Self portraits.

1. Why did you pick these three inspiring pieces? 

A. Nude self portrait w palette- Richard Gerstl 
I chose this image because I liked that he wasn't not afraid to depict himself naked and I also like the style of his painting. The brush strokes have a great sense of texture as well that really adds to the painting.

B. Paul Guillaume, Novo Pilota by Amedeo Modigliani

I chose this image because it is really interesting to look at. It really is not all that detailed but to me, it is really realistic and i love the chiseled look he has. The way the whole face was executed is really good. Definitely is one of my favorite portraits.

                                   

          

  C. Frida Kahlo, Self Portrait with small monkey 1948                  

I chose this image because Frida is the QUEEN of portraits. Her portraits have really good meanings and everything about this woman i love.

2. Why did you select the media you did to create your self-portrait? Ii chose pencil because it is the easiest media to manage. It does not create a big mess and it does not require a lot of effort to fix mistakes.

3. What challenges did you face in creating your self-portraits and how did you overcome them? The main challenge I had and will always have when creating a self-portrait is trying to make them realistic and to be honest, I will never overcome it. I am too much of a perfectionist to ever be satisfied with a portrait.

4. How does this piece represent you? The only way it represents me is because it has my hairstyle and piercings. It shows some of the qualities that I have.

5. What elements and principles did you use in this work? I tried to use proportion and minimal value to show separations and shadow.

6. Did you enjoy working on this project? It was alright. I am not a huge fan of portraits and would rather have just used one from the past but I guess that would defeat the purpose of the project. However, I think I did an okay job.

7. What did you think of your final artwork? It definitely isn’t as realistic as I was hoping it would but it’s alright. It is not the greatest of the many portraits I have done but not the worst either. 

                          

Questions about the course.

1. Which assignments did you enjoy working on the best? Why?  Ii enjoyed working on the gallery visit #1 project because a lot of the pieces provoked a lot of thought and some even resonated with me on a personal level so Ii am lad I had the chance t talk about it. 

2. Which assignments did you enjoy the least? Why?  The assignment that I enjoyed the least was probably the one where we had to make the mask. I always have a hard time coming up with good projects that have to be 3D. I definitely would have enjoyed drawing the mask rather than creating it especially because my final sketch was way better than my final mask outcome. 

3. How did you enjoy using Blackboard?  Blackboard to me is great because it puts everything so perfectly into select categories so that you know exactly where to go and what to do. 

4. What is you opinion of the discussion groups in this course?  To be honest, I didn't really enjoy all of them. I feel as though they required just as much work as the actual assignments and with it being in another file, I found it hard to remember to do them. 

5. Did you participate in any of the extra credit projects in previous modules? If so, what was your opinion of them?  I thought that the extra credits were really good and they were good topics. I really wish that I had realized there was one for a mandala because I would have enjoyed that one a lot. 

6. If you had the opportunity to change this course: 

A. What would you keep? I would keep the art projects, it made the course fun even though  I had a hard time with some of them. 

B. What would you remove? I would not completely remove but just limit the amount of art projects that we are required to watch. 

C. What would you add? I don't think that I would add anything, to be honest. 

7. Would you recommend this course to your peers? I definitely would. Especially because it not only is a writing class but an art class as well. Having both in one is way better than just having one.

8.  No questions or comments. 

Reflection of AED 200.

1. What were your expectations for this course and were they met?  My main expectation was to enjoy this class considering it is the first class I am taking in Art Ed. I can honestly say that my expectations were met because after taking this course I have finally made the choice to switch Art Education as my major, Yay!!

2. Now that you have been through this course, what is art? How would you define it now compared to your initial posting?  I would say now that "Art" is definitely way more than showing you capabilities but more so now a way of life, in which one can show the way they think and express who they are at heir own free will, a way of expressing yourself more as an individual rather than just an artist. Your art is more of a visual representation of yourself.

