End Of The Year.
Art has always had a place in my heart, but as I grow older i begin to enjoy it more and more. i think what I find so amazing about it is the fact to honestly do whatever you want. Im art mot one person is allowed to tell you no or thats not right. Unlike any other school subject there is an answer and only one answer. that stops once I enter the serene art room. I feel free and that my options are wide open. This year, once again has been great. The highlight of this year was the large self portraits. I love painting with a passion so I found such pleasure in it. The fact that i could use my favorite color scheme of black and white was awesome, and of course my unique and sassy pose. I learned a lot about time management as well, and having your priorities straight when it comes to assignments. Drawing, something I rather not do actually was not too bad this year. I think it was because I kept an open eye to new things, which I learned through experience is key to life.  I cant image not having an art class in my day to instantly pick me up, or calm me down. Art, I thank you, its been a great run.

        My Place setting is something much more meaningful then something to eat off of, or drink out of. This marking period, we were assigned a project, one in which I found extremely difficult. Usually, I grasp on to new projects very easily, but not this one. It took me 4 days to finally decide on how to tackle this project. The assignment was to create a place setting as a tribute to another person, who means a lot to you. Well, being an only child, I felt that my parents were the perfect people. It turned out not only being my parents, but the whole idea of family and how special my family is. We, as full blooded Italians take a lot of pride in that, so my theme was inevitably Italy and Family. I created a bowl to symbolize a gondola, the only form of transportation on a city that lies on water, Venice. Then came my serving bowl which was designed to showoff the Italian olive and leave branches around the rim of the bowl. 2 plates were next, with a waving persona about them. These 2 smaller plates were the Italian waving flag. Also created was a cup,this cup looks like it will fall at any moment,but I assure you if the real tower can stay up for 100 years so can this Leaning Tower of Pisa cup. The color scheme is red, browns, green, and gold to symbolize and connect the Italian culture color wise. Although, this was a more difficult project, It was one that I enjoyed very much because the meaning behind it is family and the bond we share through our heritage. 

Slideshow of my Year of Art!

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Finishing Metals!

Working with metal was the toughest things we took on this year. The process entails a lot of upper body muscle and endurance! It really is just like a workout. The process is tiring and takes a lot of patience, which sometimes frustrated me, but eventually I got the hang of it. All the hard work paid off, and everyone's unique piece of metal looks great and symbolizes their personalities. In the end I loved creating art with metal and loved the way my piece turned out!

Clay!

I'm so excited to be doing clay! Working with wet clay is my favorite thing we do throughout the whole year. Clay is the one thing in art that I found to be most enjoyable. Being able to work with a slab of literally wet dirt and be able to bring it to life is something special. Working with clay gives the opportunity to be able to create something that is your own out of limited material. This year I am working on a set that symbolizes my family, our heritage and our strength.  The pieces are 2 plates, 2 serving dishes, a bowl that has been crafted as a gondola and a leaning tower of Pisa cup. I Incorporated  an Italian theme, because that is something my family is proud of!  Now that my pieces are created, it is time to fire and glaze!

Metal!

This is my second year of metal, and it is a nice change to the beginning of the year. My design was based around a NYC skyline, then just to one building in the center that will be nickel. Around the center 3 designed layered on top of each other with one negative piece taken out. The process of metal is difficult. It takes a lot of physical work and until you feel the burn, you are'nt sawing hard enough. It takes endurance to saw and this year I have the hang of it. So far, Metals this year are coming along great and you'll have to wait to see my finished piece, which I will put on my book for added decor.

Collages from our class. 

   A  collage is not a bunch of random pictures glued on top of each other. A collage is a poem in pictures. A collage is a life story depicted through imagery. A collage is power. My collage may look like random things placed every which way, but there is a story behind it, just like there is a story behind every person. My pictures weren't necessarily strategically placed, but with the placing of one came another which led to another. Days later I can see a story unfolding. My collage rests on a picture of my family. I made this the base of my collage because they are my stability holding me up. From there, I found a horoscope from the newspaper that sounded exactly like me! What are the chances of that? I am a Scorpio, I know that can be scary. I layered in a picture of a runner, NYC skyline, and a dancer. These were added because the represent who I am. Each thing that was added to my collage had an initial meaning that blossomed to create a beautiful, unique depiction of my life in a little cardboard square.