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// For the giant playing card project I selected the king of clubs. I was inspired by the Bob Marley theme from a vacation I had in the Florida Keys. The biggest challenge was how I was going to do the background. It first started with a layer of paint but that was too boring so I modge podged individual squares matching the color of the paint to give it texture. After I was almost finished altogether I included another heavy coat of paint on top of that. Then I was satisfied with the results. I am very satisfied of the whole outcome of the project. Bob Marley is a great example of a king, maybe not "the king" (Elvis). But I thought that //// would be too origi //// nal so I chose Bob. I also enjoy his music and love the bright rosty colors that are tied with the whole theme itself. //



// I was chosen to do the good king chess piece. So I chose to do a friendly peace alien. A problem was the hands, they were the hardest part without them drying out and breaking. Sadly as you can see only one hand is doing the peace sign, the other one failed and broke right before the firing process. In later time outside of class I'm going to figure out more to do to it and fix the broken hand. Suggestions just for future success, I think the individual idea for a piece was good. But maybe coming up with a theme and having designated pieces work together. Like the king and queen, or the bishops ect. That way when displayed it is easier to understand the concept of what we are trying to do. //



// This is just the idea that we had as far as the tape project. Why? Because it was a fun idea. When we first started it wasn't turning out like we planned. Adults would ask if we were making a light house or an angel, but as soon as younger kids passed we were reassured that it was a UFO. We started over 3 times. I liked this idea, but we need more time to plan and experience the flaws that way the work is able to be finished in time. // For the pencil drawing project I chose a tree. I tried relating where pencils actually come from. I also tried making it as realistic as possible. The shading and blending of colors was definitely a challenge, but all worked out great and ended up being a successful piece of work. I'm so happy with the results that I will be submitting this project in my portfolio this summer to Kendall College.



**//For the glass jar project we had to transfer an old church candle into a work of art. I wanted to do something for my grandmother so I made her a center piece for her lil' red table on our front porch. On her front porch she has lady bug stuff everywhere. It's kind of our outdoor theme. The most challenging part of the project was figuring what I was going to use and also cleaning all the wax out of the jar. Everything worked out as planned and now my grandma has a new center piece for her lil' red table. :)//**

//For my life story project I chose to work with acrylics and stained glass. This photo is backwards because of how it was photographed. The girl on the right is surrounded by broken bottles and a dark shadowy back ground representing my past. The glass is laid out into a broken path across the canvas. I also used the metamorphosis of a butterfly to represent time. Growing from a caterpillar to a cocoon to a butterfly then the butterfly learning to fly. I reflected my life as a growing success. I have a rough background but I''m not going to let what happened effect who I am today or my goals in my future. On the upper left hand corner there's a a butterfly flying this represents my future, right now I consider myself the butterfly on the flower. This represents the present well being of my life. Right now I am only a junior and haven't yet fulfilled one of the biggest goals yet and that is to graduate highschool. Even when I do graduate I don't think I will consider myself leaving the flower yet metaphorically speaking. This painting is also my vision tool for my future goals. I hope to some day achieve my major goals in life and be that flying butterfly.//

Final Writing Assignment:

 * All writing is in complete sentences, with proper grammar and punctuation. NO LOWER CASE "i"s! A minimum 3 sentences each, for each writing prompt.**


 * Reflect on your "journey" over the past semester. How have you grown artistically and/or creatively?**
 * Starting from the beginning of the semester I really didn't do my greatest. I was way behind because I failed to mail in my secret post card. Then with the rest of the projects I tried harder to get my work in.**


 * Which project do you believe was your most successful and why?**

I believe that my pencil drawing was my most successful art project because of the long hours and hard work I spent into it. I would definitely say it was not as fun to make like the Bob Marley Card or Life Story project, not as much materials used. Just colored pencils, which makes it understandable why I got bored pretty fast. But I liked the project a lot. I really had to discipline myself and make myself finish the drawing. It's not really hard labor or anything but for some reason after working on it for a few hours I got tired. My hand cramped up. The shape of the tree and how to draw the branches really caught me off guard a lot, I didn't want any pencils looking awkward. Another reason why I think this is my most successful pieces is because I actually saw improvement from the first pencils I drew to the later pencils I had drawn.


 * Discuss the importance of developing and promoting creativity in school.**

I definitely think school need to develop and promote creativity in schools. From when they are young until they graduate. I think that the reason why I remember more from when we are younger is because of the creative art projects we got to do along with assignments in class. Especially in science classes. Being able to draw things like a tree or some resource to learn off form. Now in high school in order to do anything artistic and creative you have to take something involving art. I bet it was in 8th grade the last time I did an artistic project involving with something we were learning.


 * Discuss the importance of creativity ("Right Brain Thinking" according to Daniel Pink) in the up-and-coming job market.**

In the up-and-coming job marketing I believe that our world is very materialistic. It's all about being an individual. Unique, creative, different from everyone else. You can all buy that brown ugly trash can like everyone else or customize your own to fit you, to support something. Or next most important thing, to mean something. I totally just saw a pink breast cancer awareness trash can the other day heading to Grand Rapids. It was pretty cool, tells me that those people are true supporters. But thats why creativity is so important, someone made that boring trash can into something more amusing and meaningful. This is what our world feeds off of. In everything especially with technology. I remember buying that CD player in fifth grade walking it around like it was nothing. Today it's ipods. They come in all colors, cases with unique styles and designs even backgrounds and fonts inside the devices have their own unique style. Now you think of it and no one would think twice about just carrying a CD player around listening to music don't forget the CD case, cause with those you can't just upload different kinds of music like you can off of itunes. I think for anyone it would be in their best interest to expose themselves to creativity and have that open mind on things, especially when it comes to problem solving.