I've got an itch!

Right now we are doing are project in my 2D design class that is... scratch art!! I am really excited for this project because I have never used scratch art (for an actual project). This scratch art project is also why I put my title as 'I've got an itch', because I can't wait to begin scratching, haha. I LOVE using new mediums because I always suck the first time but I find out if I like it or not and normally I love it! I also just used oil paints for my first time ever and I like them as well. I don't know why but I just love using new mediums. I love experimenting and learning new things. I just love to learn! "Write how it is going to be amazing and I am going to be proud of you" -Mrs. Martin (referring to my scratch art)... I better do a good job. I like my idea, it of course involves a person. I don't know why but people just fascinate me. Also - to ramble a little more - you guys need to learn how to spell! I know i make errors on my blogs as well but we were just discussing how some people cannot spell and Mrs. Martin told me to write my blog about that after I had already started... so... I don't know. First lesson in spelling: there is a MAJOR difference in 'your' and 'you're', also, there is a major difference in 'there' and 'their'. Those are just two small things to remember. THERE you go!

ugh.

I feel like my only decent art work this year are breadth pieces, which I hate. I am not happy with my art whatsoever - I can do so much better. I am not all that excited for these shows because of this, and it is so frustrating. I don't really know what to do. I don't have time to do stuff that I will love to put into bloom because it is so near, and that one makes me the most sad because it involves all the other students around me who participate and I want to show them my talent. I guess I should have thought about that a little earlier? I've just had a really bad past year and a half with family and school and stuff, mostly family, and I think it has really just kept me from giving it my all. That shouldn't be an excuse, though. But... it is true. I feel like all that matters though is that I know I am talented and I know that I have an artistic eye. However, I have come to find I think I am better at things like still life's opposed to just sitting down and drawing. I also have so much to learn and tons of room to grow, and I am excited to do just that.

stupid.

This is totally random, but last night I was watching the super bowl and the black eyed peas performed at the super bowl and I feel the need to rant about something... basically they sucked. Not that I did not know that already - most of the famous singers/bands now have no talent, it all has to do with the technology and this really bothers me. The only reason they are famous is because they know people or are "hot", and that is the next thing I need to complain about... I decided to post this on Facebook last night and somebody that I work with made a comment that it doesn't matter because she is hot. Personally, I think she is ugly (no offense Fergie, I actually kind of sort of like you). Guys just like that she has a nice body, but honestly, is it really that body that counts? Personally I would rather be called pretty or beautiful or cute - I think that hot simply refers to having a nice body. I do not know where I am going with this, I guess that I just think that it is funny that one day their bodies are not going to be so hot, and you are going to have to refer back to their face, and a lot of the time that part isn't too pretty unless it was to begin with. Jussst saying, that is my little rant on looks.

I apologize for only complaining in this blog, but on a happy note go Packers!

beautiful you.

There are so many things to write about for a free blog, how am I supposed to choose?! I was going to write about music, which I have written about before, but then I decided to write about something different... Recently I changed my idea for my concentration in AP. I was not getting anything done, and I was not inspired. My inspiration was basically emotions through nature. I love trees and flowers and how nature can be so beautiful at any given time, yet I came to realize this was not what I wanted to put into a portfolio, it was not right for me. I decided to change my concentration topic to focusing more on people - emotions through people. I want to show ways in how people express themselves and really just to show through my artwork how beautiful these emotions and feelings can be. For some reason I am fascinated with people - I don't care for science, not anything like biology or anatomy or anything - I just feel like there is something so beautiful about people. The way we interact, the way we move, even more simply how our hair falls into place, and how our eyes show so much more than we even mean for them to. I like how not only our faces show what we are feeling, but almost any part of our body can carry that feeling through in a photograph. I think that everyone is beautiful in some way, even though today in society being stick thin and looking a certain way is the only beauty. I do not agree with that, I think that sometimes you have to look a little harder for beauty, and we all know beauty is way more than the outer appearance. Everyone needs to know that they are beautiful in some way, and I am so excited to portray people through my artwork. I think a personality that is beautiful takes you so much further than looks.

