Reflecting on group work

From the time I was placed with my group, I knew it was going to be "different" although I know all of the people in my group I also knew how different we all are and I thought it was going to be challenging to get every ones approval on the mural. After working on the idea aspect for a while, sketching rough drafts of our ideas we came to a point where we wanted to please every single person in the group and adding all the things that everyone wanted, and clearly the idea shifted from being detailed and with a purpose to cluttered and loosing focus. Working with groups always has its challenges, but I know that there are also advantages! You get the work done a lot quicker with more hands, and hopefully the bickering about what to do and not to do will simmer down. I personally just feel that we need to get a plan and stick with it, not everyone is going to be pleased but we can't always try to please people and I think that is something that working in groups has reminded me of. I personally think it is a good and I guess bad thing, Im just curious to see how our end result will come out! Wish us luck!

You are always there for me.

End of Term Reflection

This term was great to say the least. I loved every minute of experimenting with new things and new forms of making art work. I loved the atmosphere and the sincere feeling that no one was going to judge my work. Every time I pass by my work "Mi vida" I am reminded about that, although I know some people might say something I am reassured by the fact that its up there and I got my thought across and that always makes me feel accomplished. Art Class is one way where I can express myself freely and share it with my peers, unlike in more "structured" classes like History, or French, & math. I am being honest and truly genuine about how I feel about art. I am grateful to have the chance to put my opinion out there and I am most definitely not ashamed of it, I love who I am and I know my convictions. Art has helped me in many ways ranging from, blossoming my artistic talent, to thinking back on the things I love and treasure and being able to talk about them and make artwork about it. So lastly, I want to thank my teacher because I have had an amazing first term in Art, and I can't wait to continue in the Winter. The only thing I hate about art.....is leaving, so not having it last term is going to be a struggle but I'll still be in here, don't worry.



Here are a couple more works of art!

 Positive

Negative

Chair With Coat

HOW did you find today's still life more or less complicated to draw than the still lives over the past few weeks (white paper, sticks, fabric)? Be specific.

* Well

HOW did you use some of the skills we've developed over the past three weeks drawing more complicated still lives to draw the chair with coat today? What are these skills?

Fabric Drawings

Back to D.E.A.D.!!! It's Tuesday and its time to draw. We had to draw a tower thing of different fabrics and I guess I could have done better, I saw one piece of fabric that I really wanted to do and so I did and I loved the way it came out but the thing is that I spent too much time on it. I wish I could have gotten some more of the really big things but its always a learning process! So it was nice, trying to get the folds in their but I think it was different than the sticks, I kind of liked this better for some reason.


Here is my artwork!

Principles of Design Research

The painting that my group and I looked at was the one made by Frida Kahlo. She made a painting on the the border between Mexico and the U.S. She showed the viewers how industrial the U.S. is and how in Mexico there are more natural things, not as much a crazy city but more like the old days. She was showing how different the cultures are even though they are so close to each other. She shows principles of design by the placement of the objects, by the proportion of the objects and by the lighting that she has. It was a nice seeing what she thought about the two places that are so close in proximity.

Found Object Sculpture Reflection Discussions

While we met in groups today, and had some  constructive feedback I found out that all the materials I used were being portrayed in the right way. Good thing for me to hear! I feel good about my sculpture.

I liked John's I liked how from the moment I saw it I knew what it was! Great job with using materials.


Here is my little guy!