reflection

although it is only my freshman year and my first real art class, i have enjoyed the journey so far. im looking forward to new and exciting projects in the years to come. my favorite assignment was probally the ceramics. we got to make a bowl,cup,and plate to represent someone. i chose my aunt. she has inspired me my whole life to keep doing what i dream to. this art class has taught me to look at things from different prospectives and to interpret things different, but at the same time, be myself. im looking forward to next year and what it has to bring, but so far it has been a blast.

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ceramics in process

for the past couple of weeks, we have been learning ceramics. our task is to create a functional plate, bowl, and cup to represent someone we would like to eat lunch with. i chose my aunt. she is a teacher and loves to sew, so i created a plate that has a ball of yarn and needles on it. i am currently working on an apple as my bowl. i put two bowls together by slipping and scoring them, the i cut out a hole so you can eat out of it. my next step will be adding a stem leaf and worm to make it more realistic. my cup with be a spool of thread. when all my pieces are fired(hopefully they wont blowup!), i will glaze them. this gives them the color and look to make my final piece look exciting:)

finished metal work

20 some odd students sawing away on pieces of metal is not the best sound you want to hear at 11 o'clock in the mourning. copper, silver, and bronze are the metals we used. after drawing out my future metal piece, i quickly got to work. sawing away for about a week or two was tiring, but once the metal pieces were cut out, i began to sodder and oxidize( creates a funky designing)my object.  i then put my metal on top of the firing station where i used a tool to melt the metals together. when it was all melted together, i placed my finished piece in a watery substance to give it color. this was my outcome:

self portrait

Snap. The first, and certaintley the most important step in completing a self portrait of yourself is a picture to look off of. Once my sketch was on my large piece of paper, I could start my color study. A color study is to figure out what color suits you and looks best with your portrait. I chose a turquise color. Mixing in black or white, make shadows and imprints stand out. When I first heard about this project, I was kind of nervous, I have never painted into detail like this before. When I was done, this project turned out to be one of my favorites, and I would love to do it again.

miniature metal panel

Our latest project was creating a miniature metal panel. First we started out by sketching out a design. Then, testing how it would look with pieces of paper. Once the design satisfied you, you began cutting metal. So far I have cut out 2 of my 4 shapes i need to put together my design. The experience is fun and unique. I have never done nor seen a project like this. To cut the metal, you use a saw blade. It's about the size of a strand of hair. Bronze, copper, and silver metal, pointy edges and smooth, everyone's panel looks unique in their own way. There are several ways to create a metal panel. My panel consists of two star shaped pieces, bow tie looking shape, and a circle that will soon be turned into a dome shaped figure. No matter how sore your arms get from sawing, it will be worth it in the end.

i.d.entity collage

My art teacher introduced us to a collage. I have never really made one before, but always wanted to. My collage represents me and who i am. On my collage, are pictures of me and what i enjoy the most; soccer. I love playing soccer and it shows who i really am. The whole collage experience has been great, and I'd love to make another. My collage was made from sculpting glue, paint, and printed out pictures of not just me, but the sport, soccer, itself. Another task that went along with this project was creating a loon about the collage you have made and the meaning behind it. It's simple, but tricky to put together. My loon:

Powerful, bold, scrappy

dreams and goals put together

all around success