My portfolio
This piece is made up of 8 triangles and flowers. I put a smiley face in the green triangle just as a little feature to my art. I just came up with the idea and put it on paper. One of my goals was just to make something original and make it my own and that's exactly what I did. My thoughts on this project were positive I thought I followed the rubric and executed the project adequately.
This piece of art is made up of a balloon with newspaper glue around it. I came up with the original idea of a leprechaun but I bit off more than I could chew with that so I ran out of time. I ended up taking the head off and turning it into a gumball with a mustache, hat and buck teeth. I could've definitely done better with this project if I picked a better idea from the start. But other than that for me starting on this two days before it was due I think I did well.
This art I made is made up of lines. I followed the rules on how to draw this from the packet, the fan on the top of the roof is the hardest part. I used a ruler, pencil, eraser and paper for this project. This drawing you had to make very precise lines and have every line going back to the vanishing point ( the black dot ). This whole packet of designs was very tough to do and I would not want to do this just for fun.
My pinch pot clay project was difficult, when I first started it kept cracking and would still be wet even when I would let it dry. I had to redo this project about 3 times till I got it right. It was fun because I got to be creative with what I wanted to make. I made two pumpkins stacked on top of each other and another pumpkin the was supposed to be attached to the bottom but sadly fell off right before the firing process. I would want to do this project again just to get it right the first time, I would make something more of my own.
This is my painting that I did, I relayed it off of the Bob Ross video "Towering Peaks", this was one of the most challenging assignments I've done so far but I achieved it very well. The snow on the mountains were the hardest part and so was the color matching, I would get a little frustrated with the paint because it would make the color I wanted. I had a lot of fun just doing what I can with the painting and following Bob, he makes it look very easy.
This is my graphite portrait of my high school softball coach, Gola. My reference was a photo I took of him in class, and this project was challenging only because you want to get it symmetrical and perfect in comparison to the original picture. My favorite part was drawing the hair and beard, but drawing the grid before I drew the facial features really helped me with the symmetry. I had fun doing this project, it was just really difficult.
This is my practice and final stuffed monster project. My reference was from the drawing of the monster that a 3rd grader made for me to make. This project was easy because we practiced the stitches before hand. My favorite part was stitching the eyes and mouth onto the body. I really wanted to make this monster as close to the drawing as possible so the kid would like it.
This is my small practice linoleum print. My print is based on the heavy metal rock star Ace Frehley. This project was easy until I had to press it down onto the paper. It was frustrating trying to keep the stamp even and down without moving it around. My favorite part was carving it with the gauge. I wanted to make this stamp to show my dad so I could show him.
This is my large final linoleum print project. My print is striped heels, my inspiration was my mom. She loves fashion and has a huge collection of heels and shoes. After the practice print I got the hang of the scraping and printing process. I really liked this project and I would definitely do it again. I scraped the linoleum, rolled the ink on and printed it down on top of a piece of paper that I added borders on. My favorite part was watching the linoleum roll up while carving it was very satisfying, I showed my mom when I got home.
