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The reason why I chose my pinwheel is because I am against war, and for wolrd peace. Peace to me, is happiness. I choose the colors red, white, and blue because those colors are patriotic, and when I see them I think of freedom and/or peace. The problems I had while making this pinwheel was where to put everything. So, I just drew it all out how I wanted it, then formed it into a pinwheel. If I could change anything it would be making it more colorful. My pinwheel was not as successful as I wanted it to be. It didn't look too well, and it didnt spin. but, overall I think it was good.

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Focal Piece Robert Cattan 1989-Present

Line Drawing

Element Value Shape & Space

Digital.

Clay Tile.

The above painting by, Robert Cattan, attracted me. It attracted me because I found it unique. I found it unique because it reminds me of an older painting. I enjoy nature, so that is why i chose the flower. When doing all of these pieces to show the original painting, i encountered a few problems. Problems that I had were, painting. When I painted this piece it was hard for me to do the element value. I couldn't really tell where to do darks from lights. So, i just did it at the best of my knowledge. Another problem that I had was creating my clay tile. When creating this I didn't know whether or not to put all the petals, like the original. So, i decided to do a more simple version. The piece that I find most successful is my clay tile. I find this piece most successful because I took my time on it. I took my time on the others as well, but I guess I took this project more seriously. I think it turned out very good. I did not think it would turn out as good as it did. I am happy with the outcome. This study of elements changed my perspective on art, a lot. Before doing this I thought art was simple and a waste of time. After actually having to create something, I realized that it takes a lot of time, patience, and creativity. I now like art, and will consider making things on my spare time!

Hand Drawing, 1/5/12 Mask. The theme I chose for my mask is my favorite color. My favorite color is pink. I decided to go with my favorite color because it was honestly the only connection I could think of. I thought it’d be a simple task, but in the long run it wasn’t. There were some things that I had to think out, and others that were just right. While having the idea and image in my head, I knew exactly how I wanted it, but the outcome isn’t always how you planned. While making my mask I had a hard time on which different shades to use, how to organize everything, and how to design my mask. Also, I had to put things that described me, that were pink. So, I chose a pencil because I love writing, a headband because my hairs always up, a bobby pin because I go through a lot of them, nail polish because I love painting my nails and a shopping bag because I love to shop. For deciding on what shades to use, I just picked three of my favorite pinks and used them. Organizing everything onto the foam piece was quite difficult, so I just tried to be as creative and precise as I could. Designing my mask was the hardest because I didn’t know whether to do stripes, polka dots, a solid color, or something else. I decided to do three different stripes with my three shades of pink. In my opinion, I think my mask turned out pretty good. If I would have thought it out more, then I probably could have came up with something that was more unique and had more of a connection, but that’s what popped into my head for the first thought. So, overall I think my mask is a success!