6MorganS



I chose this theme because I am a christian and I believe that God is the peace keeper and he and his son Jesus, give me peace. I didn't want to do a dark pinwheel or extremely happy brightly colored one. I wanted to make one that actually meant something to me and one i could be proud of for a reason.

The only problem that i encountered was figuring out what I wanted on the pinwheel. I also couldn't get the black to be dark enough on the front or the colors to be there without white. I didn't have any problem with getting it to spin or stay together though, which is a plus!

I believe that this art piece is successful, because it spins, holds together, and supports my idea of peace. Something I would change though would be the coloring materials I used. Of all the other things to do with this project i wouldn't change it.

M.C. Escher 1898-1972

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Ways to know it is his work:
 * Usually geometrical 3D shapes.
 * Some sort of optical illusions.
 * Most have stories with in the picture.
 * generally black and white.
 * Almost looks shiny

Value, Line, Shape & Space

Digital Fixed Photo and Tile

I like his work because of the 3D effect and the puzzle like design.I like the black and white, in my opinion it fits the picture better than color would.

1. I liked the look of this piece and it caught my eye. I also liked that it was black and white, and lizards. 2.With the black and white I encountered issues like the paint coming to close and getting the white on the black or vice versa.I had to keep going of it until it was perfect. With the Line drawing I kept messing up the lines and not getting them straight enough or where they should have been, finally I got it. The tissue paper was cut either too small or too big, and sometimes the sides would curl up. I had to put more modge podge on it to keep it down and I had to add or cut the edges. 3. I think my tissue paper is the most successful piece because in my opinion it looks the best out of all 5 of them. 4. The study of the elements of design helped me to see art differently, how it was constructed, manipulated, how they used the materials they did, and also how it is so important to have the perfect lines and design to have everything wrk together the way it should.


 * My idea for my mask is to have a young girl's face. My little sister Mariah. I blamed myself for her being taken away. She was a foster child and when I was playing with her in the office I pushed her off the chair and she got a bruise on her bottom. Her father told her to say my mom spanked her, which wasn't true, so as the trial went on I felt more and more like it was my fault. I was 7 and my life was crashing down around me.
 * I want to make it with red curls like Mariah's and blue/green eyes. I want to have a tear going down her cheek to show the pain this caused. I was thinking of maybe doing an office chair with a small doll body with the mask on it representing her.


 * I chose my theme of the Milky Way candy bar, because this is my favorite kind of chocolate and caramel combination. At first I had this whole idea set up in my head for a mask about my foster sister Mariah, who was taken away by CPS. I wanted to show how much she still meant to me and how much I don’t like them for doing what they did. I got my idea for the mask drawn out and also had it painted and everything. I was missing some resources, but they were things that can be bought easily. Once I was starting to figure out my background, my ideas flew right out the window. **
 * When I set up my idea on paper it seemed like everything I wanted it to be, but then reality kicked in. Some things I just can’t do to express my feelings. I really didnt like how everything was turning out, and I was hoping and praying that I would get some idea to make it the best. Nothing came to mind. I became really frustrated and almost gave up. Then I read through the list Mrs. Ruggels made up for ideas. I wasn’t sure on how to do any of them. **
 * One day while sitting at home my mom had bought some Milky Ways. Then it hit me. Even though it isn’t very special, emotional, or the worst thing ever in my life, it was something I knew I could do, and I could be happy with. **
 * I had encountered many problems with this, but they weren’t major things to deal with. I ended up not having as much plaster as I thought I needed, which in the end I really didn’t need some of the plaster at all. I almost ran out of base paint, as well as the white, and green. I also had to deal with it almost caving in and bits and pieces of plaster off the back coming off. **
 * There were also things like not knowing where to place certain things like the chocolate and how to melt it, Out of brown crayon by the way. But I found this idea a lot easier to deal with than the first. My favorite part of this was being able to eat the candy for it. My friends loved me that day. :) **
 * I absolutely love my project. There are some minor imperfections, but to me it is AMAZING. My favorite part is the melting chocolate and piles of candy wrappers. **


 * Morgan Smith :) **

January 5, 2012 First hand drawing attempt!