Artists create original artMy new artwork that I'm working on is a donut and this idea only came when I was hungry. I also thought since, I made a strawberry & a cake ,why not make another type of food. I honestly enjoy making this donut because, the process how its been turning out looking kinda like a real Donut. Artists solve problemsMy only issue while making the donut is what else I want to add on it. Like, if I want to make it to stand or make it flat on the bottom part. Even Mrs. Barnett asked me a ton of questions but, I know she's trying to expand my creative and figure out what else I want to make with the Donut instead, of being a simple and boring.
Artists Collaborate/ CommunityI was having a problem in how to make the seeds; I used the O stamp and 0 stamp. Something was missing so, I asked Mrs. Barnett what should I do to make my seed she suggested to carve in it more and also I told her I used two different stamps. She told me to use the 0 stamp and just carve around it. Which, took a while to get the hang of it. Artists ResearchI got the idea of doing a strawberry jar when, I was looking on Pinterest for some ideas of what should I create. I kept looking and looking till I saw a strawberry drawing. that's where I started to look for strawberry ceramic art; I found all different types of artwork. What caught my was this cute strawberry jar as you can see the image below. So that's how I found my inspiration of doing my artwork.
Artists Communicate Through Their WorkI decided to make a strawberry jar because, its a big part of my life. I'm sorta obsessed with strawberries my reasons why it reminds me of my childhood. When I was 4 yrs. old my Mum used to work in a strawberry field and she would take me and my siblings to her job; Which I love it I would always eat every strawberries that my little hand could grab. I just had really good memories with that specific fruit. And it also show my personality like I'm sweet in the inside me but, I'm afraid to show it on the outside because, people would take advantage of me like last year... Artists Solve ProblemsMy issue I have right now and still haven't solved is how to make the yellow thingy on the strawberries. I was thinking on using the number 0 stamp and press on the jar; just fixed it up when I was done doing it around. I'm still looking on Pinterest for ideas.
(1) My most successful Artwork is the tile; I feel like it because, I'm always expressing myself with this theme(nature). It shows a little bit of my personality & it's also where my comfort zone. This time instead of carving the leaves & flowers. I change it up by pressing down actual leaves and flowers; this idea was shown by Mrs. Barnett. She showed us on Pinterest different ways to represent nature. I used two different surface treatment glaze for the leaves, flowers, & the border; Tea for inside of the tile.(2) The obstacle that had to overcome was with my Time Turner; during the process of making it I originally planed to leave an indent in the middle to put a pebble or a stone. I was more focus on the rings set cause it kept making a crack and if I added too much water the numbers got messed up. Then, I had to go back re do it over and over; it took a while to be done with the artwork.(3) The two pieces that show that growth as an artist is Time Turner & The Cake. After, I got done with my tile and then I realized it was time for me to push my limit even more and learn new more techniques, tools and etc..As a result I started to learn ways to express differently instead of always going for my comfort zone. Even though sometimes my mind tells me to give up theirs a little motivation to always go forward with it and if I make a mistake; I'll just learn and use that knowledge. So, I don't make that same mistake and if the mistake ends up creating something beautiful. Then I know I'm doing something right.(4) This experience was something that I actually like because, I didn't have to worry about a due date so it gave time to work on my artwork more and it was stress free. My only frustration was time; when your just to concentrated on your work its like time goes by fast which, I wish I work on my artwork more longer. The positive outcome working like this is I got to expand my creativity more and I have got out of my comfort zone. there's no negative in my opinion.Artists reflectSo, my process with my cake is going pretty alright; I just need to decorate it and get it done as soon as possible before the finals come. during the week I was stoping myself & had to see if my cake was looking the way i see it in my mind. I kept seeing that I need to smooth and even out the cake. there's a lot work to be done but, I'll try my best to finish it. Artists researchI've been researching how to do a design on the cake like if it was a real one and I found this video where is teaching how to make cake border for beginners; I might quite at this done with my cake into starting to make the designs. here's the link of the video where it shows what i'm talking about. Artistic solve problemsSo, In the beginning I was working on a tile to represent nature and also my interest; in the pictures you'll see my finish product. I glazed my tile for the most part but, the inside frame I wanted to use a different surface treatment I decided to go for tea because I love how the color looks on a tile. As I got to use the tea and started to paint the tile I had a trouble seeing the color I kept brushing the tea over and over; still the color wouldn't show. Mrs. Barnett asked me if I wanted the tea color to be darker (I don't quite remember my apology) so she put the tea in the container where the tile is going to be looking down and left there for a while depending how darker I wanted to look. down below you'll see the finish product. Artists create original artThe theme I chosen is layers which, I quite didn't know what to do; I was determined to do it. I went on Pinterest to get some ideas and I found this picture in the website I quite didn't know if I should used it as layers and that day I went home; I kept thinking about the theme which, later on I saw this show called "CAKE BOSS" so I got the idea of doing a cake because, it shows a lot of layers and it would go perfectly with the theme. Artists ReflectDuring this time I'm working on my tile trying to finish glazing but, I had a problem I didn't know what color I wanted to glaze it. So, I tried to think about the leaves and flowers and the first thing I did is go on Pinterest I kept looking till I got inspired. I wanted a to look simple and like a little bit vintage looking. Artists communicate through their workAs you can see my tile down below; I created something that I wanted to show how simply I am; how I admire nature and its beauty. I used cool colors to show how calm I am and I also used a little bit of warm color to show how outgoing I am.
Artist Collaborate/CommunityWhile I'm working on my Time turner; I didn't know what to do because, Mrs. Barnett told me not to make the time turner exact which, is understandable. I kept looking on Pinterest for some ideas and I couldn't figure out what was I gonna do for my Time turner. So, I asked Alexis what could I do my Time Turner and she told me "I could put numbers in the rings." I kinda like the idea it's something new to do and I wanted to see how it would turn out; at first I was not into the idea but, I always try new things. I used number stamps to print the number onto the rings sets. Its looking alright I just need to fix it and smooth it out. Artists RefletThere's a point where my head stops being creative and I need to take a break before I proceed working on my artwork because, I'll end up doing horrible work; I just won't like it or feel good about it. Last week, I had to stop myself before I get mad or have a horrible meltdown. I look at my work a for minute or so and I don't feel really proud of it I just want to throw it at the garbage
Artists Take RisksThe theme I'm doing is time and was quite hard because, I had to think out of the box. We couldn't do a clock because it would be too easy. I went to Pinterest and kept looking for ideas until, I remember the time turner from Harry Potter but, then I felt like maybe it would be too different from the what Mrs. Barnett was asking for. So, ask Mrs. Barnett if it would be okay to do a time turner and she yea, she would like to see how am I going to have it to spin. So, I took the risk into making a time turner and hopefully it comes out right if not I'll learn from my mistakes. Artists Comunicate Through Their WorkThis artwork shows my nerd side which, I'm really into Harry Potter; I don't really show it only with my friends. I always wanted to make a time turner and it goes with the theme. Hopefully I can figured out how can my time turner spin and i'm still working so, I don't got a lot to show. as you see in the picture below this is a time turner.
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