(1) What I enjoy most about art is the ability to create something to your likeness and image. There aren't rules when it comes to creating art. When someone looks at a piece of art they see and feel the emotions from what the artist has presented. A picture can say a thousand words and an artist has the ability to tell a story and show emotion through what they create. A successful artist puts true meaning in their art. At the end of the day its about being able to feel something through the art you create. Even if nobody else notices what you create all that matters is you having a personal purpose and attachment to your artwork. For me, the feeling of finishing something that you worked hard on is a big reward. Having a purpose and creating something that you can feel proud about and show off is all the reward i need. Art is not easy and it's not for everyone. Sometimes it gets really hard to find the drive to start or finish a piece of art. You have to remind yourself the feeling of having a final product. If your not passionate about the artwork you're creating then it's not going to turn out the way you want. You can show a lot of feeling through a piece of art but you have to be motivated and willing to to put your all into your creation. Art is a long journey of learning.The more you draw the more you can learn from yourself and your peers. You have to be willing to try new things and learn new medians because it all makes you a superior artist in the end.
(3) This Year has been a personal struggle for me and I'm not writing this make personal excuses but to reflect on this semester's art class as a whole so i can learn and better myself for the future. I started off this class pretty strong but as the year went on I began to fall behind. There were a lot of art projects i didn't complete and a lot of projects i was unsatisfied with. In the end I can sit here and make up the excuses for why i fell behind but the fact is i did. After you miss a couple of projects it gets hard to catch up and you get less motivated and sloppy. Art wasn't the only class i fell behind in and looking back i should have created a better plan to get caught up. At one point I was focused on making up late work but as i made up these late thing i would fall behind on the present day material. I really wish i would have spent more time trying to catch up in art so that i could have something to show for it. One of the reasons i like art class so much is because it's a relaxing class. I used to love coming into this class to just draw and get my mind off of things. But after falling behind everything gets so stressful and i wish i put more time into bettering my art skills than struggling and procrastinating to get stuff done. Even though i learned how to create some pretty cool artwork this semester, there were too many things that didn't represent the best i could do.
(6) One thing I discovered i had a passion for was clay sculpting. In one of our projects we had to sketch out and then create a food clay sculpture. The thing i choose to create was a clay pineapple drink with a kiwi. When i started the project i really didn't know how i was going to make a pineapple but as i went on creating it i started to really like the way it was turning out. I ended up spending a lot of time and dedication on this project and in the end i have a really cool piece to show for it. From slipping and scoring every leaf to spending whole class periods carving out detailed textures, I learned a lot about working with clay. The project felt really long a tedious but I was able to find the motivation to make it turn out really good. I was able to get really comfortable carving clay after having to carve every individual leaf. It also improved my painting skills after adding several layers of greens and yellows to make it realistic. I never thought i was going to enjoy making a clay project