Reflection Post

I had a great year in art class. Art was my favorite class of the day because I can be creative and have fun with the different art projects that I was working on. At the beginning of this year, I did not know different art techniques that I do now. I did not know much on how to sketch that well. Now I feel as though my sketching has gotten a lot better since the beginning of the year. The projects that I worked on this year was the ceramics place setting, the collage, my portrait, the metal panel, and pages for my book. My favorite thing I worked on this year was my ceramics place setting. I like how I got to pick the shape, size, designs, and colors on my bowl, cup, and plate. I also liked how I got to dedicate my place setting to someone special that I know. I had a great time in art this year, and I know I will have a great time next year too.

My Slide Show

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Working With Clay

A while ago we started working with clay. At first we started practicing on making bowls. Later we glazed them, which was fun to pick which color combination we wanted to do. Now we are making a bowl, a plate, and a cup. We have to design them in a way that can honor someone in who they are or what they love. So far I have made my bowl, and more than half way through with making my plate. On the inside of my bowl I put a big flower, and on the outside I put the waves in the ocean. I decided the person I was going to design in honor of them is my mom. She loves nature. So my bowl, plate, and cup are going to have flowers, leaves, and things that have to do with nature with on them. I really enjoy working with clay.

Finished Metal

This is my finished metal that I designed in art class. When I first started, I was actually  going to do something that was somewhat different. About half way through making my metal pieces, I decided to change it a little. I think this metal design is a lot better than what I planning to do before. I cut out an oval copper piece of metal to be the main piece, which is the bottom. After, I cut out  two big triangles on opposites sides, then I cut six small triangles along the two other sides. In the middle of the piece, there is a silver piece. It looks kind of like a horse shoe. Next to this are two medium sized triangles that are also silver. After the metal was heated, I loved how the color turned out! There is a lot of turquoise, dark blue, purple, pink, orange, and a little green and yellow. I had a great time working with metal!

Collage

This is my collage that I made. I really liked how it turned out. I was worried that I would not be able to think of different things to put in my collage or if it would look ok. I was able to put different pictures in my collage that have a lot of meaning to me. I don't think no one could understand fully what my collage means. I love how it turned out. I also really like the colors that I used in my collage. I think the colors made it complete.

Metal

Recently in art class, we started working with metal. We had to first come up with a few different designs that could possibly work. Then we would sketch them and cut them out. The picture on the left is what my design is that I am going to use. I have not gotten to far yet, but eventually I will finish. I am now sawing my metal, which is hard to do, but I enjoy it.

Self Portraits

These were my self portraits that I painted in art class. For my smaller self portrait of my face, I used a lot more blue then in my larger painting. For my skin on the smaller portrait I mixed a sky blue color with dark blue and added a few drops of white. For my lips and hair I painted with sky blue, dark blue, and a little black. When I finished my smaller portrait, I liked it, but I wanted a little less of a blue color when I did my final painting. My larger portrait is a lot different then my smaller portrait. I added a little more black in that painting. But I found out that a little bit of black goes a long way! I like how my larger painting is more mysterious looking than my smaller painting. Overall, I like the smaller portrait more. It is brighter and the colors are happier looking. I like my larger portrait a lot too, but I wish that I didn't add as much black to it.