3. Who was your favorite artist in your original posting? And who is your favorite visual artist now? My favorite artist at the beginning of the semester was Gustav Klimt and to be honest, it has not changed at all. This is because Gustav has a specific way with his art that no other artist really has. His work is just so appealing to me and I have a weird connection with his work that I haven't been able to feel with any other artist.

4. Now that you have completed this course, how do you feel about taking an online course? Is your answer the same as it was in your initial posting? How is it the same or different? Now that  I have taken this course, I definitely would take another. It gives you the chance to move at your own pace and to be more hands on and although, it may have been a lot of work, in my opinion, it was still pretty doable.

Art Analysis Project.

1. Describe the artwork in detail. The painting is in tones of white, grey and black, It shows a woman in agony holding what i assume to be her dead child in her arms, a bull and a horse that are dis-mangled, a man that is also dis-mangled at the bottom of the painting holding  sword in his right hand, a woman that is on the top right that holds a lamp up to a light bulb. And a man or woman in the top right flailing their arms up above their head as they stand in a building that is full of flames. The painting not only shows mass destruction but a sense of situations that follow it.

2. What processes where use to create this work?  The beginning process was just a series of primary sketches that were reshaped multiple times , he had then stretched a canvas and began laying things out. He also initially added color, pattern and texture that was later removed because color took away the impact this work needed to get the point across.

3. What is the relationship to this work to the time and society in which it was created? Describe symbols used to express this relationship. The painting is a visual representation of the bombing in Guernica  in northern Spain.  This painting helped bring world wide attention to the Spanish civil war. Symbols used that described the tragedies of the bombing are burning buildings, a mother holding her dead child in agony, many wounded and dismembered humans and animals. A huge symbol in this piece is a woman holding a lit lamp up to a light bulb which is meant to symbolize hope.

4. Identify elements in the work that evoke a persuasive or emotional response. Be specific about what those responses are and why.   The use of white, grey and black are meant to evoke the mood of pain and chaos because if the piece had color, you wouldn't think of it as being a sad or depressing time in history. If you look closely on the painting, there is news print toward the bottom middle of the painting that express how Picasso learned of this disaster.

5. Evaluate what you perceive as strengths and weaknesses of the work.  I feel as though the execution of the painting is a very huge strength to this piece. The fact that it has hidden symbols and is disorganized to symbolize it's chaos is what truly adds to the meaning of this piece. I honestly don't think it has any weaknesses.

Project 4.

All of the pieces in my Art Exhibition project fit the theme of symbolism because they all have a specific things going on in each that represent something, that mean something to the artist and potentially, the viewer as well.

This project was fun actually. I expected it to be much more difficult than it was. I tried to arrange the images in a way where, the colors and the styles were all very similar so that way, although the artists may be different, they all could come together to be seen as one. Same thing with the similarities in brush strokes and value or constant. To me my exhibition seems to go fairly well together but at the same time can probably be seen as two different Exhibitions combined. However I guess that's is up to the viewer to bedside if they see that as well or if they see it as a whole. Over all, I really enjoyed this project.

Module 13 and 14 - Video review

The lowdown on lowbrow: West Coast pop art

1. Key concepts learned: I learned that lowbrow means a person regarded as uncultivated and lacking in taste. I also didn't know that lowbrow involved pinups, porn and hot rods.

2. Does the video relate to the creation  of your Art Exhibition project? Yes, no, why? This video doesn't relate to my project in any way because my project doesn't involve anything that would be considered "Lowbrow" art.

3. Opinion on the film: I found it very interesting that Artist Robert Williams "invented" the term but he doesn't care for the meaning. I almost wonder if that's what he intended for it to mean.


BBC Culture show , Tate modern is 10. 

1. Key concepts learned: I honestly did not know anything about Tate Modern or it's existence so this was all fairly new to me but some key things that I learned were that this museum is usually filled with live performance and interaction. That it is for a more standard society.

