Wire Project

Wire

(Small Project)

    

    For our final in-class project, we were able to choose anything we wanted to do.  I thought it would be fun to work with a material I had never used before.  I scanned the room for inspiration, and was drawn to my bracelet.  My bracelet has a design on it that means "Path of Life."  The symbol represents all the twist and turns in life (hence the name).  I used a couple different sizes of wire before deciding I liked the looks and feeling of the thicker wire.  I was proud of the way this turned out and would definitely use wire for another project.

Repetition

Repetition

     I used the word repetition for the idea of making multiple objects.  I first made a flowchart for ideas. Then, I made a couple sketches and picked the one I liked most.  I decided on paint splatters.  I made them out of clay, and to finish I glazed them different colors.  I feel like the best part of this project was the glaze because all the colors came out thick and dark like I had wanted.

Marble Drop

Marble Drop

     For this project I worked with my friend Cara.  Our theme is Boys vs. Girls.  At first, we had 3 members in our group (1 boy, 2 girls).  It took us a long time to come up with a idea for the project.  We all had very different ideas, leading to the Boys vs. Girls theme.  Our hardest challenge was getting the marble to drop from the motorcycle on top, into the hourglass (box).  Cara and I made the tracks out of a variety of different materials.  The marble travels down going from one side to the other the whole way.  If I could change one thing, I would make our marble drop last longer.  The marble probably finishes the whole drop in about 5 seconds or less.  However, I loved how our marble drop was very unique. It was a fun project. 

Relief

Relief

     There are 3 types of relief.  Sunken, low, and high.  My piece falls under the sunken relief category.

Sunken- the sculpture is carved into or receding into itself.

Low- the sculpture is raised a little bit.

High- the sculpture is raised a lot.

I chose to work with clay for this project because its easy to work with.  I finished off with the paint so I could use a lot of colors.  I am most proud of the way the moon turned out; its soooo smooth.  If I could change one thing about my piece, I would make the grass a more realistic color and texture.