At the beginning of the year, we did the tripod vessel project (Picture right above). That was the bottom of my tripod. This was the first one I did out of three. As you can see the base is very uneven and the equilateral triangle wasn’t very even. However by the third one, I… Read more Final Exam
Artists Solves Problems: Did your work take an unexpected turn due to a mistake or something unplanned or considered? On this project, I decided to do a set of three bowls that are different animals. Last year I had made a pig bowl, so this is kind of a continuation of that idea. However,… Read more Blog Post 12
At this moment in time, I am currently practicing both Artist develop art making skills and artist use materials and tools in an appropriate and safe way. In class we just made a platter and to decorate it, we used stencils and under glazes. First we painted a color of under glaze on the platter and… Read more Blog Post #11
My greatest strengths are planning and developing art making skills. During this year I took several steps of planing when creating my pieces. This past project I went through several sketches and Marquette before I came up with an idea I was going to stick with. I also like to set goals for myself… Read more Blog Post 10
What ideas did you explore while planning your artwork? For this project, I was certain that I wanted to make a center piece. However determining the theme was a little more difficult. I decided to draw sketches of each one. For movement, I sketched a pair of roller blades because when I was little my… Read more Blog Post #9
Artists Take Risks: With creating the head, the facial features, and beginning on the head piece, I took several risks. When creating the head, the video said to use one big slab and wrap it around the neck, shaping the head. And with a gap in the back, take a second slab to close it… Read more Blog Post 8
Artist solves problems: When making my 3D version of Anne Boleyn I came across a problem with the neck. In the videos, it shows the artist making the neck with one large slab and wrapping around in the back, leaving a space in the back open to connect the inside of the neck to the… Read more Blog #7
Section 1, question 2 How does your completed work show your growth as an artist and a student? Last year in pottery one, I would have never attempted creating a figure. However when making my surfer girl, I was able to make a figure with the details of normal arms, curves on the legs, and… Read more Reflection Blog 6
How is this artwork about who you are or what you like? Wheat features did you include in your artwork to communicate with others? When making my project for an environmental issue, I decided to use certain features on my dolphin to help express how I feel about the dolphin drive in Taiji and to… Read more Blog 5: Artists Reflect and Artists Communicate Through Their Work