The items that our class collected for this collection of blue items tell a lot about our society. There are very few things on the table and in the collection that we actually need. There was one thing that was for learning and only a few for cleaning and cooking but the majority of the things we just little trinkets. Our society is so materialistic and that definitely shows. This bothers me in a way but at the same time that is the one thing about America that sticks out to me. We have excess. We have excess of everything; clothes, money, cars, food, electronics, and just random stuff that you would find at the dollar store that have no use. I think that that definitely sums up my generation as a whole. 

Collecting vs. Hoarding

In my opinion there is a big difference between hoarding and collecting. People who collect just find certain things interesting and like to see multiple variations of an object. People who hoard have emotional connections and feel like they will eventually have a use for stuff so they have trouble throwing things out. Plus collecting have a theme while hoarding is random.

the difference is clear.

In my bike drawing I used only graphite pencil. I learned a lot about composition
and how the more abstract the composition of the drawing is, the more interesting it will be. I learned about value too and how shading creates shadows that make the picture have depth and that with metal the only thing that can be white is the shine. I did better than I thought I would but I still have more to learn about value and shading.

In my candy drawing I used colored pencil for almost the entire drawing. I learned a lot about how to create value using different shades of colors instead of regular pencil. I found this pretty difficult but i love drawing with colored pencil because of the way they blend together and how creamy the color is.

The difference between my bike drawing and my candy drawing is very noticeable. In my bike drawing it looks more realistic because I found it easier to create value with regular graphite pencils rather then colored pencil. Using colored pencils was a lot more fun because of the white pencil that was used for the shine. This was especially fun when drawing the celliphane on the mint candy.

welcome

This is my second year in Mrs. Kiick's creative arts class. I am here again because it makes it possible for me to make it through the school day. I love that I have the class the last oeriod of the day because I can get all of my frustrations and other feelings that build up in me throughout the day into my art.

My Art Slideshow

Art - slideshow