Reflection #3

 Looking back:

• This week I finished the translucency project. It is of a tree, and each layer has different color leaves to represent the different seasons. I hung it up in front of a window to see if the temperature affects the paper at all.

Looking ahead:

• Maybe I will make another small project and test different translucent materials.
• I will continue to work and experiment in my sketchbook.

Takeaways:

• I like the way the different layers of the tree came out. I made it so you can look at it from the front and the back, and you will still be able to see the tree though all the layers. I hope to keep using transparent materials in some of my future projects. 

Reflection #2

Looking Back:

• This week I finished the newspaper project. It is mostly black and white but has a red string looping around the important parts of the piece. I titled the piece "Shifting Time."
• I began the translucency project yesterday. The project is based on time, so I chose to do something with the seasons of the year. My piece is a tree, and I will show how the leaves change color depending on the time of the year. 

Looking Ahead:

• I will keep working on the new project. I have to do the leaves for the Spring season.
• I want to experiment with some other materials that could make my piece a little more interesting.
• I also want to work more in my sketchbook.

Takeaways:

• I thought my newspaper project turned out very well. At first I wasn't really proud of it, but once I painted over all the parts I didn't like, it looked much simpler and more cohesive, which I liked. Also, I have used some other simple materials that I've never used before in my art, like tin foil and string. I hope to keep experimenting with other materials in my future projects.

Reflection #1

Looking back

• played and experimented with newspapers
• Read newspapers
• wrote down a list of themes
• picked a theme that interested me
• made a web about the theme
• searched for specific words and images that related to my theme
• made a collage out of my findings and used yes paste to glue them down

Looking Ahead

• use the gesso
• work in my sketchbook
• experiment with materials
• go to sleep earlier

Takeaways

• I feel that art class has been going well so far. I have used a couple materials I have never used before, such as Yes Paste. I have enjoyed looking through the newspapers and making a collage based on my theme, Time. I like this topic because so many ideas can come out of it. I am happy to start working in my sketchbook again. My goal is to fill it up completely. 

Time Web

Newspaper and Art

 Title Unknown by Nick Georgiou

I find it interesting that the artist put the piece out in public space (NYC). Also, it is humorous that the guy made of newspaper is reading a newspaper, and he is doing that very intently. It looks like it is a real person covered with the newspaper. It is so lifelike. Even though printed newspapers are becoming less popular, I like that the artist showed his appreciation of newspapers by using it as the material and the subject.

2014 Calender

I am making a calendar in which every month, what ever famous holiday is that month, I will make a piece of art (painting, photo, etc.) to represent it. Here are the ones of have completed so far.

New Years Eve (January)

Valentine's Day (February)

St. Patricks Day (March)

Christmas/Hanukah (December)

Interesting works of art in the studio

I took a picture of this because I thought that it was very cool looking. I like how the black and white are blended and there are streaks all over it. I left the brush in it because it makes the paint look like it's attached to the it. I also love the way it looks with all the paint strokes going in every direction.

I took a picture of this because I like the different colors on the napkin. The colors all look good together. If I tilt my head a little to the left, it makes it look like all the paint is in the shape of an evergreen tree without a trunk.

I took a picture of this because it looks so delicious and pretty in a way. It is a cookie sandwich with penut butter in the middle. It reminds me of reese's and that's my favorite kind of candy.