"All little girls should be told they are pretty, even if they aren't."
— Marilyn Monroe

Who Cares?

Honestly... who cares. I hate when people make such little things a huge deal. These artists created this ark work, now let it be. If you do not like it, then get over it.
That's a little harsh, haha, but I do not know how else to say it. Personally, I like these pieces. To me, these pieces are not "too controversial" whatsoever. I do not really know what else to say.
To respond to Mrs. Martin, I like the piece be Damien Hirst as well. I think that it is so awesome, but I would not use it as an island as my kitchen. That may be a little over the top :)
I just think that these five pieces are simply art. If the artist intentionally makes it controversial, then just let them do so. If you really do not like it so much then ignore it, don't look at it. In my own opinion I don't even see them as very controversial at all... but who knows. Maybe I am wrong!

alright, new semester.

1.) How many breadth pieces and how many concentration pieces do you have?
2.) What is your biggest weakest that needs to be worked on right now?
3.) What is your best memory from 1st semester - story, project, daily event?
4.) What have you learned about yourself and artwork up to this point?
5.) How can I push you to improve? What do you expect from me?


1. Um... am I supposed to know this? Ha. I really do not know. I know that I completed all of the breadth pieces, so however many there were I guess. Like... four or five? Being in a different class was definitely a disadvantage. I did not do any of the sketch book things they did or whatever. In fact, I don't even know what they did! Concentrations - I would probably say I have around ten? This is a terrible answer, I apologize.
2. Completing projects. I always come up with wonderful ideas in my mind that I get so excited about but you're lucky if I even get it down on paper. Sometimes I will get it down on paper, but I cannot seem to finish things :( I think this is mainly because I am for sure my own worst critic and I get very frustrated with my work. I need to learn to finish projects, because a majority of the time when I finish it I end up liking it much more than I do half way through!
3. Hmmm... my best memory... my best memory, oddly enough, is probably my first breadth project. This was the still life we did that seemed to take FOREVER, even though it really was not all that long for a still life. I learned that I actually liked still life's and that I am pretty good at them as well! Plus, it was a project that I completely finished, and like I said - that can be hard for me! I also just like still life's sometimes because I like how you can see the progression always happening before your eyes. There is more-so an end in sight with these kind of projects compared to others because you are drawing what is in front of you. I like the freedom of concentration pieces, but I think that having the endless ideas and thoughts in my head just overwhelms me sometimes! So, I liked this project :)
4. I think that I have learned that I actually am a good artist! I have always known that it is okay to have different styles and be good at different things than others, but I feel like I really realized this from this year. I learned that I cannot finish things easily, but I also learned that I love the feeling of completing a project, but that seems to be uncommon for me. I always feel like I could do something more, but sometimes less is more. I like simplicity, I think the simplest things can be the most beautiful! I also learned that this is something I always want to continue throughout my life in some way, and I am so glad it has shown me that  because college is right around the corner.
5. Honestly I think that the one thing that will encourage me is just a little help here and there. Sometimes I just get writer's block only in art form. I am also very forgetful, so I think helpful reminders will help me remember due dates and whatever else, plus, it will also put in my mind that I need to put aside time for my art.


I am excited for the new semester, I plan on completing more work and just focusing more time on myself and my art work!

along the hall's wall.

I have actually noticed a lot of things this week that inspire me, I'm not quite sure why so many at once! However, I noticed something prett obvious within the school that always inspires me and just makes me happy - this is the art display case. I think this just inspires me so much because I know these people who created this art and with art you get to show a little piece, or a lot, of yourself! I always stop and look in the case, even if the art hasn't changed for weeks. I like to see if I can guess who made what, and I like to see if any are similar to what I would do and if they aren't then they still in some way always make me think up new ideas in my head. As I have said in previous blogs, art is all around us. This time maybe a little more literally because it is actually in the art hallway, but in the end I love it. I love when i catch others looking into the display and when I hear others discussing pieces within it.