they are quickly served is all we care about because we are always in a hurry and we have busy schedules. As a result, many traditional foods are not eaten daily like they used to. Many ingredients such as grains, vegetables, fruits and animal products are disappearing because of the popularity of convenience food and industrial business. I remember growing up in the Philippines, a third world country, and my parents used to tell me that fast food is not good for anyone’s health. We used to have slow food daily (at least that is what I thought back then). My mother cooks food for at least 2 hours because she believes that slow cooking brings out the real taste of the food; she even used to cook with firewood that she buys from the market. Because we could not afford refrigeration, she used to go to the local market to buy locally grown vegetables, meat, fish, poultry and other ingredients. This also means that we have to consume the food in one day or else it is going to rot. In addition, microwaves are still in development to perfection. Learning from that experience, I do not take things for granted especially food. The Slow Food Movement has a point that needs to be brought out there for the people to understand how the fast life is slowly changing the world.
Dave Garcia
Slow Food Research Paper
The Slow Food Movement is inspired by the growing and dominance of fast food lifestyle around the world. It is an “idea, a way of living and a way of eating.” Other than a lifestyle, it is also mainly friendly to the environment and the community because many people believe that food should be organic and locally grown; factory farms are not a good idea and family owned farms should be preserved. Animal cruelty is an issue for this movement and that is the reason why factory farms are evil. Slow foods taste good and are produced in a sanitary manner. A very famous book back in the early 1900s entitled The Jungle by Upton Sinclair may have been a reference for the movement. The books talks about how unsanitary the meatpacking industry was and how workers were endangering their lives when they are cutting meat. It was a horrifying job for these workers and slow food is not all about that. Workers should be paid for their work fairly.
I first heard about slow food last year in my Human Geography class. I thought about it for a second and it is true that people today prefer to live the fast life and not appreciate good food anymore; as long as they are quickly served is all we care about because we are always in a hurry and we have busy schedules. As a result, many traditional foods are not eaten daily like they used to. Many ingredients such as grains, vegetables, fruits and animal products are disappearing because of the popularity of convenience food and industrial business. I remember growing up in the Philippines, a third world country, and my parents used to tell me that fast food is not good for anyone’s health. We used to have slow food daily (at least that is what I thought back then). My mother cooks food for at least 2 hours because she believes that slow cooking brings out the real taste of the food; she even used to cook with firewood that she buys from the market. Because we could not afford refrigeration, she used to go to the local market to buy locally grown vegetables, meat, fish, poultry and other ingredients. This also means that we have to consume the food in one day or else it is going to rot. In addition, microwaves are still in development to perfection. Learning from that experience, I do not take things for granted especially food. The Slow Food Movement has a point that needs to be brought out there for the people to understand how the fast life is slowly changing the world.
Erin Brewer
Art 218
Zen inspired Tea Infuser
Sitting down with family and enjoying a healthy home cooked meal should be a daily occasion. Sounds almost foreign for this generation. The Slow food Movement is trying to get people back to taking time in life to enjoy their meals and family. Since fast food has taken over the World and primarily the United States we need to find a way to get people to take time to relax and enjoy a meal.
Due to the generation gap, children are forced to eat alone or pop something in the microwave while parents are at work. No one has time for each other. When sitting at the dinner table it gives the family a chance to learn from each other and enjoy the time spent with each other. At the end of the day there’s not much time for a family gathering around the dinner table. Now, both parents are working or one parent is working two jobs to make ends meet. People rely on fast food chains to feed their families, because taking the time out to cook a meal seems like too much. The generation of parents versus children now is completely different. The now parents were eating with their families when they were younger and mom was home to cook and clean and bring the family together for breakfast and dinner. For the children’s generation this does not happen. The family is broken by prior commitments such as, work and after school activities.
The Slow Food Movement is not just a way to give the fast food chains a bad name, but to slow people down, enjoy life together, and help our environment. Breakfast, being the most important meal of the day and the most commonly skipped can really affect a person’s well being and health. People are always in such a rush to get out the door in the morning they don’t eat breakfast, or either grab something from the local Starbuck’s.
The environment is becoming severely affected by the way we choose to get our food source. By using the Slow Food Movement we can produce good tasting food in clean way that does not hurt our environment.
Tea is the second most-widely consumed beverage in the world. Surprising, right? After finding this out it really interested me. I am a tea drinker, but wanted to figure out where tea was drank and it’s cultural background. I researched this and found out it started in China. So for my tea infuser I decided that I am going to have a Zen inspired design that will keep people from getting up.
According to legend, boiling water before drinking was thought of as being a hygienic precaution to some in China. After tea leaves from a nearby bush fell into the boiling water, a brown liquid (from the leaves) infused the water. One Chinese scientist decided to try this liquid and discovered it was refreshing. Tea consumption then spread all over China and soon after spread to Zen Buddhist missionaries. This was very interesting to me. I thought by putting a little history into the design of the tea infuser I could create an inspiring and exciting design.
I researched Zen designs and found many pictures of Zen gardens. In a Zen garden there is either gravel or sand, that is raked or not raked. This symbolizes the sea, ocean, rivers, or lakes. I want to help people relax and really take their time when drinking their tea. I hope my Zen design will inspire new ideas or provide viewers with happy memories.
By representing a natural landscape I hope to grab the attention of the viewer and to have people focus their concentration on the tea infuser. I want people to be able to relax, enjoy their tea, and the company of friends or family.
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