2. Does the video relate to the creation of your Art Exhibition Project? Yes, no, why? This video relates to my project because many of the images, like in this film, can be misinterpreted if the artist can not really get their point across without an artist statement or explanation of the work.

3. Opinion on the film: It was interesting when they kept referring to "Tate" as though they were referring to a human being rather than a museum. I just expected to see more in the museum since they say it's so popular but there really wasn't much. However, some of the explanations they gave from some pieces were really mind blowing and I, myself, wouldn't have even known some of their true meanings.



An acquiring mind; Philippe de Montebello and the metropolitan

1. Key concepts learned: I can honestly say the whole video taught me something. I didn't know about anything in the video or anything about this museum either.

2. Does the video relate to the creation of your Art Exhibition Project? Yes, no, why? This video didn't really go along with my Art Exhibition. The topics in the video were very different than the topic in my exhibition.

3. There were a lot of pieces that I found very interesting that I have nvere even seen nor heard of. The video was very good, I also find it interesting that one individual says "Knowledge is what makes a museum work, it is what's most valuable. I am not sure if I would really agree with that.

Module 12 - Video review

Hockney on Photography: 

1. Why'd you chose this video? I chose this video because Photography has always been a huge interest of mine and I happen to know nothing about Hockney so I am just interested to learn what the video has to teach me.

2. Key concepts learned: I learned that Hockney uses Photography as though it is painting because the decisions usually made in his photography are the same for painting. Ii learned about his unique style in gridding his portraits and creating images within images which i thought was super creative!

3. To me, the only way the text really related to the video was by the term "photo-realism." I say this because the term means you're painting or drawing from a photograph. In the video, instead of continuing to grid portraits and add images to images, he began painting his photographs and incorporating both into one image or piece of art, which was also really cool.

4. Opinion on the film? His ideas are quite different than anything I have ever seen. I haven't seen someone take a photograph and do the things that I have now seen him do. His explanations were also very interesting to hear. His imagination is one that i have never seen before and for that, he is an amazing artist. I also lie how he said that an image or painting can make you feel a specific way when in reality, your idea can be warped and the meaning can be something totally different.

Andy Warhol: Images of an image:

1. Why'd you chose this video? In high school, everyone seemed to love Warhol and I never was really fond of him so I chose this video to see if it could change my mind now that I am in college.

2. Key concepts learned: I never knew that he didn't have the dream to be an artist, he had the dream of being a tap dancer. I also didn't know that the screen prints of Marilyn made him famous.I also didn't know that he used specific events from mainly, important women during that time for his work.

3. Both the video and the text talk about his love for screen printing and how he turned his home into the "Factory" where he spent a lot of time creating these works,

4. As silly as this sounds, I didn't know Warhol's work was done by screen printing. I had just learned to do it before Ii graduated high school and I absolutely loved it so it was pretty cool to see Warhol doing it in the video. The video honestly showed me new ways to screen print. The video has honestly made my change how I feel about Warhol.

Module 11 - Video review

Expressionism: 

1. Why'd you choose this video? I chose this video because the whole concept of expressionism intrigues me. The whole idea of distorting images to provoke emotion, mood or ideas is wht i love most about art. I'm interested to see what this video is all about.

2. Key concepts learned: I have learned that most of Munch's works are related to one another and that he was never married and painting was his absolute obsession. He also wanted to help people express life through themselves as he did. I also learned that Franz Marc found man ugly but animals more clean and beautiful, Kirchner's work changed after his relationship ended, Beckmann's work shows anxiety and terror. I learned so much about every artist presented in this video, most of them i never had even heard of.

3. Related to the text: It relates to the text because Expressionism i described that feelings take over observation. Also that most of the time intense colors are used to emotion.

4.Opinion on film?: I enjoy how they went in depth about the works of Edvard Munch, as well of the explanation of the pieces; how they were so carefully analysed. It really helped me get to know him better as an artist. I also thought learning about cubism was cool too.

