Final Exam Images

 "4:00 Stare Down"

 "You Are Not Yourself"

 "Copper and Skystone"

 "Choir Shoes"

 "Lucy's Perspective"

 "Cupcakes with Cherries"

 "Mimi's Watch"

 "My Music"

 "Self Portrait"

 "Sweet Sixteen"

 "Never Too Late"

"A Mask for Minerva"

End of Year Reflection

Teacher
1. Give Clearer instructions for making final IW photocopies
2. Do more in-class IW pages
3. Have students turn in pages as you assign them (I did not like the system of having IW pages due every Friday and Monday because it was easy to get behind)
4. Do more art criticisms
5. Keep the diversity of projects for year 2: I liked doing different things like the clay heads and graffitti
6. Have students do practice exams a few days before the final one
7. Have students do more with their art blogs
8. Give students more feedback: we could see our grades on progress book but never had any written feedback
9. Have students do a piece based on a current event to maybe produce deeper art
10. Have students find one subject and so a series about it.

Students
1. If you can, get started on a project over the summer because it will save so much time later on
2. Always connect ideas back to culture
3. Don't get behind on IW pages
4. Don't procrastinate doing your at-home projects
5. Leave at least 1/2 inch margins when doing IW pages!
6. Try to think of titles that will enhance the meaning of your piece
7. Always put dates and sources on IW pages
8. Incorporate more art vocab into IW pages
9. Keep in mind what you learned or how you've grown as an artist for IW pages
10. Make a notecard with key bullet points so you don't leave out anything important for your final exam.

Top 3 Projects                                                                        

• Paint your favorite food
• Paint your favorite shoes
• Renaissance project

Bottom 3 Projects

• Indigenous project
• Photomontage
• Jasper Johns painting

Artist Statement

My big idea last year was change, which was the underlying theme in most of my works. My works, “Lucy's Perspective” and “The Winds of Change” explored the political aspect of change, while “Mimi's watch, “Self Portrait “ and “My Music” focused on personal change. “Lucy's Perspective” portrays how people’s lives change when war breaks out while “My Music” shows how my musical abilities have changed or evolved by learning new instruments. Next year I need to improve on making my works more related, because this year they all had very different subjects. The pieces, “Mimi's Watch” and my Self Portrait are related because they were both inspired by my grandmother; however, some of my works such as “Choir Shoes” and “Cupcakes with Cherries” do not send clear meanings to the viewer. I need to improve on making more global connections with my work to produce deeper art.

My artistic skill has improved immensely over the past year and a half. I have learned to focus in on detail, mix colors, and improve my efficiency. I could still improve if I used a wider range of colors to add form and depth to objects. I think I am good at working from still life's and photographs, but struggle when painting abstractly.

Jerry Uelsmann inspired me last semester because he gave me the idea to paint my first black and white painting titled “Choir Shoes”. Though I do not have much experience with photography, I took his style and applied it to my area of choice: painting. I love the elegance of black and white art and I also prefer working in a realist style. This year I may explore doing more black and white paintings. I would also like to continue with my topic of change next year because it is such an important part of life and can be integrated into many topics.

"Lucy's Perspective"

painting inspired by the movie Across the Universe

"Sweet Sixteen"

Portrait of my friend Courtney

"Choir Shoes"

My Music