Found Object Sculpture Reflection.

Bun-A-Roo
This sculpture was meant to be a mix of a bunny and a kangaroo. The process for this was to find the different parts and see what came to me. After a little while this idea just poped into my head. From there I had to find more parts to complete it. The hard parts of this was finding objects that worked with my idea. I had the base but adding the extra details was vital. I discovered that making a sclpture of out random objects is harder than people would think. 

Principles of Design Research

Today you spent some time looking at a work of art.
In a post on your blog note what the work of art was that you looked at and who made it.
Then, answer the following question:
In what ways did the artist's use of The Principles of Design support the story or message of the work?

Maya and I looked at the work of art, Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Grant Wood. The artist used the Principles of Design to help guide the people looking at the photo through it. By using the path the artist told a story from start to finish without having to write anything. This way a very good way of helping people understand what he was trying to portray. Also, he used different sizes to make people notice the more important parts of the painting. This was helpful too because then the viewer would not focus on the small details like the trees. Instead they would be able to get the main points of the painting. 

Fabric Drawings

Today you drew some fabric hanging in the middle of the room.
You were asked to think about creating the feeling of the fabric's weight and behavior in your drawing.
You were asked to build the drawing from the general to the specific.

It went pretty well. It was hard to incorporate the folds in the fabric. Recreating the fabric was hard but interesting. I wish we had more time so I could work more on shading and finishing my drawing. Todays drawing was different from the sticks drawing because there was more space to move your pencil instead of everything being on top of each other. Also we did not have to be as dark with our shading which was nice because it was easier to see what was going on. I preferred this drawing to last weeks. 

Sculpture Feedback

Today when I got feedback on my "Bunn-A-Roo" people said that they liked it. They also could identify what the different parts of it were made out of. They understood what I was trying to make. They also said that I should maybe try to make the head look more natural. 

I liked John's pig. It made a very straightforward statement. Also when you first saw it you could tell exactly what it was. People could tell that he had put time and thought into it and was proud of it. 

Pile of Sticks

Today you drew a pile of sticks.
You were asked to draw as if you were building the pile with the marks of your pencil.
You tried to make your drawing from the general to the specific.


Drawing the pile of sticks went pretty well. In the beginning it was hard to just draw messily. Also, drawing the middle of the sketch was confusing at some points because I would get lost in what part of a stick connects to the other end of it. I thought I personally did well about the drawing. I was not sure how it was going to go in the beginning because I dislike making messy drawings. In addition the outcome was okay, I wish I had more time to finish my drawing because I was not completely done when it was time to clean up. Although the outcome was a lot better than what it looked like in the beginning. 

Mid-term Reflection

We are halfway through the first term of the course. Take some time to write on your blog about how you think you're doing and how the class has been so far for you. Be specific in describing what you think your strengths are and most importantly, what you think you need to work on in the second half of the term using the four categories below as a guide.



I think that my engagement in this class is good. I do not like to share as we have talked about before but when it comes to the process I think that I am willing to do the assignments and jump right into it. So far I have really liked most of my finished art work. Some of the things that I have made have not come out exactly as I first envisioned them. I enjoy working in my sketchbook outside of class and keep up with the assignments in that. Drop everything and draw on Tuesdays is a lot of fun and I always try to draw the objects or scenes but drawing is not my strong point. Some of my drawings could be better with more time but I think that they are okay. 

The Changing Still Life

DESCRIBE IN DETAIL at least three things you had to do to accomplish this goal
OR
what would you do differently knowing what you know now.

Today while I was drawing the still life I could keep up but my drawing was not very good or detailed. To keep up with the class and do the assignment I had to not focus so much on what my drawing was going to end up looking like. Also, I had to patient with my work since it we were told that it was not going to be the best drawings we made. In addition, while drawing I had to try to draw the lightest with the charcoal I could so later on things could be erased.