Dada and Surrealism: 

1. Why'd you chose this video? I don't really have a specific reason for choosing this video. I kind of just chose it at random, And the term Dada kind of intrigued me so I just picked it.

2. Key concepts learned: The majority of the film were things that I had just learned. Nothing from the video had been things that i had known besides what I had previously read in the text.

3. Related to text: To me the video had went way more in depth than the text did. However, they relate because many of the artists from the video were also briefly discussed in the text.

4. Opinion on the film: The video was very interesting. They went very in depth about many artists and how the Dada movement had come about and those who had been involved. The video went in depth A LOT about all of the artists which i also enjoyed. Many of the works were pretty cool and would have been things that I would have never thought about. However, although I had learned about many of their works, it was great learning some of their person experiences too. It really adds more to what their pieces really meant and represented.

Mask Making.

1. Explain why you chose these pieces. 

1a. The "Typical old Mexican mask" almost looks as though it is a representation of "The happy/sad theater mask" Which is why I was really drawn to it. The top of the mask has a flat rim, the mask has a little wear and tear that shows value and texture. The mask appears to have a sad expression. Whoever created the mask made it in the way that the eyebrows, eyes, nose and mouth come to form the masks face. 

1b. The "strange mask of natural materials" is so interesting and                         amazing to me! I love that it reminds me of the bunny from  Donnie Darko.  The character is so evil and mischievous looking. With orange around the rim of the eyes and it jagged white teeth. To me the mask shows texture with the media that was used to create it.   

                                                          

1c. "Another great mystery mask" is a great one as well. It's a black and red mask with red horns coming from the top of it. There are also red lines that I assume are meant to be wrinkles on the forehead, chin and around the mouth. The mask also has monstrous teeth coming from all angels and big bright red nose.

2. Explain how you used the elements and principles in your finished mask. I tried to use color as the main focus. I wanted my mask to stand out based on the colors i chose. I also tried to use a little bit of texture with the horns and ridges on the masks face. 

3. Thoughts on creating the mask? I had trouble creating the mask because i had no idea what material to use or how to approach it. I had an idea but just didn't know how to execute it the way that i had wanted to. To be honest, I am not very happy with the outcome of my mask. The idea I had in my mind and in my sketches, definitely don't show in my final piece. However, the mask is still interesting and it was a fun but difficult project. 

Module 10 - Video review

African Art: 

1. Explain why you chose this video: I know I say  I choose videos because they are things that I am very fond of and that is because I am kind of interested in everything that has to do with art, especially in different cultures. I enjoy African Art and the different clothing and rituals that they have.

2. Key concepts learned: I learned that Art is a symbol of authority and that African art was unknown to Europeans until the 19th century. I also learned that they find expression in dress, hairstyles, etc.

3. Related to text: The video and the text relate because they both teach us ways that African Art expanded our minds and and helped us to create work based upon our imagination rather than baout what we see. They both also tell us how dramatized African American Art can be sometimes.

4. Opinion on film?: I find African Art to be very unique because it is made up of things that come from their imagination. I like how they talk about the different types of Art from various African cultures rather than focusing on just one. I find it crazy how African art can be seen as primitive or childlike, I don't agree with that at all.

Buddhism:

1. Explain why you chose this video: Again, Buddhism is something that I am very fond of learning about. The whole practice of Buddhism really resonates with me much more than any other religious practice so I am curious to see what the video entails.

2. Key concepts learned: I learned that when you are a Buddhist, you are in the world but not of it. I also learned that Sanchi is the center of Buddhist art and architecture.

3. Related to text: The text and video are similar in ways that they both talk about how big of an impact Buddha was and how the Stupa is a symbolic place. Both really taught me more in depth of what it's like to be a Buddhist.

4. Opinion on film?: The film was pretty good, I liked learning about the Sanchi and the Great Stupa and the largest shrine, Java. It was good to learn some things that I didn't learn.

