Mosted Wanted

 For my final project I created a wanted poster of the top 9 most valuable players in the NHL. It was really to make fun of their statistic pictures looking like mugshots. It is simple cut lines but everything is symmetrical and even to match up with the 'formality' of the piece. Next to the poster are the statistics of each player and their reward, or how much they make per year/season.

Final Project Struggles

For my final project, I struggle with how open this one could be. I was only left with print/multiples and I thought that it would have been easy. However, I struggled with it. I think that the assignment was free shook me up and gave me too many possibilities. I wanted the assignment to be free but at the same time I wanted to be told what theme I should do. I am glad, however, that it was free. It pushed me to think a little more than I had to this semester and gave me a chance to do something that I was passionate about. I believe that this worked out for the best. But I wish I had thought of something longer ago because putting this together was a little more time consuming than I had originally planed it to be.

Final Project

I thought I knew what I wanted to do with my final project but since then I had some ideas come into my head. I am not sure what I want to do or when I will have the time to do it. I think that in class I'll talk with some people about it. At least I know a general idea. I thought I was going to do a multiples piece on hockey but then I thought of some weird creepy idea that I could do as a print. I don't know which one is stronger at this point and which one I will be able to execute with the best I can. I guess I'll just need more than just my opinion on this one.

Power

I know that this is late but this is my project on power. I thought I was going to have issues with it. I didn't think the class would take to well on a topic of war. I know there are some strong minded people in that class when it comes to subjects like this but I am glad that it ended up going over smoothly. The one thing I was nervous about was the play back. My speakers aren't very good so i thought the sound would have been really staticie and no one would understand what was happening in the peice. I was able to get a lot of good feed back and appreciated that. If i was to go back I would make it longer and maybe have that event that everyone was waiting for.

BFA Show

I went to see the show after its opening after class one day. It was really something else. There were a lot of things that I had enjoyed. However, there were a few that really caught my eye. The Endeavors piece was so hilarious. Where she had taken a couples picture of her with different boys. I couldn't stop laughing. At first I didn't really pay attention and thought it was some weird conceptual piece but when I REALLY looked at it was when I noticed the actual pictures. Another piece that I had enjoyed were the large figure drawings that were half painted. Well the skin was painted. It was really cool and made me think about how it revealed the subject almost. I like that sort of thing. The hot dog thing didn't sit well with me only because I could only image what it'll look like after being inside a warm building for a while. I didn't even want to know what it would smell or look like. Seeing this show had got me thinking of what I want to do for some own personal projects. I won't be in a BFA because I am a BA but I can still work on things to that scale.

Mountains

Yesterday my friend and I went up to Chimney Rock near Lake Lure. It was so much fun! I took my sketchbook with me and when we were down by the river that runs behind the place that we had lunch at. It had me thinking about what I wanted to do for my final project. All I have left is the prints/ multiple but I don't want to do something so cliche. Everyone has seen mountains and rivers and pretty pretty so I probably won't do anything with what I had. But the scenery was beautiful for the time of year. It wasn't peak season but it was actually still very cool. I used to go up there all the time when I was little and then again with girl scouts, but this was good. I will probably go up to blue ridge next year with my friend, maybe then I'll take some paints or something else I can do with another studio class.

Pre Power project

I know we haven't even gone through the first part or anything but i'm ready. I went to an air show this past Saturday and the power behind these machines from WWII and some from the Korean war. The ending scene was Tora Tora Tora Tora and was insane. I have so many ideas and I think that I am going to use the sound from these powerful machines. I am excited to start this project.

Mint Museum

The mint museum was completely worth going. I literally thought that I was not going to enjoy it and that it would have been just a waste of gas. But I am so glad that I went. The Mayan and American art was neat and so was some of the Euro Renaissance art but I enjoyed the wearables. The clothes and the time periods inspired me. Not just with my art but with my writting. I love to write stories and escape in fantasies, and this just sent my imagination on a whirl wind. I would love to go back and spend a longer while in the department. I know when I went to the Metropolitain in NY a few years ago I missed out on the clothing exhibit but this made up for it.

Ecology

 

 
I had a lot of fun with this project. I had struggled because it was such a vast subject and it was easy to become cliche with the assignment. That was the last thing I wanted to do. I tried to do something that was a little over done but put a twist on it. I wanted to challenge myself with something a little harder than telling people that they needed to recycle or cut back on their waste. I used accumulation and instead of a heaping pile of trash I altered it to a book. The snap comments are to lighten the reader so the meaning won't bear too much weight.

