Art Journaling

My topic was "where I want to travel". I honestly just want to travel the whole world, and that is why I based my piece off of the world. 
Did you learn new techniques or processes as part of the work for this project?
In doing the art journaling project, I definitely was able to work on a process that I rarely use in my art. Using the layering process was really quite interesting, and I enjoyed using a variety of materials.
Did you gain skill with familiar materials?
I definitely gained skill with the tissue paper, paint, and collaging as a whole. I've created collages before, but I definitely gained knowledge about how to use this materials to their maximum potential. 
How did you respond to challenges that occurred as you worked? 
I had trouble initially when I was trying to figure out what I should do to portray my topic. In order to respond to this challenge, I wrote out a list of options and I thought over all of these options.
Did your work take an unexpected turn due to a mistake or did something happen that was unplanned?
I definitely did not expect to lay my piece out like I did. After cutting the continents out of the magazine, I had trouble figuring out how to organize it. I did not expect to organize it the way that I did. 

Sculpture Project

How did you use your own unique ideas in your work?
I used my own unique ideas in my piece because I loved this photo of my family. I used my own unique photo, and I used my own idea of transferring the photo to the clay slate.
Did you use a source for inspiration, then combine it with your own ideas to make it original?
My mother was definitely my source of inspiration, and I used this photo to create a piece showing how wonderful I think she is. I used the clay to recreate the image uniquely and creatively. 
How did you respond to challenges that occurred as you worked? 
While I was making my piece, I got frustrated once or twice. I got frustrated because I didn't think that my piece was working the way I wanted it to. I responded to this by taking a break from working on my piece. This helped clear my mind.
Did your work take an unexpected turn due to a mistake or did something happen that was unplanned?
When I was initially making the piece, I did not plan on painting anything in the background. However, I decided to add a background in the process of making the piece, and I ended up liking it a lot better with the background. 

Land Art- Two Turtles

Alex and I created a land art piece depicting two different turtles. We used a water repellent spray to create the effect seen in the photo. 

Did you learn new techniques or processes as part of the work for this project?

In doing this project, I learned that there is a much wider variety of ways to create an art piece than I had imagined. The idea was Alex's, and I think that it looks so well  put together and well thought out. Did you gain skill with familiar materials? I both gained skill with familiar materials, and gained skill with completely unfamiliar                                                     materials. Cutting out the template required detail and precision, and in doing so I  gained skill in working with details.

Did you try something that you weren’t sure about as part of this project?

We were definitely initially unsure about using the water repellent spray in our piece. However, we were both really happy with the way it turned out. (We were also just surprised that it actually worked!)

Did you pick a material or technique that was new or different over something that was familiar?

We honestly did not expect the spray to be a success, and we considered multiple options. We could have simply used paint, but we instead chose to take a more risky route.