Module 9 - Drawing hands

1. What was it like using your hand as subject for drawing? I have honestly been fascinated with drawing hands for like the past two years now so it was really fun to start doing it again. My favorite thing that i have been learning to draw is in fact, hands. I enjoyed having this as a project for more practice!

2. What media did you select? I selected just pencil because it is so much easier to control and wont make a huge mess like I know charcoal can be. However, Charcoal would have made a great value effect!

3. How did it feel to create a drawing with your non-dominate hand? It was defiantly different and very uncomfortable but i really enjoyed it because it was something that I never had tried before.

4. Compare/contrast final drawing. Compare: Both are actually fairly good depictions of hands.
Contrast: Of course the dominate hand is more realistic and more finished than the non-dominate.

5. Would you consider using your non-dominate hand to create artwork in the future? I honestly think that that is an amazing idea I would really love to start doing work with my other hand just out of pure fascination for what the outcome would be. I may just try it.

Module 9 - Video review

Velazquez: 

1. Why'd you choose this video?: I chose this video because I honestly don't know anything about Velazquez so I am curious about what the video will have to teach me about him.

2. Key concepts learned: I like the fact that he captures the moment, light, air and elements that eventually disappear because they are said to be timeless. I also learned that his friend, that was a king, guaranteed his livelihood and future as a painter. As well as the fact that he had to copy many other artist to eventually develop his own style that involved more depth than the ones he previously made.

3. Related to the text: Velazquez's art relates to the reading because his art has a sense of mannerism as well as genre painting.

4. Opinion on film?: The video was very good. I learned a lot of things about Velazquez that i of course, never knew before. Mainly about his life as a painter and surprisingly a lot about his personal life.


The drawings of Michelangelo: 

1. Why'd you choose this video?: I chose this video because Michelangelo is one of my favorite artists! My favorite painting of his is "The creation of Adam" by the way. I chose this video to see if I could learn some things that I don't know about him.

2. Key concepts learned: I learned that he taught himself to sculpt. That probably shouldn't have came to such a surprise but it was an interesting fact. Unfortunately, the rest of the video had been things i had previously knew about him and his work. So I cant really say i learned much.

3. Opinion on the film?: I enjoyed the video because it talked about Michelangelo's passion for the human body and the male nude being a symbol of his spiritual and emotional state.

Module 8 - Video review

More human than human: 

1. Key concepts learned: The main thing that I learned in this video is when Ramachandran says that segals explain the shape of the piece "Venus of Willindorf." He says that it has something to do with the behavior of the chicks when they get stimulated by the red stripe on their mothers beak or as an experiment, the red stripe on the stick. Both the chicks and the creator of the piece were pre-programmed to exaggerate what matters most. Which during the time the piece was made was fertility and fatness because it was desirable at that time.

2. Related to text: The main way they are related is by describing the processes of how works are made and the meanings behind them,

3. Opinion on film: The video went more in depth about the Venus of Willindorf then i had previously gotten to know about the figure which i really enjoyed. As well as the fact that there are other figures that resemble its physique. Loved that.

Beyond the classical: Byzantine and Later Greek Art. 

1. Why'd you choose this video?: I had taken an Art History course last semester and the Byzantine and Greek art part of the course just happened to be my favorite part so I chose this video to see if there were things that i could learn that i didn't learn in Art History.

2. Key concepts learned: What i learned from the video was that Byzantine gave us continuity in the history of art and how we wouldn't have made this much progress without it.

3. Related to text: Mainly the idea that Byzantine art had to do with naturalism and realism and in some ways, abstract.

4. Opinion on the film?: I thought that this was another great video. I loved seeing a video on the styles that I have enjoyed most. Especially when it enhances the information that I had learned in another course.

Module 7- Video review

Prairie style:

1) Key concepts learned: I never looked at buildings having the ability to naturally blend into their surroundings. I learned that in 1980, Frank Lloyd Wright built single family houses that reflected a specific time and place in a series of horizontal bands, layered. I found that pretty interesting considering the fact that i know little about Architecture.

