Family

This project was also one of my favorites because I thought it was so clever. It is meant to be a family tree. I portrayed this by having a sign saying "family" on a tree trunk. The sign fell off several times, but once I glazed it back on, it stayed.

Artist Critique

Beatrice Wood was an American artist involved in pottery. Many people say it was hard to separate her life experiences from her work. She was born in San Francisco to a wealthy family, and later moved to New York. She traveled around Europe for the exposure to art and museums. She enrolled at the Academy Julian in Giverny, France. She thought the education was tediously academic and ran away from her chaperone and hid in an attic room. Her mother heard and came to find her. She brought her back to Paris, which switched her interest to theatre. Her mother enrolled in private acting and dance lessons. She performed on stage with leading stars of the time, including Sarah Bernhardt. With the onset of World War I, her parents moved back to New York. Her mother tried to discourage her plans for a career on stage. Beatrice joined the French National Repertory Theatre. Beatrice became unhappy so she left. Her mother hired a detective who found that she was sharing an apartment with the theatre manager. She loved acting but claimed she was beginning to be too concerned with her looks and the way she moved and looked. In 1961, she attended an exhibition of her work where her pottery stood in stark contrast to the accepted approach to ceramics. 

This specific piece is my favorite because of the colors and form. The clay was smoothed and glazed perfectly. The colors show harmony between the shades and tints of each.

Second Slab Box

My sketch was very different to what i actually made expect for the side with all the swirly lines. At first i was going to a quote and swirly lines on all of the other sides, but it would have taken too long. My favorite part of this assignment are the sides with all the colored triangles.

Practice Slab Box

This box was definitely not as good as my second, but I think it was good for a first. My slabs were not even at the top, but they were all the same thickness. The swirly lines on the side took a very long time, but it was worth it at the end.

Coil Pot

This was probably my favorite project once I finished the glaze. Making the coils and using the slip method was the hardest part. Since this was only our second project, I accidentally made the base too thick, so it broke off in the kiln. The glaze is my favorite part.

Hollow Self Portait

For this project, I made a simple sphere and drew a face with hieroglyphics on the forehead. I did this because I thought it would be a good way to point out where I am from.

Bas Relief

This was one of my favorite projects to do. I loved doing different shades of brown for the giraffe. I also liked the way I put several pieces of cardboard on top of another.

Elements of Art Presentation

Metal Tooling

This project took a long time to do, even though there wasn't much to it. My favorite part to do was the part at the top. The picture wasn't as big as the metal, so I had to continue it myself. I dreaded going over the lines again, so the ink would sink in to it.

Paper Mache Bowling Pin

This project was by far the most stressful project I've done. I couldn't figure out what I wanted to do. I decided to do a bowling pin, but as I was doing the paper mache part of it, someone suggested to do a Russian nesting doll. I ended up doing the bowling pin and it seemed boring being plain white, so I added some colorful paint the bottom part.

Sculpture Plaster Sculpture

I couldn't figure out what I wanted to make this into, so I eventually made it into abstract. My favorite part of this sculpture are the wholes. It took me a while to connect the one on the top to the one on the side, but once I finally got it, it worked out very well. This was one of my favorite projects to work on.

Art Critique

                 The artist who created this piece of art is Salvador Dali. The painting was created in 1931. It is his most recognizable works. It is located in the Museum of Modern Art since 1934. The painting includes clocks referring to memory.

                 Dali paints clocks that appear to be melted or deformed. I can't tell where the painting is located, but it seems to be on a beach or near mountains. That could have some meaning in the painting or to the artist. The clocks are an example of repetition.

                I think the artist is trying to express how your memory can change over time. The message in the painting seems to express that certain memories have different values, and over time, the memories begin to fade and morph into something else. I think Dali decided to make the clocks look melted because he wanted to express the way he thought time had more value as you got older.

              I like this painting because there are many different things it could express. Some people will see it differently depending on their age and mindset. This painting moves me because it makes me think that my memories are worth more and more as I mature and grow older. I think this piece of art is worth a lot because the painting is so realistic.

Dream Board

I liked doing the background the most because it kept me busy.  I painted a silhouette because I thought it was too empty.