3d Art Final

        Art can be anything you want it to be. Throughout this semester I have discovered that art can influence you everyday in your everyday life. From doing the bell works I have discovered that a lot of artists use deeper meaning in their pieces rather than just making something that looks good to their viewers. My goal for my future art classes is to be able to do this. 

       When I was around six years old, I met a lady named Jene that lived around the corner from me in my old neighborhood. Little did I know that she would be a major influence to how I mature and grow as an adult when I first met her. She was always talking about art to my siblings and I ever since we were young. She would do paintings for us that matched our rooms and would show us her "art gallery" in her apartment. She explained to me that art is a way to express yourself and to show your thoughts to the world in a creative way. I have always carried that with me. Two years ago our family friend Jene got engaged to her boyfriend and decided to move to Minnesota to be closer to his family. Though she may not be around as much as she used to be, I still carry her voice of art with me as I pursue art in high school. Although my love for art is not as deep as Jene's, I think I will carry her message of looking for the beauty in everything with me for the rest of my life in a different way.

       I have seemed to discover this year that working with my hands is not one of my strong suits, but still enjoyed making the projects even though I know they were not some of my best work. One of my favorite projects we did this semester was the encaustics project. I liked that we were able to create something kind of silly through the juxtaposition. I liked that it was laid back and easy, and I feel like we should do more projects like that. I also liked that it taught us how to work with the metal before we started the metal projects and I feel like we should do more skill work like that before doing a big project. For my other projects I liked that we were able to bring our own voices and themes to our projects so each of our projects were unique to our own personalities. I noticed a common theme throughout my projects by incorporating aspects from cheer and my family. I know that incorporated the principles of design somehow in my projects, but I still have little understanding of how I did so. I feel that in future classes we should cover the principles of design more so that students have a better understanding of how they affect our art. 

       Overall my projects this semester were not bad. I worked really hard on them so even though I was not happy with most of the outcomes, I was proud of myself for not giving up. Being an artist can be challenging when doing a challenging project. I think since this art class I have looked for deeper meaning in all aspects of life. Such as, the books we had to read for english class. I hope I can carry this understanding with me to my photography class next year. Thank you for all the lessons I have learned through art this year and for a great semester!