2) Related to text: They both go in depth about the way buildings are built and what feelings a home, school or any other building should include.

3) Opinion on film: I enjoyed the fact that some artists looked at homes as more than just a place. They looked at how to make it comfortable, how to give it a specific feeling that the consumer or home owner could resonate with. I never would have looked at a building in that aspect. I also really enjoyed how the video was straight forward and to the point.

4) Why did you choose this film?: I chose this film because the title intrigued me, i was just solely focused on learning what Prairie style even was.

Frank Genry: Architecture as art:

1) Key concepts learned: To be honest, I don't think the video really taught me anything.

2) Related to text:  Surprisingly, the video doesn't really correspond with the text either besides the fact that Architecture can grow and evolve over time.

3) Opinion on film: To be honest, i really did not enjoy the film. The multiple narrations make it very difficult to focus and understand what really is the main focus of the video. So far, this video really is not a favorite of mine besides the fact that Frank thought that buildings needed to have a way of interacting with the individuals in it.

4)Why did you choose this film?: I chose this film because I thought it could teach me something about how Art is similar to Architecture or how they both can come to be one but in reality, i didn't get that. Maybe it's just me, i can't be quite sure.

Module 6 - Video Reflection

-- Glass and Ceramics.

1. Key concepts that i have learned from the Glass and Ceramics video was the fact that glass is made from sand and in the process of making the glass, you have to fire it multiple times in order to get it hard enough to not break.

2. The video shares the same info from the text in relation to the fact that when glass is melted, it can be manipulated into many different shapes and using many different methods.

3. This video was actually really good. I learned a lot of new things that i had no idea about pertaining to glass and the different types that there are for different purposes. I would actually be interested in knowing more. As well as experience making glass one day after watching this video!

-- Through the eyes of the sculptor.

1. Key concepts that I learned from the sculptor video is that a figure is considered an intimate final work of a sculptor, as well as the idea that feeling is used to carve life into shape. I thought that was really cool.

2. The video relates to the text in a way that they both discuss the specific processes of how to create a sculpture. Such as casting, molding, carving, etc. As well as how the human figure is meant to be portrayed,

3. In the video, the Artist Emmanuel Fillion says the process becomes real when it is first visualized in your head and I can honestly agree with that. A good piece can only come from a very active thought process. Without a process or an idea, you work can lack meaning or inspiration. The video opened my mind up to a lot that I definitely did not know before. Sculpture is definitely the main thing in art that I don't know a lot about so it was great to learn new things,

Blog responses.

1A. http://faithemilyreed.blogspot.com/
1B. http://kasidysartblog.blogspot.com/

2A. I agree that all of her images go along with each element and principle perfectly. I don't see any that could go as anything else.
2B. The image she used for color should have been the image she used for the image she has for space. Other than that she has a good understanding of Elements and Principles as well.



3A. There were no images similar to my own.
3B. She also has no images similar to my own.


4A. Peinture No. 0528 was kind of interesting. I am interested in the meaning of the piece and how it came about.
4B. I really do agree that the image "Numbers in color" by Jasper Johns is really good. I love paintings that have a lot of color and vibrancy. I would love to know how long that took and if it has any specific meaning.


5A & 5B. I think the process of  reading peer reflections is a really good idea. it allows you to see what your peers opinions are of your work. I would say that it can help in our learning because it will help us learn what to work on.

Logo

1. Creating my logo wasn't easy. It's often very hard for me to come up with something that really screams ME. This ended up being the final product simply because everyone knows that i am a huge fan of tea, as well as coffee. And that I have this really crazy obsession with coffee mugs. So i thought this would be a very simple but cute way of expressing how much I like coffee and tea as well as how much i like mugs.

2. In the process of creating my logo, I tried to incorporate things that I love as well as in some way, making it my own. I would make the logo my own by using my initials. But trying to pick one topic to go off of was kind of hard for me considering I love a lot of things.

