Fortune Cookies

I enjoyed the process of creating this book page. I thought it was fun being able to use the wrappers in our projects along with other things. I thought being able to incorporate our fortunes and lucky numbers was also cool since everyone's were different. I got my ideas for my page from the words in Chinese. I also was inspired by the fortunes that I had from my cookies. My work represents everything that goes into a fortune cookie. Also the blue paint drip on top represents something personal to me. It represents that a lot of the time my fortunes are very unclear to me and in a way "covered up". So I used the drip to blur up some of what I created so it would really show my connection to fortune cookies.

Art x3

I liked the idea of letting my art go in this project. This way someone would be getting what I created and tweak it into something they thought of based off what was already there. I also like receiving someone else's art so I could add onto what I thought they would be going for or what inspired me to create. I liked that the theme for this project was celeberties since there are so many different views on this category. I learned that every single person in this world can have a different perspective on something then another and everyone has a different idea of making art interesting. 

Pop Print

The process go this project involed many steps, each one requireing different skills but still havin to do with each other. I liked creating the stamp and being able to use the different color paints and papers. I chose the lanyard and key because I knew I could create thick lines with each of the items and still make them identable. The best part of this project was being able to make so many pieces in such a small amount of time. Even though there were so many being made I was still able to use a variety of colors for each one.

Collection Meanings

I believe that collections say a lot about our daily lives. The collection going on right now describes the time were in. It shows what we value an how we survive. There are pieces of entertainment displaying our interests in our collection.  However through all of that symbolism I don't fully see the representation of our beliefs in this collection. Our work is very much like Portia Munsons. It's very large and grouped together by color. It also seems to represent interests and time periods, much like ours.

Our Collection

Portia Munsons

Collecting vs. Hoarding

There is a difference between collecting and hoarding. Collecting involves seeking and finding and keeping organized. Hoarding is more of an unorganized habit where someone takes in anything. As an artist I think that I can more compare myself to a collector. I feel more comfortable when organized and I feel in control of what I'm doing as an artist and a person.

Links

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collecting

Pictures

Comparing Post

I found the colored pensil drawing more enjoyable to do than the pencil one. It was easier to create different values in the drawing with color and in my opinion it was easier for me to create a "real" effect. The pensil drawing was much more difficult to create different textures and materials with. Even though it was very difficult I was still surprised at how different certain levels of shading appeared.  I liked how I created the candy wrappers in the color drawing,and I like how I created different values with the pensil drawing. Each drawing helped me to develop a certain skill.

Candy Jar Post

There were many different levels of this drawing. Drawing the candy then adding the wrappers was challenging, but I liked being able to use the opposite colors to create shadows and creases in the wrappers.  Drawing the jar was challenging and making the candy looked like it was confined was difficult. As I was drawing the jar the progress of my drawing began to come along. I added more detail and started bringing the drawing together. Working with colored pensils was a very fun experience.  I liked how the colored blended together and how they created a more life like portrait then just pensil.