Term One Reflection

Art Principles fall term has been very different from all the other art classes I have taken in the past. First of all, we have covered so many projects using a wide variety of different materials. One of my favorite parts of the term is not one specific project but how we begin all projects. Many of the prompts have gotten me to really think about what I wanted my art work to be instead of just staring without a plan or very much thought. I think that this term has gone very well for me. I enjoy this class a lot and its a great way for me to escape from all the stress of my other classes. This class has also helped me to expand on what I am willing to do as an artist. Drop everything and draw used to be very difficult for me because drawing is not one of my strengths. At the beginning of this term when I had to draw something I would have no idea how to start and what materials to use. Now I feel more confident in my work and abilities. I was very surprised about how easy it was to have an idea for a project can come to you at any moment in time not just during art class when you have to think about it. Some of the biggest challenges for me besides drop everything and draw is the collage. I love art and getting into my work so when I started the collage that is what I did but I found it very tiring to keep on working on it. Also, adding all the small details was hard because I did not have the patience to be able to cut out so many little things. In the end thought I do really like the outcome of it. Through my next term and future art classes I need to work on planing out my projects more. I prefer just starting a project not making a sketch of it first, so in the future I would like to be able to step back and see that making a sketch will be very helpful for me. In conclusion, during this term of art I have grown a lot and enjoyed the process too.