3. The most important discovery in creating my logo was definitely that it is NOT easy to come up with a logo that is simple. Simple is just something i can't do. I often found myself coming up with really complex and detailed logos and i know that that's not what a logo is meant to be.

4. My opinion on the videos is that it just amazes me how much thought is put into logos and how great the outcomes are. As well as how many perspectives they look at before choosing the one they really think is best. It really makes me wish I had more of an imagination to come up with something better than i did.

Art Gallery Visit #1!

By Kelli Damron

Titled: Voluptuosity, 2001

Media: Porcelain 

1. This work makes an impression on me because I honestly am in awe to see that someone has made a figure of a very voluptuous man or woman with such confidence and stride! Usually you will see sculptures depicting a very fit form so this was very surprising and quite refreshing to see.
2. I feel a connection with this work because I am very voluptuous myself and for a long time I couldn't find the confidence to embrace who I am and to love myself and very recently I have come to terms with just that so to see a very full figured individual with such care free confidence just makes me very happy because now, I can relate to that. It's better to embrace who you are rather than to be ashamed. Probably my favorite piece.
3. I would love to know the story behind this. how it came about, what the though process was, etc.



                                                         By: Christine Golden
                                                         Title: Proliferation, 2012 
                                                         Media:Ceramic with paint

1. This work makes an impression on me because it is very interesting and very beautiful to look at. The way this piece is presented is so above anything i have seen others do in relation to the female body and it's functions.
2. I can relate to this piece because I am also a woman, with the same body parts and abilities as this sculpture shows.
3. I would love to know the exact meaning behind this piece. And as well, the thought process involved. Such as, why are the children displayed outside of the body beside her hips, why is he face expressed the way it is. Maybe sadness, relief, anguish?  I'd love to know.


                                                     By: Munetaka Ichikawa
                                                     Title: Scream, 2006
                                                     Media: Ceramic

1. This work is impressive to me because it honestly doesn't even look like it is made from ceramic. However, i really enjoy the value and detail that the piece has. It honestly looks as though it could jump right off the wall as though it isn't even a piece of work at all.
2. The only way i can truly say that i relate to this piece is by saying, we all have those days where we just wanna scream for whatever the case may be.
3. I'd love t know how long this took. How was the artist able to get such a detailed effect and what else was used to give the piece this specific color.

                     
                                             By: Lyndsey Fryman
                                             Title: Just beyond the clear view, 2011
                                             Media: Fired stoneware, porcelain slip, sink, ink, and encasing  

1. Just the visual presentation of this is very interesting to me. To me, this piece clearly represents being in the sky. Although it may not be a plane, or a bird, like elements in this piece represent but, its everything essentially combined. You have the pilot hat, representing the plane, the child representing the passenger and the wings to support the theory of being in the air, flying. To me that is very interesting.
2. Personally, this is not a piece that i can honestly say I relate to. Especially considering, I have never been in a plane and that I am extremely afraid of heights. However, I still enjoy this work.
3. I'd love to know if I am right about the pieces meaning based on its presentation.


                                                  By: Dan Colen 
                                                  Title: Tune the old cow died, 2015
                                                  Media: Gum on canvas

1. I find it very interesting the way the gum was utilized to make such an amazing piece of work to look at! New would i have though to use gum as a media for artwork. I love this.
2. This piece relates to me only because from time to time, I chew gum. As well as playing with it as a child but not as a means of art work.
3. What made the artist choose gum? How was the gum able to stay the way it appears to be staying in the photo, as well as in person?

                                                   
                                                   By: Kelly Garrett Rathbone
                                                   Title; Dawn, 2009
                                                   Media; Earthenware, glazes, cast glass, silk pillow

1. What I find most interesting about this piece is the different medias that were used to create the piece. They all go together so well and just the piece itself is very beautiful.
2. This piece can not really relate to me but i still like it a lot.
3. I would like to know why all the different medias were added to the piece, what the meaning of this piece is and is it meant to represent a specific time period?





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