Fantasy

I actually had more fun with this project then I originally had thought I would. I was dreading having to preform something and even though I had not executed my plan they way I had planned it was still fun. I don't think I will do another project that causes me to glue about 100 feathers on to a dress. But I did enjoy it. 

So my concept behind this was a bird woman from the 20s. After visiting the museum I had so many ideas for this project that it was insane. I love the 20s and seeing some of the outfits in the museum it re-sparked something I hadn't thought about in a while. I already knew that I wanted to do feather because they are soft. I love to touch things and when I got the feathers I knew I would be petting it all day. 

After Presentation

Wednesday in class I presented my project. I was a little nervous just because the last presentation didn't go so well for me because I rushed it. I think this presentation was a lot better. I was more clear on this and everything went a little more smoothly. The only thing I wish was that the image was a little brighter on the screen. I was a little upset that the quality was poor on the screen. Other than that I believe that I did real well. I think i am getting better at presenting.

Time Project

I wish that the image showed up this well in class.

Malena Bergmann

It was enjoyable to hear what Malena Bergmann had to say about her own work. I enjoyed learning how she made the transition from 2d to 3d. I was able to relate to the fact that she was a painter/drawer and her interest in color. I tend to stick with the same pallet of strong colors for a while. However I did have a had time with the concept of everything that came together in some of her pieces. I understood were the references where coming from but what i wanted to know was why? There was a lot of reasoning with the usage of the different materials but why and how did she come up with the final idea? I tried to understand it but it was a little difficult for me to understand. I did enjoy her presentation and I would like to see some more of her work and learn more of a her works.

Critiques

I got some good feedback from my critiques. I know that I need to work on my presentation skills a lot. I tend to speak very fast and leave out explanations of my ideas or my thoughts. I should practice more at home. But I have time to work on it. It seemed that in both critiques that they liked my project solution and my creativity was well also. It is my presentation skills and my research that were poor. I'll invest more time in that next project.

Mapping--Project #1

Presentation

I thought I did ok with my presentation. I did speak a mile a minute. However, I usually do when I want to get something over with. I wasn't nervous and I don't mind speaking in front of the class but I wasn't as passionate about my project because it was too close to me. I do not like people to know my business so the faster I can get through with it the better. I know that will be something I can work on in this class, but there has been too much that goes down in my life for me to adjust that quickly.

I do wish that I elaborated a little bit more with the reason of choosing color as a metaphor for mapping. I just don't know how to explain it. Next time I'll practice a little bit more so that I can find the words I need. All in all I believe that for a first presentation I did alright. However, there are many areas to improve on for the next presentation.

Pre Presentation

I am not nervous about speaking in front of the class today. But I am nervous about presenting my final idea. It didn't turn out how I wanted it. It's an alright start to this class but I guess I'll have to see how my presentation will go. Everything is ready for the class today and I am ready to see what everyone did. The project for this assignment was alright. I choose found objects for this project and I don't know who well it worked out for me. I don't really like this type of art. I am an extremely visual person when it comes to art. I like color and I like super realism. It sounds cliche but that is near and dear to my heart. But this will be a good eye opener just like 3d design was for me.

Field Trip

Field trip

I enjoyed the field trip we took last week. I haven't had a chance to write about it this week due to the amount of work that I have had. However, I appreciated the chance to go off campus and see works from not only UNCC students but for other students in Charlotte. I didn't know that the light factory did that. I also enjoyed the photography exhibit in the light factory as well. It almost mirrored the voices the students were making about this year's DNC here in Charlotte. I don't want to get in to my political views or my beliefs with this. However, there is a lot that was wrong with the 99% and some of the other statements made in the one exhibit. There is a lot that people don't understand. You can't just be black or white with subjects as these, there is always a gray and most of the time there is a lot of muddy comments. It was a knew experience and there were some things such as they execution on some of the pieces that I did enjoy.

After the first week

I wasn't all to sure about entering this class. I like to draw and knowing right off the back there is a limited usage of media put me off. But I see the concept more or less, no pun intended. I think this class will push me into things that I would not normally try. Like film, I have never thought of being in any theater classes or anything that would require me to use something other than a pencil or paint. I think that it is good to be pushed into new experiences especially when I have a tendency to stay in my comfort zone. But we'll see how I feel at the end of the semester.....