NEXT PRESIDENT COLLAGE

Collages have never been a personal favorite for me, but this year I improved so much. I don't feel like I put my all in my collage last year and this year when I originally started I had no direction. This resulted in me starting over completely in the middle of my project because I just didn't feel like it represented what I wanted to say effectively. My topic was economy so I pasted a bunch of news paper clippings talking about the economy as my background then added tissue paper, modeling paste, acrylic paint, more clippings, water color, and dye to create my finished collage. I am so glad I stated over because my heart was not in my first project, but I can truly relate and feel myself in this new one.

REFLECTION ON THE MARKING PERIOD!

I can't believe the marking period is almost over! This has been a great marking period and I feel that I have grown with my collages and black and white drawings. I have gained new skills and learned more about myself as a person. I learned a lot about myself through the election collage because I didn't really think about which side I was on or who I would vote for if I could, but this project made me think a little deeper. I had to do a little research and take a stand. This was very important to me because as silly as it sounds, I never really cared much about any of it. This marking period impacted me a lot and I'm sad to see it go, but I'm excited to start a new marking period with new projects and experiences.

SHOE DRAWING!

 Black and white drawing is my personal favorite even from last year, so when we started right off with drawing I was thrilled. I was a little nervous coming in this year because I wanted to see personal improvement from last year and I wasn't the most confident when we started. As soon as I picked up that HB pencil and started getting in the zone, I was drawing like an experienced, confident artist. I picked a difficult area to draw because there were a lot of black areas and I wasn't sure how to pull those colors out since I was drawing in black and white. I also had a lot of shoes to draw so it was more time consuming; however, in the end I was very pleased with how it came out.