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My hand... The first time.

Regarding my mask project review: I have it on my computer and it is "class" done and I will show it to you, but I don't feel it is "Ed. Show Case" done so I am going to wait to post it on the wiki. I hope this is ok. I will get back ASAP. My mask will have thorns and curls and cuts. The eyes may be closed or partially open (still unsure) and there will be cuts along the face. The mask will represent Jesus Christ. The mask as well as the plastered hands (with rail road ties through them) will be positioned some how over a pile of "family problems" and things people struggle with. It will be like, "where did you find it? I found it in the arms of Jesus."

I originally went looking for a piece of work from a random, not-that-famous artist on a website called Juxtapox.com. Here I went looking for art pieces not artists. I found some I liked and some I didn't like and I searched the artist. After making a list I put the name in my search engine and clicked on my images. If there was something I liked I kept it for options. Thomas Pitilli was on the top of my list, but it was very close to a few others I liked. His, though, kept bringing me back, kept making me return to the pictures. They weren't always the same pictures and I found I just generally like what I saw. I eventually found a web page and blog of his. There is where I found the picture of the girl with flowers. That is when it got specific and I started my project. I really liked this piece, because it was not busy and I merely thought it to be beautiful. The woman in this picture looks at peace and had a sense about her that felt happy. I didn't have any problem drawing it or presenting the value study part of it. The biggest problems were toward the end when I got to the tissue paper and, later on, the tiles. With the tiles, I didn't know if I wanted to carve or mold, what colors to use, and how big it should be. I eventually got it down, as you will see in the pictures below. I am satisfied with how it turned out, but I still don't consider it my favorite. The most successful of them all is the actual drawing and the grayscale study. Those are my absolute favorites. Not only are they the closest to that real piece, but they are pretty in their own ways. The element studies really helped me to understand how color was used and how it wasn't used. Shading and value was interesting, because I only had two values to deal with. Space was difficult, because of every little detail within the piece that took up little spaces. This all helped me realize that pictures are set up in different ways to give different effects. Certain colors are used to draw eyes to different places. And finally, I learned pieces are easier recreated on paper than tile or clay. I can't decide between these two. Thomas Pitilli October 29th,1985 -

I really love the work of Mr. Pitilli. I was searching for uncommon artist originally and found pieces that I loved. I looked to see who created them and Thomas' name popped up a few times. I started to realize I kept coming back to his pieces. I think this is because he draws people and is expressive with bright colors. It is very lively. The work with sadder emotions have darker colors. I just love how it all looks and feels.

My presentation is the webpage pitilli.weebly.com

Hannah Smith

I chose the theme “God is love” for my pinwheel, because I am a strong Christian and I truly believe that without God there is no peace. “__For God so loved the world__, He gave his only begotten son. For who ever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” John 3:16. God gave us a chance at peace through His son. Peace on Earth. While making the pinwheel I found that I had made it too big for a pushpin, so I had to find a way to substitute. I tried a paperclip and after busting my eraser and snapping the paperclip, it held. I also realized that I couldn’t have a broken paperclip poking out of the back the eraser so I used the busted eraser to cover the snapped paperclip, thus it spun and did not fall off. If I were to do this pinwheel over I would probably make it smaller and brighter. Smaller, because it would be easier to make and brighter so that it would show in the picture better. I love the colors, but I think it could have used a little more. I love my pinwheel and the fact that it spins. -Hannah Smith